Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-04-28

leading up to?
/ An hour afterwards a fly drove up
to the hall door, and Emily ran 10 the
window.
"Oh, Joan, dear, who are these?''
she exclaimed. There's such an ele.
CANT, swedish old gentleman with an
eyeglass and two old-young ladies got
up to kill at sight"
Joan moved 10 the window, then
drew back and turned pale.
Its Colonel oliver, my guardian
and his daughters" she murmured
and her breath came in little pants
''All right, my dear" said Miss Ma
zurka, rising and holding confidently;
Il sent for them. . IL just go and see
them first. You come when l send
for you"
The divers had been shown into
the library, the two girls all in a
/ fiutter of excitement and beaming
with smiles at receiving an invitation
to call so quickly after Lord Villiars
supposed arrival; and the colonel, stiff
as a poker in his stays, and with his
extra-varnished manner full on, ad
vanced, as the door slowly opened
with extended hand.
! He stopped short and stared at see
/ ing handsome young lady, with bic
black eyes, instead of Stuart Villiars
and, sticking his eyeglass in his eye
turned for an explanation to CradiocR
who with his hands behind his back
stood surveying the group sardonicar
/ ly.
Colonel Oliver, | believer" said
Miss Mazurka, composedly.
Yes, madam, l am he," said the
colonel. "And you are-good
Heavens. is it possible that Lord
Villiars is marriej?"
1T isn't possible said Miss Ma
zurka. my name is Mazurka. You
may have heard of me. am a
friend of Lord Villiars, and l asked
you to call that l might tell you of a
change in his circumstances which ]
thought would interest you.
The colonel bowed, the two girls
gaped curiously and suspiciously.
you are an old friend of Lord
Villiars," continued Miss Mazurka Il
believe that there was a slight sus.
pension of your friendship"
'Yes-ahem most unfortunate
ahem! but actually owing to the con-
duct of a-er!-a ward of mine"
"a Miss Ormsby?" said Miss Ma,
zurka, sweetly.
"Yes-er-a. | regret to say-young
person who has so misconducted her
self that | have been compelled to dis
own her. explained the colonel,
eagerly
80 l have heard" said Miss Ma
zurka, still amiably; "and from what
| have heard of you 1 must say that
such a course is just what l should
have expected from you"
The colonel bowed and smiled with
qualification.
You do me honor, madam. Ter
trust that my friend-very old friend,
Lord Villiars-also endorses your
opinion"
He shall speak for himself" said
Miss Mazurka.
rs he here?" asked the girls,
eagerly.
Not at present. said Miss Ma,
zurla, eying them with that calm,
cold fiyity of scrutiny which she had
acquired on the stage, and which
made them vince rather unconr
fortably.
"Aheml-you expect him, | sup,
pose? | shall be-my daughters and
shall be-delighted to welcome him
to ahem!-his ancestral home!"
We'll, you see. that is just what
wanted to speak to you about. 1t isn't
his ancestral home any longer
The colonel stared.
In fact, 1t never was his, Colonel
Oliver. Lord Arrowfield's last will
has been found, and he left the Void
and nearly all the property away from
Lord Villiars."
The colonel and the girls gasped.
Left the Void and the money
away! Good graciousl And whom
did he leave it to, them"
ITO his granddaughter, young lady
of the name of Trevelyan," said Miss
Mazurka, smoothly.
Bless my soul," exclaimed the
colonel. dropping his eyeglass. ITO a
young lady named Trevelyan! Never
even heard of her,"
Il daresay not. But no doubt you
would like to make her acquaintance"
1--WE should be delighted" simpered
Emmeline; ANY relation OF dear, dear
Lord Arrowhead would be received by
us as an old and valued friend"
= Il am sure she would" said Miss
Mazurka, dryly, while old Cradjock's
gnarled and wrinkled face contracted
with grin behind the girls backs.
II will go and fetch her. But first.
Colonel Oliver, you have quite made