Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01

family lawyer, who made out the will,
and all the rest of it."
Then you think the squire was
wandering in his mind at last?"
That's it, said Jack He want.
ed to provide for me-to leave me
something, and he fancied he'd done
il. It's often the case, isn't it?"
I've met with such cases." said
Leonard.
Just so" said Jack. is there
anything to drink?'' he asked, abrupt
ly, as it he wanted to change the sub
ject.
There's some whiskey-"
Jack mixed himself a tumbler and
sat on the edge of the table, and
Leonard Dagle leaned back and
watched him.
There's something else, Jack" he
said out with it; what is it?"
What fellow you are, Len. You
are like one of those mesmeric men;
there's no keeping anything from you.
Well, I've had an adventure
'Ah adventure"
Yes, I'm half under the impression
that it's nothing but a dream. Len,
I've seen the most beautiful-the most
Len do YOU believe in witches? Not
the old sort, but the young ones
sirens, didn't they call them; who
used to haunt the woods and forests
and tempt travellers into quagmires
and bitches. The innocent-looking
kind of sirens, you know. Well, I've
seen one!"
Jack, you've been drinking; put
that glass down."
Have |? Then | haven't. Look
here" and he told the story of his
wanderings in Warden and all it had
led up to.
"How's that for an ADVENTURE" he
said when he had finished.
1T would do for a medieval ro-
nance. And she has gone, you say?"
Clean gone" said Jack, with a sigh
and long pill at the tumbler. Gone
like "a dream you know. How is
that for an adventure? You don't be-
| lieve in them, though
Leonard pagl2 looked w, and there
was a strange, halfshy expression in
his face.
you are right, Jack. | didn't till
the day before yesterday"
The day before yesterday? What
do you mean?'
Simply that l, too, have had an
adventure"
"Seems to me that we're like those
COMPOUNDED nuisances who used to
meet on a coach and tell stories to
amuse themselves. Go on; it's your
turn now"
Mines soon told. After you start
ed for Hurst Leigh l got a letter from
man at Wermesley--"
"Wermesley!' exclaimed Jack.
Why"
yes, it is on the same line. He
wanted me to go down to look over
some deeds, and | went. took a
return ticket and got into the last
train. When got into the carriage
| went first on the strength of the
business saw young lady-mind, a
young lady-seated in a corner. 1t
struck me as rather odd that a young
! girl should be travelling alone at this
time of night, and | shifted about un-
til could get good look at her. Jack,
you're not the only man that has seen
beautiful girl within that last week. "
Beautiful, eh?" cried Jack, inter
ested.
Beautiful in my eyes. The sort of
face that Cleopatra might have had
when she was that girls age. never
saw such eyes, and had plenty of OPP
portunity of seeing them, for she
seemed quite unconscious of my pres
ence. Jack, I'm shy man, and I'm
often sorry for it, but | was never
sorrier than | was then, for I'd have
given anything to have been able to
speak to her and hear her speak.
There she sat. looking like a picture,
quite motionless, with her eyes fixed
ON the flare of the lamp; and there |
sat and couldn't pluck up courage to
say word. AT last we got to London;
they came for the tickets, and she
couldn't find hers. | went down on
my hands and knees, and at last |
found the ticket under the seat |
looked at it as gave it to the porter;
and where do you think it was from?'
Jack shook his head, He didn't
think it much of an adventure after
Una and Warden Forest.
You'll never guess. What do you
say to Hurst Leigh
Hurst Leigh. Why, who was she2
Somebody | know. perhaps
Il found my tongue at last, and said,
You have had long journey. Husrt
Leigh is a beautiful place And what
do You think she said?'
Jack shook his head
she said, don't know | have
never been there before today That
all until we got to the terminus, then
asked her If ! could get her luggage
II haven't any, she said. Gould | get
her cab? | asked, Yes, | might
get her a cab, went and found a