Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-04

/ full creature in the wide world, and
| above all 1t was all her own; no one
could come between her and her baby.
He would never be disappointed in
I her. or wish her other than she was.
Even in the midst of this new-found
Joy. when the pure, tender heart thrill
ed with new happiness, even then
/ there came to her an uneasy thought,
q vague, faint suspicion that Lord
Vivian had perhaps been slightly dis
appointed in her after all.
The baby. the little heir over whom
a strange fate hung like a shadow,
was q beautiful child. He had his
mothers golden hair and sweet lips,
/ with his fathers dark eyes and
straight, dark brows. Pink and dim
pied. and beautiful to behold, like one
of Raphael's child angels. No wonder
the young mother thought him per
lection, and held him as the greatest
treasure on earth.
The May sunbeams peeped into the
room where she lay with the little boy
in her arms. and Lord Selwyn, as he
I IL
fair a picture as she, with her pale
sweet face and white lace draperies,
presented. All the love he felt for
the fair-haired young girl was nothing
TO the warm, deep devotion that filled
his heart for his wife-the mother of
his child.
She had asked TO see him, because
she had something so especial to say,
and Lord Vivian had gone up to her
room. the clash of the gay bells ring
ing in his ears.
Vivian" said a sweet, low voice,
Il want to ask you something about
my baby"
He bent over her, thinking it would
be hard indeed to refuse any favor
she chose to ask.
He is so beautiful" said the proud,
happy young mother; and you know,
Vivian, ! can love him as much as /
like. for he is ali my own"
He smiled with some amusement.
Am not all your own, too" he
asked.
She looked wistfully at him, her
clear eyes seeking his.
Not quite" she said. You belong
to the world. to your mother, to your
friends; they all have a share of your
love and thoughts, and care-he is all
my very own
Poor motner!-so mercifully blind
10 the future. Lord Vivian touched
the little velvet cheek of the sleeping
child.
What is the favor, violante?" he
asked. Il am like King Ahasuerus:
ask for what you will-half OF my
kingdom is yours. What more do You
want?"
MY own way, in this instance" she
said. "over baby. | should like 50
much to call him Horace, after my
father. Horace Selwyn would be \
beautiful name, think. If anything
could make me like my baby better.
IL would be calling him by my fathers
name. Are you willing, Vivian?"
But the fond, eager look had died
from Lord vivian's face, and great
look of perplexity came there, The
clear eyes looking into his noted it.
1T would please papa so much, )" she
said: ''he would think it both COM
pliment and an honor that the heir of
the Selwyns should be named after
him"
She spoke this in a pleading voice
hard to resist.
MY darling" said Vivian, gently,
You know that we have certain names
that belong TO our family-Huldibrand,
Vivian. Rupert. Hugh; we never care
10 ingraft new names on the family
tree"
But my fathers name-there could
surely be no objection to that? Horace!
it sounds well. and there have been
some grand men If that name in the
world. Can you not promise me,
Vivian?"
Again the same expression OF en-
barrassment-the same hesitation.
The fact is, darling" he said, gently,
that Beatrice and my mother have al
ready talked about this matter. Beat
rice declares that this wonderful boy
tors. Sir Rupert Selwyn, a cavalier in
King Charles time. who was famous
for his loyalty and his chivalry. Our
boy could resemble no better man."
She was but a simple, loving child,
pure and tender of heart, slow TO
think evil. inclined by the goodness OF
her nature to all that was noble; but
at those words something like a pang
/ of jealousy came TO her
MY baby is my own" she said. TT
is not Miss Leigh's."
you do not know" he said, now
/ Beatrice has the honor Of our house at
heart. In everything but name she is
true Selwyn."
But" she said. Vivian, you surely
: can never hesitate If Miss Leigh wish
es one thing. and I wish another My
wish must, OF course. come before
i hers. am your wife"
/ And a very dear little wife, too he