Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-28

find that distract the attention OF
the audience from what is going on
upon the stage. i suppose they con-
slider me as interesting, as good, IL not
better than any play. And as to
plays, there are not many good ones
now. The last time | went was to that
burlesque at the Diadem theater, AMI
everybody seemed gone as you call
! It, on that what's her name,
CHI"
Yorke Auchester was in the act OF
disboning his second sole. He
stopped, and, looking up, paused for a
moment, with a rather singular ex-
preston on his frank, handsome face.
"Finetta, DO You mean?" he said,
slowly.
yes. that's her name. | think. So
called, | suppose, because she has
finished SO many good men and true
They tell me that she has completely
ruined poor Charlie Farquhar. Is
that SO. Yorker"
ooh, Farquhar; yes, he is stone
broke; but don't know that Fin
mean Finetta-has had so much to do
with 1t. Charlie was under the de
fusion that he understood racing,
and"
u see" said the duke Poor lad!
| suppose If offered to help him e
would be quite offended"
81 don't know; you might try" said
Yorke, dryly.
'I'Il see. But about this same
F'inetta. She was pretty"
only pretty?"
well yes, to my eyes; but m
rather particular and hard to please,
I'll admit. oh she was pretty, and she
lanced"-he smiled-"yes, she danced,
without doubt. The young men in
the stalls seemed infatuated, but
didn't fall down and worship with the
rest. Perhaps I'm old-fashioned,
though am not much more than your
age, Anyhow, a very little of Made,
moiselle Finetta goes a long way with
me. DO you know her, Yorker"
oh, everybody knows Fnetta."
And some 1t seems, like poor
Charlie Farquhar, know her not wise,
ly but too well. Well, I've not been
to the theater since, and that is six
week ago Is that chop tender?"
First rate. Try It,"
Il dare not; but | enjoy seeing you
eat it. I've often had thoughts OF
hiring a man with a good appetite,
that | might have the pleasure of see
Ing him eat square meal while
sit and curse my beeftea and cruel.
The night went to the Diadem | took
Eleanor"
Yorke Auchester suspended his fork
his cousin.
oh"
Yes. Ii was her birthday, and she
asked me to take her. That was
Kind of her, wasn't it,"
WAS t?" seid Yorke, dryIy.
We'll, | think SO. You mean that
most young girls would like to go to
the theator with the Duke of Rothbury
or, for the matter of that, any other
duke unmarried. But that's because
they would go with the hope of repeat
ing the visit some day as his duchess
But Eleanor knows that | shall not
marry her We have come to plain
understanding on that subject"
Il see, said Yorke Auchester. y
suppose this is Dartmoor mutton? It's
very good"
Il dare say, But to return to my
muttons, which is Eleanor 1t was her
birthday, and l took her to the theater
and gave her small present-the
Rothbury pearls"
"Some people would call an elephant
small"
"Did-did you give her anything,
YORKER"
I?" he said, earelessly, mo. Why
should /? What would be the use?
She couldn't expect anything better
than pen,wiper or shilling prayer
book from pauper like me; and she
has coin enough to buy a million or
em If she wants them" and he at
tackled the custard
The duke leaned back in his chair
and looked at the handsome face Of
his cousin, with its frank and happy
devil-may-care expression.
I've u notion that Eleanor would
value anything in the way of pen
wiper or prayer,book YOU might
give her Yorke."
Not she, It's only your fancy"
Il think not At the risk of repeat
ing myself. will say once more tuat
1t is a pity YOU are not the Duke of
Rothbury, lorke,'
Thanks: but better mans got the
berth, YOU see"
And still greater pity that YOU
can't be the future one. But Won
can't, can you, Iorke?"
mot while Uncle Gustace and his
two boys come before me; and as
thpy lrI MI MS healthy aS nlOW -bAvS