Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-04-10

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pretty smartlv-'
q hope they didn't get wet" says
Rose Vavasour, with the most elabo
rate and unmeaning politeness.
mot very much" says Sir Heron
HAS Miss Dalton quite recovered?'
asks Vane, stroking his mustache
but with the same mocking smile.
quite, thanks says Sir Heron.
Lady Letchford looks up. Why the
Hthanks?" Why should he, Heron
thank Vane for inquiring after this
girl?
quite an abrupt termination" muir
murs Rose VavasOur.
abrupt, butts not too soon,' say
Lady Letchford. fr1gidly. Il am not
a weak-minded woman, but another
half-hour of the torture would have
driven me to an illness"
Trying kind of individual" drawls
Vane, languidly, but with his half
closed eyes full ON Heron, who stands
silently statuesque by the fire.
"The man. says Lady Letchford.
lis worse than the girls, and that is
saying a great deal. 1t has never
been my misfortune to meet with the
new kind of parvenu, but | can quite
indorse all that is said of them. If
Mr.-Mr. Dalton--is that the name, or
is it Dorkins?"
Dalton is right says Vane.
eff Mr. Dalton is a fair specimen of
the kind of men who force themselves
| into society by virtue of their newly
gotten wealth, | can quite indorse all
that is said in their dispraise. I do
not remember ever meeting with a
more insufferable person"
Still Sir Heron remains silent
"Are you not little too hard, dear
Lady Letchford?" murmured Rose
Vavasour, from her soft. What did
YOU expect?"
Lady Letchford stiffens herself until
the black satin crinkles.
Expect! 1 expected that the man
! would at least know the ordinary rules
of society and would follow them, but
- and she raises her scent-bottle
to her nose in eloquent conclusion.
''You don't learn manners in the
city," says Vane. Seemed to me that
the man wasn't bad sort Of speci-
men of that kind of animal. I've seen
worse at city dinners, you know
81 trust it may never be my fate to
see anything half so bad,'' says Lady
Letchford, grimly "They are near
neighbors of Overwhelmingly
and have done my duty in making
their acquaintance, but'-and she
looks up at Sir Heron-"but trust
that the acquaintanceship will end
here"
Eth, the girls are not so bad" says
Vane, condescendingly.
A sudden flush passes over Sir
Heron's tanned face, but he still keeps
silence.
ut might be worse"
cit is possible says Lady Letch-
ford, scornfully But we have passed
through the ordeal, and we need not
prolong it by discussing it. If you
are really. Rose"
quite ready says the beauty; and
she arises and comes into the fire.
light.
Lady Letchford arises stiffiy, but is |
arrested by movement of Sir Heron's
white hand.
Zone moment" he says.
Lady Letchford sinks back and
looks up at him; Rose Vavasour turns
her blue eyes up to his face with
sweet, serious attention.
I, 1/,l
that is as sardonic as frown on an
other mans face, Gin case you should
feel disposed to renew this sort of
criticism in my hearing | had better
tell you that have asked Miss Dali
ton to be my wife!"
Lady Letchford does not utter a cry
Of dismay or despair. Violent express
sins of emotion are strictly forbidden
by the rules of etiquette on which her
life is framed, but her white face and
stony eyes are more significant than
any cutlery.
Sir Heron looks at her, then turns
his eyes, with the same sardOnic smile
in them, on Vane and Rose.
Vane meets his gaze with a well-bred
stare Of surprise; Rose-ROse merely
smiles. and it is her smile of pity and
contempt which touches him most
severely.
"Heron." exclaims Lady Letchford,
finding her voice at last and using it as
if she were sinking into the tomb
"Heron."
"Well'' he says. "Are you surprised?
Did you think | had taken VOWS of
celebracy? Can you not find words
strong enough to congratulate me,
Rose?"