Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-13


age in purple velvet at the Grange
nor the Hon. Mr.. Grantham himself.
May has taken it all, with calm
ness which has nearly approached
GOODNESS, with self-possession which
has surprised and somewhat alarmed
even Mrs. Godfrey Turner herself.
If her father had been peer Of the
realm instead OF mere city man,
"who mad made his pile" she could
not have deported herself with more
dignity and self-composure.
But Mrs. Geoffrey Turner is not dis
satisfied. Her protegee, notwithstand-
ing-or perhaps in consequence of,
her bearing-has proved success,
and Crawford has-always excepting
the accepted her.
Your sister, my DEAR" said Mrs.
Godfrey Turner, to open-eyed, de-
lighted Carrie, will be the belle Of
the place. She will be a-a-little
bit Of a temper, my dear?"
"a very great bit of temper" said
amused Carrie, laughing. 81 am al
ways on the quake when May opens
ner lips"
"And so am l, my DEAR" candidly
answered that lady. "But, here, people
will forget her temper when they
look on her face. She is very beauti-
full sometimes"
Always" said Carrie.
And so the week had gone, and May
had been launched. Since that morn
ing of ner battle royal with Sir Heron,
she had seen and heard nothing Of
the Void, excepting when Mrs. Turner
had incidentally mentioned the great
people, and May had observed a dis
Greet silence
"Of course you will co." repeated
the old lady, spreading out her hands
to the blaze and looking at Mays
clean-cut profile.
'I'm not sure. was just thinking
whether l should or not"
Mrs. Godfrey Turner started, and
nearly fell into the fire in her amaze.
ment.
"My dear! Not go! This is the
county ball, you know"
Eyes, you told me-" says May.
"The county ball, to which every
body goes"
Everybody can't go if stay away"
Surely you are not serious" she
says, staring at the beautiful face on
which the freight falls, Pickering,
lighting up the brown eyes and fresh,
peachlike skin. "You can't be seri-
Gus, my dear May. This is the coun-
ty ball, everybody-who is anybody,
and who is nobody for that matter
goes. I haven't missed it since
came out, and shan't miss it while /
have legs to carry me. I'm not sure
that Carrie here might not go; she's
very young, it's true-but-"
ooh, do you think might go, Mrs.
Turner"
Hem don't know, my dear. It's
the fashion for yong girls-whom we
should in the old days have considered
infants-to make their appearance;
but I'll think of it. But May-of
course must got"
"Wny must? Why should l go?"
Because-because- because
everybody goes"
"My room would be more welcome
than my company" said May. II
don't like herds and focks."
Herds and fiocks. What an express
sion My dear May, you don't mean
to urge that as an objection ?"
"But / do. There will be herds
and flocks, won't there?"
"All the society OF Crawford and
Newlands will be there, if you call
, that herds and fiocks!" retorts the old
lady. with dignity. Everybody, will
be there, from Mrs. Tuson, the farm
er's wife, to Lady Letchford herself"
Lady Letchford?" says May, q
warm flush covering her face.
"Of course! The Letchfords always
go. They never miss, unless there
has been recent death in the family
Indeed! Very conrescending of
them! And how do they go? Packed
in wadding, l suppose, in case any Of
the common people should rub against
Them" and she laughs
"The Letchfords are proud, NO doubt.
l don't deny it; but" with an en-
phasts on the but-"but the I4etchfords