Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-18
CHAPTER XIII.

In her brown eyes, spread over n0T
face to her Iips-the well-formed,
clearly cut lips which more than any
thing else gave her countenance the
patrician look for which Finetta-and
many others-hated her, and she did
not smile too often.
well, Yorke," she said, End ner
voice was low and clear and sweet,
with just touch of languid hauteur
in it, which was also aristocratic.
What lovely day! Why aren't you
riding?"
She didn't ask him, as Finetta had
done, where he had been. That would
have been mistake which Lady
Eleanor was too wise to make.
Horse is lame" he said.
ooh, what PITY" she exclaimed,
nodding to some friends who were
passing-"just when you want him,
tool"
"Yes," he said, though I'm going to
sell him."
She turned her eyes upon him and
raised her brows with faint sur
prise
Going to sell Peter? I thought he
suited you so we'll"
He nodded and laughed rather I'M
easily. The announcement that he
intended to sell his horse had been a
slip of the tongue.
ooh, he suits me we'll enough, but
I shall sell him all the same. What a
lot of people there are here today!"
Aren't there!" she said, bowling
and smiling to one and another of the
men who had saluted her. Nearly
everybody one knows. BY the way,
I haven't seen the duke this morning. .
''Dolphs down in the country" he
said.
"Oh!"
She would not have asked where if
she had not known; that would have
been another mistake of which she
would not have been guilty for worlds:
but her "oh!" gave him chance to
tell her if he chose. Apparently he
did not choose for he changed the
subject.
How did the sekthams' dance go
off last night?"
Very WE'LL, she replied. "But it
was terribly crowded. The princes
were there. saved a couple of
dances for you as long as could"
I'm sorry" he said IT couldn't
get back"
She looked quite satisfied with the
r.
quite satisfied and serenely placid.
''You missed very pleasant ball, !"
was all she said. ri must go on now
Will you come in to lunch? Aunt
will be very pleased to see you"
''And you too?" he said, as a mat
ter of course. He always had a good
supply of such small change about
him.
'And too, certainly" she said, and
with a nod rode on. Yorke looked
after her thoughtfully and gnawed his
mustache.
The last two days had been the hap
piest in his life. He had spent
them with Leslie-had walked with
her through the lanes and on the
beach, and had driven her to North
cliffe, and every moment of the delici-
Gus time his love had increased. It
had seemed to him that he had not
really lived till now, and that his past
existence had been sheer waste
and he had been happy notwithstand-
ing that he was still deceiving her,
that she still thought him the Duke
of Rothbury, and that he had come
to town to break off With two women
who loved him.
1t is well to be off with the old
love before you are On with the new,
even when there is only one old love;
but when there are two!
1t had cost him a great deal to tear
himself away from Leslie, even for a
few days. but he had done so. And
all the way up to town he had been
hard at work forming more excellent
resolutions.
He would reform-reform alto
gether. He would sell his horse;
send in his resignation to two or three
of his most expensive clubs: would
give up cards and betting especially
betting. He didn't see why he
shouldn't do without man-servant.
Fleming, his valet, had been faith
full fellow and suited him down to
the ground; but, yes, Fleming must
go.
And then-well, then he would go
to Mr.. Lisle and ask for that pearl OF
great price, his daughter, and-and-
marry
His heart leaped at the thought.
Marry Leslie! He pictured her as a
bride-drew delightful mental sketch
es of the time they would have. He
would take her on the continent for
their wedding-trip, and then they'd
settle down in a cottage. It would
have to be a cottage. "Love in a
cottage!" Great goodness! how often
bod ho launched at the ideal How he