Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

II Lell HeT you We bohc DdCh w
town." he says.
"Woodman, spare the lie No need
to tell her that"
NO; It ouldn't do, come to think
Of It. Shed find out I'd sold her when
she got back, and then" He
whlstled significantly. Il like Finetta
with her claws in, don't you know.
! think you're the only man that's
not afraid Of her"
We'll do what you like" he saya
But go now, there's good fellow
and for Heavens sake don't let her
come this way again, He heard her
singing"
yes, OF you were within a mile Of
her you couldn't help doing that" he
said, dryly. We'll, goodbye, old chap.
Don't trorble about the nags."
"They are all right. I'll bring them
back safe and sound"
when the coast Is clear" finishes
the young fellow And with smile
and y nod he picks up his stick and
goes off.
Yorlle Anchester stands where his
friend has left him and looks out 10
sea with troubled countenance-sO
long and so lost In thought that 1t
would seem as If he had forgotten his
own party 1t Is not often that the
young man has moody fit, but he has
1t now, and very badly.
But prosetly there comes down to
him the faint sound OF Leslie Isles
soft, musical voice-how striking
contrast to that Of the young lady he
has just got rid of!-and he awake,
from his unpleasant royerle and
climbs up the tower.
The duke Is leaning back with m
amused and Interested smile on his
face, which Is turned toward Leslie
and II is evident that he Is happier
and more contented than usual.
Miss LIIse has just been giving me
Il description of the Portmaris folks;
You have missed something, YorlSe,
he says, with laugh. Have the
sayages disappeared"
quite" says Yorke, and Miss
lhbl' anu Htl lulIltl WbUlu lht w
look around; the coast is now clear"
You 30. papa" says Leslie, with
her usual unselAshness, "and win
stay with Mr.. Temple"
You will do nothing of the kind,
he says, Il am not going to impose
upon your good nature. Miss Lisle.
Besides. ! dare say | shall take forty
wlnks."
Leslie hesitates for n moment; then
she gets UP and goes for the easel
but Yorke Is too quick for her
Come away, Mr.. LIsle," he says,
touching him on the arm whore he
stands looking from the edge of the
tower. dreaming; and the three de.
seend
Now this strikes me as good
place" says Yorlte,, setting up the
easel. Don't know much about, yon
know; but II seems to me that this
old tower and the ivy"
Excellent Yes, very good" as
SCENTS the artist, eagerly. getting our
his drawlngpaper. Yes, can mako
4 picture of this. You need not wait"
he adds. You viii want to talk,
and :"
Il see. says Yorko. Como along,
Miss Lislo; were evidently not
wanted"
They stroll away side by side ana
slowly descended the grassy slope
that gradually becomes broken by
rocks which kindly nature, who has
always an eye to effect, has clothed
with ferns and moss and lichen.
Il suppose | ought to show YOU the
llermtts Cell,' says Leslie. Every.
body see It,"
BY all Means he asscnts, bun
rather absenty The hard laugh OF
Fhetta, the musichall singer Is
still echoing hideously in his ears
Which hormlt?"
Didn't YOU know" she says. lightly
stepping from stone to stone, there
was hermit here once, ever 50 long
ago? Here is his cell"
+N'N FilN eN'Nils hNlbIb u CAVITY In
the rocks-a deliciously shady nook
orerhung with honeysucklo and wild
elematis which perfume the air.
Norke looks In. Somebody since
the hermit's time has been kind
enough to fix a comfortable seat in the
little cell, from which n delightful
view of the sea and the elifrs can
be obtained
Let us sit down while YOU tell me
about him, he says.
Leslie seats herself and looks out
at the moor at her feot and the wide
stretching blue Of sea and sky beyond
and he takes his place beside her. bu,
looks az her instead OF the view.
The proper study of mankind ia
woman
There really was hermit here
ever so long ago" she says. dreamily.
They talk to him at Portmaris even
now He was very great man in mis-
time, burt | am afraid not a very good