Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-08-31

utterly improbable aspirations, re-
torts Carrie, but with a flush of color,
you had better 90 from the window.
1t is bad enough to have to wait in
his miserable way without being
bored to death by person who will
speak when he is not spoken to-"
IF | waited till those occasions |
should pass as mute" he says, get
ting nearer to her, and looking at her
with an adoring smile.
Carrie throws up her head.
"Of course that is very clever.
can't be this any longer I-oh,"
and with alb ound that nearly knocks
Charlie through the window she
springs to the door, he of course, fol
lowing her, shouting as he does SO:
They have come, Lady Letchford."
This genial notification is scarcely
Necessary, however, for the noise that
seems TO spring up with the instan-
taneous rapidity of electricity plainly
proclaims the fact. Footsteps hurry
along the hall, doors are thrown
open, dogs bark, grooms spring out.
If the carriage, coming at a gallop
down the drive, contained an emperor
and empress, there could not be much
more fuss and show of eager welcome,
With a flourish and throwing up of
forefeet AMI blinking of silver bits the
horses dash up to the door and pull up
on their launches, iootmen stand in
file along the hall, and the butler goes
e open the door, but Carries hand
pushes him aside. and the next mo-
ment she is pulling, more than assist
ing. Lady May Letchlord to alight.
Then it is ooh, May" and ooh, Car
ri"." and Sir Heron, how thin you've
got. And SO have you, May! Do
come in"
Il will when you'll let ne" laughs
May.
Come and kiss me just for a change
| Carrie says Sir Heron, and he puts
his arm round her and kisses her,
much to the scarcely concealed delight
/ Of the line OF servants.
/ But Carrie doesn't care; she even
kisses him back, AMI clings to his arm
as he enters the hall, nodding and Civ
ing his How do you dos?" in his
easy way to the servants, stopping
short 10 shake hands with Charlie.
Glad to see you, Mr.. Baldwin" he
says, and he links his arm in the boys,
thereby winning his heart forever and
rVCr.
And how's mother, Carrie?"
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herself, and oh! wonderful TO relate!
it Is May whom she takes in her
arms hrst-May, the once condemned
END Deutschland not until she has
mulmured all sorts of tender cndeaI.
mcnts and inquiries does she turn to
Heron and kiss him.
Yes, it has come to this-that 1t is
rather as If she had found daughter
than Heron a wife.
For full ten minutes there is such
confusion OF tongues in the room as
would Lave put French Assembly to
rhame; but then Carrie suddenly
throws out her arms and eXclaims:
Syuncl' Where's sydney ?"
May laughs.
Sydney" says Heron, laughing too,
"Oh, we've left him behind. Don't
'oot 50 hoart-brokcn; he's coming on
by the next mail and will he here to-
morrow Fact is, Sydney's as the
police say, wanted at St Peters
buvg,"
st. Perers5urg" echoes Carrie,
ashast
Heron laughs at her dismay.
Yes, no sooner had we got to Basic,
where he was 10 meet MS, than lele-
gram arrived from st. Petersburg,
politely requesting his presence AT S.
Petersburg OF course he went. but
don't be frightened-th Didn't be
head him Then wanted aim to make
colonel of hin, and he is coming
back with no end Of honors on his
name. He'll be the swell of the family"
and ne 2lances with world Of loving
meaning at May.
ooh" he goes on, and who 10 you
think has gone with him."
Carrie shakes her head,
why. no other than Graham Cor
don" he says.
Graham Gordon echoes Carrie
and she glances at May, but May re-
turns the glance with a serene smile
Yes, We met him--where was it,
l.uccrcne. ana he went on with us
till we joined sydney. And, by the
way, mother, he is coming on with
sydney Dalton You haven't seen
him yet; the finest fellow you ever
saw"
Right, Sir Heron" says Charlie
quietly Pulled stroke i'll the boat
and was captain of the varsity
eleven"
"Oh. NY, fly. dear May" says Carrie.
with a fine imitation of impotence.
Fly for Your life, or he'll iucist upon
giving us all the lists of all the boats
ana terms since the year one"
May laughs, but MS he is pushed out
she turns 0 Charlie with 4 smile,