Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-06

Sir Heron was at home
AZ for yane he assumed at ouSe the
hon camarade air. Like al 'no
Vavasours. he was extremely wen ID
vored A perfectly oval Wace' Grasp,
Golden hiar, blue eyes that expressed
inct what tneir owner wished them 10
evnress and a golden mustache that
emphasized rather than conce"leo "
nerfectly shaped mouth.
He wrung Sir Heron's hand Win
baartiness that set aside for the mo-
ment his even-bred languor
lawfully glad to come by dear
fellow! Awfully kind of Lady Letcn-
ford to ask us! Decided on the mo-
ment. Rose threw up Lord knows
now many engagements"
I'm sorry said Sir Heron. MISS
vavasour has accepted in haste 10
repnt at leisure"
Then came more entertainments ana
dinner parties which, for eXcluslVenesS
rivaled the famous parties OF the
Versailles Court.
Lady Letchford was not al al
she shall see," she thought, with
all a mothers pride, chow high
Tetcnford stands and that there Is
nothing better than my Son. Sir
Heron
And. indeed, Sir Heron stood out
with sufficient distinctness to war
rant his mothers pride. he Letcn-
c.,rds were as famous for their beauty
rs for their hauteur, and Sir Heron
rad inherited not only the Letchtord
baeuty, but the Granville's-hls
mothers. Above the crowd of Berk
shire society his tall figure and dark,
patrician face lowered pre-Grinent.
Rose Vavasour saw this; she saw
also that the Letchfords ruled as
power in the land, AMI felt that Vane
was right, and that even fashionable
beauty might consider that she had
done well in marrying Lechtord OF
the Void.
But what about Sir Heron? Well,
for the first few days he watched the
comedy enacted before his eyes with
amused Indifference. He saw his
mother, the great Lady Letchford, pit
ted against and overcome by the Lon
don beauty; ne looked IN the scene as
if he were a disinterested spectator
at a theater, and noted her powerful
sway-the sway which the fashionable
goddess exercised over the Berk
shire society," and then--and then-the
subtle influence of her exquisite love-
Illness, of her many compl1shments,
of her indescribable charms, made
themselves felt, and he began to
think that, if ne must choose mate,
he could not do better than choose this
beautiful queen, who reigned over all
who came within her magic circle,
and who seemed fitted to adorn even
so exalted a position as that of mis-
tress of Letchford Void.
And to him the fashionable beauty
was gracious and yielding; however
cold and precise she was to others,
to him she was always warm and at
fable. His lightest wish seemed law
to her Once at luncheon he had ven
tured to criticise a ruff1e which sac
wore around her white, stately neck,
and his idle, careless words had been
noted by her, his opinion followed.
This, the suttlest kind of f1attery,
told upon him, and Sir Heron, if not
actually in love, was on the border
land thereof.
When a woman VINO is cold to all
others is warm to you, then beware Of
her!
But, half smitten as he was, Sir
Heron still remained "lord of himself
and heritage of VICE." and often,
when some party had been planned by
Lady Letchford he would, utterly dis
regarding it, take his gun or walking
stick and set off on a shooting expedi-
ton by himself
He never offered any explanation or
put forward any excuse.
No expostulations or entreaties
would force or urge him from his re-
solve. With the Letchford smile he
would put the remonstrance aside and
go on his way.
1t happened that on the morning fol-
lowing the evening on which May and
Carrie had seen him and his guests,