Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-27


tiptoe, that she may not awake Carrie;
but, futile precaution! as she passes
down, the corridor, the door next her
own is opened and a wideawake voice
from behind it calls her name
"You wicked child" exclaims May,
as the young lady thus adjured springs
into bed again, and sitting up with the
clothes drawn around her, holds out
her arm.
"Oh, May, what a time you've been!
I kept awake as long as l could, and
then fell asleep and slept for days!
Isn't it morning yet? and you don't
look bit sleepy! Tell me all about
it, May. Sit there, where can see
you. Was it nice-quite a nice
ball? and did you enjoy yourself? Now
it's no use saying you didn't, because
can see your face. How beautiful
you look. And where's your flower,
May?"
"My flower? I must have lost it,
"Never mind the flower, May" says
Carrie, impatiently; "tell me all about
the ball What shame it is that,
just because am few years younger
than you, couldn't go! Nobody
would have noticed me, and would
have kept quiet in corner; but never
mind, yod must tell me all about 1t.
Who was there? All the people we
know? And did you dance much,
May?" @ tfa
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"And did you have good partners?"
"Some good, some bad, and some
very Indifferent" answers May, smil-
ing, as she thinks of the perfect waltz
with Vane, and the very imperfect ones
with Sir Heron.
"And were the Letchfords there"
"Yes," says May, "they were there;
but mustn't stop talking any longer,
or you'll be Ill tomorrow. There, lie
down, child" 81
ooh. don't be cruel, positively cruel,
May! I shall be awake all night
shall! And the Letchfords were there
--old Lady Letchford, in black satin,
and the beauty! Oh, May, wnat was
she dressed in-and didn't she look
lovely?"
Lovely is the word. She looks
too beautiful to touch"
"And that handsome gentleman, Mr..
aVvasour-did you see him?"
eyes; he was not quite too beautiful
to touch, nor even to dance with. II
ever there was perfect dancer, Car
rie, his name is Vavasour."
ooh, May, you're not in love with
him already?"
"Quite irretrievably," says May.
"And who else was there? Not Sir
Heron-he wouldn't go, of course. Mrs.
Geoffrey Turner said that it was quite
unlikely that he'd go, even if they car
ried him."
"Then they possibly carried him,
for he was there"
"Was he? And did you see him?
Of course you didn't speak to him
after-after-"
eyes, spoke to him-more, I
danced with him."
Danced with him." exclaims Car
ries, and her blue eyes open their
widest; danced with him! And
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how did he dancer"
"Atrociously," answers May.
ooh! and was he very agreeable?"
"N-o," says May, with a subdued
laugh, mot remarkably so, but look
here" and she lifts the torn satin to
carries gaze.
"Oh, May! and did he do that?"
s'He did; and he went on his knees
to stick these pins in, and his lady
mother came up and found him in that
abject position, with Miss Vavasour at
her back; and-if it be proud distinc-
ton to be hated, as Byron says-then
I ought to he proud, Carrie, for if ever
Lady Letchford condescended to hate
any one, she hates your affectionate
sister," and she laughs.
ooh! And Sir Heron-what did he
say-what did he do? He was quite
ashamed, suppose, and walked away"
con the contrary" says May, che
chung to the wreck he had made. and
took me down to supper"
''To supper-oh, May! And Miss
Vavasour-sh shouldn't he have taken
herr"
''I have a shrewd suspicion that
amounts to conviction that he should
have done So" says May, with a smile
playing about her lips; 'fbut he did not.
1t did not spoil her sapper, however,
for she sat opposite me, carefully keep
ing her eyes to the right or left, on
her plate, and the ceiling. 1t did not
spiol her supper, but it did Lady
Letchford's."
"Oh, May! and-then?"
"Then after supper / danced twice
with Sir Heron, and then we came
home By the way, he put us into the
carriage-which Mrs. Godfrey as
sured me most solemnly was a most
extraordinary attention on his part
and that's ALL"
GAIL" exclaims Carrie, open-eyed
and excited. "All! Why, May, he must
have maid all his attention to VOL"