Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-30

wise: but she isn't AS she says
simply does not understand or real
| ize.
I'm sorry" she says but don't
think it is true
You think they are all so fond and
proud Of me-" he laughs, With a
faint tinge of bitterness. We'll, then,
I've other cousins"
Mr.. Temple?" she says
eyes, Mr,-Mr Temple" he nut.
tiers.
And what will lie say" She asks,
with a smile, =.
He? Oh" He stops. Yes,
what will the duke say when he hears
that Leslie has made love" as he
will put it. to the supposed duke?
Look here dearest" he says after
pause. why should YOU or care a
brass farthing what anyone thinks or
says? the only one l care about is
your father"
All papa" she murmurs, and She
pictures to herself Mr. Lsle's amaze
ment and distress at wha he would
regard as fuss" and disturbance Of
his placid artistic" life.
Are YOU afraid, Leslie?" Yorko
asks
IL don't know. | am all in all to
him. and do not know what he Will
say. He will not be pleased mean
he will see more plainly than do tnaI
am not fit to be Your wife; that
am not suitable for duchess, and he
will say it is so sudden, and il is, is it
not? If he had had little more
time to-to get used to it
Let us give him time" he says.
Il was going to him now straight
away to ask him to give YOU to me;
but if YOU think 1t is better--if YOU
wish it. it shall be exactly as you
think and WISH dearest. | will wait
for a little while. until he knows IN"
better and has got used to me.
suppose it would starte and upset
him if | were to so now?"
"Oh, yes, yes!" she says. You do
easily upset"
81 think | can guess" he responds,
though,fulIy.
AS he has said. it was his intention
to 60 straight to Mr.. Lisle and tell
him; to go straight to the duke and
announce his engagement; but If Les
lie wishes the announcement delayed
will it not be as well-wit it not be
better that he should clear up sun
dry matters in London before the
world hears of his betrothal. Be
sides, how can he go to Mr.. Lisle with
out confessing that he has been mas
querading as the duke, and explain
ing way? Before he can do that he
must get the duke to release him
from his foolish which
foolish as ii is, stir binds him.
What shall we do, dearest?" he
asks, looking down at her.
Let us wait, she murmurs. Let
us wait for day or two till my ia
Their knows you better and-and you
have had time to think whether it is
well that YOU should stoop so low"
Her voice dies away. The mere
thought of losing him is an agony.
Yes" he says, almost soemnly
1--WE will wait; but not for that rea-
son, Leslie. ! don't want to think
about anything of the kind. As to
stoopng-well, you will learn some
day how ! love you and how infinitely
above me you are. God grant you
will never repent having stopped to
me, dearest! Yes, we will wait AT
ter all, ii may seem sudden to them
and we will give them a little time
Ito get used to it.
And meanwhile" she says, with
a smile which is half sigh of regret
Il will try and realize that am to be
a greet lady. 1t will seem rather
hard at first. There ought to be
school at which one could learn how
to behave. They used to teach the
girls how to enter a room and bow
and courtesy so that they might not
disgrace their belongings"
He holds her at arms'length and
laughs at her, his eyes alight with
alteration and love and worship.
I've seen YOU walk down the street
and across the bench LESLIE" he
says "You don't want any lessons in
department I'm thinking your give
some OF EN- points and beat them
easily. Don't you ever look IN the
glass? Don't you know you are the
/ loveliest, sweetest woman man ever
went mad 0yer2"
! "Oh. hush. hush" she says. put.
ting her finger lightly on his lin and
hiding her crimson face against his
breast. You must be blind, But. Oh.
stay 50, dearest and never, never see
me as really ami"
CHAPTER XII
Two mornings later there rode into
the Row Of Hyde Park a young lady