Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-10-26
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duke, why ON earth did YOU consent?
1t is too late now. Even If | hadn't
toid her. Grey, or the woman of the
house here, or some one else would
have done so tomorrow morning.
1T is too late, | suppose, broke
in Yorle, moodily.
Quite too late" retorts the duke,
decisively. "To tell the truth now
would make a sensation and fuss
which would be undesirable He
put his hand to his head as he spoke
and moaned family as if in pain.
Give me that's mall vial off the table,
will you, please?" he said.
one of his periodical attacks OF
nervous neuralgia was coming on and
at such times he was wont to grow IT.
iitable, cynical, bitter,
Yorke poured out some of the medt-
elmo and gave it him.
Thanks. Yes, it would make
hidcous fuss We should have it in
the papers headed A Ducal Hoax or
something Of that Eunu. But | don t
want to Gorle you into anything
against your will. | can leave here
the first thing tCmrrow. | certainly
should 90 il you departed from our
arrangements | came down here for
rest ANA quiet, and should get none
II it were known who | am. Yes,
we'd better both 90 tomorrow"
NO, no. said Yorke. After all,
as you say 1t does not matter. Besides
besides, shouldn't like to detraud
her of the little bit of pleasure Ia
planned for her; | rancy she doesn't
get too much of it."
Il dare say not. Very well, then;
you'll stay till after tomorrow? For
goodness sake try to look little
less funereal You had no objection
to assuming the title till you met this
girl. What difference does she make?
You think she will make love to you,
ch? | should have thought from what
know Of YOU Norlle, that you would
have no very great objection to that
Yorke swung around almost angrl-
~.
Look here Dolph," he said, glimly,
you are altogether mistaken about
her. tell you that she does not
care, and will not care, whether you
or | be tho duke; she is not that KIND
Of a girl at all"
The duke was in paroXysm OF
pain intense enough to turn saint
cynical. He sncered.
Il know them all, root and branch,
he said his thin voice rendered shrill
and cutting by his agony. ! ten
YOU that she will make love to YOU
that, thinking you are the duE1, she
will try to marry you, as she would
try to marry me if she knew the
truth"
mo. said Yorke, shortly, almost
ttercely. u say that she would not
care"
You seem to have learned her ma,
ture very quickly letortcd the duke
with another snecr. Il tell You that
she will turn out like the rest. Nou
deny it, doubt Il. Very well; play
the part YOU have assumed, ana II
am wrong will admit that have
done her an injustice
you do her a cruel injustice,
said Yorkc, in low voice.
VERY well, them sneered the
duke. Try her-try her, and then
own that | was right All, You are
afraid? You know in your heart that
she would not stand the test Your
innocent. htghmindcd girl would
prove like the rest Come, YOU are
beaten. Better spare her disappoint'
ment of setting her cap Mt false
duke. better 20 tomorrow, my dear
Yoke"
Vorke swung around, his face pale
an angry light in his eyes
NO. IN stay he said!
CHAPTER WIN,
When Leslie wakes next morning
she wonders what It is sends a thrill
Ior happiness through her; then as with
dazed eyes she looks through The
sunny window she remembers tht
proposed expedition to st. Martin
Bu she remembers also that the com
nauion Of last evening IS a duke, anC
her spirits drop suddenly
Il Is difficult to persuade her fathe
Ia iotn in the mildest excursions
II will be very difficult indeed to in
duce him to accept nm invitation Will
the duke Some women would hay,
experienced an added JOY at thu
thought that they had been honore,
with civility from a person Of sucl
high rank, hut tho fact FATHERS les
sens Leslie's pleasure Yorke did he
Justice, she Is not elated nor awed b
the ducal title
When she comes down 10 break
fast she finds her father pacing +
front Of his picture, his thin hand
elasped behind his back, his hea
bent ana as size kisses him he sigh:
lrather querulouslv
I've got a headache he replies