Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-25


within reach and she II be quick to
drop to the earth, and in her hurry to
reach and secure uim will not mimi
dragging her white wings in the mud
Women are built that way.
ooh, yes, they are all alike. Yorke,
what a fine duke you would have
made What mischievous old cat
fate is to make me a duke and you
only a younger son. How is it you
don't hate and envy me, Yorker"
Because I'm not a cad and a beast,
I suppose. why, Dolph, you have been
the best friend man ever had"
Most men hate their best friends"
Where should I have been but for
you? You have pulled me out OF
Queer street by the scruff of the neck
half a dozen times; every penny l
ever had came from you, and I've had
mint, complete mint-and by the
way, Dolph, I want some more"
''Take as much as you want, Yorke.
! But for YOU the money would grow
and grow till it choked and smothered
me. l can not spend it; you must
help me-"
81 will always have. It's pity
you haven't got some expensive fad,
Dolph-pictures or coins, or first edi-
tons, or a racing stud"
81 have only one fad. To be strong
and straight, and that not even the
Rothbury money can crafty. But |
~ Of
penditure. fancy you enjoy your
self"
II do
eyes, that is we'll Some day you
will marry"
Marry some young girl who will
love you for yourself alone"
"She's not likely to love me for any,
thing else"
Cali the better Oh, God! what
would 1 not give for such a love as
thai.
AS the passionate exclamation left
his lips, the door opened. and Mrs.
Whiting, the landlady came in. Her
face was flushed; she was in state
of nervous excitement caused by a
mixture of curiosity and fear.
Il beg your pardon, your grace"
but did you ring?"
NO." said Yorke.
ooh, 1 beg your grace's pardon"
/ the curious woman began stammering;
but Grey coming behind her, seized
her by the arm, and, none too gently,
swung her into the passage and closed
the door.
They've found you out, Dolph, ;"
said Yorke
The duke was silent moment then
he replied:
Yes, I suppose so. | do not know
how. 1 am sorry. I had hoped to
stay here in peace for few weeks at
any rate. But I must go now. Better
be in London where everybody knows
me, and has, to an extent, grown &C.
customed to me" He stopped short,
and his face REDEEMED. "Yorke, he
said, "do you think she knows which
of us was the duke?''
Il don't know. I don't think she
did,"
"She would naturally think it was
you if she didn't know" said the duke,
thoughtfully, his eyes resting on the
tall form of his cousin, who had gone
to the window and was looking at tue
cottage opposite. 'She would never
imagine it was the cripple. Don't
some of unese simple folk always
think that a king is at least six feet
and a half, and that he lives and
sleeps in a crown? Yes, you look more
like a duke than do, Yorke, and l
wish to heaven you were!"
Thanks. What a pretty little
scrap of a place this is, ~olph, anu
ah-" He stopped short. "By Jove!
Dolph! what a lovely girl! Is that
the one of whom you were speaking
just now?"
The duke put the usual muslin cur
tain aside and looked.
Leslie had come to the window and
stood all unconscious of being watch
ed with her arms raised above her
head, in the act of IuttAng Jumps Of
sugar between the bars of tne parrots
cage. The duke gazed at her, at first
with an expression of reverent admira,
ton.
"Ah, yes, beautiful. How good, how
sweet, how innocent she looks! and
yet I'd wager all I own that she is no
better than the rest-that with all
her angelic eyes and sweet, child-like
! lips she would be ready to barter her
beauty, her youth, her soul for rank
and wealth." He groaned and clutch
ed his chair with his long, thin, and,
alas claw-like hands. 81 cannot bear
it, Yorke. meant to conceal my Atle,
and while l stay down here pretend to
be, if not poor man, an ordinary
commoner: one who would not tempt
any girl to play fast and loose With
her soul I should like to have made
friend Of that girl, to have seen her,
talked with her every day, without the