Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-02
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well, ! warned you what 1t would
be like, so you went fore-armed.
Goodnight, mother. Vane, are you
coming"
Lady Letchford sinks into n chair,
and the beauty smiles down upon her
with placid serenity.
IL am afraid you are very tired,
dear Lady Letchford," she says, soft
ly
"Tlred! Sir doyn, my dear Rose.
Tired: no, am not so tired, | am
disguised"
"Dlsgusted! have said once or
twice that ! wuold not 80 to this ball,
II has always been horror TO me at
the best of times; but, tonight" and
she emits n faint groan.
Rose Vavasour leans back and toys
with her spoon
Gatherings of this sort always are
lnconvenient."
announcement" echoes the baro'
moss. Dangerous positively danger
GUS! My dear, II would be absurd to|
attempt concealins the annoyances
which Sir Herou's conduct tonight has
caused me. | cannot understand how
he could have behaved so abomln.
ably"
did he do anything so very dread
full" murmurs Rose Vavasour. Are
you not making well, the worst OF IT,
my dear Lady Letchford? Men WIN
bo--well, mem"
Ordinary men, perhaps Is the
naughty rejoIner But my son-Sir
Heron Letchford-is not an ordinary
man and cannot commit indiscretion
with impunity. Surely you could
not fail TO observe the attention. the
marked attention, he paid TO that
hat girl"
1T was certainly obvious enough toI
attract notice, You mean the girl
In white aatin--she was very pretty
beautiful rather"
Beautiful" cxclaims the baroness,
with naughty lmpatience, "if she were
az beautiful AZ Venus. II would be no
excuse for Sir Heron's conduct all the
room noticed it--that detesLable Lady
Snatchbull even sneered at It. 1t will
be all over the country tomorrow. and
that Is not the worst OF II. IT II had
been another man 1t might have passed
without remark, but Sir Heron n
noted for his indifference and Austen.
ton from this sort of thing, and that
makes his conduct tonight so notice.
able; and this girl, too-ono quite out
of our own set--a nobody"
rs It not rather an advantage? Sir
Heron will not be likely to meet her
again; perhaps she comes from the
other side of the county, Dear Mrs
letchford, think. | really think you
are making too much Of this, and
troubling yourself with to little cause:
n more passing fancy-8he was OK
tremoly pretty-that ho will forget be.
fore breakfast tomorrow
Forget! Tho other end OF the
county My dear. the girl lives with
In n stones throw Of MS she belongs
to those miserable now pcoplc--the re,
tired sugar boiler or whatever he is
the Daltons, who have bought the
property adjoining the Wold."
faint flush of surprise, of-well,
scarcely alarm-Comes over the pale
face,
80 near" she murmurs. "Ah,
yes, remember the name We were
talking about them when we were
walking through the wood the other
night, You do not know them?"
Know them!' eXclaims the baro,
ness, staring. is 1t possible? They
are-simply too uncomfortable The
girl is -is--the best Of them ALL" she
continues, reluctantly, "but the man
the father is oh. quite inadmisslble."
is he so very bad then?" asks
Rose, quietly.
Vulgar In the extreme. Surely
YOU must have seen him at church? A
short fat. red-faced little MANN
fact, just such man MS you would
think one of his class would be. II
could have foreseen that should have
been brought Into contact with them
YOU heard that woman Turner intro.
duco tho girl?"
Yes answers Rose, musingly 1T
was very unfortunate our coming upon
them just ut that moment"
Heron ON his knees!" exclaims the
baroness.
He had torn her dress. She Is not
only pretty but what Is worse--clever
Yes, and the introduction! | am
afraid" -slowly-"that Sir Heron win
ask van IN rnll unpn fhnm
Call upon them!" exclaims the
baroness, angrily, but fearfully. I'm.
possible Heron would know that
such request would not DO enter
tanned for single moment"
II do not know whether---" muir.
murs the beauty, softly.
Surely" breaks In the old lady.
wonderingly.
"Yes, think | would not refuse
should Heron propose the request. In
fact, IL | might presume to make n
suppastion I would eny-dn not wnt