Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28

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leaning back. TO Lady Eleanor !
Isuppose?"
No Why should you think that"
He was relieved, greatly relieved,
by the quiet way in which she had
taken the announcement, and man
like, was completely deceived.
"Oh, | don't know Everybody saio
you were going 10 marry her. She
has plenty Of money and is swell.
SO it's not her?' she said, slowly,
her eyes downcast
NO, it is not, he responded, "AnG
| there's no reason why people should
say"
"Oh, they only say ii because yop
and she are 50 much together, ana
you've made love to her, but that
means nothing with you, does it?'
she said, stealing glance up at him.
Yorke colored.
IF mans to marry every girl he
hirts with" he said, half angrily
"All right | don't mind. You've
hirted with me, and | haven't asked
you to marry me. And SO it's not her
Iladyship?" A faint smile curved her
lips, that looked drawn and con.
strained. What other swell is it? /
know EN- abby sight"
She is not a swell at all he said
and you do not know her. | only
saw her the other day, down in the
country"
Where you have been this week2'
she said, in voice perfectly steady
and under control
'"Yes, saw her-met her by
chance"
"And-and you fen in love with her
right Off"
Il loved her at first sight"
Yes, she is-'good looking, as you
call it, Fin" he said.
What is she like? Is she tall and
flair? | suppose so. That's the style
that fetches most men.
Mo- he said; she is not fair
not what one would call fair"
"Dark?" and she flashed her bril-!
liant eyes up at him and then at a
mirror opposite her
NO, not dark, think. cant tell.
Her hair is dark"
AS mine?' she asked.
He looked down at her as if he had
forgotten the color Of her hair ana
she felt the look like daggerstab
Yes; but she has blue or gray
eyes"
Il know" she said, shortly, as if it
cost her something to speak. Il know
the sort Of girl. I've seen EN-. Dark
hair and blush gray eyes. Yes; and
you fell in love with her at first sight,
and Why don't you go on? want
to know all about her. and she
laughed.
In his abstraction he did not detect
the tone of agony, Of jealousy, in the
laugh, and only thought how Well
Finetta was behaving, and what =
brick she was.
There's not much more to tell he
said IL told her that / loved her.
and-and---' He paused, recalling
the tender, the precious confession Of
his darling. We're we're to be mar.
ried Fin, as soon as We can. I'm as
poor as a church-mouse, Fin, and we
sha'n't have much to live upon; but
dare say we shall get on somehow or
other, Anyhow, I've made up any
mind and
No one, not the devil himself,
could stop you" she finished, not pas,
sionately but in slow, steady voice
And SO you've come to me and tod
me like-like man, Yorke."
We are old friends, Fin, and | felt
you ought TO know
II see she said. 1T will make d
difference to us, won't it? GoOd-bNC
to our acquaintance now. No more
dinners at Richmond, no more sup,
pers at the little house in ST. johns
Wood 1t wouldn't do for man WHO
is going to be married to be friends
with Finetta, ch? oh, understand,
and I'm much obliged to you"
Fin"
Wait; I'm speaking the truth /
am much obliged to you. Some men
would have kept it to themselves,
would have cut me straight away with
out a word, and left me to find out the
reason by reading the account OF the
wedding in the newspapers. But YOU
aren't that sort, are YOU Yorke-or->
suppose ! ought TO say Lord Auches,
ter now"
Hit away, Fin" he said: Il de
serve it.
No" She said, Il won't hit yon;
though dare say, Lady Eleanor aud
the heaps of other ladies you have
made love to will, and pretty hard
But ! am not lady, YOU see, ANA fha,
makes a difference And this-this
young lady, you say she's not swell?"
Not what YOU call swell, Fin,
he said She is the daughter OF an
ARTIST and not a tirst-rate one at
that
An artist?"-the fun lips curved