Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-29

Heron can afford to lose. 1t is not
the money care about, but Heron.
He never gambled---"
Vane looks down again.
Never in that way" she goes on.
"Vane!"
lie looks up.
"DO you think he knows what has
happened to these people,"
No" he answers. ] am sure he
does not He never looks at the pa,
pefs. or if he does, il is only IN care
loss sor of way He knows nothing
or course he thinks they are still down
there"
Lady LetchfoId muses..
You now that ! have bought the
place.?
I NO. Have your"
eyes" she says II bought it, ! had
some money put by, and | bought it at
/ the sale, and as the land has come
back 20 MS, think / shall pun the
house down. ! hate the sight of IT,"
q wouldn't do that" he says. ut
! isn't bad house"
Il loath it. Yes, ! bought It., and
there it is; the land that never ought
10 have gone from u.s."
/ Vane mods.
And what has become of---of the
/ girIs?" he asks
The old lady makes scolnful ges
turG.
Il neither know nor care! They
have disappeared, Mrs Tur
nGr, Mrs. Godfrey Turner, as she calls
herself, came to me and crled-actual-
ly cried about them, and wanted to
know what had become of them. They
had disappeared.
Vdne muses..
she wasn't bad looking girl, Lady
Letchlord."
The old lady congresses her lips
hapghtily
"A round face and II pair of dark
eyes, she says, scornfully, You
have a strange idea Of beauty. | could
never see anything in her to catch the
simplest of men. But Heron! Now
Rose Rose is beautiful"
dllt ShuhcS ITO IlSuu'
You've heard this about Rose aud
and Cornvale?"
I'D rather see her in her grave"
she exclaims, grlmly.
"Colnvalc is the best match Of the
season." says Vane, musingly, There
isn't girl that wouldn't jump at the
chance. Rose
Lady Letchford leans forward in
her chair and beats the table with
her white, thin fingers.
Rose will accept him, yes, unless
there is only one person who could
prevent It, and he is playing mailman
for the sake Of miserable girl utter,
~ unworthy of being named in the
same breath with Rose" and she
groans. do you think he will come
tonight cannot you bring him?"
"l'l try" he says, but not very
hopefully. "rll try; of course
shouId like to see Rose settled, and
Heron, too; 1t would please me, you
know that"
Then he goes off to his club. Then
he has breakfast and walks around to
MiVart's but Heron Is Out-Where
The faithful Parks does not know.
With all the rest Of the world Parks
IS fully cognizant--and mere fully
cognizant--of the wild doings Of his
master, and the good fellows face is
MS grave as sections as he answers
Vaue's inquiries.
when will he come in again Mr..
Vanei All! who can say, sir? never
know. Sir Heron isn't as he used to
be. Mr.. Vane. He never went out
without telling me when to expect
him back Not that | complain, sir,
you viii understand that. But-I'm
afraid thercll I've bad end to this,
Mi Vune. II isn't like the old days;
they were prCuy--well-w but he'd
take some rest then; now"-and Parks
shakes his head eloquently-'l can't
get him to take any rest at all. He'll
be sick, Mr. Vaue, no man could stand
this racket for long"
Nane shakes his head in sympathy
with the devoted fellow, and saunters
of. Perhaps, after all, 1t would have
been better II May Dalton had become
Lady Heron LctChford.
'lhey dine at seven o'clock at eros.
yenor Square, and at that hour Lady
Iotchford sits in the drHwing-room,
upright in her stiff backed chair,
her anxious eyes fixed on the door, her
fingers beating an impatient tattoo on
tt arm of the chair.
Presently the door openS, and Rose
NoFasour enters. There Is q faint
husa on her cheeks, a suhdued light
h her eyes bur both flush and light
die away us he looks around the room
ana secs ouly the naughty old woman.
/ With the old, graceful gliding step
SHE comes across the room, and bends
to kiss The white forehead; then she
stands amt looks with smile into
! the mirror.
She Is dressed tonight thar is,
artts icatly perfect in taste NO too