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

penny VI an llHIHtI5t iDI tune III ulh'
monds for her; got some of 'em on to-
night"
As matter Of fact, Finetta saw him
without any direct glance, and saw no
thing else.
1t was said that she danced her best
that night, and the house stamped and
cheered with delight, as usual. But
as Yorke looked at her and clapped
he thought Poor Fin! it won't be
hard TO leave her" And the remem.
brance of the laugh he had heard at
st. Martins Tower rose and made
him shudder He lighted a cigar af.
ter the theater, and set out to walk TO
St. Johns Wood
AS the page opened the door-
Finetta had two men.seryants, both as
Lady Eloanor's-Y orke heard the
sound Of laughter and music from the
| diningroom, and above 1t all Finettas
laugh. IT made him shuider once
more.
Supper was nearly oyer-a dainty
supper, with iced pudding and the best
brands Of champagne--an some one
was dashing out with the true arts
tic touch, the popular song from the
last comic opera, and some of the
guests were singing 1t,
There were three or four men-Lord
Vinson was among them-and as
many ladies'. At the head of the table
sat Finetta. She was eXquisitely
dressed IN a cream silk, soft and un.
dulating. A crimson rose was her
thick glossy hair. She knew Yorke's
taste too wen to smother herself in
diamonds, and she knew also that the
soft cream and the rich red rose
showed up her dark Spanish com.
plexion as no other colors would do.
Her eyes lighted up as he entered,
and she signed TO him to take a chair
next her.
81 knew you'd come" she said in
a low voice. You never break a
promise. Polly, give Lord Auchester
some gclatine-or, what will you
! have"
He took biscuit and glass Of
wine, and joined in with the talk:
1t was not very witty, but IL was
not dull The men talked of the
theater, the turf, and talked great
deal better and more fiuently than
they did at respectable dinner.
, parties, and every now and then one
of them was asked to sing, and did so
cheerfully and willingly, and, as a rule,
sung well, and the rest made n chorus
| If II was needed
with the exception that no one
looked or was bored and all tried to
make themselves pleasant and agree.
able, It differed very little from the
dinners and suppers ut which we,
most respectable readers! SO often
yawn over,
Finctta said but little, and sung
one song only; was SO silent and quiet
and suhdued that Lord Vinson, as he
rose to take his leave, whispered to
Yorke In passing;
Look out for squalls, Old fellow!
She's most dangerous when she's like
this, don't YOU know"
When they had all gone but Yorke,
and Polly had retired to corner of
the inner room and taken out some
lace of her sisters to mend, Finetta
lighted Il cigarette for Norke, and then
going to the piano, began to play
she had learned to play n little-tho
mir of which she danced her great
dance
Then she moved away, and, as II
she were thinking of anything but the
silent young man with the faraway
look on his face, and humming the air
unsteady enough, glided into the
dance itself,
Surely since raglioni there had
been no more graceful lancer than
Finetta and even Yorke, with his
heart soaring miles away to the
dower~faced girl who owned It, could
not but look and admire.
Bravo, Fin" he said, almost inyol.
unfairly. No wonder they encore
that every night, Don't leave OF. For
she had stopped suddenly right IN
front Of him. her dark eyes flashing
into his, her lips apart.
Yves, she said; Il am not going 70
dance amy more tonight, am going
TO sit here and listen while YOU tell me
everything. Now, Gorke.
CHAPTER XIV.
Now, tell me everything,' said
Finetta, and she drew an amber
satin cushion from the sofa and seated
herself at his feet, her hands clasped
around her knees. her dark eyes
| turned up to HIM
Now. here was the way ready made
for him; but what man ever answered
such an appeal at once and fully?
Iorke took the cigarette from his
lips and looked down ut her with a
troubled surprise.
| "What do YOU mean?" he said