Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-14
CHAPTER XIII.

a beautiful smile, which, beginning
in her brown eyes, spread over her
face to her lips-the well.formed
clearly cut lips which more than any.
thing else gave her countenance the
patrcian lock for which Finetta-and
many others-hated her, and she did
not smile too often
Well Yorke," she said. and ner
voice was low and clear and sweet
with Just q touch Of languid hauteur
In It, which was also aristocratic.
What a lovely day! Why aren't you
rding?"
She didn't ask him, as Flnetta had
done, where he had been. That would
have been mistake which Lazy
Eleanor was too wise to make.
Horse is lame" he said.
"Oh, what a PITY" she exclaimed,
noddIng to some friends who were
passing-"just when you want him,
too"
YES" he said, though I'm going to
sell him"
She turned her eyes upon him and
raised her brows with faint sur.
prise.
Going to Sell Peter? | thought he
suited you so we'll"
He nodded and laughed rather un-
easily. The announcement that he
intended to sell his horse had been n
slip Of the tongue.
a hnt
shall sell him all the same. What II
lot of people there are here today"
Aren't there!" she said, bowling
and smiling to one and another of the
men who had saluted her. Nearly
everybody one knows. by the way,
! haven't seen the duke this morning.
"Dolphs down in the country" he
said,
"Oh!"
She would not have asked whore II
she had not known; that would have
been another mistake Of which she
would not have been guilty for worlds,
but her "ohl" gave him Il chance to
tell her II he chose Apparently he
did not choose for he changed the
subject
How did the Sekthams' dance 20
off last night?'
Very WELL" she replied But 1t
was terribly crowded The princes
were there. ! saved couple OF
dances for you as long as | could"
I'm sorry" he said. II couldn't
get back"
She looked quite satisfied with the
explanation, or rather want Of one
quite satisfied and sorenely placid
You missed very pleasant ball"
was all she said. Il must go on now
VIII you come In to lunch? Aunt
will be very pleased to SEQ YOU"
And you too?" he sald as n mat
ter of course, He always had good
supply Of such small change about
him.
And | too, certainly" she said, and
with nod rode on, Yorke looked
after her thoughtfully and gnawed his
mustache.
The last two days had been the hap
piest In his life. He had spent
them with Leslie-had walked with
her through the lanes and on the
beach, and had driven her to North
cllffe. and every moment of the dclici
GUS time his love had increased II
had seemed to him that he had not
really lived TIL now, and that his past
existence had been n sheer waste,
and he had been happy notwithstand
ing that he was stu decelving her
that she still thought him tho Duke
of Rothbury, and that he had come
to town to break Off with two women
who loved him.
1t is well TO be off with the old
love before YOU are on with the new
oven when there is only ono old love;
but when there are two
1t had cost him great deal to tear
himself away from Leslie oven for n
few days; but he had done SO. Ana
all the way up to town he had been
hard at. work forming more excellent
resolutions.
He would reform--reform alto.
gether He would sell his horse,
send in his resignation to two or three
of his most expensive clubs would
give up cards and betting especially
betting. He didn't see why he
shouldn't do without a man-sorvant,
Fleming, his valet, had been n faith.
full fellow and suited him down to
the ground; but, yes, Fleming must
go.
And then--wcll, then he would so
to Mr.. lisle and ask for that pearl OF
great price, his daughter, and--and--
marry!
His heart leaped at the thought
Marry Leslie! He pictured her rs n
bride--drew delightful mental sketch
es of the time they would have. He
would take her on the continent for
their wedding.trip. and then they't
settle down in cottage. II woult
have to be cottage. Love In {
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