Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-15

anu IIG 1IOW1IS dSdlH hui never
mind that. Tell me about yourself;
you and Carrie, bless her heart! are
all care about. You always dill stand
up for me, May, and I shall never for
get it or cease to love you. Heaven
knows I wasn't worth standing up
for he adds, reproachfully.
''Oh sgd, what have you done? Not
half what some young men have done
You were wild and thoughtless-oh,
sgd, if you had only been steadier."
eyes," he says. rather impatiently,
81 know, dear. But l wasn't and
am not, for that matter. Some men
are made sol can't imgine my pater
ever being anything but straight and
correct. 1t is rather hard upon him
that he should ever had such vaga-
bond for son. daresy he wishes
me dead"
'Syd!"
"Well-well. Tell me something
about yourself. Who was that swell
I saw you with this morning. Whoever
he is, he drives good cattle. Halloo"
for he sees the blush that covers her
face, "you don't mean to -whew!"
EYES," she whispers. eyes. Yes.
He is Sir Heron Letchford."
''Phew! -Heron-Letchford
and you are going to- marry him! Well
things have taken turn for the Dali
ton family! Rather a step above High
bury, eh, May! Well, wish you luck,
DEAR" he says fervently. Hes a
good fellow, anyhow"
''Is ne not?" she says, meekly.
and-oh, sgd, love him so. Do
you think you shall like him?"
He laughs bitterly.
"A great deal better than he'd like
me if he knew of my existence. Of
course" he breaks off anxiously, 'you
have not told him."
mo she says, half ashamed.
"Quite right" he says, patting her
on the back quite right. May,
promise me-promise mel know
what your word is worth-promise
that you won't tell him such a person
exists. I don't ask it for your sake
only, but for mine. For" and his
face Pushes Ga good sign) -"I mean
il I get chance, to turn over new
leaf. l had turned over new leaf,
but my confoundel luck was one too
many for me. AS usual"
And he signs.
ooh, Sgd, tell ME all about it! You
haven't told me yet-not a word; and
am dying to hear You have talked
all about myself. sgd, you were al
ways unselish-yes, always. Even
now, when on are in such dangers and
troubles" and she shudders-"yo
want to hear about me- Tell me
Sgd
He smiles sadly, and stoops to kiss
her.
TITS soon tol,,. .cy dear May" he
says, with sigh when I left you
when my father turned me out of his
house, and you, too, for that matter,
or you need not have gone if it hadn't
oeen for his hard words against you
or standing up for mel didn't
Know hich way to turn, and sol en-
isted.''
ooh, Syd.'
''It was the best thing, the only
hing in the wide world I was suited
or l can ride-it is my only &C
and, by George, it has
cost me enough. All my troubles
nave come from a too great affection
or that noble animal, the horse.
Well, I enlisted in the dragons, went
went through the school-riding-
school, of course-with flying colors,
md was getting on first rate, when, as
uck would have it, l quarreled with
he captain"
ooh, Syd."
eyes, l know my old enemy, hasty
emper; we've all got it, we Daltons,
only my father keeps it under to suit
angels. But, May, there isn't a man
With decent kind of heart wouldn't
nate this fellow-he's a beast! He
grumbled about everything; he found
FAULT when ever the other officers said
here was nothing to brumble about;
ma I stood it like lamb. I did, in
1eed-I did all my punishment drills
without murmur. But something
Else turned up that l couldn't stand.
We were quartered at Nursham, a
village around the barracks. 1t was
4 dull place enough, and the officers,
some Of them. took to amusing them
selves by flirting with the girls. Some
If them meant no harm; but my man,
and newell, there was a pretty little
olue-eyed girl, a farmers daughter.
The farmer had been civil and kind
70 me; we had hired his stable for
some extra horses, and I'd smoked a
pipe and drank a glass in his kitchen,
and been made one of the family One
this hound-he's the younger
son of a nobleman, by the way-this
fellow asked me to take a letter to the
girl. I dared not refuse, and did it;
but l made her promise before gave
it to her that she would show it to me
What's that?" he |
breaks off starting around.