Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18


! you like to start by the next vessel?'
Heron laughs.
Something better to do" he say !;
though, mind, | think there would be
some fun in it,"
Especially if you lost a leg or got
an arm shot off | could stand thai,
but fancy not a bottle OF brandy
among 'emi Where's Rose?"
81 don't know. I'm ashamed to say
| I've just come in. With my mother,
! perhaps"
NO" says Vane Lady Letchford
| has gone up TO her room with a bad
headache She asked me to tell you
to go up to her after dinner"
Heron raises his eyebrows.
Hasn't quite forgiven me, even
! yet" he asks "The poor mother,
Yes, I'll go up,
And III turn in and write to
Charlie says Vane. poor beggar,
! But It's a pity wasted he never WAS
happy unless he was in some scrape
or other" and with yawn he goes
lhtn me library.
Heron takes up the post bag and
turns over the letters. There is one
Tor him from the heroic Charlie, and
he opens it, just glances at the heading
and puts it into his pocket, Then he
looks at the clock; 1t is too soon to
dress.
Come and have a game Of billiards
Vane?" he says, putting his head into
the library.
Right" says Vane, only too ready
to shirk his letter, and they go into
the billiard room.
Fine sunset. VIII you break? How
IS Miss Dalton"'
VERY we'll" says Heron. I'VE
have been over to the fair. Vane,
want you and Rose to dine thereto
morrow, perhaps. I'll speak to May.
and, Vane, | want you to tell Rose
how grateful ] am to her for her
thoughtfuIneag IN talking my mother
over. can't thank her enough"
Then hanged if | can" says Vanc,
naiyely "a word from you will 20
further than PRINTED book from me,
cid fellow 3y the way, We think Of
a,tlng ni@hI"
mo, not yyt!' says Heron. Il
don't deserve any mercy at your
hands, bat you mustn't go yet. want
to have good time. We must get
up frOlic I've behaved shamefnly
but then | am hand hit You know.
lIaIloa who's that"
only l. May come in?" says The
beauty opening the door with nice
tmidity
Come in" says Heron Have you
been out?" for she has on her hat and
Jacket, aud her Crcamlike complexion
Is tinted with warm flush. She comes
into the light of the gas shades, and
ne looks at hen again with a kind of
admring curiosity; her usually calm,
serene eyes are brilliant with sort
If suppressed excitement.
"Ycs. have been out" she SAYS
"and wish | na0n't! | am 50 sorry
to disturb you--but do you know,
have boon stupid enough to drop my
locket."
your beckett says Vane, with dis
auslcd surprise, for 1t is a valuable
trinkc,, set with diamonds and pearls,
Yes" she says, with little laugh
of annoyance. II have been in the
wood. | know where 1t dropped, be
cause heard 1t fall. | though it
il was an acorn"
Acorn. nonsense" says Vme
"Or 'omelhmg." she goes On, quick
~ "l}nt when | came ON | missed
my lockct, and feel sure 1t was that.
dropped il just In the little wood
whore We stood that night-lhe first
night we were here"
"On, all right" says Vanc, compos-
e1Iy we will 90 and look for It in
the morning"
In the morning" say Heron,
promptly. mo, I'll 90 nov.
"Oh. no; pray don't trouble" she
SAYS, but with an eager, grateful look
III her eyes.
at Is no trouble" says Heron,
Don't disturb yourself, Vane. Come
along, Roosevelt find it
And he catches up his hat and fol,
lows her.
Il am quite ashamed of troubling
YOU she murmurs, but should be
SO sorry to lose It. 1t was given me
Ivy the Countess of St Clair ON my
birthday"
cor course we must find it," he
says; don't speak Of trouble owe
YOU great deal of kindness in the
matter Of May and my mother, Shall
we want lignt?"
"Oh, no. size says. eagerly; there
will he light enough. The diamonds
will glitter, YOU know
AN right" nc says, laughing your
eye must be our light. Take my arm
So eager and anxious is she. that
when they reach the wood, she be-
comes quite silent; and Heron strides
along, ilcn. too,
Presently she stops almost at the
Identical place at which they had