Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-13
are-the Letcnfords!"

archie Letcnfords!"
"a distinct order of human beings,
formed of different clay to the rest of
poor humanity" says May, with fierce
irony at is very condescending
of them to exist
Mrs. Godfrey Turner looks shocked
and shakes her head at the fire. This,
if not downright blasphemy, is some
thing very near akin to it.
"You seem to nave taken a great
dislike to the Letchfords."
ooh, MOI" says May, sweetly. 81
love them! Who could help it! sucl
near and amiable neighbOrs as they
are! oh, no, love them as devoted
ly as one can love people who, LIVING
within stones throw OF one, com
pletely ignore ones existence"
MY dear May, you are young
That's my misfortune, not m.
fault" murmurs May. II snail grow
out of that"
"You are young, and you can't bt
expected to understand the fine dis
tinction OF good society. The Letch
folds are exclusive, but they are with
in their right"
81 don't dispute it. have no wish
to intrude upon their excInsiveness
and therefore l don't think 1t polite,
to say the least of it, to attend ball
which other high and migitt;ness honor
with their presence. might-who
knowsI might run w against them.
wish to spare Lady e.chford's feel
| ings."
May" n,Irmnrs Carrie.
Consider-consider how dreadful
it would be if happened to brush
against h.T ladyshiI in a dance"
my dear, really don't understand
your feeling"
And she didn't.
1--WE can't all be Letcnfords."
Heaven forbid" says May.
eve can't all be Letchfords, but
there is no reason why we should har-
Dor envy and malice because we
can't
Envy" exclaims May, flushing.
"Yes-envy. am sorry, my dear"
Oh, May, do say you'll go! I'm sure
I'd give the world to go! But don't
mind If you'll go and tell me all about
it when you come back. 1t will be
sure to be such a beautiful BALI"
Zone of the best we have had for
years. says the old lady, solemnly. II
hear that Miss Vavasour intends stay
ing for it,"
Miss Vavasour, that's the lady who
IS visiting at the Wold?"
Eyes, my dear, Miss Vavasour, the
fashionable beauty. Why, she alone
could make-positively make ball."
"All by herself?" murmurs May, ir-
reverently.
ANY assemb1age," continues the old
lady, prudently ignoring the Interrupt
ton, "graced by the presence of Miss
Vavasour, would be distinguished.
Then there is Mr.. vane Vavasour. San
guine hopes are entertained of his APP
pearance."
"And who is Mr.. Vane Vavasour?"
asked Carrie.
''Vane is Rose Vavasour's brother"
replies the old lady, warming 20 her
subject. ''He is stopping at the
Void with his sister. He is one of
the handsomest men Of the day, and
as popular as his sister. She and he
set the fashion-actuafly set the
fashion! Just as we follow Miss
Vavasour's dresses and corsets, so the
gentlemen copy Vane' scarfs and
coats. 1t a very great thing for the
ho1 hnf oh hon 10 hn ut
the Void just now"
"And do you think they will really
go to the ball. Mrs. Turner? How
should like to see them! Fancy see
ing the lady whose photograph is in
all the London shop windows. Is she
very beautiful"
Every. So beautiful that can't
describe her, my dear child"
Its wonder that she could come
down here, isn't it?"
Wheels within wheels, my dear.
Anybody would be glad Of an invita-
ton to the Void, especially now Sir
Heron is at home. Wouldn't you like
to be the first lady in Cranford?"
well, that is what they say Rose
Vavasour may be, Tiff she plays her
cards right" continues the old lady.
"And no doubt that is why Lady Letch-
ford asked her. 1t is time Sir Heron
was married"
"And is she so very beautiful"
asks Carrie.
Beautiful is noe the word my dear"
replies the old lady, SO engrossed that
she has forgotten the other auditor,
who sits her elbow Oh her knees her
eyes fixed upon the fire. "She Is per-
fectly lovely Her name appears
every week in the society papers, her
dresses are described in the fashion
able papers, her word is law. Oh, there
is no doubt that she will marry Sir
Heron, and a very good thing for Gran
ford, if she does"
ooh, | wish could see her Oh,