Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-07

who paid her court fell in love with
her genuine, honest loye-and of.
| fercd to make her his Wife. She
might have been countess had she
chosen But she did not choose.
mo, thank you" she said to one
young man who implored her. with
something like tears in his eyes, to
marry him, What would be the
use? You'd find out that you'd made
| mistake before month was out,
and so should /. Your people would
cut me, and ! shouldn't like that.
Besides, you'd want me TO give up
dancing and turn what you call re
spectacle, and I'm certain | shouldn't
Hike that! No. you go and marry one
OF your own set, and take box for
my next benefit and bring her and
youIl be able to say; See what You
saved me from? You wouldn't? Oh,
yes, you would! know your sort Of
people too well You won't take an
answer? Well, then, the truth Is, I've
made up my mind not to marry till !
come across a man | can really care
| for, and I'm not mashed on any one
! yet thank you"
She sent them away when they got
foolish" as she said, and wanted
to marry her, Diminishing them good
tempercdly enough. In fact, she was
not bad-tempered woman, and 1t
was only ut times that her passion
ate nature revealed itself. At such
| times, when she set out, 1t was
revelation indeed. 1t was about as
safe TO brave tgress In her den ut
| the geological Gardens as to insult
Finetta, and those who tried 1t once
were satisfied with the attempt, and
did not repeat II. Now, one day, or
rather, one night, there came Yorke
| Auehestcr, and with him a change In
the life Of Fnetta They were friends
nj once. She amused and interested
him; he liked to see her dance, liked
to hear her talk In her cynical, cock
ney way; liked to drop In at the lit
| lie suppcrs over which she pre-.
sided with lighthoarted gayety
| which made these extremely pleasant
! He admired her on horseback adj
m,red her pluck, her GOODNESS TO give
ana take In the game of repartce; and
30 II came about that of all the men
none were 80 often In her company ms
Yorke.
We are the slaves of habit. This IS
by no means new saying, but 1t Is n
painfully true one. Yorke got into
the habit Of dropping in at the Dla-
lem for Finctta's great dance got In
| 10 the habit Of dropping In at ST. Johns
| Wood of driving her down to Rich-
mond, Of riang with her in the park,
| " into the country; and although he
| leyer gave her presents, never told
| ier that she was the most hcautiIl,
he cIevorest, the best of her sex, as
some of the other men did Finetta
il>od him better than all the rost put
| ogpther So the chain began to be
| orged.
When she went on the stage her
| lark eyes would search the stalls, and
| + she saw his handsome, careless face
! and long figure there little smile
| would curve her lips and she would
| lance her best.
AT the little supperpartles she man
aged somehow or other that he
| should sit beside her II she were
| duh before he came, she frightened
mp when he made his appearance If
she had made an engagement, sho
wou,. break It If IorlSe asked her to
tide or drive with hint
lie didn't see this marked prefer
enee for time. but the others did.
rhe quiet little sister, who ran the
| house, once said;
Fin you're going soft on that big
/ ord Norkc." and the next moment
had sufficient cause for being sorry
that she had spoken
Hut It was the truth, Finota,
who had laughed love TO scorn, ana
broken. or cracked, SO many hearts,
was in fair way to discover that she
had heart OF her own,
Sometimes when he had left her
she would sit perfectly mouonlcss and
silent, thinking hard; then she would
start mp with a laugh and burst into
4 music hall song; but It often ended
with sigh. She was angry with
herself, and she fought hard against
the thralldom that was creeping over
her; but She could no more help toel.
ing happy when he was present, and
miserable when he was absent, than
SHE could help dancing In time or
lropptng her his when she was OK.
tied.
Nothing stands still IN this world
Love grows or decreases, Ftnetta's
love for Lord Iorko grew day by day
until Il reached such pass tnat when
no went on fishing she must throw NJ
her part for tlfe Nigh, and follow him
, and. failing TO find him, come bach
! wretched at heart though outwardll
, MS cool and defiant ms usual,
That morning, as she was putting
- bnr hnhit her sister Polly hat