Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-08
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to his room, and summons Parks.
Parks is q good servant. His wages
are about triple those which first
class bank-clerk receives. He can
speak three languages fuently, dress
es like a gentleman, speaks and be
HAYES like one, and Is devoted to his
master, as indeed he should be, for Sir
Heron is good natured to q fault and
liberal beyond all ordinary rules
There is thorough understanding be.
tween master and man, and Parks
knows that he has only to perform his
duties TO insure happy and lucrative
berth.
He comes in answer TO the sum.
mons, calm, attentive, self-possesGed
and ready to obey any summons.
He sees the change which has been
wrought In his masters face and bear
ing, but he would die a thousand
deaths rather than own that he saw
1t, and he pokes the fire and turns UP
the reading lamp just as usual.
I'VE go by the first train in the
morning, Parks" says Sir Heron.
Yes, Sir Heron"
I'VE will go TO Mivart's. Pack n
portmanteau for week, and arrange
for the rest of the things to come on"
Yes, Sir Heron"
"And-Paiks, you will say nothing
aDont It downstairs"
Il would not In any case, Sir Heron.
You Will have the brougham?"
Have what you like" Ia the indif-
ferent response. Go to bed and get
some rest"
Very good, Sir Heron" says
Parks, but he knows that there can be
no bed for him, and having placed a
bottle Of settler and the liouor-stand
on the table, he noiselessly disap-
pears.
But Sir Heron Is in no mood for
brandy md selt2er His brain In In
no need Of 6timulant, Before him rise,
hll too plainly already, the vision Of
the beautiful face, the music of the
sweet young voice; only last night
and her arms. the round, soft warm
arms were about his neck, only last
night, and her lips were clinging to
his.
so fair, so false! so fair, so false"
he mutters continually, to harden his
heart. but lbs heart will not harden,
The hours glide steadily onward,
tne fire burns low. Just as May--il
soda and brandy, pours out glass of
the latter and drinks II off, and with a
Sigh of utter WEAKNESS, throws him.
self upon the bed
-Four hours after, Parks, who has
not been to bed, but who has had a
warm bath In the servants bathroom,
enters and finds his master broad
awake, and having dressed him, brings
up his coffee and toast, and announces
the brougham.
Sir Heron goes down, and enters
the carriage, and 1t drives off with
Parks, shivering, but faithful ana UNI
questioning, on the box.
And aB II rolls over the broad drive,
blind is pulled away from one OF the
windows, and Rose Vavasour's face
peers out
She knows instinctlvely that he has
gone, and that the game Is safe, and
by the time he has got into the cold
and uncomfortable railway carriage
she Ia fast asleep, her fair head rest.
ing on one white, round arm, her beau.
tiful face serene and placid as a
child's.
Talk of the sleep of the just! The
just never slept as the unjust sleep,
fer they serve u master In whom they
believe without doubt and without
question.
II Is the wicked who find rest nova.
days. ard the guilty who never blush,
and honesty is no longer the best
policy.
In the morning that is, at the usual
time, Mademoiselle Trieste, daintily
dressed, and soft OF voice. enters her
mistress room ana finds her sleeping
thus.
So beautiful she looks that MAIDEN.
oisello stands and admiros her In 81.
lence for a minute or two, as one
beauty may admire another when
there is no fear OF, rivalry,
Now, mademoIselle has been almost
as much disappointed by Sir Heron's
engagement to Miss Dalton as the
beauty herself, for II happens that the
butler has taken mademoiselle's fancy
and she would have no objection to re
gard the Void as her future home.
So as she looks at her sleeping
mistress her sharp dark eyes glance
thoughtlnlly at Sir Heron's note In heI
hand. and struck by sudden idea
the girl puts down the jug Of hot waite,
on the iressingtable and lays the not,
face upward on the top of the jug
Then she goes out, shutting the doc
smartly after her.
The beauty wakes-wakes with tn,
serene plac!dity OF an infant, and, ris
watching the fire, with the dead maj
upstairs. and the story OF her ruiz
ringing in her ears--so sits she tryinI
TO harden his heart
Presently he rises and makes few