Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-09
BIZ
CHARLES
.GARNdCE

! Leslie, dear?"
"Yes," said Leslie and she tried to
speak the word cheerfully.
Those are the famous clubs are
they not?" said Lucy, looking up at
/ the stately buildings, through the win
dows of which lights Were beginning
/ to glitter.
Yes" said Leslie.
How strange it seems that there
should be SO many people who have
LOthing whatsoever to do, who have
| newer wOrded, and who have so much
| money as to find it nuisance, while
others have to work every day of
| their lives and all their lives, and
have never penny to spare. Look
| Leslie. there are some gentleman go
| ing into that club suppose It Is a
club. How grand and nice they look
in their eFening-dress! 1t must be
nice to be a rich gentleman instead
| Of She broke off suddenly,
alarmed by the sharp cry that seemed
| to force itself through Leslie's lips.
They had come within few yards
of thee lub into which the men Lucy
had noticed had disappeared, and
Leslie's absent, preoccupied eyes had
fallen upon another man who was
| coming toward them.
| He was a tall man with broad Shout
ders; but he was walking with slow
! lstless gait, and his head as bent as
if he neither knew nor cared where
he was going.
Leslie knew him in a moment. 1t
was Yorke.
And yet could it be, this listless,
weary-lo looking man, with mis- nands
thrust into his light overcoat pockets,
with is dropping head, be Yorle with
the straight, broad soulders, the figure
upright as dart, the well-poised
head, the handsome face, with its
cheerful, devil-may-care look in the
bright eyes? Oh! surely not Yorke-
not the Yorke as she remembered
him in the streets at Portmaris, on
the beach, beside her on the tower OF
st. Martins,
After that one cry she made no
sign, but drew back a step, that Lucy
should screen her from him if he
CHANGED to look up.
He came toward them like a man
in dream, and as he reached their
side he raised his head and looked
at them. Leslie had hard work to
keep the cry that rose to her heart
rom escaping her lips.
1t was Yorke's face, but how
changed! how weary and sad and
hopeless-and, yes, reckless!
There was that in the dark eyes
which she, an innocent girl, did not
understand; but instinctively pang
went through her heart, and she
trembled, she knew not why.
His eyes, with that strange, awful
look in them, rested on their faces
for a moment then dropped again, and
he passed on. He went up the steps
of the club, but turned and stood
just outside the door, and Leslie, al
most sinking with agitation, hurried
on.
What is the matter, Leslie, dear?
You frightened me-" said Lucy "Are
you ill?"
Moves" said Leslie.
She walked quickly yet trembling
ly up Il side street, and stood there
out Of reach of those eyes, shaking
like = leaf.
you are III" said Lucy; catching
her arm. I'VE have walked too far.
You. are tired. Oh! what is it dear
yes, I am tired" said Leslie, when
she could command her voice. 'That
is it. We've must have a cab.
Stay! not here Come further up the
street."
Lucy called a cab, and Leslie sunk
back, her hands clasped tightly, her
| face white as death behind her veil.
you brighten me, Leslie said
Lucy holding her hand, "and you look
so frightened yourself. What was it.
dear? You look as if you had seen a
ghost"
Yes" said Leslie in but so low
voice that Lucy could not hear her
yes, I have seen a ghost"
i Yorke stood on the steps of the club
with downcast face and moody eyes
/ for half a minute; then the eyes light
/ ed up with a somber light and going
down the steps, he crossed the road
and laid his hand sharply on the
soulder of a man who was lounging
against a post. The man looked up
/ but did not appear surprised.
"You are watching me?" said Yorke,
and his voice matched his face; it
was hard and stern ''You have been
watching me for the last two days.
Don't trouble yourself to deny it"
The man, whose appearance was
that Of a respectable servant out OF
| livery-a butler out of place, for IN
stance-touched his hat
Lord Auchester, l think, sir?' he
said. coolly, yet not disrespectfully.
'You know my name we'll enough"