Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-08
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Here you are, then!" she said, nod
ding to the group. What are you
waiting for?"
you said you'd come to supper"
said his lordship.
"I didn't" she retorted.
"You nodded your head" said Sir
Harry.
well, there was nothing in it." was
her swift response.
His lordship laughed Ianguidly:
"Oh, come on!" he said; ''the
brougham's in 'front.'
Then bring it round" she COM
handed "The pavement's damp,
and I hate wet like cat"
AS she spoke she glanced round.
Seth had kept in the shadow-out Of
sight, as he thought-but her eyes.
not unlike his in their keenness, saw
him Instantly, and she leaned forward
with a quick, and, indeed, cat-like
movement.
"Who's that?' she enquired.
The men turned and stared at Seth,
and after moments hesitation he
came forward. AS he did so she
shrank slightly, very slightly, and her
face paled for a second; then she
laughed and held out her hand.
'Well, I never!" she exclaimed.
Its you, is it? How are you?" The
group of aristocrats stared with the
Ianguid surprise which fashion per-
mits. "How long have you been in
London? Have you been inside?
What did you think of me?" Then be-
fore Seth could reply she turned her
flashing eyes on the group. "Welli'
she said defiantly, what are you star
ing at? This is friend Of mine-a
relation-my cousin Seth. He's just
up from the country. Aren't you,
Seth? Sorry I can't join you at sup
per; he and want talk" and she
held out her arm for him to take.
ooh, nonsense!" said his lordship,
with a disappointed drawl. ''You can
talk after supper as much as you like.
Bring your cousin with you"
She laughed strangely.
80 l Wilt" she said. Come on,
Seth. Let me introduce you Lord
Wardlaw, or the Baby; Sir Harry
Roke. and so on, and so on" and she
nodded to one and the other. Now,
then, where's that brougham? My
cousins going to ride with me and
you Baby; the rest of you can go as
you like. Come on!" and linking her
arm in Seths she led the way to the
carriage.
They drove to one of the restau.
rants and assembled to a private room,
in which a brilliantly lit supper table
was laid out. Bella-Bella flung her
hat and plush jacket to a waiter and
sat herself at the head of the table
and motioned Seth to the seat beside
her She took no further notice Of
him-an example which the rest po-
litely followed.
The walters brought an elaborate
supper; champagne of the first brands
flowed like water; and while the laugh
ter and the chatter grew louder and
louder, Seth worked his way through
the long menu, and swallowed glass
after glass of the costly wine with
the keen enjoyment and the impassiye-
ness of an Indian, a Turk and
gypsy.
AS the meal proceeded Bella-Bella's
spirits rose. Her clear, bell-like
voice rang out above the rest, her
laughter set the glasses tingling, and
presently his lordship, encouraged by
her good humor, said:
what about song, Bella?"
"AlI right" she exclaimed. What
will you have?" and tossing down a
glass of champagne, she sang, with q
ego" and a spirit which would have
won her as much applause at the Pal
ace as her trapeze business, one OF
the popular songs of the day.
Her audience clapped and knocked
the table-very much, dear reader,
for all their aristocratic refinement,
as the audience at a friendly lead" in
one of the slums would have done;
but Seth remained silent, his eyes
fixed on the table cloth.
MY cousin don't like tnat sort OF
thing" she said, without glancing at
him. "This is more in his STYLE
and in lower tones she sang song
in some gibberish which was I'M
known to all but Seth, whose eyes
flashed, though his face did not move
a muscle
What language is that, Bella?'
asked Sir Harry, with laugh, as the
applause subsidized. italian? Span
ish? 1t sounded like the last, |
fancy"
Never you mind" she retorted.
"It's a lingo my cousin understands,
SO he's cleverer than you"
Then she broke out into the last
comic ditty, and had them worked up
to a pitch of languid delight, when
suddenly-so suddenly that her words