Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-07-09

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suaded her to ride to Glenmaire. Her
horse really wants little more
work
BARLEY Bradstone bit his lip
After all his carefully laid plans this
young lordling had managed not only
to balk him, to snatch tete-a-tete
gallop with Olivia.
I'm afraid you'll be tired he said,
ignoring Berties explanation. Il
should have thought you would have
sent for the medicine"
Berries eyes opened widely, and he
looked at Olivia to see how she would
take this piece of impertinence; but
her clear, calm gaze did not change
in the slightest
Eyes, l might have done So" she
said quietly. However. if you wish
me TO drive, l can change my habit
in ten minutes"
"Oh, no, it isn't worth while" he
said; don't trouble"
very WE'LL" said Olivia, ,at once.
With an effort BARLEY Bradstone
cleared the sullen cloud from his
brow, and forced himself to look more
amiable.
"And how is the girl?" he asked.
Il heard some cock-and-bull story of
this accident, l always knew she'd
have an accident with that brute of a
pony. One of my men said that that
fellow who has taken The Dell had a
hand in it-startled the pony or
something"
Olivia did not offer TO correct this
amiable representation ,of the affair,
and stood Ticking her habit with her
whip in silence; but the ready flush
rose TO Berties face in moment,
and he said:
you have heard an extraordinarily
wrong version of the story. Instead
of being in any way the cause of
the accident, M. Faradeane, at some
peril to his own limbs and life, stop
ped the pony, and saved Bessie from
serious fall"
ooh! quite hero" said BARLEY
Bradstone, with as much of a sheer as
he dared to display TO viscount.
AS you say, quite hero assent
ed the Cherub, simply
At that moment the squire appeared
at the door and came down the steps.
Sorry to keep you waiting, young
people," he said, in a brighter tone
than usual; but his face fell as he
saw that Olivia was in her habit 81
thought you were going to drive with
Mr.. Bradstone and me, Olivia" he
said
and so shall, if you will wait ten
minutes" she said.
But BARLEY Bradstone had got his
temper under mastery by this time,
and he said, quickly:
Indeed you shall not take the
trouble to change, Miss Olivia.
won't wait minute"
And with a nod and a smile he
sprang up to the box-seat and took
the reins.
Olivia watched them drive off in
her calm, reflective way, and then al
lowed BERTHE to lift her to her sad
de-
light which followed the dread of the
loss of her society, and the Two rode
side by side, as they had ridden
scores of times when they were
school-boy and schoolgirl, chatting
with frank freedom on Olivia's part,
and with that half-shy timidity which
the timorous lover always feels.
By the time they had reached Glen
MARE the Cherub's light-heartedness
had awakened responsive sentiment
! in OlivIa's breast, and she was laugh
ing and forgetting the sudden and
mysterious repulse which Mr.. Fara-
deane had inflicted upon her on the
preceding day, when BERTHE pulled up,
and uttered an exclamation.
Good heavens! Just look at that
Before them, in space which had
! been cleared for the occasion by Mr..
mare was a part of the property he
! had purchased-were four huge foot
men in the Bradstone livery setting
out an elaborate collation., adorned
! by complete service of plate,
/ fanked by several magnums of Pom
merry.
A luggage foureign, with pair of
| horses in silver-plated harness, which
had conveyed the feast from The
Naples. stood at a little distance, and
presiding over the whole of the prep
arations was The Naples butler in
| C11if nj
solemn black.
Good heavens!' exclaimed BERTHE,
fancy a picnic with plate, four foot
men, and a buter!" And he laugh
ed; then, with his usual good-nature,
he added, quickly, But it is awfully
good of Mr. Bradstone TO have taken
so much trouble"
Yes said olivia, dreamily. But
he might have had brass band"