Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-14

Lord Granville.
why, Cherub!" he exclaimed, In al
together happier tones than we have
hitherto heard him use. Welcome
bact How wen you look, my boy!"
Doesn't he, papa!" exclaimed
Olivia, eagerly.
why, you'ye-yes, you've actually
| grown" said the squire.
ooh, come now" demonstrated
Berthe, laughing and blushing. That's
rather too thin, even for me, squire"
But you have. How glad | am to
see you! And your father-is he
well?" AS he turned he caught sight
of Mr.. BARLEY Bradstone, who was
standing looking at them with a half
sullen, half.jealous air. and the smile
vanished from the squires face. -
beg your pardon" he said let me in
troduce you TO our neighbor and
| friend, Mr.. Bradstone. This is Lord
Granville, our old friend Berthe, Brad
| stone"
The two men exchanged bows; Ber'
| tie with a pleasant frankness and cor
diality, BARLEY Bradstone with a
| hardly suppressed sullenness,
Il was going to call on you tomor'
row, Mr.. Bradstone," said Berthe. Il
am happy TO make your acquaintance.
My father tells me that you have gone
In very heavily for preserving. BY
| George! II was time someone did, for,
| begging the squIres pardon, pheasants
and cartridges in Hardwood were get
| ting very rare birds indeed" and he
nodded with much gravity at Mr. Van.
ley.
oh. yes said BARLEY BradGtone,
| with an affected drawl, I'm going to
preserve, It's the duty Of every coun.
| try gentleman, | take it"
BERTHE looked at him quickly, and a
shade Of disapproyal swept over his
handsome, girlish face. BARLEY Brad,
stones voice was that OF cad, and Of
| course BERTHE detected It.
THE squire hasn't preserved as
| closely as he might have done" he
| said rather grayely for him, because
| he is too tender-hearted TO the village
people"
"rhe village people will find me a
very different kind of customer If they
come poaching on my land, my lord,
rotorted BARLEY Bradstone.
Now, u gentleman, though he be u
commoner, does not address noble,
man, 20 whom he has been introduced
on equal terms, as my lord" and this
time Berthe glanced coldly at the new
neighbor, and, APPARENTLY now quite
satisfied, turned from him to the
squire and talked with him.
They made their way TO the house,
olivia and her father chatting over Old
times and Bortie's travels with BERTHE,
and thus BARLEY Bradstone was left
out In the cold, or thought that he
was He stopped at the bottom OF the
flight of steps and looked at his watch.
ITS time | was going he said, sui
lCnly.
The squire started
Il hope youll stay to dinner, Brad.
stone he said, and the preoccupied,
almost anxious look which had been
absent while he had been talking to
Berthe came over his face again.
mo, thanks; I've got an engage
ment," replied Mr.. Bradstone. Good,
/ day; don't trouble. can get my
horse" for the squire made move
mcnt to accompany him; and raising
his hat couple of inches to Olivia,
who bowed in silence, he strobe Off.
An awkward silence fell upon the
| three
"rhat's--that's very cleyr young
| man" said the squire, with a little
cough; very clever. think youll
find him quite an acquisition to the
ncighborhood, Rertie."
oh yes said BERTHE; rather a--er
Tough kind of fellow, isn't he? Not
very good tempered, Is he?" and he
looked with a smile from the squire
whose brows contracted to Olivia
|
cold reserve Not quite IA gentle
MANI"
The squire bit his lips.
"Well-he is very good.naturet
young fellow, and he paused again
very rich"
That's more misfortune than his
fault perhaps" said BERTHE, with 9
| laugh.
Misfortune" echoed the squire in 1
strange tone; then he laughed. :"
don't think he would SO describe It.
rather think Il is his fault"
Il see" said BERTHE, easily. Mad,
his money himself and all that Well
that's in his favor anyhow dare
say he is a good fellow, and it's cap
ital idea of his, this preserving Oh
YES! | like a man who has made his
own fortune, don't you, ollyia?"
at all depends" replied Olivia
dryly
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