Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-03

Philip Dyce by Der side, his eyes. half
hidden, fixed upon her with their usual
carefully-concealed intentness. Not for
the first time since their acquaintance
had Leola noticed the marked regard
OF those eyes, and there were occa-
sions when they somewhat embar-
raised her, filling her with a vague
sense OF unrest and disquietude. To
day. in the midst of the bright, sun
shine and the laughter of her little
court of admirers, they seemed sud
denly to throw a constraint noon
her.
She rose suddenly, tanning herself.
1t is hot here in the open sum-" he
said. Shall we go into the shade?"
Just at the moment a fresh game
had commenced, and he and Leola
happened to be left alone.
Where is Mrs. Wetherell?" she
said: Il have not seen her since we
arrived"
There are some parties wandering
in the shrubery. Shall we join
them?' he said.
She put her hand upon his arm.
and they made their way into the
cool shadow of row of laurestina
and arbor vitae; but although voices
could be heard near them, they did
not come upon Mrs. Wetherell.
Presently they passed into a small
plantation, and Leola found that she
needed her sunshade.
You have left it on the bench"
said Philip Dyce; 81 will go for it."
DO not trouble; we will go back"
said Leola.
1T is not trouble" he said. "If
you will wait here in the cool / will
not be gone two minutes"
Leola sat down On the stump of
tree and looked round her.
In the distance, just seen through
the openings of the young trees, was
shining lake. Forgetting that her
cavalier had requested her to wait,
Leola rose absently and sauntered
toward the CLEAN of silver There was
no path, and she had to make her way
round bushes and similar obstacles, so
that before she had gone a hundred
yards she had lost all sight of the
lake, and any indication of her way
back into the bargain.
"Mr Dyce will think me extremely
rude" she reflected. II had better
make the best of my way back
This was easier to say than to do,
and as a result of her efforts she
suddenly found herself on the wood
ed brink of the lake itself.
The scene was so beautiful, so wild
and romantic, that she stood motion
less for several minutes, looking
across the silver CLEAN, broken by
patches of water lilies and blue water
beds: everywhere the foliage was al
most tropical, and one could well
have imagined that one was standing
on some inlet of the Pacific instead
of small lake on an English noble
mans estate.
She was about to move, when a
voice cried out, half imperiously, half
irritably, imploringly:
Leola was so startled, that, of
course, she disobeyed the injunction,
and turned hastily in the direction of
the voice.
Half hidden by the tangled foliage,
she saw an easel, and behind it a
fair-haired young man, whom she in
flash knew to be Lord BeaumoH.
He rose as she looked round, and
with look of mingled shyness and
raised his soft felt
hat.
Il am sorry startled you." he said,
"but I was just in the act of sketch
ing you in the foreground, and l was
in an agony lest you should move until
had finished"
Leola smiled. she was quite at her
ease.
"Ill go back" she said, quite
naturally. And she turned, and as
sumed the interrupted attitude.
Thanks, thanks" said the young
lord, hurriedly, and she could see by
looking sideways that he was working
in mad haste.
Capital" she heard him mutter.
Very kind-very kind Just the
light! All"
Have you finished?" asked Leola.
quietly, and just as she would have
asked photographer
''Y-es-almost. Now have quite"
'Good-afternoon," said Leola, and
she turned away.
Stop" cried Lord Beaumont, half
nervously, halfimpetuousiy, "stop!-I
mean, please do not go until have
thanked you."
And he clambered over the bushes
and underground. and hurried toward
her hat in hand.
Leola stood waiting, with smile.
Il am very much obliged to you,"
said the young lord-'really very
much obliged. You have made my
picture. you have. indeed; it would
have been nothing without you, your
figure and face, / mean. And I'm
afraid | was very rude and" he
paused. his habitual shyness growing
at Leola's calm composure.
But Leola's frank smile dispelled
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