Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-02-22
CHAPTER XIV.

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dwoIt with him all the way up 10
town, lowered about him as he lay
awake throughout nearly the whole
night, and came to him in the morn
ing with a joy exceedingly description.
To marry Leslie!
What had he done TO deserve such
happiness. such bliss? he asked him
self, as he hurried through his tub and
dressing; and while he ate his break
| fast in feyerish, restless kind of
haste, he pictured and planned out his
| future-a future to be spent side by
! side till death parted them. They
would leave London Immediately after
their marriage and cross the Channel.
Perhaps they'd stay awhile in Paris
but only for few days 1t would
be too big and noisy for such bliss as
theirs. No; he would take her to
some quiet spot in Normandy; per-
haps TO Rome, that delightful old
world town with its magnificent
churches and historic streets. Why,
he could see themselves standing arm
in arm in the vast cathedral, listening
Ireverently to the grand service; ne
could see Leslies pensve face with
the sweet gravity in her lovely eyes
with the half-pensive and yet happy
smile on her pure lips. He fancied
her by his side, looking up at the
carved gables of the quaint houses, or
seated at one of the little marble
tables in the Cafe Blanc, with its
shining copper vessels and glitterns
glasses. Then they could go on into
Germany up the Rhine.
How delightful to have her beside
him as The steamer toled against the
stream, and the delicious panorama
unfolded itself mile by mile. Then II
they chose, there were switzerland
and Italy. There was Luceme, for
instance. How she would delight in
Lucerne with its marvellous lakes, in
which old PilaWs shadows himself;
with its famous bridge spanning the
emerald Reuss; with its snug cathe-
dra in which the wonderful organ
surges and walls.
Happy! He would make her happy
or know the reason why He would
devote every hour of his life, every
particle of his by no means gigantic in,
tellect, in the effort to prove how dear
ly he loved her.
He sat for a little while after
breakfast making mental plan Of his
procedure. He would have to act
prudonlly and warly. No hint of
what he was about to do must be al
lowed to get out If his numerous
creditors. Jew and Gentle, had the
least suspicion that he was about to
marry ponnilcss angel instead of
Lady Eleanor Dallas, the heiress,
they would swoop down upon him. No,
he must be very cautious,
lie had gone around to Mr.. Arnheim,
! the dealer, on the evening before i'm
mcdiatoly after he had reached Lon
don, and was very cautious with him
| giving him to understand that he
merely wanted small picture of Mr.
Isles, and asking Mr.. AmhGim in
uiut casual way TO write and ask
| Mr.. Lisle whether he would accept q
commission. Don't mention any
name, please" he said, and Mr. Arm
! .e..u nodded and shook his head.
Norke went away quite confident
that the vagucst of letters from the
great dealer would bring Francis Lisle
post haste to London and, as W.
know, he was right,
Then he went down to Doctors Com.
mons and inquired about the license
He knew no moro about the bust
ness than the voricst school boy but
| he had a vague idea that You could
! buy a license somewhere in that
strange locality, and that armed with
! that he could marry Leslie right away,
at once-at once The thought sent
the blood rushing to his handsome
face and made ST Paurs Cathedral
hard by which Is Doctors Commons
WAIVER before his eyes. A seedy-Iook
ing gentleman led him to the office
where the mystic license was to he oh
tanned, aud a grave and scdate clerk
got off huge stool at desk and put
several questions to Yorke, who, for
the first time in his life the sec.
ond, perhaps, for he was nervous when
he had asked Leslie 10 be his wife
felt embarrassed and agtatcd
us it an ordinary license Won re
Quirc, or special?" asked the clerk