Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-07

| posite the gate, when voice called in
| accents Of delighted greeting:
| Miss Variey! Olivia" and a
young fellow sprang over a stile and
ran toward her.
He was young, not more than
twenty, with bright blue eyes, and hair
too snort TO allow it to curl-of a
bright golden yellow. When he Smiled
as he was doing now his whole
| face, eyes, lips, and even his slight
yellow moustache, seemed to smile,
and his voice rang out soft and musical
almost as a girls. This was viscount
Granville, the Earl of CarfieId's son
and heir, though BERTHE and the Cherub
we're his usual apellations, bestowed
on him by vast circle of friends and
admirers of both sexes, who did their
| level best to spoil one of the sweetest
natures which Heaven had ever be-
slowed upon lad.
Olivia went to meet him with a
smile which Mr.. BARLEY Bradstone
would have given a thousand pounds
TO nave called up.
Why, Bertie!" she exclaimed.
I'm the luckiest beggar in the
world" he said, laughingly, as he
wrung her hand in his own ridiculously
small one. do you know was going
up to the Grange; but l just stepped
into the wood to see if | could find an
anemone or two-I know you like them
and saw the dogs. Now fancy my
meeting you, and having you all to my
self to walk up to the Grange with!
But perhaps you weren't going back?
If not, let me come with you, will your"
I'm not going anywhere in particu-
lar" said Olivia, still smiling at the
fair, girlishly boyish face. "I'll go
back. Why, what a time it is since
saw you!"
Isn't it! Isn't it," he responded,
letting so her hand reluctantly, and
taking his hat off his forehead, which
was the only part of his face untanned.
81 am so glad to come back. Yes, two
years; seems like twenty. Have
got very gray? Now, be candid, Olivia
II mean Miss Vanley," he corrected
himself, with a blush.
why, Miss Vanley?" said olivia,
blushing too, but looking at him with
her frank eyes in ssterly way that
was ineXpressibly sweet.
Well" he said, raising his eyes to
her face, ''you-you have altered so,
you know"
rs that a polite way of informing
me that am gray?" said Olivia,
archly.
"You-you have grown such wom-
an" he said, his blue eyes all aglow
with admiring wonder. You were
quite girl when | left; at least
seem to remember. And now" the
pause was as significant as any verbal
finale could be; Il suppose | must
mind my manners, and call you Miss
anley?"
Better keep to the old name" said
Olivia. why it seems only the other
day when we used to play cricket to-
gether."
YES" he said, wistfully. Il sup
pose you'd rather die than play now?''
Much rather she said, laughing.
And besides, look at my long dress!
But tell me all about yourself and
where you have been and what you've
seen"
'All?" he said with a smile. "All
right; but perhaps we'd better sit
down, for it will take some time; say
three weeks. Oh, we had an awfully
high old time! Been everywhere.
And everybody and everything were so
jolly, don't you know. But I'm glad
to get back to the governor and"-he
glanced up shyly at the lovely face so
intent upon and absorbed in him
and all of you. | wanted to come up
last night after dinner, but my father
didn't seem to care about my leaving
him even for an hour or two. And
you are all well. You can't tell how
jolly it Is to come back to the old
place. It's all just the same. No, it
isn't, by the way. What on earth is
that big red place, like an asylum
gone aesthetically mad, on the hill?"
The Naples, do you mean" said
olivia, her face crimsoning for one in.
slant, ever so slightly. THAT is Mr..
BARLEY Bradstone's new house. You
don't admire it,"
Good heavens! it is like a blot of
red with" He stopped and colored
IL beg your pardon, olivia; perhaps
he's friend of yours"
"Oh, We know him." she said, care.
lessly. Isn't it ugly; isn't it? But
that is the only change, BERTHE; you
will find us just the same, and very,
very glad to see you,"
speak N the old times?" he exclaimed.
little girl with the long black legs"
He stopped and stmmered, and
olivia laughed. Suddenly the two
dogs set up a violent barking, and the
two young people hurrying to see the