Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-01
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see him occasionally, and L think
could make him quiet enough for you
Perhaps" he laughed, -gou might feel
good enough sometimes 10 lend him to
a poor chap who can't afford nag OF
his own"
Yes" she said, Il could do that.
rs there anything l wouldn't lend or
give you, Yorker" and her voice WAS
almost inaudible.
He started and looked at his watch.
How was he to tell this beautiful wo
man, whose eyes were melting with
love, whose voice rang with lit. that he
had no love to return-that he had in
deed given his whole heart to another
woman? And yet that was what he
had meant doing this morning.
IL must be off," he said, almost
nervolsly. She rose, and as she did so,
the bracelet, which he must have
fastened insecurity, fell to the ground.
He stooped and picked it up and she
held out her arm.
That's a bad omen, isn't it?'' she
said. with a wistful smile.
ooh, no. he replied, as lightly as
ne could. THAT kind of thing only
applies to rings-we6ding ones in
particular. Lets see; how does this
clasp go, once more?"
She put her djsengaged hand to help
him, and their fingers touched and got
entangled, and he laughed but the
laugh died away as he saw her lips
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eyes fill with tears. He got outside
and took off his hat, and drew a long
breath.
L could as soon have struck her az
told her!" he muttered.
And that was how he was ''off with
the old love" Number One.
He went down to the club and
sauntered from readIng-room to Tecep-
ton room, and at last consented to
play a game Of billiards with a man
with whom he often played, and al
ways at an advantage.
Yorke was good at most games Of
strength or SKILL and soon the men,
hearing that he was playing, dropped
in and sat around to while away the
tedious hour before dinner.
But that afternoon Yorke could not
play a bit.
Completely off color!" remarked a
young fellow, in tones of almost per-
sonal resentment. Never saw such
a thing, doncher know. There! that's
second easy hazard he's missed, and
hang goes my sovereign"
And why on earth does he keep on
smiling like that?" inquired another,
in an undertone. Looks as if he were
incoming about something. He can't
he-be--'
mo; Yorke Auchester doesn't
drink, if that's what you mean. 1t
isn't that; but hang me if know
what it is! Yorke," he called out,
you can't play"
Eth? No. I'm making a common
or garden ass of myself, know
You must have been to bed early,
wherever you've been for the last
week. suggested one of the men;
and they were all surprised to see
him flush like a great girl, by jingO!"
Yes, I have; and it hasn't agreed
with me in a billiard sense" he said,
contemporary, as he put on his
coat and sauntered out. Fleming
noticed the singular fit of abstraction
which had fallen upon his beloved
master.
Seems to have something on his
mind" was his mental reflection
and it don't look as if it were bills
or anything unpleasant Of that kind
Shall I wait up tonight, my lord?"
he asked as he put on the perfectly
cut dress overcoat and handed the
hat He had to put the question
twice, and even then Yorke did moi
seem to catch the sense of it i'm
mediately.
What? No; don't sit up; l may be
late. And, by the way, may be of
to the country tomorrow morning, sc
have some things packed"
Something up at that outlandisf
place he's been staying at, was Elem
ing's mental comment, as he watched
his master go slowly down the stairs
with the faint flicker of a smile on hi:
handsome face.
YOrke dined at the club, and, fol
once, seemed quite indifferent as t.
what he ate, and when the footmaT
brought the wrong claret took it with
out a word of reproach. Some of hi:
friends watched him from an adjacen
table and shook their heads.
Somebody's gone and died and lief
him hat full of coin, or else hei
Won big wager. Never saw York;
Auchester go dreaming over his din
ner in his life before" was the re
mark.
About nine o'clock he lighted hi
cigar and walked own to the Diadem.
The attendants, door-keepers, eve
the men in the orchestra knew him
and people pointed out to each othe
his stalwart figure as he made hi
way to his stall. And when Ffnett