Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-08
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, Bella!" demonstrated the young lord
early or late, I'm tired" she re-
torted, with smoldering savageness
"You haven't been hanging by your
heels or doing the big drop, or you'd
be tired. Anyway, I'm tired Of you
Baby, it's time you were in bed.
Goodnight, all of you'll"
Come on, she'll be in one of her
| tantrums in another moment" said
Sir Harry in an undertone.
They laughed, got their hats and,
wishing her goodnight, sauntered
out, his lordship lingering moment
to pay the bill-Seth cycling the pile
of gold, as the waiter deftly swept it
up, with a keen hunger-and the two
were left alone.
"Shut the door, said Bella to the
waiter; then, when it was closed be-
hind him, she sank into the chair and
| leaned her head on her hand.
Seth waited with the same impas-
sive silence, and it almost seemed that
she had forgotten him, when suddenly
she raised her head and looked at
him. Her face had grown pale and
hagagrd and there was weary look
in her expressive eyes.
'Well?" she said What have you
followed me for? How did you find
/ me?'
He looked at her with an expression
half sullen, half threatening.
Find you! Yes, I'd trouble enough.
I've been looking for you for months.
I might have known you'd come to
London"
You might, she said with tired
kind Of contempt. "But London's a
big place"
eyes. I shouldn't have found you
even now, if 1 hadn't seen likeness
of you in one of the shop windows"
"Ah, yes! I see!" she said, shutting
her lips tight. "And now you've
found me you want money, sup
pose?"
"Of course" he assented roughly.
"And suppose don't choose to give
it to you?' she demanded.
Then" he began, but he stopped as
she sprang to her feet and looked
down at him with her black eyes
flashing angrily.
Look you here, Seth!' she said
slowly and between her white, even
teeth. you know me by this time
and you know whether you can
brighten or bully me. You tried it
once and you know the result! I'd
rather die'-she caught up one of the
knives and flung it down again with q
gesture of def1ance-"than be the
slave of any man, least of all Of you!''
He took a bunch of dollhouse grapes
from the plate and picked them of
one by one, keeping his small, dark
eyes fixed on her watchfully.
I'D rather die!" she repeated. I'll
you think because I'm up in the world
you're going to live on the money
risk my life for you're mistaken. I'm
not afraid of you, Seth; I'm not
afraid of any man living"
"Cept one" he remarked quietly
| watching her keenly.
Her face flushed, then paled and
her hand-the hand that had grasped
the bar in mid-air so confidently
shook.
tits 1ie!" she retorted. IT wasn't
afraid of him and you know it!
Afraid! No, it's him that has cause
to fear and to fear mel" She shook
herself with a cat-lile motion. "But
I don't want to speak of him. The
time'll come when I'll show you, and
him, too-but that's neither here nor
there You've come after me for
money, and I've told you that you
! won't get any. I've done with you
and yours"
mo gypsy can get clear Of her peo-
ple," he said, as If he were stating an
! established fact beyond question.
She laughed defantly.
That's rubbish" she said promptly.
"All that nonsense is dead and gone.
What, do you think I'd own a set OF
dirty tramps?"
He sprang to his feet his face
flushed for the first time.
You'd better keep that between
your teeth, my girl he said, threat
| eningly.
Then don't you drive me to it, she
retorted in a more subdued tone.
How much do you want-five
pounds?"
He sank back in his chair and re-
sumed the grapes with laugh.
81 want twenty times as much"
Her eyes flashed down on him.
Then you may goi" she said, reso-
lutely. ga hundred pounds!' scorn.
fully, "why should I give it to you
what harm can you do me?'