Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-03-05

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till lunch time, when he went back to
The club. He knew that no telegram
could be waiting for him, and yet he
could not help glancing inquiringly at
the porter, who family smiled and
respectfully shook his head.
One or two acquaintance dropped
in while he was eating his lunch at the
side-table, and they gathered around
him and piled him with eager invita-
tions to join them i'll a driving trip
% Richmond; but he shook his head.
Better come, Auchester, said one
Young fellow. Jolly afternoon! Be
sides, a friend of yours is of the party"
Who is this?" asked Yorke, with
polite indifference.
Drive to Richmond, when he wanted
20 be alone to think Of Leslie and all
that license in his breast coat-pocket
meant! Not likely!
why. Finetta," said the young fel
low she has promised if We get
her back in time for the theater.'
Yorke shook his head, and. while he
was doing it, Lord Vinsor strOlled up.
Whats that about Finetta and
Richmond" he inquired. Afraid
you'll be disappointed Just been up
there" he drawled She's vamoosed
the ranch, slipped off somewhere, and
isn't going TO dance tonight. Know
where she's gone, Auchester?"
No." said Yorke; and he answered
very quietly.
Poor Fin? Was she taking the break
ing off of their friendship to heart,
after all?
Strikes me Mademoiselle Fin is
playing it rather low down on an in
duIgent public" grumbled the young
fellow who had arranged the outing;
and as he sauntered off with the rest,
he remarked, in a low voice: I
shouldn't be surprised if Auchester
had arranged to take her somewhere.
They're awfully thick you know. and
she'd throw over anything for him.
After lunch, Yorke went to Bury
street, and with his own hands packed
a portmanteau or two.
Then he went back to the club
for though he knew no telegram could
have arrived, he felt constrained to
BIZ there in waiting, so to speak-and
dined quietly and in solitude and af-
terward he walked by the park rail
ings to Noting Hill and round tt
quiet squares, and was happy thinking
of Leslie and the days that lay before
them-the delicious, glorious days
when they two should be one, man and
wife-man and wife!
He went to bed early that night and
slept soundly-so soundly that he was
rather later than he meant to be at
breakfast-and he hurried over that
meal and made his way TO the Dor
chester with a fast-beating heart.
There might possibly be a tele-
gram for him; but the porter said no
nothing had come for his lordship;
and Yorke, tC2 disappointed to make
pre.ense Of looking at the papers.
went out and stood on the broad steps.
and stared up and down Pail Mall.
Arnheim had promised to wire the
night Yorke had s>en him. There
had been time for the Lisles to get up
to LOndOn-time for Leslie to wire
Well, he would be patient and not
worry. But heaven and earth. what
should he do with himself while he
was waiting for that telegram? He was
so wrapt in the thought of meeting his
darling that he could not endure the
distraction of even exchanging greet
ing with his acquaintance.
He could not go to Finetta's-never
again-or Lady EleanoT's. He wanted
to be alone-alone with his thoughts,
What should he do? Was there any
thing else he could buy? AS the Ques-
ton crossed his mind, the answer
flashed upon him and made him al
most start. Why, where was the ring?
He had not bought that yet! What an
idiot he was,
Even with a license you could not
be married without d ring. He went
straight off to Bond street, to the
jewelers. of whom he had purchased
the diamond pendant and the plain
gold Iocket, and stood for minute
or two outside looking at the things in
the window.
He would want a keeper as well as a
plain wedding-ring. He would get the
prettiest and ''soldest" they'd got. He
gazed at the rows of diamonds orna-
ments. for the first time in his life
GENEROUSLY All, if he wer only the
Duke of Rothbury, as she thought
him, what things he would buy for
her, Notwithstanding if he were the
duke he would have the great Roth
bury diamonds-Thost gems were
supposed to rank next TO the crown
jewels, and they would be hers-his
duchess-yet, all the same, he would
buy her all sorts of pretty things.
As the heather loves to deck his idol,
so he, YOrke, would have to deck his
idol with all that the world counted
gOod and precious.
Regarding that masquerade of his
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