The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-07-28

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Captains Double
By L1LL1As CAMPBELL DAVIDSON

Heaven knows what she had done with
the others who had been clinging
round her all the afternoon in hopes of
such favor. She and her elderly
chaperOn were alone.
He smiled back a grateful answer.
Thanks, awfully, but I have my
horse" He glanced down at his rid
ing things, but she shook her head in
playful mutiny. What does that mat
ter when ! want you?" she said, half
under her breath.
IF there's anything can be of, serv-
ice in, of course that's another mat
ter
"That's just what it is. You can
help me and need your help. Do let
me drive you back to Portsmouth.
have not had a chance to speak to you
all this day long without other people
overhearing. I must get chance be-
fore it is too late"
A little surprised, but nothing 10th,
after all, to drive back instead Of rid
ing, with the prospect of hard ball
to end the day, he gave in. He mo-
toned to his groom, who was bringing
up the horse. and said few words to
him; then he opened the door of the
carriage and stepped in. They drove
on rapidly to try and get out of the
narrow gate before the crush blocked
1t; but, after all, they had to wait. A
mob of wheels filled with gay and hi
lairous people. crowd of cyclists, a
horde of people on foot, strove to
gether for the exit, and it required
careful driving to steer among the
hubbub.
Down the road, where the hedges
were showing green and the buds were
bursting, cottage children had taken
their stand with punches of wild flow
ers. They were to fling into the car
ridge and the pence would be flung by.
the carriage people in exchange for
for them; little farther on the home
ward way the nosegays would he flung
from one carriage to another, and a
battle of flowers would begin. Countess
Ilka had made her own dainty prepara-
tion for the combat by bringing choice
flowers with her in paper horns. She
was not content to fling blue~bells and
primioses, dusty and dropping and bat
tered by. their repeated excursions
from carriage to carriage; hers were
violets and white lilac. and forced DAT
fodils, and the like. Everything about
Countess nka was dainty and fresh
and luxurious. Winstanley thought SO
now, as he bent forward to listen to
her. low, clear voice, and caught the
faint; sweet breath Of that violet per-
fume which she always carried with
her as mere suggestion.
They were out on the high road now,
making their way through the stream
of traffic, and people were trying to
pass, and greeting the obstruction of
their carriage with shouts Of merri-
ment. All the garrison greeted Capt.
Winstanley as it overlook and tried to
slip past the landau. Half the male
part of it bowed and smiled to Count
ess Ilka.
"You want me to do something for
you?" 1t was Winstanley who said it,
bending forward to let his words reach
her without becoming a shout. In this
whirl of dust and noise and hilarity
there seemed an incongruity in conf
dence, yet she had said she had some
thing to say that he alone was to hear.
"Yes-if I can be sure you will do
it," The appeal, the pathetic question
in Countess Ilka's soft eyes, claimed
an answer of reinsurance from his
II don't know, now that I have made
you come, whether have not been
mistaken. I wonder if you will do it
! for me?" ...
"Surely needn't tell you how glad
I shall be to do anything in my power:
You have only to give me the chance
VIII at is this weighty matter? Do you
want. tickets for the launch on Mon
day, or has your house agent been
! troubling you again?'' -" 2
a flush crossed Countess nka's love
I ly face It was half assumed ,vexation
half the excitement: of her task: She
looked down asst disconnected, and
! played with the tassel of her. silk para
sol. is nothing like that she said
You make me ashamed. to tell yol
when you. think Of such silly, trivia
things s.z + - r.: r. : ~; = s> e..
"No, tell me; ISwill do al ! possibly
can." = <; Z :$ # s r: N ~ .s \ y = 5!z = ==s =
"You promise? Z. An, perhaps Iought
not to- ask: YOU e Her2svoice had sunl
till he could barely catch It above the
rattle Of wheels OF the jocular chorus
Of the subalterns on.t the coach fssthe
regiment that ST ationed d 4: atz.atlhre
Victoria barrac cks u q had ito bend hi
head still nearer 5to. her own. ==e=$ !zs| x {. vi
! ASK me VIII at ~ choose: q will dc
it am !: II =z5
10y Oh Il !? You really will All