Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-05-14

concerned she is very anxious
to see you"
81 will go to her at once" said
Yorke
"What has he been telling you,
Yorke!" she asked, feebly. Am | go
ing to die? Don't be afraid. I'm not
milk-sop, and 1 shan't go into
Mysteries and make a scene. l sup
pose I've got to die, as well as other
people,
mo, no; there is no talk of dying,
Fin"
''Then what is it? Why do you both
look so glum?" she said, impatiently.
There is nothing much in falling
down a trap. I've seen heaps of
people do it, What is it? Am l
going to be laid UP long? Ask him
how soon 1 shall be able to dance
again.
Better be quiet" said the doctor.
'You answer my question:"
'rll answer any questions you like
tomorrow" 81 want you to rest
now"
They're all like that-a pack of
old women! and they think we're old
women, too! Rest! All! if he would
give me something that would make
rest. Don't go, Yorke-not yet. I
l want to say something to you. It's
long time since you were here,
| Yorke."
did I hurt you, Fin?" he asked.
mo, MOI" she replied. ut wasn't
that. lit was something l was
thinking Of
"You mustn't talk said the doctor.
"Why mustn't 1? Do you think |
am going off my head? Well, then
But don't leave me, or, If you do,
come again tomorrow, Yorke. Ask
him to tell me the truth, if he can,
Yorke. I'm not afraid. He says
am not going to die. But ask him
how soon l shall get back to the Dia-
dem"
mot yet awhile, my dear young
lady"
mot yet? All! You mean-What
is it you mean? Not-not-" Her
voice quivered and broke. ooh,
God! you don't mean that | shall
never dance again?"
She read the answer in his face.
Eyes, old friends!" Yorke, I've
got something to tell you, and-and
think I'd rather die than say it"
Don't say it, then. What's it mat
ter. You've got to keep quiet; the
doctor said
But I've got to say it! l cant
sleep or rest while it's on my mind.
You can't guess, Yorker"
mo; let it slide till you get better,
Fin"
"That would be long time to keep
it. Yorke, what brought you to the
theater last night?"
"Why, I came to see you, OF
course" he replied.
Eyes, but why? II saw your face.
Yorke, and there was mischief in it.
saw that you had found out-some-
thing, if not all
'Found out what? Oh, you mean
about the pendant? What made you
send it back, Fin?"
"What pendant What are you talk
ing about?"
"The diamond pendant you sent
back" he said. But there, don't
worry"
Diamonds! I sent back? Is that
likely? But what diamonds? You
never gave me any!"
Never mind. There! Take it
back again, and keep it this time
81 never sent this. l never saw it
before"
"All right; it doesn't matter"
Never You Say you gave it to
me When?'
81 sent it to you-the day after
we parted"
"Ah! II can guess. Oh, Yorke,
this you have told me makes it all the
harder for me! But l must tell you;
it weighs on my heart like-like lead.
Ever since l fell, all the while I've
been lying here, her face has haunted
me. I see it walking and sleeping
all white and drawn, with the tears
uOWlI II, do ~ "NS
told her"
"Whose-whose face-whose?" he
said
"The young lady's-Leslie Isles! y
she gasped.
cit was me who-who separated
you, Yorke. Wait! dont-don't speak
lit was mere chance that helped
me. I'd followed you to that place,
Portmaris, and l was nearly killed by
the tide, and she tried to save me,
and we climbed the cliff; and when
tainted she found the locket with
your portrait on my bosom-see! "
and she drew the locket out and held
it to him.
81 gave you this? It's false! You
stole it! Oh, Fin, forgive me-tor-
give me! But feel as if l were 60
ing mad!"
Hold on! Let me tell you how 1t
happened. The tangle's coming
sraight. Theres-there's been more
devils work beside mine. She saw
the portrait, and-and recognized it.