Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-07-05

horse really wants a little more
| work"
BARLEY Bradstone bit his lip.
After all his carefully laid plans this
young lordling had managed not only
to balk him, to snatch tete-a-tete
| gallop with Olivia.
I'm afraid you'll be tired" he said,
| ignoring Bertie's explanation 81
should have thought you would have
sent for the medicine"
Berries eyes opened widely, and he
looked at Olivia to see how she would
take this piece of impertinence; but
her clear, calm gaze did not change
in the slightest.
Yes, | might have done So" she
said quietly. However, If you wish
me 10 drive, can change my habit
in ten minutes"
"Oh, no, it isn't worth while" he
said; don't trouble"
Very we'll" said olivia, rat once.
With an effort BARLEY Bradstone
cleared the suilen cloud from his
brow, and forced himself to look more
amable.
And how Is the grip" he asked
Il heard some cock-and-bull story Of
this accident, always knew she'd
: have an accident with that brute of
| pony. One Of my men said that that
fellow who has taken The Dell had a
hand in it-startled the pony or
4 something"
Olivia did not offer TO correct this
amiable representation ,of the affair
and stood aicking her habit with her
whip In silence; but the ready flush
rose TO Berties face in moment,
and he said:
you have heard an extraordinarily
wrong version of the story. Instead
of being in any way the cause of
the accident, M. Faradeane, at some
peril to his own limbs and life, stop
ped the pony, and saved Bessie from
a serious fall"
"Oh! quite hero" said BARLEY
Bradstone, with as much of sneer as
he dared to display TO a viscount.
AS you say quite a hero" assent.
ed the Cherub, simply.
At that moment the squire appeared
at the door and came down the steps.
Sorry to keep you waiting, young
people," he said in a brighter tone
than usual; but his face fell as he
saw that Olivia was in her habit. Il
thought you were going to drive with
Mr It1.nH dot ltxyt. I5
said
and so | shall, IL you will wait ten
minutes" she said.
But BARLEY Bradst'one had got his
temper under mastery by this time,
and he said, quickly:
Indeed you shall not take the
trouble to change, Miss Olivia. Il
won't wait a minute"
And with nod and q smile he
sprang up to The box-seat and took
the reins.
Olivia watched them drive off in
her calm, reflective way, and then al
lowed BERTHE to lift her to her sad
die
He was In the seventh heaven Of de.
light which followed the dread of the
loss of her society, and the two rode
side by side, as they had ridden
scores of times when they were
school-boy and schoolgirl chatting
with frank freedom on Olivias part,
and with that half-shy timidity which
the timorous lover always feels
BY The time they had reached Glen
MARE the Cherub's light-heartedness
had awakened a responsive sentiment
In Ollyia's breast, and she was laugh
ing and forgetting the sudden and
mysterious repulse which Mr.. Fara-
deane had inflicted upon her on the
preceding day when Berthe pulled up,
and uttered an exclamation
Good heavens Just look at that!"
Before them, in a space which had
been cleared for the occasion by Mr..
BARLEY Bradstone's woodman-G
mare was n part of the property he
had purchased-were four huge foot
men In the Bradstone livery setting
out an elaborate COLLATION., adorned
by complete service of plate,
nanked by several magnums of Pom
merry.
A luggage foureigu, with pair of |
horses in silver-plated harness, which |
had conveyed the feast from The
Naples, stood at little distance and |
presiding over the whole of the prep |
arations was The Naples butler in
regulation white tie and suit of |
solemn black.
Good heavens!" exclaimed Berthe. |
fancy picnic with plate, four foot |
men, and a buterl" And he laugh.
ed; then, with his usual good,nature
he added, quickly, But 1t is awfully |
good of Mr.. Bradstone 10 have taken |
so much trouble"
Yes" said Olivia, dreamily But |
he might have had q brass band"
This so tickled the Cherub that |
he burst into loud laugh, which |