Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-04-19

around it; I am afraid I have been
trespassing."
He waited moment, but Leola did
not answer.
But / imagine" he went on,
that the owner would forgive me, If
he knew it. Is Sir Godfrey there
now?' he asked.
Leola looked up.
Sir Godfrey Lorme is dead" she
replied.
He was looking at the house. ami
turned almost sharply as she said this.
1t was a moment before he sppke
again, then he said, gravely, and look
ing On the ground:
Sir Godfrey Lorme-he is dead?"
Leola inclined her head.
Il did not know" he said, taking off
his hat mechanically, and passing his
brown hand across his forehead.
Dead, is he? | am a stranger here"
he repeated, with slight emphasis,
"and only reached the village last
night. 1t never occurred to me to
ask the question at the inn," he went
on, as if communing with himself.
Strange that no one volunteered the
information"
Perhaps" said Leola, "they thought
that you already knew it."
Perhaps so,' he said.
There was a moments silence.
And you think" he said, raising
his head, ''that might get permits
sion to go over ft?"
Il think So" said Leola.
Perhaps its q great thing to ask;
| ought not to put such a question. you
Think"
He smiled, but very wistfully, and
Leola blushed family, as she wonder
ed whether it would be considered
improper if she frankly asked him to
accompany her back to the house, and
herself show him the Abbey-her
Abbey she had an indefinite feeling
that she would like to do so.
Misinterpreting her silence as sus-
picion, he said, with a smile that lent
a pleasant vivacity to his face:
Although / am a stranger 1 am,
hope, quite respectable. My name"
he paused a moment, is Cyril Kings
ley. | only arrived from Australia
the day before yesterday; was never
in England before, though l hope
may consider myself English. l must
therefore, beg you to pardon me if
am shining against the conventional.
ties in addressing YOU"
This apology was put forward with
so much manly honesty that Leola felt
ashamed of her hesitation
only two days ago." she said, with
interest, and with a frankness which
matched his own, and was born of
the same cause-utter ignorance of
1t never occurred to Leola that it
conventionality.
was indiscreet for a young LADY to
stand talking to a young man. a per-
feet stranger with whom the extent of
her acquaintance consisted of a kilowr
edge of his name and the date of his
arrival in England. Size wss perfect
ly self-possessed and at her ease, and
so was he
"Only two days ago." he assented,
with a smile.
Leola smiled in return.
How much you have to see," she
said. London you thought a wonder
full place."
YES" he said, nodding; but I did
not stay long"
mo-" she said, inusing, and showing
her interest in his movements in the
most charming-innocent way; mo,
you did not stay there long, for you
were here last night.
He Looked at her with a sudden
color.
Eyes, l was here on the lawn last
night. You saw me?"'
Leola nodded.
1T was very wrong,-I was tres
passing" he said. Il did not think of
that at the time; anyone is free to
walk about a place in Australia-that
is, out in the wilds where have been;
and jumped over the rail and walked
about without thinking"
You say you are so lonely. Have
you no friends here in this placer"
NO" he replied, fitting his hat
back, mot one, neither here nor any
where else in England"
THAT is very sad" said Leola, in
tensely interested. and quite forgetful
of the proprieties. "Why did you
come so many miles, them"