Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-07


Cyril occupied her whole mind to the
exclusion of anything else, and the
lnext day fresh people called-peorle
who had heard her praises chanted BY
Lady Ferndale, and who, coming pr =
pared to be charmed, were harmed
up to the hilt.
She had as many invitations to
luncheons and tennis parties as size
could well accept, and for the next two
or three days she went to one place
and another, and found herself the
queen and heroine
AS Lady Ferndale had said, she was
"a success"
| and a success means so much.
For a girl it means being surrounded
by all the admiring men and being
made much of by, all the envious
women. The former declared her to
be perfect and altogether lovely; the
latter found fault with her nose. and
her manner of speaking, and her
style generally.
Norah ought TO have been happy,
for there is nothing more delightful
| to the female breast, as we know,
than to be admired by men and en-
wed by women; but somehow she
was not.
She missed Cyril, with his hand
some face and his frank, honest eyes.
Where had he gone? Why had he not
sent one word to her?
All the country was running over in
rhapsody about Lord Arlpwda.e's
daughter, lady Norah, declaring her
to be the most beautiful and most
charming woman this season or any
season had produced, and Norah her
self was thinking only. of the poor art
list who had won her heart and stolen
her troth, and then disappeared.
Lady Ferndale was delighted with
Norahs popularity.
Il told you she would be a success,
she remarked. triumphantly to the
earl You men don't know wnai
that means, but we women do She
may. and probably will, marry duke
and whoever he is, Norah win be toe
good for him"
And Lord Arrowda.e had bowed ant
smiled. and waved his white, scented
handkerchief camplacently. 1t seem
ed to --..i only right and natural thai
daughter Of his should bear ava,
the palm from the daughters of Al
other men. He was pleased but no
surprised.
The day of the festivities at Fern
dale Park drew near. and still Moral
| had heard nothing from Cyrl.
All day she thought of linn, and a
, night she looked from her window a
. the stars and seemed to ask then
what had become of him.
For many a night she lay sleepless
trying to account for his absence
his silence, but she could not solve tn,
problem. He had left her with hi
love VOWS ringing in her ears, left ne
without word about his ensuing all
sence. and her heart ached Ache,
daily and. nightly, so that the younl
men who played tennis with her won
dered why she looked so distraughi
and why she answered 50 absently
All her Thoughts. sleeping or wax
ing. were Of .yril, of her lover VIII
had poured out his heart TO her, AM
won her heart in return, and then
just left her
If he had only written one nne
had sent her one word by way of mes
sage, she would have been content
but no word came from him.
She grew pale, so pale that Lad
Ferndale noticed 1t. and sugseste'
change of air to the earl
Change of airg" he said, ralsin
his eyebrows. "Santleigh is the pta
est air In England my dear Lad
Ferndale. why should she wan
change of air?"
At last came the fourteenth tie da
of the Ferndale fete Hartman a.
Beeca South had been engaged -
days past upon dress for Norah, an
though II was only of plain nuns vel
ing with violet smoking" as III
latest feminine fad is called, they ma
put their hearts into it.
! And on the morning OF the foui
tesnth Norah was, If Hartman IN
Beoca were to be believed, irresistible
: The dress suited her TO perfection.
"You look lovely, my lady"
But Norah only sighed as sd
: thanked them. What was the use {
looking lovely II Cyril would not b
there 10 see ners
Even the earl nodded his approve
as he surveyed her through his sol
eyeglasses. II battered his vanity tina
his daughter should be the admired !
all Observers
When Lord Ferndale undertook an,
thing, he carried IL through con spirltS
and this much talked Of fete was Jus
the kind of thing he and Lady Fen
dale excelled in.
AS the Santleigh carriage drove int
! the avenue. Ncrah saw a throng c
} people. gentle and simple. peer an
: peasant. strolling about the lawns
! which were dotted with tents and RAJ
duees all bright with flowers A mil