Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

arrival at the Court, in trying to find
some means of securing her; but to-
day there had actually been no need
fer schelning. Everything had played
into his hanc5; even Cyril himself, "a
though unconsciously.
He had feared that when Cyril ar
rived he would seek out Norah an
monoDolize her; but events had oc-
CURED which, trivial in themselves,
had kept them apart, and then had
come the scene between Cyril and
Becca.
If Guilford Berton could have
staged it personally he could not
have done so to greater advantage to
himself. Not only to Norah but to
any one, re placing of the ring on
Becca's finger by Cyril would have
licked like iove-making, and Guilford
Berton looked up at the stars with az
almost deyout thankfulness that mis-
luck had prompted him at that mo-
ment TO ask Norah to come into the
air. To her it must have seemed as If
Cyril were carrying ON at least fir
taticn with Becca, and Guilford Berton
knew how Norah would regard such
a proceeding.
4 fancy that you have put SPOIL,
in your own wheel, Mr.. Burne,' he
muttered, with sinister smile. That
little scene with Becca will require a
great deal of explanation"
But still an explanation might be
offered and accepted and he knit his
brows trying to scheme some way Of
preventing it, He did not know as
yet, that Cyril was leaving Santleigh
by the early train, and might be ;,b-
sent for months, or Guilford Berton's
spirits would have risen still higher.
He was little uneasy, too, about
his position with Becca.
Even clever men have their weak
moments, and in one of these weak
moments Guilford Berton had allowed
himself to be smitten by Becca South's
black eyes. He had begun by meet
ing her secretly and flirting with her
and almost insensibly he had drifteG
into promising 10 marry her.
She was pretty and fresh; her hall
wild, defiant manner had taken his
fancy; but some time before Norah
had appeared on the scene he had
grown tired OF Becca, and now she
threatened to be very much in his
way, Notwithstanding that she had
been unintentionally of such use to
him tonight.
AS he walked along he tried g
think what he should do with ker.
Becca was not easy to get rid OF. He
might. if he had set about it earlier,
have procured her coed situation in
London, but Norah had by taking
Becca into her service. all uncon-
scsously destroyed his chance of get
ting rid Of her n that way
As to marrying her! He smiled
serdonically at the thought
The person he meant to marry wa
Lady Ncrah, not Becca South. TIE
village girl who had served to amusa
him and while away dull hour Or
twr.
Perhaps, he thought, he might offer
her money but there was not much
encouragement in the idea. Beech
was not the kind of girl to be Dough;
off; but still he might try L.
He put her out of his mind after a.
few minutes and walked on slowly,
smoking his cigar--a very good one
ana building castles in the air.
What fortune and a career lay be.
fore him. As the husband of LADY,
Norah and the owrer of the Arrow
dale wealth he would be almost the
most important person in the county
he, who had been looked down unon
by the swels. He would pay rLe1.
back in some way when his day carer
He would show them that the stew
ards son could be as coed and rs
grand gentleman as any of them.
He was ENJOYING himself in this 4
fashion when he reached the small
door in the high wall of his cherries
ccttage, and had inserted the key n
the lock, when he felt a touch up,a
his arm, and voice sad.
'uuilford."
He turned, and saw Becca standing
in the shadow beside him, and with
difficulty depressed the oath OF impa-
tience and annoyance which rose -
his lips.
The touch and voice OF the girl 9
had deceived knocked down his cas-.
ties m the air like house of card
but his voice was as composed ana
suaye as usual as he said in a tone OF
pleasant surprise:
"Ah, is that you. Becca?"
Yes, it's me. II want to speak
to you, Mr.. Berton.''
IAN right, Miss South. Why Becca.
why am If'Mister 6erton, instead o.
'Guilford. eh?" and he tried to take
her hand and draw her to him. bur
BecCa nut her hand behind bar md