Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-01-17

IIeros Mortimer. very fetching with
her Ialanese-like eo,orias. black hair
and ewes thai slanieI Just enough:
Rrra Eannesslel. smooth. violet eyed.
blord aud rather stunning la n Pecul
iarly .nnoceni way: Miss CaithnTss
VERY paie and sl!miy attractive. ana
the ra-r boys. Willis aud Gordon, de
IsLifuliy shy and Interested and hav-
lng a splendid tlme with any WON u
WHO could afford the Intellectual lei
sur
sivard spoke pleasantly TO them all
Other people drlftel dOwn-Marion
Page who looked like a schoolmarm
ami o.le like demon: Eileen Shan
non. rink aud white as a thorn bios
som, with the deuce 20 pay lurking In
her gray eyes: Kathryn Tassel and
Mrs. Nendenning. whom he did not
know. and finally his hostess. Grace
FerIsll. with her plquant almost boy
ish. fveckled face and sweet. frank
eyes and the figure of an adolescent.
She gave Siward one pretty sun
Drowned hand and laid the other above
his. lolding 1t moment In her light
clasp.
STEPHEN. Stephen" she said under
her breath. Its because I've few
things To scold you about that I've
asked you To Shotover."
Il suppose know" he said.
Il should hope you do. I've letter
tonight from your mother"
From my mOthcry'
IL want you 10 go over it-with me
If We can find a minute after dinner"
She released his hand, turning partly
around. Kemp, dinners been an
nounced. so cut that dog story In two.
VIII you give me your arm, Major
Belwcther? Howard" to her cousin
Mr.. Quarter. who turned from Miss
Lands TO listen, will you please try
to recollect whom you are to take in
and do III" And AS she passed Siward
In low voice. mlschievous and slangy,
sylvia Lands for yours. us she says
she didn't have enough of you on the
cliffs"
The others appeared to know how to
pair according TO some previous no
tlce. Siward turned to Sylvia Lands
with he pleasure Of his good fortune
| so p.uinly visible in his face that her
own frightened in response.
"You see." she said gayly. won can
not escape me. There is no use in
| looking wildly at Agatha Caithness"
he wasn't-"or pretending you're pleas
ed" slipping her rounded bare arm
| through the arm he offered "iou
can't guess what I've done tonight
! Nobody can guess except Grace Fer
rail- and one other person. And If you
try to look happy beside me ! may tel
you -Dmewhere between sherry and
cognaa--oh. yes, I've done two things
| la your dog for YOU
"Nur Sacamore?" he said incredulous
~ as lie was seating her.
sc tainly Sycamore. said to Mr.
Quarter, i want Sycamore and wher
he tried to give him TO me | made him
take my check. Now YOU may draw
another for me at your leisure, Mr.
Slward. Tell me. are you pleasedT
for she was looking for the troubled
hesitation In his face, and she saw II
! dawning
"Mr. Quarter doesn't like me, you
know
"But do" she said coolly Il told
him how much pleasure II wond give
me. That is sufficient. is il not. fol
everybody concerned"
"IIc knew that you meant to-
mo; that concerns only you and me
4. u5Ing Ia spoil my pleasure II
Ia have dunet'
/ can't take the dog, Miss Lands
"Oi." she said. veXed. Il had no ide
sou were vindictive."
Yh,re was II silence. He bent for
ward trihe. gravely scrutiniZing
'hanI painted" name card, though
nigEt not have astOnished him t
Earn that somebody's foot had he'll
lnr brush. Somewhere in the vicinit
Grace Ferrall had discovered woma
who supported dozens of relatives b.
painting that sort of thing for tn
aumner residents at Vcrlnilion Point
down the coast. So, being chartabl,
she left an order and. being thrifty
insisted on using the cards spite q
her husbands gibes.
People We're now inspecting tier
with more or less curiosity. Slwar
found his hand painting" so una,
tractiye that he had just tipped It owe
+ to avoid seeing 1t, when burst Q
laughter from Lord Aderdene mad
Everybody turn. Mrs. Vendenning wa
laughing; so was Rena Bonnesdel, lool
Ing over Quarters shoulder at a car
he was holdins-not one of the hand
decorated. but sheet Of note pape
containing drawing Of n man rusl
ing after gun shy dog.
The extraordinary cackling laughte
Of his lordship obiterated other sound