Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-11

after day echoing with the
 steady fusillade from marsh to
 \ covert. from valley to ridge. Lord Alderdene, good enough on snipe and cock, was driven almost fran tic by the ruffed grouse; Voucher did better for day or two and then lost the knack; Marion Page attended to business in her cool and thorough style. and her average on the gun room books was excellent and was also adorned with clever pen and ink sketches by Siward.
 Leroy Mortimer had given up shoot ing and established himself as haunt CT of cushions in sunny corners. Tom O'Hara had gone back to Lenox: Mrs. Vendenning. to Hot Springs. Beverly Plank. master of Black Tells, began to pervade the house after tentative ap- pearance and he and Major Belwether pottered about the coverts. usually aft CT luncheon. the latter doing little dam- age with his fowling piece and nobody knew how much with his gossiping tongue. Quarter appeared in the field nIethodically, shot with judgment. talk ing no chances for a brilliant perform ance which might endanger his re- spectacle average. As for the Page boys, they kept the river ducks stir ring whenever Eileen Shannon and Rena Bonnesdel could be persuaded .t, [. xx~tt wise they haunted the vicinity of those bored maidens. suffering Slubs sor rOwfully. but consistently faithful. They were a great nuisance in the evening. especially as their sister did not permit them to lose more than S10 a day at cards.
 Cards-that Is. bridge and preference ruled. as usual. and the latter game, being faster. suited Mortimer and Fer rall. but did not aid Siward toward re- couping his bridge losses.
 Two matters occupied him. Since cup day hb had never had another Op- portunity C. see Sylvia Landis alone; that was the first matter. He had touched neither wine nor spirits nor malt since the night Ferrall had found hin prone. spra wiling in a srGpor on his d!sordered bed.-that was the second matter. and lt occupied him. at times required all his attention. particularly when the physical desire for 1t set in steadily. mercilessly. mounting inex- oraidy Ike tide. But Ike the tide. f ebbed at last. particularly when a sleepless night had exhausted him.
 He had gone back 10 his shooting again after a cool review of the ethics involved IL even amused him to think that a girl who had cleverness enorgh to marry many millions. with Qul-rier thrown in. could save so moved him to sentimentallty. He had oetet The biz cup Of antique silver tO Quarriar. roo. < matter which troubled him little however. as in tIe iTriia- tion of ths reaction Ile had been shoot ing with the briIIlanry Of a demon. sHd the gunrUgm l0Jks were open 'o any d9ubtiHg guests inspection
 Time. therefore. was never heavy Oa his hands save when the tide threat ened-Whrn st night bs stirred anj zwOke. conscious of It's crawling al vasce. aware of its steady mounting menace: moments st tab5e wbeR J.sF aroma of wine made him catch his breath: moments In the gsnroom resio lent of spIcy spirits. a HaddeBinz vOia tie fragrance rsinging to the card room too Yes. the IgaS days WeTe filed with such moments for him
 But afsId the desire faded and even during the dsy inIosrs be saraZsed sis- sire zsbls It was Eizht that hs dread e1-tbe long hog-s- lying there tense stark cred ssckened uith desire
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