Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
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Of, high rank in New York society, and Ste
phen Siward, who is under a cloud OF disap-
prevail by society. Sylvia is almost engaged
% Howard Quarter. Mrs. Ferralrs cousin
Who is expected at Shotover. n-Silvla be-
comes interested in Siward and neglectS
meeting Quarter at the station. AS govern
or of the PATRONS. one of New York's ex-
elusive clubs, Quarter has been instrument
tai in SiwardS expulsion on a charge OF
bringing into the club rooms disguised
girl, and relations between the two men are
strained. Quarter is immensely wealthy.
III-Siward, who is the victim of a heredi-
bary tendency toward STRONG drink, IL
snubbed By Major Belwether. Sylvia's uncle
and guardian. The women OF Sylvfa's FAM
ilv have had for several generations repu-
tation for indiscretioR. Sylvia and Siward
become very friendly. Fcrrall finds Stephen
dazed with drink in his room. IV-STlvfa
and Stephen are paired in the hunt. He
makes love to her despite her engagement
to Quarter. V-Among the guests at Shot
over is Leroy Mortimer. who remains in
doors while the others shoot
rs 1t headache or are you, too, in
quest of cigarettes?' he asked as he
stopped in passing her where she
stood, one slender hand on the knob
of her door.
81 don't smoke, you know" she said,
looking up at him, with a cold little
laugh. cit isn't headache either.
was-boring myself, Mr.. Siward."
'Is there any virtue in me as a rem
edy?"
''Oh, l have no doubt you have lots
of virtues. Perhaps you might do as u
temporary remedy-frst aid to the in
jured." She laughed again uncertainty.
''But you are on a quest for ciga-
rettes."
"And your
"a rendezvous-witht the sand man.
Eood night"
GOOD night, If you must say it."
Its polite to say something, isn't
itY'
cit would be polite to say, with
pleasure. Mr.. SiwardF"
but you haven't invited me to do
anything even to accept a ciga-
zrette. Besides, you didn't expect to
meet me up hereT"
The trailing accent made it near
enough a question for him to say, ''Yes,
1 did"
How could your
''I saw you leave the room"
'You were sketching for Marion
Page. Do you wish me to believe that
you noticed me and
'And followed you? Yes, did fol-
low you"
She looked at him, then past him to-
ward a corner of the wide hall where
ing to be sewing. Careful" she mo-
toned with smiling lips. Servants
gossip Good night again."
Couldn't we have a moment
''No."
zone minute
Flush! l must open my door"-lin-
gering. 81 might come out again if
you have anything particularly i'm
portant to communicate to me-"
81 have. There's q big bay window
at the end Of the other corridor. Will
you Gomez"
But she opened the door, with light
laugh. saying "Good nighty' again.
and closed it noiselessly behind her.
He walked on, turning into his cor
ridor, but kept straight ahead, passing
his own door, on to the window at the
end Of the hall, then north along a
wide passageway which terminated in
a bay window overlooking the roof of
the indoor swimming tank.
It appeared that he had cigarettes
enough. for he lighted one presently
and, leaving his chair. curled up in the
cushioned and pillowed window seat.
gathering his knees together under his
arm.
The cigarette he had lighted went
out. He had bitten into it and twisted
it SO roughly that 1t presently crum-
bled, and he threw the rags of it into
q metal bowl, locking his jaws in ST
lence, for the night threatened to be a
bad one for him. A heavy fragrance
from his neighbors wineglass at din
ner had stirred up what had for time
lain dormant and by accident some
thing-some sweetmeat he had tasted
was saturated in brandy.
Now his restlessness at the pros
pect of a blank night had quickened to
uneasiness, with hint of fever tinting
his skin, but as yet the dull ache in his
body was scarcely more than pre-
monitiOn.
He had his own devices for tiding
him over such periods-reading, tobac-
co and the long, blind, logged tramps
he took in town, but here tonight in
the rain one stood every chance of
walking off the cliffs, and he was sick
OF reading himself sightless over the
sort Of books sent wholesale to Shot
over, and he was already too i'll at
ease physically to make smoking en-
durable.
After awhile he began to walk mo-
notonously to and fro the length Of the
corridor, like a man timing his steps
to the heavy ache Of body or mind.
Once he went as far as his own door,
entered and, stepping to the wash basin,
let the icy water run over hands and
wrists. This sometimes helped to
stimulate and soothe him. 1t did now
For ovubiIa Iopor ououoyb 70 abanOo tho