Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-05

her with wild, staring eyes, like some
animal driven to bay.
What shall I do? How can I get
rid of him? No, I can't But l must,
| must! All my dreams to come to
thisl |, Marie Werner, who might be
something in the world a singer at
a music hall and his wife,
AS if the thought made her des-
| perate, she threw herself among the
| ferns, and lay there, catching at the
long grass with her white hands,
| writhing and gnashing her teeth
She was so lost in her paroxysm
of impotent rage and. remorse that
she did not hear step beside her,
aend it was only when the fit had run
itself out, and she raised her head,
that she saw the Marquis of Merle
standing looking down at her with
| his cold, steely eyes.
/ CHAPTER VI.
Marie Werner raised herself upon
| her elbow, and looked at him con-
| fused and bewildered for the mo-
ment, under the steady regard OF the
cold eyes; then a flush died away
from her face, and she smiled a
plaintive little smile, and put her
| handkerchief to her temple.
Il hope l didn't startle you, Miss
Verner!" he said, in his slow, soft
voice. Il was passing down the
walk, and, hearing a cry of pain, as
it seemed, l came to see what it
was. | fear it came from you!"
YES" she said, ''Im so ashamed;
but l have got an awfully bad at
tack of neuralgia
Dear, dear met" he said, SYM
pathetically. 81 am exceedingly sorry.
1t is an extremely painful malady
Are you subject to it?"
mot very greatly" she replied;
''but when l do get it I have it very
badly. This is one of my worst at
tacks. It is very silly of me to have
come out; but l was tired of nv own
room, and thought that the air
might do me good. | will go home
now and lie down."
pray stay and rest a little while
longer he said, persuasively. a
think, with you, that you will be bet
ter in the park air Permit me to
keep you company for a few min
utes,' and he sat en- a mound little
way from her.
Miss Darracourt is somewhere
in the park" she said. "She is out
driving a pair of ponies Did you
meet her?"
Il know he said. 81 have just left
her. We had, | am sorry to say,
slight accident. The ponies, badly
broken-in little animals, ran away!"
Oh dear! Miss Darracourt hurt?"
Not in the slightest" he said.
But she was much alarmed, am
afraid"
Il must go to her, she said. Ran
away, did they? Let me see, young
man was driving them-a Harry
| Herne, was he not?"
He was not with her." he said; Il
was driving
Oh. dear!" with little air of re-
greet. and Miss Darracourt was
| frightened! l am so afraid she will
never forgive you.'
He was silent for a moment. then
| ne let his eyes rest on hers and re-
main there while one could could
count twenty.
Il trust she will. l think must
ask you to persuade her to do so
Miss Verner.''
81" she exclaimed, with little
laugh. How can | persuade her,
and-why should I?'' shooting
glance at him from under her lids.
He was silent for second or two:
then, with faint smile that was al
most sheer curving his lips, he
said:
And you very often suffer from
neuralgia, Miss Verner?"
Yes she replied opening her
eyes innocently. Il said so lust now.
my lord
"Oh! dear me, very sad! And-was
-that-your regular medical attend
ant whom | saw with you just now?"
On, he! He was photographer.
who was anxious that l should per-
suade Miss Darracourt to permit him
to take the house."
"Ah,' he said. For photographer
his manners were familiar. not to
say friendly"
Are all marr1ises spies and
eavesdroppers, or are you an excep-
ton to the genera, rule, Lord Merle?'
You have happy gift of repartee
Miss Werner. The first moment I
saw you, | knew that Darracourt was
to be honored by the presence of a
young lady as clever as she was
beautiful. And now / come to the
point, without further circumlocu-
ton. Miss Werner, | have an object
to attain, and l need your assistance.
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