Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-11-10

In her energy she raised her long,
slender hand, and to emphasize her
declaration, pointed to an individual
who was passing at that moment, as
she said, On the other side OF the way.
AS it was no doubt decreed. the in
dividual so plainly indicated happene
to raise his eyes, and in doing so
caught the sense of the outstretched
finger, pulled up In his iOng-striding
walk and stared at the exquisite pic
ture, which the girl made. painted, as
it were, on the authenticated win
dow.
She saw him stop, and she looked
more intently. Their eyes met, and
On the heart of each was impressed
the memory of face which death
alone could efface.
What the man saw was girl in the
exquisite freshness of her wondrous
beauty, standing in the attitude which
the righteous Indignation had in
spired, and which a painter might
have gloried in. What she saw was
the stalwart figure of man also in
the bloom of youth, but with some
thing of it's freshness gone. She
saw a face satiric yet delicate, two
soft, dark, yet searching eyes, a brow
chiseled family with the lines OF
thought or intellect, and mouth as
delicately and softly nodded as an
Italians.
She took all this in at a glance
even more, noticed that the figure
was carelessly dressed in loose,
well-worn black velvet jacket, and
that it was crowned by a soft, foreign
looking hat.
There was no time for more; the
minute had passed, the stranger had
discovered that the pointed forefinger
was not intended as signal for him
and, with a droop of the handsome
head, had gone on his way.
Infinitely wonderful is the human
heart. At that moment flashed
through the soul of the beautiful girl
one distinctly, softly fleeting regret;
she might never see that face again!
| She knew the fire had died out of
her eyes, her body was 1.-the, and
languid, and she listened to a wordy
remonstrance of her mothers in al
most silence. At last Mrs. Newton con-
Guided:
"Tell me, Stella, how many offers
of marriage have you had?"
81 do not know" replied the girl,
YEARLY. 1.-TWO, three, five, ski do
not remember. Does it matter? | had
your commands to refuse all of them.
Exactly" said the astute mamma.
"And like an obedient girl you fol-
! lowed your mothers advice. Wait pa
tientiy, my dear Stella; the hour OF
triumph will come. l know Lord Mar
mion has paid you some extraordln-
arv attentions and that he is serious
i'm them. The time will come, and
shall see you Countess of Doyewell!"
stella arose, wearied, disguised
with the subject.
s'Must | not dress now?" she asked.
Have we not dinner party tonight?'
"Of course. Have you forgotten III,
said Mrs. Newton. How forgetful
you are, my dear Stella. Lord Mar
mion dimes with us tonight, and brings
that clever Sir Richard Wildfang with
him.
Does hep SAID the girl, indiffer
emily, as, with slow, graceful step, she
left the room. "And who may Sll
Richard Wildfang be?"
+hD ,inh
entail men in London. l am surprised
nv dear, that you have never heare
of him. He is a most particular FRIEND
of his lordship, and hope, my deares
Stella, you will not be so absent
minded as you sometimes are, blu
will endeavor to amuse him"
The proud girl smiled, alas, almos
bitterly.
"Atnuse him." she repeated to he
rebellious heart, "amuse him! AS II
!, were an actor paid to kill time an
raise a laugh upon their cynical faces
Oh, my mother, my mother! II yo
, were but a little less worldly and
, little more proud!''
1t was evening. The 1amplighter
were running from lamp to lamp
knocking from their feet the sno'
, that lay like a white cloth in the roa
/ and footway.
; The dining room of Mrs. Newton
house in Hyde Park Corner was lille
, with the soft light of hundred wa
/ candles; the fire streamed a rosy tlr
t upon the glittering mirrors, the tape
! tried walls, the varied ornaments
I bronze, marble and gold. All was lu'
ury. wealth and splendor.
The butler, ecclesiastical in appea
: ance and magisterial in dignity, stoo
! looking at the artistically laid tab
y with feelings of supreme self-satisfa
0 ton.
!. Scintillating glass, bright, shinin
9 plate, snowy linen. 1t was all perfec
delightful to the eye, anticipatory
d the palate.
+ 1t was a quarter to eight. II
guests were due.
= In the drawing-room, as magn1
n cent an apartment as the dining-roo1
e was seated the mistress.