Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-09

mans kiss.
A sweet, delicious shame took hold
of her as she recalled that embrace
she could feel his lips still clinging tC
hers; and, blushing and trembling she
hid her face on the bed and whis
pered:
"Oh, Harry Harry!-I love you.
Then, and not till then, came the re
membrance of the words he had ut
tered, the awful assertion that be
tween them reared a barrier which
no time or endeavor On his part could
overthrow. A gulf, he had said
What had he meant? Could it be
that he was thinking of their differ
ent positions-she the Lady of Oar
racourt, mistress of the Court, and al
most unlimited wealth-and he a son
of the soil? No! He would not have
let that alone separate them. He was
too full of spirit to permit that to
come between them. He had spoken
Of shadow, stain on his life What
had he meant her to understand? Had
he committed some crime? She i'm
mediately laughed the sugges ion
to scorn. Harry-the man she loved,
the man whose innate nobility was
patent to all-commit mean, vulgar
crimei That was more than imposs-
ible-it was ridiculous! Perhaps his
parents-his father, his mother-had
sinned against the laws of the land.
Well, it might be so; but should that
separate them?'
Her heart cried, mo. NOT a hun
dred times. It was like him to think
that he was unworthy, to talk of a
shadow and stain, but it should not
be considered so by her.
MOI she murmured, as-atl slow
ly and with an exaltation, which
sprang from the storm which had as
sailed her-she changed her habit
for her dinner dress. mo! Nothing
that anyone else has done shall sep
arate US! 1t is for me to decide, not
you, dearest! You not worthy of me.
Not worthy because l chance-and by
what mere chancei-to have the poor
miserable dross, and you have none!
1t is l who am unworthy of you" she
murmured to the glass as if she were
addressing him. What am l but a
mere senseless, ignorant schoolgirl,
pitchforked into position above my
real one; while you are strong
noble-hearted, educated man! Oh,
cid not know what a natures noble
man might be, but know now, Harry
dear No, nothing shall separate us,
nothing shall come between usi / love
you, love you, my husband" and
she stopped forward and kissed the
glass. It was not, in her eyes, the re-
Election of her own face that she
touched, but his, with its bright, fash
ing eyes and clear, sun-kissed brow.
Oh, there is no woman more cap
able of a full, absorbing passion than
your seemingly cold one, who hides
beneath her repelling SHOWS the
smouldering fires of a volcano!
She had sent Susie away on some
excuse, and the dinner bell had rung
some time before; having gained
something like composure, she went
down. For a reason which to men is
inexplicable, but which women will
understand at once, she had put on
one OF her best dresses and the Oar
racourt diamonds. And this though
Harry Herne could not see her. For
the first time she felt proud of her
beauty which she knew now she DOS
sessed, for was it not her beauty that
he'ped her to win his lovei And now,
therefore. it had become precious to
her
All through the dinner LucilIe's
happiness seemed to radiate her. A
light shone in her eyes that had
never rested there before. At times
she would seem to lose herself as if
in some delicious dream, and would
awake from it with little start and
flush. Harry Herne's voice rang
sweet music to her heart. that throb-
bed in unison
And all the time, while she laughed
and chatted as usual, Marie verners
keen eyes watched her with scornfuI
malice that concealed itself behind
glances of sisterly affection
When they went into the drawing
room, Lucille gently drew her to the
piano.
Sing for me, deer, she said. and
the love that thrilled her whole be-
ing seemed to ring and thrill in her
voice.
Marie smiled at the keys a cold.
exulting smile
Il can sing until. say two O'Clock. /"
she replied. brightly aud h Saa In
stantiy. She sang song after song.
and all of them of love; and Lu-
ellie stayed by the window, looking
out at the night in a dreamIand of
her own-and Harry Herne'si Then
she heard the stable clock strike ten,
and. going to the piano, bent over the
singer and kissed her and without q
word went upstairs.
Marie Werner looked after her,
then brought her hands down on the