Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03

ed on her relations with Jasper, and
produced restraint.
Mr.. Jordan knew that Jasper and
Eve had gone together for a long
journey, and that Barbara sat up
awaiting their return. He had been
left unconsulted, he was uniformed
by his daughters, and was very
angry. He waited all next day, ex-
pecting something to be said on the
subject to him, but not a word was
spoken.
The weather now changed. The
brilliant summer days had suffered
an eclipse. The sky was overcast with
grey clouds, and cold northwest winds
came from the Atlantic, and made
the leaves of beech and oak shiver
On the front of heaven, on the face of
earth, was written Ichabod-the glory
| is departed. What poetry is to the
mind, that the sun is to nature The
sun was withdrawn, and the hard
! light was colorless, prosaic. There
was nowhere beauty any more. Two
chilly, damp days had Transformed all
Mr.. Jordan shivered in his room.
The days seemed to have shortened
by leap.
Mr.. Jordan, out of perversity, be
cause Barbara had advised his re
manning in, had walked into the gar
den, and after shivering there few
minutes had returned to his room,
out of humor with his daughter be
cause he felt she was in the right in
the counsel she gave.
Then Jane came TO him, with mis-
chief in her eyes, breathless. Please
master she said in low tones, look
ing about her to make sure she was
not overheard. What do " think
now! Mr.. Jasper have agone to the
wood, carrying a blanket. What can
he want that for, I'd like to know
He's not been sleeping there
reckon.
Go after him, Jane said Mr.. Jor
dan. You are good girl, more faith
full than my own flesh and blood. Do
not allow him to see that he is fol
lowed
The girl nodded knowingly, and
went out
Now, said Mr.. Jordan to himself
I'll come to the bottom of this plot at
last. My own children have turned
against me- will let them see that
can counterpart. Though be sick and
feeble and old, will show that l am
master still in my own house. Who
is there?'
Mr.. Coyshe entered bland and
fresh, rubbing his hands. We'll, Mr.
Jordan said he-he had become ia
miliar in his address since his en-
gagement- how are you? And my
fairy Eve, how is she? None the
worse for her junket-'
'Junket!' repeated the old man
What junket?'
Bless your sou1!' said the surgeon
airily. of course you think only OF
curdled milk. I don't allude to that To-
cal dish-or rather BOWL mean
Ewes expedition to Plymouth t'othe1
night
'Eve-Plymouth!
of course. Did you not know
Have 1 betrayed secret? Lord bless
me, why should it be kept a secret
She enjoyed herself famously. knows
no better, and thought the perform
ance was perfection. I have seen
Kemble, and Kean and Vestris. But
for a provincial theater it was well
enough
You went with her to the theater?
/ Yes, 1 and Mr.. Jasper. But don't
fancy she went only out of love OF
amusement. She went to see the man
ager, Mr. Justice Thing-a-majig.'
Barrett?
That's the man, because he had
known her mother
Mr.. Jordan's face changed, and his
eyes stared. He put up his hands
as though waving away somethine
that hung before him.
And Jasper?
oh, Jasper was with her. They left
me to eat my supper in comfort.
can't afford to spoil my digestion, and
I'm particularly fond of crab. You
cannot eat crab in scramble and do
it Justice
Did Jasper see the manager Mr.
! Jordan's voice was hollow. His
hands, which he held deprecatingly
before him, quivered He had his
elbows On the arms of his chair.
/ Oh, yes, of course he did. Don't
you understand? He went with Eve
whilst l finished the crab. 1t was
really a shame; they neither of them
half cleaned out their claws, they
were in such hurry. "Preciosa" was
not amiss but preferred crab. One
can get plays better elsewhere, but
crab nowhere of superior quality
Mr.. Jordan began to pick at the
horse hair of his chair arm. There
was hole in the cover and his white