Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-06


you can make. Be-be good to her.
poor girl Tell her
she paused and drew long breath
that / forgive her-that. for the
sake of old times, try and think
kindly of her."
rising like hot flame in his throat.
She cast a divine look of forgive
mess upon him
"And of you? Yes
1t was more than he could bear.
Great Heaven!' he cried; Il can
endure it no longer Lucille-why
do you treat me like this? What
have l done-whom have | tempted
and ruined speak! l can bear it
no longer-no longerr'
She shrank from him, putting up
her hands, white and trembling.
4. -"Don't-don't speak to me! IL
/. will not hear you! Go!-go at once.
There is danger, terrible danger to
you every moment you stay here!
{ Go!-oh, Heavenly, Harry, fly"
and she looked round wildly.
| He seized her hands and held them
tightly, painfully.
"Why should 1 fy?" he said,
|hoarsely, passionately. Danger!
What danger can there be to me?
Lucille-look at me, What is it that
you think / have done? No! I viii
not let you go!" he said, as she
tried to tear her hands from his
grasp. 81 meant to go without a
word, leaving you to think what you
liked; but it's too late. have seen
you-and the sight of you has rob-
bed me of all strength. This mys-
terry shall be cleared up; yes, though
lit should break both our hearts.
Now, tell me-tell me all! Why do
you shrink from me as if l were a
criminal? Ah!"-for she covered
and leaned against the tree-"you
think I am one! You think! Lu-
cille-Heaven forgive you'll know
what is passing in your mind! And
you could think me guilty.
! His eyes seemed to pierce her
very soul; his words rang in her
heart, and filled her with a wild,
sudden hope.
Harry" she cried. "oh. no! MOI
you were not innocent?''
1t almost seemed as if she dread
ed-now that it was too late-to
hear that he was not guilty.
RI innocent!-of what?' he de.
manded, fiercely.
From your own lips I will hear
lit! What is it that l am charged
|with?"
! Unheard by either of them, man
had come down the path, and now
stood beside them.
1t was the marquis. White to the
lips, he stood leaning upon his stick,
his hands clinched tightly. his eyes
Iglancing from one to the other with
fiendish hate.
Sob, my LADY," he said at last.
Lucille shrieked and staggered,
and Harry, dropping her hands, turn
ed and confronted him, speeches.,
choking.
"Soh." said the marquis, between
his set teeth, and thousand words
could not have conveyed an insult
more emphatic, more brutal than
was compressed in this one. "This
is the object of your solitary walks.
May I ask how often you have met
this scoundrel?''
Lucille stood speeches., over
whelmed, and Harry could find no
words, he could only stare at the
white, mocking face.
ssYou leave me to find out, my
lady! Good It shall be my BUSH
ness to do so. Permit me, mean
while, to compliment you upon your
choice of a lover"
Lucille uttered a low cry.
''It is not every one who is for
tunate enough to cherish pencil
ant for a common thief, an uncon-
victed felon!'
/ Harry swayed forward, but held
back almost as his hands were at
the mans throat
"At last!" he painted. Face to
face. at last! You called me. mar
quis, a thief'-the words left his
lips one by one like icicles-"and
you'-turning swift, reproachful
burning glance upon Lucille-"you
think me one! What you refused
to tell me the marquis will, and
shalt"
| The words rang out low and clear
and his heart burned with an indig
nant fire.
| The marquis lips curled with
Isneer.
Remarkably well done." he said
"You think it will impose upon hel
ladyship, no doubt, but it does moi
impose upon me, and / doubt whe
Their it will succeed with the jury
that tries you!"
II Lucille wrung her hands.