Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-16

wouldn't mind so much; but it's just
because his fathers an earl
ITS a wicked story!' she retorts.
.'And it has nothing to do with it,"
You're a republican, if you only
knew it,
Am /? l don't know what it is.
AS to your friend being a viscount,
that's got nothing to do with the ar
aument, which is that he is rapidly
leading you, my dear Jack to the
Old Harry"
"Nonsense!"
"Oh. nonsense is it? All right. But
what's going to be the end OF 1t,
Jack? You know how fearfully hard
up we are If you'd seen Gretas face
when the butchers bill came in yes
terday!-it was enough to turn one
into vegetarian. How we manage
to exist and clothe ourselves is a
Sroblem and mystery! We shall be
reduced to abernethy biscuits and
empty -four sacks directly and she
laughs
Very WELL" says Jack. Il suppose
if | can't have any money ] cant.
It's O beastly nuisance. I don't know
where the money goes. AS soon as |
change q sovereign it's gone, melted'
aoWAl What's the use being porn
if one hasn't any coin?
GIVE it up; ask me another. why
don't YOU ask what's the use Oh De
ing born at all"
There is silence for moment
during which. after stealing a glance
at his downcast, boyish tace' she
sims her little hand into her pocket
you want this money very pao'
Jack?"
plies
..Weu. then, look here, I'll give you
this" and she holds out crumpieu
fve-pound note "Pupsie gave II 10
me Yesterday to buy dress ana
some things with, but l can wait TIL
next quarter
mo no! | won't take your money
Lorrie: you" glancing at her shaopy
heightened frock and battered nat
won want it bad enough yourself.
shan't take it
.Oh, yes, you WILL she asserts con-
fdently. Don't be an idiot, JACK.
tell YOU can do very we'll without II.
If won't matter if l am little seedy.
I'm not going into the army, you
know. and | haven't got a yiscount
for a chum. If / had-which Heaven
forfend.-I dare say | should want d
fve-pound note from you! Take IT,
dear boy. it's a good one, unless pup
sic has taken to forgery!
mo. But you are a good SIS, ana l
shan't forget it; you are a brick Ior-
rie that is what you are
Thanks. 1t is great, noble, an
overwhelming compliment, and IS
worth five pounds by itself. There,
don't be stupid and she thrusts the
note into his hand.
/ NIO anu pay yOuA btAiS VI SOA
of them, Jack-and don't look any
longer as if we were going to be
| hanged and didn't like it.
/ He takes the note, of course, and
| his face Pushes. The Latimers are
not a demonstrative family, and Jack
and Lorrie are not given to embrac-
! ing. but as he stands beside her the
boy. smitten with gratitude and ad.
miration, stoops and touches her
smooth cheek with his lips. Lorrle
makes a little grjmace and wipes
the assaulted spot.
Jack, you'll have mustache-
when it comes-like a scrubbing
brush. I can feel the incipient
bristles already. say, it isn't often
| sermon is accompanied by five
pound note. is it? I wonder which
will last longest, It all depends, /
I suppose, how soon YOU play cards with
Lord Guy
won't play again, promise
/ sOh don't! l don't want YOU 70
+ have to 90 into Carshal barracks and
say, / mustn't play any more. pc
cause l promised my little sister.