Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-13
BY Charles Garvice

The rector smiles politely and muir
murs that Yes, good beer is no doubt
an excellent beverage!" but doesn't
ask for any, and contents himself with
the Chateau la Rose
Mr. Melford losses on TWO or three
glasses of port, and grows little red
der and a great deal more laxative,
and Lord Guy sits and sips his claret
and listens with a grave face, and
presently Seymour, seeing the impress
sion his father is making, says
smoothly:
shall we join the ladies, father?''
.Eh? Oh, no Jury for a minute or
two. Mr.. Latimer and me 'aven't fin
ished our wine yet. Like to smoke, my
lord? Well go into the smoking-room
and blow cloud
"And I will join the ladies" says
the rector.
MIR. Melford drains another bdlnre",
then leads the way TO the smoh Z
room.
What are you thinking about, oll
MANI" says Jack, which is about hi
first remark by the way.
Want to know, really? l was won
dering what they'd think if l walked
out here and cut it?'
! "Oh, they wouldn't say anything
Old Melford would think it must be
the proper thing to do. You're lord
you know Sorry you're bored, old
fellow"
"Oh, it's my fau't," rejoins Guy
rather remorsefully. 1T was a rattl
ing good dinner, and they are very
nice people, if the father would only
keep his mouth shut and the young
man wouldn't smile quite so much
And what about Mis- Diana?" says
Jackk.
I'm surprised" said Guy. "She 5
the best of the bundle; far and away
the best. How on earth does she man.
age to belong to them?'
Thought you'd admire her. 1t is
rather strange she should be old Mel
fords daughter, isn't it? l suppose
she'd rattle it among the best of 'em
wouldn't she?'
Never say a girl better dressed-ex-
pected to see her with all her war
paint on!"
Then you think she'll do?" says
Jack.
DO? Oh, you mean-you refer to
nv governors letter? For goodness
sake, don't let's talk of it, A pause
/ for a moment Jack, why didn't your
sister, Miss Dolores, come tonight"
..Eh. Lorrie? Oh. l don't know
Didn't care about it / suppose. No
good expecting any reasons for what
she does! She said that she'd still got
headache she'd caught sleeping IN
the churchyard; but that's nonsense,
of course
did she say that?'
yes" said Jack staring at him
'sWhy?"
"Oh. nothing. Did she know was
coming?"
Il suppose so. Oh, yes; remember
Miss Melford said so in her note"
Jack. do you think that Look
here; I've an idea that I've somehow
offended your sister Do you think
have?"
~Offended Lorrie! No. How could
you? Oh, I see; you thought so from
her manner, My dear fellow, if you
knew Lorrie as well as do, you
wouldn't take any notice of her. She
always like that. Born SO. No one can
do ANYTHING with her-I mean make
her polite, and all that. Greta is al
ways trying to tone her down and al
ter her; but it's no good Lorrie is
Lorrie and that's the long and short
of it,
Thank goodness she can't be any
one else. Who wants to alter her.
''Oh, i thought you were complain
ing of her being rude and snappish.'
Complaint I only asked if I'd Of
Tended her. If it's her usual manner
why it's all right"
We'll, it is her usual manner says
Jack, and jolly bad manner it is
isn't it? Don't take any notice of her
old man; she's only young 'un,
you know"
He says this SO apologetically that
Lord Guy laughs aloud, and brings
Seymour down upon them with his
stealthy steps and fresh smile He has
been watching for an opportunity of
joining them for some minutes past.
The Carshal races come off next
week, do they not, Lord Guy?" he
asks.
Thursday"
Are you running anything?"
4 entered horse for the steeple.
chase"
Indeed! l hope he will win.
So do l. If he doesn't it will be
my fault. I'm going to ride him my
SELF
Yes What are the odds?-I must
back him.
You'd better not. unless you want
to lose your money"
"All the same / think will back
yours" says Seymour; q have heard
so much about your riding. You won