Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-02
CHARLES GARVICE

lawyers were announced.
There were three of them, and they
came with their soft smiles and GER
emonious bows to each other, yet
eagerly ready to seize any advantage
one from the other, just for Selling $
sake
Mrs. Newton welcomed them with
stately pomposity1
Lights were placed on a table
cleared of it's books and bric-a-brac
for the occasion, and the lawyers fell
to chatting on the deeds and parch
ments, waiting for the arrival Of Sir
Richard.
Sir Richard is little late, my dear
Stella smiled Mrs. Newton, as she
glanced at the clock.
4'Ah, here he is" said Lord Mar
naion, and Ill wager your clock is
fast, Mrs. Newton. Wildfang is al
ways punetual"
The door was opened and Sir Rich
ard entered.
Very calm, placid and seIr-assureu
he looked, and almost handsome.
The soft. delicate light fell upon his
clean-cut face and smoothly brushed
hair. and showed Up the darkness and
depth of his small, defiant eyes.
He stood for a second looking on
the scene, the lawyers at their table,
Stella at her place by the window,
Lord Marmion beside her, Mrs. New
ton coming sailing across the room
to r:ess his hand
Then he advanced, with his soft, set
smile
"My dear Mrs. Newton, / am not
late, hope? No, your clock is fast;
there strikes the hour
Then he glided up to Stella and
bent over her respectfully, devotedly.
Then he shook hands with Lord
Marmion, and after chatting a few
minutes, sauntered to the lawyers,
who were all smiling and ceremoni-
Gus, inwardIy worshiping the wealthy
and influential man who was about 10
put the coping stone to the edifice by
marrying a young and beautiful heir
esS.
The parchments were spread out !;
Lord Marmion, with the puzzled look
upon his fair, young face which al
ways settled there when business was
in the wind leaned over the table
while the contents of the various
deeds were explained over and over
again to him, and soon Mrs. Newton
joined the gentlemen at the table, and
Stella sat alone, gazing at the fire,
paying no heed.
The conference, or conversation,
went on in a pleasant hum, the law
yers' dry voices above the rest, and
she still sat Indifferent and listless.
Suddenly, however, one word smote
ler ear and aroused her from her
lethargy.
I'm the matter of the purchase OF
the Hut, as it is called, at Heavi-
thorne," Sir Richards lawyer was
saying with dry slowness, to Lord
| Marmion, you are aware that Sir
Richard intended and still intends
purchasing it?"
"No," said Lord Marmion, quite
aloud, and entirely missing the frown
of warning which Sir Richard bent
upon his solicitor, who for his own
part. was SO wrapped in his explana
tons and definitions that he himself
usually keen-sighted enough, did not
observe the frown, and went on witt
slow distinctness.
Yes, Sir Richard, was DESTROYS o.
obtaining the house and land pertain
| ing, with the ultimate object of add
ing the land to the Vale estate, as {
slight token-ahem-o respect ant
esteem for Mrs. Newton. So runs thi
memorandum, which is a clause il
the deed, and which goes on furthe
to state that the house shall be pul,et
down and"
A slight movement from that part 0
the room where Stella had been sit
ting caused him to turn his head
Stella had risen, and with dread
full pallor was gazing at the groul
around the C2DIe.
Mrs. Newton, with mingled alarm
and surprise, went to her
Are you faint, my dear Stellar"
No. she said, in low voice
The room is hot, think"
Then, as Sir Richard quietly opene
the door, she advanced slowly to tn
table.
What was that l heard abou
Heavithorne?"
The solicitor took up the deed, an
with deferential smile, commenced
4 was explaini1 to Lord Marmio
the proposed deed of gift of the HUI
at Hawthorne, which Sir Richard /
deslruus of purchasing. The house
to be pulled down, and the land ado
, to the Vale, thereby greatly improvin
the estate. So runs the deed, whic
We could now properly execute bu
for one great hindrance-the hous