Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-14

engravings, and gives his Invitation.
"I'll take care of you, Miss Latimer,
and I'll see that you get good view
of the course. Don't say MOI We
have been counting upon you accept
ing!"
"I-dont know she says, "of course
we should like it, Lord Kendale; but
You must let me ask my sister first.
| please
"Do you think she won't care to
come ?"
1T is not possible to answer for
her. But. oh, yes I should think so.
My sister is rather wilful and whimsi
cal, as | dare say you have remarked
Lord Kendale-''
Look here, just tell her you, your
self, want to go. don't think she
would stand out then"
Very well" she says. ct would be
so very nice! We have never been to
the races."
No? All the more reason should
try and make the. day pleasant for
you. Oh, by the way, I've asked Miss
! Melford and her brother"
1T will be quite party"
All right he says.
Are you fond of music, Lord Ken,
dale?'
Very he says. Cant do any.
thing myself, though, but I'm very
good listener
Suddenly the clock on the mantle
piece breaks into silvery chime
and he takes out his watch
'Ten o'clock by Jove.' he says. 81
must be off. Soldiers are slaves, you
know, Miss Melford."
Two minutes afterward he is out.
side, and drawing long breath of re
lief, striding toward the gate, at
which he has told his man to bring
his dogcart.
! well, I've done my duty-so far
he says TO himself. 1--WE seen the girl
the governor is anxious to offer up on
the family altar, but, lord, what a
long evening it has been! Got the
headache she caught in the churc.
yard!' / wonder what that means? I
wonder whether she has taken right.
down dislike to me? Jack said it was
her usual manner! Was it, or did she
mean to show me that she wasn't de
sirous of continuing my acquaintance
l wish | knew! It's as well | didn't
know she wasn't coming tonight or l
shouldn't have set about my duty
quite SO cheerfully! Shouldn't have
gone at all, I expect! VIII she come
Thursday? If l was sure she would
not I'd throw the whole thing up,
scratch the horse, and-and go to
London for the day. Confound it, what
fool I'm making of myself, and all
for girl who treats me like dog
and evidently avoids my society"
AS he mutters this, he comes to the
gate to find that the dogcart is not
there. Then it occurs to him that he
said half-past ten instead of ten, and
| A few stride take him to the rec.
J tory ground and he pauses for a mo
ment to look up at the house when
his quick eye catches the glimmer OF
cream-colored dress upon the lawn.
His heart gives sudden leap. ana
the blood rushes to his face. Shall
he go on, or can he venture to call out
to her; just to wish her good-evening!
ITO get snubbed for my palms," he
growls, and setting his face resolute-
| ly from the glimmer of white, he
marches on. But as he gets in line
with it, Lorrie's clear voice calls out:
rs that you, Jack?"
With thrill of satisfaction, he
stops and raises his hat.
mo, it isn't Jack it's me-
And who is me?" comes the re-
tort.
Guy Kendale," he says. Good
evening, Miss Dolores. / hope your
headache is better?"
He leans over the low wall watch
ing the white dress eagerly. Will it
come any nearer? For moment it re.
mains stationary, then it comes slow
ly toward him.
MY headache?" she says, staring
at him.
Yes, Jack and"
"Oh, yes, remember ]. had head
ache"
Then it wasn't very big one?"
"A perfect dwarf"
'Then-then it wasn't that kept
you away tonight? Why didn't yo
come, Miss Dolores? We all nissr
you very much"
Hadn't you better speak for your
self" she says, cody 'Hrv did YOU
know they missed ne? Did ehey shed
tears in the soup and sorrowfully de
cline the entrees?p
He laughs lightly. The sound of her
vnice though it speaks nothing but
rebuffs to MIN is so sweet after that
of Diana. musical though that is.
Where are the rest? Can't they
tear themselves away from the scene
of revehy and light?'.
They'll be coming directly. came
away early. Obliged to go the rounds
you know"
Hadn't you better make haste
home and go the rounds, whatever
they are?"
That's pretty direct hint. sup
pose had better take it and saw
goodnight"
She looks beyond him dreamiIy. so
dreamily that he might as well not
have been there.
Why did you come awav before