Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-05-04

which has broken through the Gordon
of police, surrounds him, shouting and
cheering Someone helps him and in
sists upon his shaking hands witt
them Smiling with his usual care
less good nature, Lord Guy escapes
at last, and makes-not for the grand
stand, where the notabilities are anx
iously ready to welcome him-but fol
the drag. Lorrie's face has regained
its usual hue by this time, and there is
just suspicious quivering about hel
lips, and her eyes are sparkling under
their long lashes. Seymour Melford Is
the first to greet the victor. To judge
by his face, he is as delighted as any
one present-indeed, if anything, more
so.
Bravo, Lord Kendale! Magnificent
ly done! / congratulate you with all
my heart!"
Thanks! Narrow thing, wasn't it?
Some fellow shook a rag in front OF
the horses face and put him out for
moment"
Indeed? l didn't see that l suppose
it was an accident-it wasn't done for
the purpose?"
'The purpose Oh, no-fellow got
excited, | suppose, and wanted to
encourage us. By Jove! he nearly up
set the whole kettle of fish"
We'll; Miss Lorrie; hope you have
enjoyed it? Narrow thing wasn't it?'
Il don't know about enjoyment
call it a stupid affair altogether. Be-
sides I was terribly frightened"
Frightened? Oh, there wasn't any
danger"
mo? / am so glad! My heart was
beating terribly; l was so afraid he
would be hurt"
He? Who? Trevanion?"
mo, the horse-your horse, OF
course!"
"Oh! see! You were thinking of
the horse?"
"Of course! 1 think it's dreadfully
unfair, you, know!"
"Unfair?"
ures be compelled to jump those
nasty fences? Wouldn't it be better if
you were to run and do all the jump
ing yourselves"
mot a bad idea," he says. "I'll pro-
pose it for the next meeting. Anyway,
it wouldn't be quite SO dangerous for
ones neck"
Diana has not spoken yet, but she
had her large, soft eyes rest upon
Lord Guy as he came up to the drag
with an expression of admiration and
congratulation. Now she turns to him,
the look still glowing in her face, and
in her soft voice murmurs:
Are you sure you are not hurt,
Lord Guy? We have been terribly an
xious, have we not, Miss Latimer?"
Not hurt Bit
at looked as if you were going to
be killed.
did it? Tumbles always look worse
than they are. / was knocked silly
at first, but it was nothing. The Won
der of it is that Gypsy didn't break
something. That would have been bad
luck, if you like?"
The horse! Who thinks of that"
wen, l do. For / mean to win lot
of money with him. He's a better horse
than l thought him, and that's saying
great dealt"
Another race is starting, and Lor-
RE inquiries what it is. AS she does
so she touches him on the arm to at
tract his attention.
1t is touch of feathers weight,
but he winces, and she sees it.
What is the matter? Did l hurt
you?"
mo; but 1 suppose you touched
tender spot. I've got a good many of
'em about mel"
And you said you weren't hurt! Go
and and-see, directly
"Oh, it's nothing. But l think I'll
go and get some of the mud scraped
off and change my things! I'm not eX-
actly an ornament to the drag, am l."
and he Jumps down, but stif1y.
Lunch will be ready in a few min
utese>' Then he comes back to her
side and adds in a low voice, Don't
so till l come back, will your"
NO! Why not?" she says, lowering
her voice.
Because l want to sit next to you
We'll, I'll see, but do go now I've
cote an uncomfortable suspicion that
you have several bones broken"
He goes off with laugh, and Lor-'
RE bends down to Jack with a very
different expression on her face from
the light, careless one she had worn.
Jack" she whispers, do you
think he is hurt?"
''Eh? What?"
do you think he is hurt-really
hurt? He says he isn't, and he
laughs
"Oh, he'd say he wasn't and he'd
laugh if he hadn't sound bone in
his body" retorts Jack. Hurt! Do
you think man is made of india-rub-
Der, that he can come down an awful
cropper like that without being hurt?
What idiots oir1ci arafo