Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-23

conceal, leans back in his chair anC
wipes from his brow the drops of per
spiration which his guilty conscience
has called up
CHAPTER H.
| Lord Guy kept his eyes fixed on his
plate, and all his pleasing eloquenet
seemed to have deserted him. He for
got to finish his account of the priva
tions of the army in Zululand; ap
peared, indeed, to have become sud
denly smitten with dumbness. Jack
who had never seen his chum sc
taken" before, stared at him in
amazement
Could it be possible that the ap
pearanee of LOrrie had wrought the
change? Could it be possible that Guy
Kendale was shy? At the idea of Guy
being stricken with shyness at the
sight of girl like Lorrie, Jack
smiled. Perhaps Guy had ''trodden'
on piece of bone and was suffering
from the toothache, or perhaps the
claret had disagreed with him?
/ AS Jack at the best of times is any
thing but a brilliant conversational
list, and Lorrie eats her dinner with
her nose in the air, and an expression
as of being quite alone, the rector and
Margaret try to make the conversa-
ton
But it is of no use Every time
Lord Guys eye catches the dark ones
opposite which appear to be fixed on
vacancy just above his shoulder, he
grows wild and monosyllabic in his
answers, and the rector is con-
strained to carry the burden himself,
which he does with the infinite grace
of a social martyr. If the rector had
found the greatest rogue unhung at
his table, he would have felt in hon
or bound to entertain him until the
end Of the meal, and before he hand.
ed him over to the police
So he talks to the young captain
viscount, though Lord Guy only says.
Yes" No, Indeed" and Really"
in response.
The meal comes to an end and the
two girls having left the room, the
rector passes the claret decanter.
No more wine?" he says, as Lord
Guy declined. Jack, you will find a
box of cigars ON the sideboard. | do
not smoke myself" he adds.
Lord Guy rises instantly, decla. ing,
that he doesn't care in the least about
"a cigar, but Jack, who knows him
well, says:
We'll smoke outside. sir; it is very
jolly now!" and the two young men
pass out, leaving the rector to sink
into the easy-chais with a sigh Of re,
lief.
Lord Guy lights his cigar and walks
by Jacks side across the lawn in ST.
lence for moment or two, then he
says:
Jack, why didn't you tell me that
you had two sisters? You never said
anything about the second one"
this he adds in a tone of injury.
Didn't 1? l thought you knew.
Perhaps I forgot" says Jack, with
all a brothers carelessness.
"What-what is her name? /
didn't quite catch it." says Lord Guy,
after few seconds of thoughtfuI
putting.
Dolores. Lorrie. We always call
her Lorrie
Dolores! Dolores! 1t is a very
pretty name"
Think so, says Jack, indifferently
1--WE don't, suppose, or we should
call her by it; or else it's because it's
so jolly unsuitable
Unsuitable"
Eyes, Dolores quiet, sad kind
of name, you know, and there isn't
much that's sad and quiet about Lor-
RE and he laughs. If they'd call
her Polly or Kitty now, there would
have been some sense in it. The gov
ernor says she's got more. chatter
than all the rest of the family for two
generations back; and as for mis-
chief
She wasn't very talkative tonight,
hazards Lord Guy, quietly.
mo" says Jack, as if it had just
occurred to him. 'Said she got head
ache though she was all right half
an hour ago, and was bullying me like
a good 'un. No she didn't say much,
did she?"
'*Only one sentence, says LORD
Guy.
ooh, she'll make up for it when
you're gone. 1t isn't often she has a
quiet fit! 1t isn't any use taking no
tice of her got temper! The gov
ernor, says that we've spoiled her
youngest daughter, you know! Did
you buy that polo pony, after all?"
But Lord Guy doesn't seem very in
terested in the pony, upon which, only
two days ago, he had volumes to say;
and, seating himself upon the low
wall which divides the rectory lawn
from the churchyard, smokes silently,