Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-07-14
THURSDAY a.

Rose mine exploded, seven days since
Lorrle sold herself 10 save her IA
Their, the first seven long days Of the
bondage which is to last till life ends.
and Greta stands IN the breakfast
, loom holding up to the light mag
nif1cent necklet in which sparkle
/ those precious stones which since the
days OF Queen SheEa, the fair sex
have most favored.
Lorrie is sitting at the davenport in
the attitude which she always as
sumes when compelled by dire neces-
sity to answer one of her correspond
ents-that is, with her small hand
thrust into her hair and an expression
OF utter and intense boredom eloquent
not only in her face, but in her whole
form
What? Oh, yes, very pretty"
Very pretty echoes Jack. Listen
TO her! Her young man showers gold
and diamonds on her, and she says,
Very pretty as if they were things
from Margate. Very pretty!' pom my
word, Lorrie, you take things very
coolly; anybody would think you'd
been engaged to a millionaire since
you were i'm your cradle
Perhaps l was" she says, YEARLY.
Marriages are made in heaven, you
know" --- s",.-'.'.''.. '-~e'.'r ~.
Don't let's say anything about the
past, Greta. We will suppose, If you
please, that l was born yesterday,
that l never had any past, that Lord
Ken-that a'certain person never ex-
listed, and that l am subject to dreams
aid imagine things that never &C.
curre0."
Lord Guy may love Lorrie more
truly and nobly, but it is a question
whether he loves her more passion
ately, more fercely than the man who
is ready to dare and do anything,
however vile or base, to gain her.
Greta mas called him a generous
sweetheart" and it is a just descrip-
ton. All that money cam obtain he is
ready to lay at Lorrie's feet. He rare
ly comes to the rectory but what he
has some present in his hands, some
rare and beautiful article the cost OF
which the unsophisticated Latimers
have little idea And Lorrie takes
them with a smile that is as cold as a
winters sun upon a window pane!
She is always ready to see him, al
ways willing to go with him for a
walk OF drive; but the smile, the ex-
preston in her eyes is always cold.
and calm, and unrnOved.
Sometimes he is driven almost to
despair by it, and is tempted to take
her in his arms, and crush the color
eyes; but he restraints himself.
Everything comes to the man who
can wait!" he tells himself; and he
will wait until she has learned to un-
derstand his love and return it!
/ Meanwhile Lorrie can read in the
society journals of the almost daily
record of Lord Kendale's doings.
The coming union between the Mel
ford's who rose from the mud, and
the old family of the Latcham's, has
been quite godsend to the papers in
the dull season, and they are never
tired of dilating upon the length Of
Lord Guys pedigree and the extent
of Miss Melford's wealth. Her beauty
and her diamonds supply many a par
agraph to the hard-up penny-a-liner-
and all this Lorrie, sitting quietly at
home, reads
Reads how Lord Kendale, who is
visiting with Miss Diana Melford and
her father at Lord Soand-So's, shot
many a brace of pheasants, or rode or
| walked so far. She reads it all with
the tight contraction of the heart
which comes when we are reminded
of the loved one lost, of happier days
gone from us forever.
Sometimes IN the silent watches OF
the night she fancies she can hear
his voice as it spoke to her that night
in the lane; see his face; but ever
end always there comes between her
and him the cold, feline, beautiful
face and clear voice of Diana Melford,
and Lorrie, shutting her eyes, tries
tc crush the memory of the past out
of her heart.
One day Mr.. Seymour Melford goes
into his office at Lime street to draw
check for the necklet and bracelet
which Lorrie has taken so calmly,
little guessing at its cost, and as he
fills in the slip converses affably
with Mr.. Wheeler. He is always
smoothly and softly affable with
every one, and Mr.. Wheeler, the con-
fidential man of business, has never
seen his secret principal out of tenn
per or even irritable.
Not even when the great Wheal
Rose shares ran down to nothing, and
Seymour Melfcrd lost so much
money!
ANY news, Wheeler" he says.
mo, sir, not much. Things are very
quiet at present.