Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-28

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generous and forgive you"
You viii forgive me?'
yes, and we will say no more about
it: that is. if you'll promise not to sulk
any longer, and be as pleasant as you
know how"
.All right You get the better of
me, Miss Dolores. I'm not equal to
you. You could give me fifty up an0
beat me hollow! It's peace, then, eh?"
and he looks down at the lovely. be-
witching face.
TITS a truce. don't know about
pace; You see, l must quarrel with
someone, and it's better fun quarrel
ing with you than with Jack"
"All right. Quarrel with me If you
like. DO you like. Only be happy for
today, that's ALL
Il mean to. And now tell me ali
about the horse and the race, and
oh, everything: only talk"
The difference between Lord Guys
face when he drove up to the rectory
and when he tools the drag up to its
reserved place in the enclosure is as
the difference between Stormy and
Fair.
Their appearance is hailed by the
immense crowd with shout, and the
yelling OF Lord Kendales name and
that of his horse, for Guy is popular
md C;y,cry &c f1,r founr{fn
What are they shouting for?'
Lord knows. Because they like to-
| suppose. must leave you now, I'm
sorry to say. Got to go into the commit
tee room and dress, you know. Jack,
Rawlings got some champagne. Looh
after the ladies'
Lorrie watches him as he goes along
by the stand, with his easy, faultless
gait. The stand is crowded with the
county notabilities-Lord and Lady
Largefeld, the Dowager Duchess oi
Garlands, three OF four generals and
an admiral. and their womenkind; and
Lorrie sees the shower Of bows and
mods and wreathed smiles which de
scends upon the head of Lord Guy as
he saunters past.
She knows, or feels, rather, the
glances of envy which dart from the
eyes Of some of the younger women al
| her, seated on the drag, and the
glances somehow only seem to add tt
to her happiness. What would some
of the generals numerous daughters
give to be 10 the place of Miss Lorrie
I.atimer, the rector's penniless sec
ond daughter!
But cne hubbub of racecourse has
begun. and, standing up, she looks
down at the surging shrieking, seeth
ing crowd, and beats time with hel
tiny foot to the music of the 999tt
regimental band, and is forgetting
everything but the scene and the en-
joyment which it brings, when low
soft voice says in her ear:
quite a large crowd, Miss Do
lores."
He mas scarcely spoken to her yet
All the way from the Pines he sat ii
smiling converse with the others, bu
listening to her and Guys chatter, ant
not laugh had been uttered by eithel
of them but has struck and ranked il
his bosom. He had calculated upon sit
ting next to her during the drive, ant
! instead she was there beside Lore
Guy talking and laughing with him a.
if she had known him for years!
But though he had to speak to he
| twice before he could get her atten
ton, he still smiled.
"Oh, beg your pardon, Mr.. Mel
ford; l DIDN'T hear you. Yes, Look
they are going to have a race! Wha
is it. I wonder?"
Nothing very important, think,
he says. '"The heat race doesn't com
of yet awhile. am so sorry you wer
not with us the other night, Miss Dc
lores. 1t was a great disappointment
Thanks. But what race can it be
| wish | knew Would on mind goinl
and seeing?"
He cannot refuse With a smile tina
answers for scowl he descends t
the ground and goes of to get caro-
The shouting of the crowd is almos
deafenfng. and going little apar
/ from II. he walks toward the stand
AS he does SO an individual win
has been standing watching the drag