Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-09

and Greta are sitting in the cleaning
with their cups in their hands and
their feet on the fender.
Of late Lorrie has been unusually
silent and thoughtful, and Greta, as
she locks at her now, fancies that she
has grown somehow thinner and more
| "Wonlanish.' Her bewitching face is
just as beautiful and irresistible as
ever, but there is depths it OF
sadness Pin the dark eyes which
seem to grow more settled and con
slant each day.
Jack had chaffed her about the
measles, Greta remembers, and she
wonders half fearfully if Lorrie is
really going to be i'll; only half fear
fully, fer it seems Impossible to i'm
agine Lorrie in anything but the most
robust and vital health.
Outside, upon the veranda, two
sets of feet are heard pacing up and
down; they belong to the rector and
Mr.. Seymour Meiford
Lorrie listens to them in contem-
rlative silence for some minutes, then
she says:
'Greta, wonder what papa and Mr..
Melford find 10 talk about? They have
teen trotting up and down for nearly
an hour now.
"The new schoolhouse. politics, Or
some other of many topics gentlemen
find ta1ly
They must be inexhaustiD1e. then"
retorts Lorrie, 'for Mr.. Melford
seems to spend all his spare time
here. He was here yesterday, and the
Gay before, and the day before that;
and he and pupsie always go off to
the study together, or proWl round
the garden, talk, talk, talking. Yester-
day afternoon | saw them with their
heads together over some paper"
The plan of the school,"
mo, it wasn't says Lorrie; 81
know that a mile Oft. 1t was some
printed paper"
i don't know what it was, I'm sare.
1T is very nice Of Mr.. Melford to
amuse papa"
very nice," assents Lorrie, grim.
ly.
Papa hasn't too much company.
and he is always glad to see him.
Yes; I wonder Mr.. Melford
doesn't live here." remarks Iorric
not very amiahy.
1T would be very pleasant; he is
always so agreeable and wellsin-
formed
"He is our Admirable. Crtchton.
but all the same, I'm glad he doesn't
sake up his abode ut the recuory.''
Il dare say he feels rather doall at
she Pines now Diana is away saws
G+reta
If we owe the pleasure of his so.
e1~ty To Diana's absence, I, for one
Saall welcome her return with entl,l,-
ssS SIN, remarks Lorrie
I can't conceive why Won ;hs;sEa
Seymour MeEford SO much," she SAYS;
u 90 not like you, DR.. Fell, the
reason wLay cannot tell; but I do
not like YOU, DR. Fellr' I don't like
Seymour Melfordv and I'm afraid f.
slianSt grow to like himyr'
sun suE=e he lS most attentive to
your
Eaaow he is. He lis always dancing
about me with Cnair Syr "a glass or
SometfEng or otheR. I am afraid TO
lrop lasF scissors or lay down a book.
[of ii ( do he is sure to pounce upon
It and lGand it 19, as 1f he had nothing
better TO do than pselS up tine articles
shed3'
People DON'T often complain of too
much attRntnsn1'' REMARKS Greta.
smilings
Il hate too; mareii attemticns
would rather al man threw things at
my head than have him always at
my elbows like. laelSey, Nearfey all
my tInae- Is taken ug i'm saying, oh,
lhanksr' DON'T troRble,' to Seymour
Melford."
THAT'S because yon don't like him.
If it were anyone else, now, Lord
Kendaie, for instance, you would be
civil enough"
''Perhaps,' she says shortly. Il
don't see any use in discussing it,
however. Lord kendale is not likely
to trouble nae with amy attentions for
some time to cOme-"
Ass she speaks the window opens
and Seymour Melford steps in, fol-
lowedl by the rector The younger
MANS face is just as usual-serene,
softly smiling, Greek" but there is
a ftsfh OF excitement and restless
ne SO unona the rectar>s refined counte-
nance, an expression which. Lorrle
tfankss wondefingly, is generally up
On it whenever Seymour Melford is at
the reGtory
wiz you have some tea?" asks
Greta4 You must have found it cold
out there, should think"
1T is rather chilly" assents Sey-
n,our Melford, coming to the fire and
looking DOWN at the slim figure, lean
ing forward in its chair in an attitude
WHICH Miflais would have been glad to