Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-21
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saw JUdL you WSISH InclS, duu IhCy
told me you weren't coming at all I'd
half a mind to cut the complete bust
ness and walk off. | told your brother
SO; ask him."
Tiff | had known.
If you had knoWn?"
IF | had known, | would" she
pauses.
You would have comet" he says.
do you mean that, Miss Dolores"
Il would have sent my carte de
visite by Jack to console YOU she
says.
oh" he says. Thanks"
you don't seem very grateful |
am not in the habit of giving my
carte to everybody, Lord Kendale."
will you give me one? Come, III
forgive your chatting and laughing at
me, if you will, Miss Dolores. Is it
bargain?"
NO" she says, i've thought bet
ter of it."
oh, come. Why not? Where is the
harm? I'm ar great friend of your
brothers. Everybody goves every
body photo now, you know"
do they? You are sure there
wouldn't be anything what's the
word?-not improper, unconventional;
that's it,"
Certain" he says, confidentially.
Besides, you don't suppose | should
show it all around the tow, do you?
MOI"
well, if you're sure there's nothing
unladylike and you'll promise not to
show it"
Il PROMISE" he says. "I'll swear
IL you like"
mo, thanks; I'm a clergyman's
daughter! Well-yes, will. Watt"
Presently he sees the white dress
returning, and she runs up to his
side, painting a little, an envelope in
one hand, a carte in the other
I'm not quite sure yet that it isn't
an awfully ill-bred thing to do, but |
always keep a promise. SO there!
Mind! you are to tell no one-re.
member, no one!"
Il will remember. II can't tell you
how grateful am, and how carefully
i shall prize it. If--If / thought you
would care about it ibid give you
one of mine!" he suggests.
Thanks" CURLY, but l shouldn't
care for it. And now | must go. Good
night"
ferht IN
the barracks most awfully bored, and
and grumpy, but now"
There they are!' she says, with
sudden start, and, wrenching her
hand away, she fees from him.
Guy waits until she has gone, then
takes the envelope from his pocket
and kisses it-does he guess that she
is. watching him from behind the
shrubs ?-then vaults over the wall
and strides down the road. A minute
afterward he hears the dog cart. and
jumping up drives back to the bar
racks as fhe becked the horse for a
wager.
Flinging the reins to Rawlings, he
ard turning up the lamp, tears open
the envelope. pressing it to his lips
once more before doing so.
II will have it put in locket. No,
| will wear it in case next to my
heart! Not soul shall know"
lie stops abruptly, and his eyes
grow blank and vacant. for he sees
that the photo he has been kissing
so fervently is not likeness of Miss
Latimer, but of some black bishop or
South Africa!
CHAPTER v.
We'll, Are you going to stand look
ing at yourself all night, Seymour or
are you going to bed?'
1t was a quarter of an hour after
the Latimers LETT, and papa Melford,
having betaken himself to the smok.
lng-room for the glass of hot gin and
water which now wound up every
evening of his life, the brother and
sister Were alone.
Diana had stretched herself upon
the couch and lay languidly survey.
Ing Seymour, who stood leaning up
on the mantel-shelf, his dark eyes
liked upon his reflection in the glass
| am not looking at myself. Diana.
No. do not see my own face there.
Not myself, but the future. 1t lies all
spread out before me there as plainly
as il 1t were map. The future Diana
which | shall make-or mar
Never mind the future. What
about tonight? Were you satisfied
with me-"
With you, Yes. l am always salts
ded with you. You acted admirably,
admirably. Your dress was mas
terpiece, and your manner all that
could wish it-perhaps little, leet,e
too cold"
You are wrong, Seymour. My man.
ner matched my dress, and | meant
1t to- Do you think l do not unde-
stand how TO treat this young Wis.
count? Oh, know vel, He came ex
pecting to see fine example of the
vulgar parvenu family. He thought
should be dressed like q May-dav
sweep with at least couple of thous-
and pounds worth of jewelry about
me he dreaded that l: was going to
toady him and make up to him on
the spots / saw it in the look of sur
prise with which he glanced at me
when he came in. He thought should
be entirely different to the grand ladies
Of his own set, and he was astonished
to ind that I was not. That was