Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-16
WHAT SHE WANTED
And Woman-Like, Miss Nancy
Got 1t.
BY JEANNE 0. LoIzEAUx.

| ny, came up from the lake and across
/ the veranda of the inn she noted that
her Aunt AIMS busy chatter to Mrs.
| Ordway ceased, and judged that she
had been the subject under discus
sion. Aunt Ann was always hushing
herself at Nancy's approach, and the
girl had determined to find out why.
Now, instead of going up to change
| her dress for a game OF tennis she
turned sumnarily on the good-looking,
bronzed young fellow as they stood
together in the hall.
I'm going to change my mind in
stead of my dress, Mr.. Tenny. Will
you mind if l don't play until tomor-
row?" He did mind but said he did
not, as politeness demanded.
But you'll still go on the lake with
me tomorrow" he asked, as he
prepared to 60 She nodded her
brown head with it's close braids, and
and he thought how adorable deep
blue eyes were, and a smooth tanned
face with an odd dimple in the left
cheek, and a little boyish figure
Rid of her shadow, Nancy deliber-
ately entered the almost unused Inn
parlor and sat down near the open
window to hear what her aunt, just
outside was saying about her All
summer the well-preserved old dame
had worn an indeflnable air of secrecy.
Also she had ceased to prosecute the
girl with arguments why she should
marry and settle down" Why?
IF at twenty-four girl doesn't
know what she wants she never will.
I'm letting her alone to see what she
will do. I've given her every advan-
tage since her mother died when she
was sixteen. She's had attention
enough for dozen normal girls, and
has made no use OF it. She SHES
away from a decent marriage like
skittish colt! Now she can have her
head! John Norton is coming up next
week"
She seems at least to know what
she doesn't want" snapped Mrs Ord
way. John certainly has had sum
mary treatment at her hands!"
And seemingly just because he is
in every respect eligible. 1t would
be just the thing any other girl in
her set would be wild to do. This
winter when 1 reminded her that
younger man would have the wild
oats period to go through, and that
he had passed It, she coolly said that
If there was a wildcat crop in her
family she'd help sow as we'll as
help reap it. Well, he's coming for
another try with her.
"And-young Tenny? Who is he?"
"Nobody-that is, cousin of the
Fosters A civil engineer without
cent to his name-going to South
America this fall, practically an adj
venturer-but a gentleman. There
fore, Nancy finds him fascinating.
Well this summer is the end. II
she refuses John Norton, I'm going
to give her the little $4,000 her mother
left her and wash my hands of her,
Let's dress for the afternoon Isn't 1t
timer"
AS the old danes numbered toward
the front door. Nancy made a swift,
silent fight TO her own room and
sank into the first chair with both
hands pressed to her burning cheeks.
And let myself be managed,
spted on, discussed like thisi" A lit
tie thought reused her to planning
course of action. At least she would
not be on hand next week to give
Mr.. Norton his chance" before the
assembled multitude! She would de-
mand her little $1,000, put it In the
bank. and study either nursing or
medicine, as she had begged to be al
lowed TO do when she left college
three years before. She would be
happy to t&u out of the circle of do
lessness and III after.
AS she dressed for lunch she felt
new life shaping itself for her. East
man Tenny would-advise her. he
was a man of action. At thirty he
vas beginning to do things. II his
preparation had been long. She would
ask him.
At the stairs foot he was waiting
asa asked to lunch with her, and
afterwards led her to the porch and
with an odd look on his face said:
ing to South America day after to-
morrow. Just have a telegram. Will
you-give me all day tomorrow
Something seemed to drop a weight
upon her spirit. He was going!
why, of course! I'd like to-" she
answered
Dress in tramping things, and 60
where / say-without your aunt?"
"Anywhere!" she replied with her
steadfast comradeliness.
The next day found Nancy and the
young engineer tramping the miles
to a rough half-mountain, lunching
over a campfire, enjoying themselves
hugely like two children with no
mention of past or future. The
present was enough. In the early
afternoon they reached the wind
swept top and looked down on world
glorious with late September colors
a glow of splendor.