Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-05-08

you have saad deal TO learn. You
know
Il am dull enough. but J have no
ambition but to read the riddle of the
Sibyl'S leaves That and the laying of
TIE ghost are my immediate business.
As for the gentlemen ut the Prescott
including my old friend Hartley Wig.
gins. am not in the least afraid of
them. My hand is raised against them
If it's 4 caSe Of the test of Ulysses over
again I'm as likely as any of them to
bend the bow"
thought this we'll spoken. but she
seemed amused. though without I'M
kindness by the earueStueSs of my
speech.
If your wit is equal to your vaor
you may ~ far. But'-and She turned
her eyes full unou me we must play
the game According to the rules"
And as for Hartley Virgins
She sat up very straight, and the
sudden disdain in her fnFe startled me-
had forgotten my GVeSdropping in
the clump of raSpberrieS ON the day Of
my arrival. Certainly Virgins had
been decidedly in the race then. and
my heart thumped in resentment rs |
recalled her own message, or compact
of encoura cement, which had borne to
Virgins ut the Prescott Arms.
Il will tell YOU something. MIR. AmeS,
This afternoon. as | drove from the
station | came round 10y the lake mere
ly to cool my eyes on the water, and
l saw Nh Virgins and my sister seat
ed on Il wall in an old orchard. They
were so huSily engaged that they did
not see me At least, he did not but
l think HeZckiah did"
"Hezekiah." | answered. relieved by
the nature of her disclosure. which
could not but prejudice Virgins case.
"Hezekiah is fond of orchards l dare
say this was the same one in which
had 4 charming talk with her myself.
Doubtless she was amusing herself
with Virgins just as she did with me.
She finds the genus homo entertain
ing
"She is the dearest girl in the world
the sweetest the lovclicSt, the bright
est. Mr. Virgins has treated her out
! rageouSly. lie has taken advantage of
her youth ard susceptible nature"
His punishment is sure" | answer
/ ed complacently. "Hezekiah laughed
when | mentioned his name And you
frown today at the thought of him"
"Aunt Octavia is coming" she re
marked, feigning at once Il careless air,
but | was content that she let my re
mark pass unchallenged.
! Miss Octavia's entrances were always
effective She appeared tonight charm
ingly gowned but the bright twinkle in
her eyes made it clear that no matter
of dress could affect her humor or
spirit. She greeted me, as she always
did, as though our acquaintance We're
a matter of years rather than of days.
l even imagined that she seemed
pleased to find me back again. She
asked no questions as to my days oc-
equations, but as we went in to dinner
sailed forth cheerfully upon a descrip-
| ton of her own activities.
after | had baked my required
/ quota of pies this morning | sought
recreation ut The traps. The stable
| boy who has been pulling the string
| for me having struck work, it most
/ providentially happened that | espied
Lord Arrowood hanging on the edge of
! the maple tangle beyond the barn. |
summoned him at once and put him
to work managing the traps for me,
/ finding him most efficient He seemed
extremely Respondent, and after had
| satisfied myself that two out of three
was not AL impossible record for ave
/ of my years, | brought him to the