Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-09-10
CHAPTER ll-Continued.

a5ka me some pretty speeches,
sr Billy" she laughed softly. 'They
mtuU to me here through the moon
aFfe the perfume from red roses ~
No had drawn her mantilla closely
fm- her for no other reason in the
r~d but to tantaliZe the man below
~ BY hiding herself from him, and
a..s was only her voice and the vague
rine Of her young body through the
mp, TO tell him that she was there.
But to her his face, uplifted Ia the
wlLght, flushed and eager, was I'M
aien
you are a fiirtw he cried, seeking
,rake his voice savage and angry,
I'd succeeding admirably in filling it
fh alteration.
But no." she answered him from
he dusk about her. "That is to be
rd. And II am so soft-hearted
bat to make one suffer would distress
n'
II you roll your RS at me like that
glin,0 Stairway told her very posi-
ttT Il am going right in and tell
De Old gentleman that 1 am going to
nr? you"
She laughed gayly at his impetuous
AdaratiOn.
1t would be like a play" she said
fga little as though she were think
Big seriously Of what he had said ne
'ad do. ut would interest me to
IT, Papa grande would be very po-
lHld would ask Senior Billy to have
IgaSS Of wine and a cigarita.
And then"-the laughter yelling up
Ial in the eyes he could not see,
t--lg in the voice which dropped
tTa to him-"he would call Pedro
I'd old Juan to take you outside and
lot you with their guns !"
And you find that funnyT" demand
.GNanWay.
Is it not? It is like the opera |"
You are dying for an operati .
@le" His voice still rang with the
aSe'neSS within him, his hand was
@ol the vines which clambered about
a balcony. Let me climb up to
rE-"
YOU must nOtI" she cried quickly.
and then, seeing that he hesitated,
le added lightly, again settling her
III comfortably upon her cushioned
nj That would be only musical
@-edy' And I should have to go in
se and shut my window and run
= to papa grande. And
ne could make out the gesture as
SsIsid her fingers across her red lips,
~''1 see that she turned toward the
va y window behind her.
gllen esq" she called carelessly.
10 Pedro" came Pedro's answer
! vice. "Senor Dempton has gone.
! master says that In half an hour
Teresa"
~. Dl1no' she answered lightly. 81
,,.., Feuro." And then when she also
=, r-,u Fedros light tread on the stair
~ descending, she turned again
y, ra'u The man below her. ST must
N cue said softly. Papa grande
~, SC' for half an hour" he said
- ~ Il heard that"
). '-s as though she were hesitat-
~, l should go now. 1t is very I'M
,T% OF ne to be here with you.
s' rSu Known that you were coming
I certainly not have come out
LUX at my stars"
slor., NIUE humbug, TereSita,
r ,alsaed at her. you did know that
-, ~ oe here, and you were glad of
-. n you came out just to see me-"
j. ~ see you?" And he could imag-
,sat eyes. '"' 'O'
q u tease me. But look here"
!, III III looking, senior. Mama mia,
,. 'OG are handsome in the moon
- more so than by dayI"
~ ) ud not come here tonight to
) . you pretty speeches." said STAN
t.T T'lO0ornly after his way. 81 came
, expectantly. She clasped
, ~1AuS and leaned a little farther
h. MIN, allowing him a glimpse
81 laughing face, of white arms
!, ,I lSoat from which the mantilla
Slipping.
NJ mat It I love you"
She seemed to lose interest.
sam her face was hidden.
~ IGAf