Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-06-09

robustness. The service" on The a..
tate was certainly abundant. II was
only necessary TO whistle and one M
the birmingham veterans would come
running.
In spite Of the complete Satisfaction
had expressed 10 Terrence as IN tha
perfect integrity and honest intentions
of the two women. the curiosity OF tina
American state department and the
visit OF Montani required elucldation
beyond my powers. AT dinner thew
were In the merriest humor. The per.
tormances OF the little army through.
out the day had amused them greatly
How delightfully."- feudair" ex.
claimed Alice. "Really we should have
a moat and drawbridge to make the
thing perfect. Constance and | are
the best protected women in the
wOrld!"
We extracted all the fun possible
from the idea that the estate was I'm.
der siege; that Alice was the chate-
laine OF a beleaguered castle, and that
before help could reach us we were In
danger OF being starved out by the
enemy. They called into play the poe
try which had 50 reused Antoine's
approximations. and their talk bristled
with quotations. Alice rose after the
salad and repeated at least a mage Of
Mallory. and the Knights of the
Round Table having thus been intro
duced, Mrs. FarnswOrth recited sever
nj sonorous passages from "The Idyls
OF the King" They flung lines from
Br0wnlng's I'm a Balcony" at each
other as though they were improvis-
ing. The befuddlement Of Antoine and
the waiter who assisted him added 20
the general joy. They were undoubt-
edly thought the two women quite out
Of their heads. and il was plain that
/ suffered greatly in AntOine's estima-
ton by my encouragement of this fri
v0lity. Mrs. FarnswOrth walked males
tically round the table and addressed
10 me the lines from Macbeth begin.
ming:
CLAIMS thou art. and Cawdor: and
shalt be
What thou art promised.
while Antoine chung to the sidebOard
listening with mouth open and eyes
folling.
Later. in the living room. Alice sang
some old ballads. She was more ador-
able than ever at the piano. II was
a happiness beyond any In my expert
ence Of women to watch her. to note
the play OF light upon her golden
head. to yield TO the spell Of her voice.
BALLADS had never been sung before
with the charm and feeling she put
into them; and after ending with
douglas. Douglas" she responded TO
my importantly with ben Bolt" AMI
then dashed into sparkling thing Of
Chcpin's, played it brilliantly and
rose, laughingly mocking my applause.
left the house like a man over
whom an enchantment has been
spoken and was not pleased when An
tome blocked my path: pardon me,
sir"
Bother my pardon; what's trOa-
bling you nOw?" | demanded.
Its nothing troubling me, sir; not
particularly. II you give me time, /
think I'll grow used to the poetry talk
and playing at being queens. It's like
children in a family served once; an
English family, most respectable. But
In widow, sir"
God knows we ought 10 be glcd
when grownups have the heart to play
az being children and can get away
with IL as beautifully as those women
do. What else is on your mindg"
Its about Elsie. sir" grOaned at
the mention of Flynn's German wife.
I'm sorry. sir; but | thought / should
report IL. II was man who came 10
see her this afternoon. You was out
for your walk. and Flynn had taken
the ladies for drive. 50 Elsie was
alone az the garage. This person rode
in on the grocer's truck from the vii
lage, which Is how he got by the gate.
As IL happened. Pierre-he was
waiter at the Tyringham. Swiss. who
understands German-had gone into
the garage for a nap; he's quite old.
sir. and has his snoOze every after
noon"
He's entitled 10 a." ! remarked;
che must be thousand years on
From what he heard Pierre tHouSht
the man a SPY, sir. lie wah.eu Elsie
10 steal something from the MUS =
was a fan he wanted her 20 ia"1 .'''
particular and Il was 20 be done =
today II she could manage
for the love OF the Fatherah' 80
wanted her 10 do H. Did you
sir. thar Mrs. BaShford di'"
the fan tonightg Not thal
carried last night"