Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-11-29

NANAAF rev amu stories OF adventurous
royalty; tales of 'clean-limbed young
American manhood" and some thin
volumes OF rather precious verse.
Twas amid these romantic scenes
that | awaited the sound Of the lunch
bell (which for me was the announce
ment OF breakfast). when arose from
my first nights s'umbers under Mrs.
| opportunities roof; and wondered
II the books were fair mirror Of Miss
opportunities mind q had been told
that Mrs. Apperthwaite had a daugh-
teri. Mrs. Apperthwalte herself. IN
her youth, might have sat to an Illus
traitor OF Scott or Bulwer. Even now
you could see she had come as near
/ being Economically beautiful as was
/ consistently proper for such a timId.
gentle little gentlewoman as she was.
Reduced. by her husbands insolvency
/ (coincident with his demlse) 10 keep
Ing hoarders." she did II gracefully. as
II the urgency thereto were only a
/ spirit Of quiet hospitality. II should
be added In haste that she set an ex-
eeilent table
Moreover. the guests who gathered
NJ her board were OF very attractive
description. as I decided the instant
my eye fell upon the lady who sat op-
posite me at lunch. I knew M once
that she was Miss Apperthwalte. she
went So" rs they say, with her
mother; nothing could have been more
suitable. Mrs. Apperthwaite was the
kind II woman whom you would ex-
pect 10 have n beautiful daughter. and
Miss ApperthwaIte more than fulfilled
her mothers promise.
guessed her to he more than Juliet
Capulet's age. indeed. yet still be
| tween that and the perfect age OF
woman. She was OF n larger. fuller,
more striking type than Mrs. Apper-
thwaite. a holder type one might put
Though she might have been a
great deal holder than Mrs. Apper-
thwalte without being bold. Certainly
she was handsome enough 10 make II
difficult for a young fellow TO keep
| from staring ar her. She had an
abundance Of very soft dark hair.
worn almost austerely. ms n its pro-
| fusion necessitated repression; and I
am compelled TO admit that her fine
eyes expressed a distant contempla-
t.on-obviousiy Of habit not Of mood
50 pronounced that one of her enemies
az she had any might have described
them as dreamy"
Only one other Of my own sex was
I r.r.aas,s ns efa fvvah swhfa 1. NFr noxv-
den. an elderly lawyer and politician
Of whom I had heard. and 10 whom
Mrs. Apperthwaite. coming In after
the rest Of MS were seated, introduced
me. She made the presentation gen
eral: and had the experience Of re-
celving n nod and slow glance, In
which there was a sort Of dushy. estl-
mating brilllance. from the beautiful
lady opposite me.
II might have been better hammered
for me 10 address myself 10 Mr.. Dow
den. or one of the very nice elderly
women. who were my fellow-gueSts.
than 70 open a conversation with Miss
Annerthwalte but | did not stop to
think Of that.
"You have a splendid old house next
door 90 you here. Miss Apperthwaite."
said. "Irs a privilege to find II In
view from my window"
There was n faint stir as OF some
CONSERVATION In the little company.
The elderly ladies stopped talking alb
ruptly and exchanged glances, though
this was not OF my observation M the
moment. I think. but required TO my
consciousness later, when / had per-
ceived my hlunder.
MAY ask who lives thereT" | pur-
sued.
Miss Apperthwaite allowed her no
ticeahle lashes to cover her eyes for
an instant. then looked up again.
"A Mr. Beasley." she said.
"Not the Honorable David Beasley"
exclaimed.
Eyes" she returned with a certain
gravity which I afterward wished had
checked me. "Do you know hlm?"
..Not In person." | explained. "You
see. I'VE written n good deal about
him. was with the Spencervllle
Journal until few days ago. and
even In the country we know who's
who IN politics over the state. Beas-
ley's the man that went to Congress
and never made a speech-never made
even a motion TO adjourn-but cot ev-
ervthtng his district wanted. There's
talk Of him for governor"
"Indeed?"
"And so it's the Honorable David
Beasley who lives In that splendid
mace. How curious that Isl"
"whyY" asked Miss Approximate.
III seems too big for one man." |
answered: "and I've always had the
IMPRESSION Mr.. Beasley was a bach
elor"
yes" she said. rather slowly. "he
Is"
aPut Of course ne doesn't live there
all alone" I supposed. aloud. prob
ably he has"
NO. There's no one else-exeept a
~o,,nia ~ c0lored servants"