Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
to set Mona on her road" Gle called il

ing, in time to catch the London night ex-
press"
sLondonr' repeated Isle, in angry sur
prise. HAS she gone to London?"
Yes. She had letter frae madame
may be you'll mind Madame Debrisay, the
| Teddy wha took nv niece in when you
grand folks turned her cot. Weel, the let
/ ter wasna frae herself. 1t was the land
| lady-an honest-like woman-wha wrote,
at madame's order, to explain why she
! could not write. She was varra sick with
! bronchitis, and the landlady she added
that she was frightened herself, for she
was that bad the doctor wanted her to
( have a nurse With that, nothing would
! keep Mona; she must go TO nurse her.
was angered against her, for l didna think
| it right for her to go off in a jiffy frae me,
wha is as a father to her, and maintains
/ her"
''But she went?" calculated Lisle.
! CAV, she did that. She put her arms
round my neck, and she says VII her bon
ME cen full o. tears-'Don't seek to stop
me, uncle She was good to me before l
| knew you; and don't you think she says,
If you were i'll, I'd come AVA frae every
/ one to nurse you" an l felt she spoke true
| she would stick to me, so just said-'Iu
/ no pay for your whim-whams,' and she
says-'NO, uncle! l have money enough
| for the journey. Just let me go with your
/ good will, an I said-'Go, then, my lassie,'
| and she's game"
Good heavens!" cried Lisle. alone;
| to 90 through the worry and annoyance OF
! changing-of-"
whats to harm her? She is nae a
BARN." interrupted Uncle Sandy. 1--WE
| live in a ceeyilized country"
Isle was silent with vexation. Had he
but known, he might have escorted her to
| Glasgow, if not to London; and what a diff
| ferent journey it would have been from the
| last they had taken together. He was GER
tainly out of luck.
still | am surprised you did not send
! young Macalister with her!' exclaimed
! Lisle. when he had mastered his impulse
to swear audibly and energetically at the
! self-satisfied. misery old scarecrow that
! had let his charming niece-the temporary
| idol and future wife of Sir ST. John Lisle-
! go off alone, to struggle with porters and
| passengers like poor servant girl going
! to a new place.
"What for should Kenneth waste his
time when | wanted him here, forbye the
siller it would cost there and back? Young
people have nae consideration-an' yet
!
1.-The grcenness of my youth has certain
" departed. But l am greatly annoyed
about this sudden journey. l have moth
ing on earth to do! If had had an idea
Miss Craig was going alone, l Should GER
tainIy, with your permission, have escorted
her to Glasgow, and seen her off to Lon
don. Where does this Madame Debrisay
live?"
'In a varra nice part - Westbourne
Villas, nigh the Royal Oak station. You'll
ken it, Pm thinking"
Il cannot say do returned Lisle, while
he thought, 'Old blockheadl Why did he
not give me the NUMBER"
There are yarra fine hoOses about there,
and plenty Omnibuses to a. PARTS"
VERY convenient, Pm sure! What is
this Madame Debrisay's number? Lady
Finistoun will want to know Miss Craig's
address,"
"Eh! but she knows it weel. She has
been there herself"
obstinate old lGiOtn' thought Isle; "he
will not tell. Oh, inC eedr' he said aloud.
''You must miss your niece very much"
Il will do sol Sma' doot OF. She is o
remarkable, wise-like. douce lassie-only q
wee self-opeentOnated! It's amazing that,
being so long about Il lot o. fule-folk, she
kept her senses so weel."
BY this time Lisle had gathered himself
together, and said
"uSnO 10 apoloSlhe lor SpeahlnS 81
wa, my, o'tO always Cahe d llVely 1nVeles'
III aH''' Ci"lS'
0'o IL Toult sGtlh' teIurileo Eucie
sunny j" IN d oil"cNie' WHICH, S'L "CA Ai0ie
do PSS "i'''i
iDit ''i' oi'' N'ii'i Pioo"'ii1 " ioi III any
SUI ''' 70 'll1 source Vi In"T lf'eleev
w 'o '''''' ~ 4'AiAA qui'o
io.,G cnouSn'
Sou que i"oU CUnii %'tI
rom lIle laclor Oh Lalnl1lr' nc silu. gu
see nc mas c''Seu IN; anu you may conSluer
me ques.lo. SeCVleu'
On' 'u"V "eel' 'trra "eH' putting on
ms II'99G9'
Anu l hlus0 say Soou1liornillS, Gan
"o any INNS iol YOU "' h'lN'ouH' ALI
So!LS ""o ~ 'iiGle'
w. ! 'l''lN NgIine'h VIII oIlnS
o" 0,l, ','"' - "''AOcu,
uoou-pSe, , ,I,I', nope you VIII near
'o,t'U''o" VI -l'99 CI''i7 , sue "iri,al'
i1LNlc S'ioGe d" "S III an i'm illor
Mona was aitoSeIhet IlleApLlcaple. AL Ihe
',SS 800 cue i '9 he',S ~ pI. iateS
between herSch anu the man IhaG she
| - ~
her feet! And all to nurse broken-dOWn
music mistress. Yet there was something
IN her generous readiness to help friend
that appealed TO MS better nature.
some such IDEAS, CONSIDERABLY modliled,
were hoatlhS through LlsIe'S brain, when
he heard the Hop Hop" OF Mr. Craig's heavy
looted steed, and soon the ramshackle
phaeton and rldlculously dlsproportloned
horse came round a bend OF the road. In
the vehicle were seated Miss Black, whose
eyes looked susplclouSly red, and kenneth,
who held the relns. He pulled up as Llsle
waved his hands.
80 Miss Craig has deserted your he
cried.
one mas lh"eeu' returned henneth.
II u u o'u "'' IS, NhaUalile Leu
rlSay peIhS 50 AL never hhe" her " oe
III pe'oIt'
anu a, III sure MONA il'I' u sau heart'
s"iu MISS bt'cA' 0he looked 50 paie ana
uoWnc"S'' II wiz oe d LUIS weary roau
LOT her |" tr"Nel an alone:
one leleSraPheo nrSI IhlhS TO say she
was eohllhG' added henheth.
w nat her address, asked LhsIe. Il
must let Lazy flhlS'ouh Know
1t = " estooQrne NIllas-aWay near the
IVY a. Slh' s'lu hehueth.