Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-02-18

have given me blow for blow. I can't
complain, for the law is on your side.
| Will you cali the children and let me Kiss
them before l go?'
] Certainly"
| The countess left the room, returning
presently with the girls.
Are you going awsy?" exclaimed
Christine in alarm, clinging to him.
| The count faced about and saw Yvonne
sleeping heavily in her mothers arms.
He drew her close to him and gently
kissed her.
Yes he answered 81 am going on
journey, rather long one, little girl,
hut | shall be back soon, and find you
quite grown up.
AS the two little girls left the room
Gaetan rushed in. He pushed by the
countess, gathered up lis books and ex-
ercises, AMI hastily bundled them into his
sachel.
Are you not going to kiss me?" asked
his father. Don't you know that | am
going away?''
wait till get my things" he said.
Then he took the sachel and fastened it
on his fathers valise by the straps.
What are you doing, Gaetan? asked
| the countess. Did | not tell youdoinc
| your father was IN haste!
Gaetan Strengthened himself up and
| turned toward his mother, saying, in a
tone of reSolute defiance: Il must GER
tainly take my books, for l am going
with father!''
In vain the countess held out her arms
to him. He only cried still more vehe
mently: No, 40; do not love you. l
heard you drive papa away"
His father tried In turn to draw him
toward lis mother, saying geutlg: "My
boy be'reasonabe; you are causing your
mother much pain
But in the middle of his nervous fury
the 10y suddenly sank to the floor and lay
at his length upon the carpet, crying over
and over agair Papa, papa" as
though his heart would break.
The count lifted him and placed him
In the great arm chair, and his mother,
in great agitation, kneeled by his side.
But with violent movement of his arm
the boy pushed her rUdeiy away.
"Who could have told Gaetan such
stories?" asked the count.
Nobody has told me anything" said
Gaetan, through his tems. They took us
in 20 dinner, but | saw JOHN packing
valise, and | came back. The door of the
room was open, and I got behind the
screen. And when heard mamma scold-
ing you, and found that she mad taken her
keys, made up my mind not to love her,
and to go away with you.
" y boy, you did very wrong to listen,
and you did not understand what your
mother said. Be quiet, and believe what
| tell you. have given her the keys be-
cause am going away
Come, my dear Gaetan, papa is telling
the Truth. He Will return il a few
days.
"Why do you say that mamma? l
heard father say he would never return.
1vonne warned US. She has often caught
papa crying in his study"
Ali said the countess. "You wapt!
Why did you hide that, and iey M think
you wrapped in your proud insensibi!-
TYP
Because you would have laughed at
my distress, and would not give you the
pleasure of seeing my tears.
Both parties were nos kneeling by the
side of their boy, and the countess was
gazing into her husbands eyes as though
she would read his very soul.
"You see very we'll that must 90 with
him, said the boy. You will have
CullSIiAc anu L fOuut' anu III Is MOI IdlT TO
leave him alcne.''
'Soyou refuse to stay with me? said the
| countess.
Yes, because you are so mean
"And suppose | give the key back
to your father and make him stay
here?'
on, my dear good mammal
The boy bad passed one arm around his
mother neck, his other one being still
around mis- fathers, so that he held them
both in one embrace.
Then, mamma, as you have made him
cry, kiss him and then will kiss him with
all ny heart
"Ctotilde!,' begged The count overcome,
for our boys sake
Yes. And for yours, too sighed the
countess, letting her head fall upon her
husbands shoulder.