Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-15

lcaI experiments u nGJle later in the day, >
"But Mrs. Westmacott says that WON.
en- should rise early and do their work
before breakfast
"Then they should choose some other
room besides the breakfast room" The
doctor was becoming just little rufied.
Aturn in the open air would soothe him.
he thought. "Where are my boots?" he
asked.
But they were not in their accustomed
corner by his chair. Up and down he
searched, while the three servants took
up the quest, STOPPING and peeping under
bookcases and drawers. Ida had re-
turned to her studies and Clara to her
blue covered volume, sitting absorbed
and disinterested amid the hustle and
the racket. AT last general buzz of
congratulation announced that the cook
had discovered the boots hung up among
the hats in the hall. The doctor. verv
red and flustered, drew them on and
stamped off to join the admiral in his
morning walk.
AS the door slammed Ida burst into n
shout of laughter. "You see, Clara"
she cried, "the charm works already.
He has gone to No. instead of to No. 8.
Oh, we shall win a great victory. You've
been very good, dear. I could see that
you were on thorns to help him when he
was looking for his boots"
'Poor papa! 1t is so cruel. And vet
what are we to do?"
"Oh, he will enjoy being comfortable
all the more if we give him a little dis
comfort now. What horrible work this
chemistry isl Look at my frockl 1t is
ruined. And this dreadful smellr' She
threw open the window and thrust her
little golden curled head out Of it,
Charles Westmacott was hoeing at the
other side Of the garden fence.
"Good morning, sir" said Ida.
"Good morning." The big man leaned
upon his hoe and looked up at her.
"Have you any cigarettes, Charles?"
eyes, certainly"
"Throw me up two."
Here is my case. Can you catchP"
A sealskin case came with q soft thud |
on the floor. Ida opened it. 1t was
full.
"What are these?" she asked.
Egyptians.
what are some other brands?'
"Oh, Richmond Gems and Turkish and
Cambridge. But why?'
Never mindr' She nodded to him
and closed the window. "We must re-
member all those, Clara" said she. 1--WE
must learn to talk about such things.
Mrs. Westmacott knows all about the
brands of cigarettes. Has your rum
Gomez"
eyes, dear. 1t is here"
"And l have my stout. Come along
up to my room now. This smell is too
abominable. But we must be ready for
him when he comes back. If we sit at
the window, we shall see him coming
down the road"
The fresh morning air and the genial
company of the admiral had caused the
doctor to forget his trouble, and he came
back about midday in an excellent hu-
nor. AS he opened the hall door the vile
MEL of chemicals which had spoiled his
breakfast met him with O redoubled vir-
llence. He threw open the hall window,
inferred tho dining room and stood aghast
It the sight which met his eyes.
Ida was still sitting among her bottles,
With lit cigarette in her left hand and
glass Of stout on the table beside her.
lara with another cigarette was loung-
ng in the easy chair with several mans
pread out upon the floor around. Her
eet were stuck up on the coal scuttle,
nd she had tumblerful Of some red. n
ish brown composition on the smoking
able close at her elbow. The doctor !
azed from one to the other of them ,
trough the thin gray haze Of smoke,
ut his eyes rested finally in a settled !
1are of astonishment upon his elder and j.
lore serious daughter. !
"Clara" he gasped. II could not have
elieved it!' I