Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-25

. her conquerors for their consolation.
She felt the most miserable victor
breathing. her soul was trimming
with bitterness and the overflow
vented itself largely on Dacre's luck
less pate.
The children haying nothing to go
upon could arrive at no very satisfac-
tory solution to their mysterious sum
mons Mary's look as she smoothed
Ovens hair, put Dacre's collar
lstraight. and kept on fussing round
when she had no more TO do, made
things look more mysterious still. then
she sighed like steam-engine the
whole time. which added presage-
ofiii character to the mystery that
irrstated Gwen horribly.
"I'or goodness sake. Mary, do go.'
sne cried at last in despair. go!
You are like the old turkey when her
ducklings ran out into the lake the
other day"
Mary Strengthened her glasses and
looked at the child. - IT'S brains Is
the matter with you. my dear" she
said: 'however could you guess AT the
very thoughts as were running in my
head? | was thinking Of the creature
I Tapping there helpless and | was
! lik'ning myself TO her that very min
ute. Master Dacre would never have
guessed it, bless him."
/ Gwen felt she had scored point
and continued:
what Is going 10 happen to us.
Mary" 80
Mary regarded her in silence.
"If you know you might tell us"
said the girl impatiently, "or," she
added scornfully. "are you still more
like the turkey. and are only fright
ened because you know so little?-you
look like that"
"0h Lordr' muttered the woman UNI
der her breath, feeling very hard hit.
but she replied with dignity, "My
dear it certainly amt my place to tell
you what your parents have thought
fit not to acquaint you with"
''They see fit TO acquaint us with
nothing as far as can see. Well. as
you can't tell us or don't know any
thing to tell us, do 90 away, please.
You move about so, and look so queer,
you make one think that horrible
new thing Is coming on us so do go.
please. I'm not cross or nasty. only !
feel queer myself and frightened.
could scream and yell and howl this
minute-oh, | wish Mrs. Fellowes was
here"
"She Is coming, my dear" said
Mary, looking anxiously at the girl.
"Oh she often looks like that" said
Dacre consollngly, 81 believe she is
mad-she Is dying 10 squeal and
screech and yet she Is as quiet as an
old rat, | believe myself one good roai
would do her good"
. Mary was a sensible body and knew
/ when thing was beyond her powers,
i she said nothing but went down and
: intercepted Mrs Fciiowes on her way
10 the drawing room and carried her
off.
rs Gwen we'll, Mary she asked
as they went up stairs.
Eats and sleeps well, ma'am. but
she has an over-active brain, maain
, I should say, and If it's. It's only God
can help her" whispered Mary sol
EMMY.
Gwen had recovered by this time
and she and Dacre We're engaged In a
wrangle. stormy on Dacre's side, sar-
, castle and calm on Ovens. At sight
of Mrs. Fellowes they left off.
ooh you dear. you dearl' cried Gwen
sweeping up to her. and taking hei
kiss with a sort Of gasp. 1--WE feel aw'
full. as II some horror was coming on. >
you'll stand by us, Mrs. Fellowes
Do you think they might repent OF
Elton? Gwen gets mad when | say
that but, you know, no fellow knows
what they will do next" he added
plaintively.
"Dacre, wonder If you know how
horribly impertinent you are? II YOU
belonged to me and spoke Of me like
that. I'd cut you for week..
"Oh, but you're quite different, Of
course no one would speak of you like
that-Oh, come ini'
A new footman, Il tall awkward
creature who found his brains soften
1nR Ill lillS dSlDliisilluS lhiiiiS, Aihh
been giving a succession of small
knocks for the last five minutes al
last he supplemented them by chok
ing cough.
There is that giraffe" said Gwen
lnpatiently, Il suppose we are
wanted, Mrs. Fellowes, look mt him,
she whispered everybody who comes
to this house looks like that in week,
and as for Mary, she is awful, going
about in muttering way and glaring
at me as IL | was penny show The
tutors are the same. even that great
lleggy gawk--oh dear, what's the mat
ter with us alp
"And another thing oh, wait Just a
moment they'll never know II We're
one minute late or twenty, they don't
want us bit oh no, they never do, !
tell you, they are quite happy and OH
so busy so appallingly BUSY want
to tell YOU another horrible habit the
people here have. must tell you all
this.r she added seeing Dacre's rather