Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-18

Three months after the plans incep-
tion, the amazing golngs-on Of Dacre.
the wild originality Of his pranks, the
consistent sustained diablerie of his
oHtbursts. the terrible all-peryadinG-
ness of his personality, had succeeded
in completely upheaving the souls Of
his parents and filling the entire house
hold with fearful sense of insecure
~. as of community conscious of
the presence amongst them of an in
visible internal machine, that moves
by some hidden power, all over. every
where, and can neither be caught nor
comprised.
Mr. and Mrs Fellowes. who kept a
close eye on the affairs of the Hall
children, had felt now for some time
that here was too much subtlety in
this departure Of Dacre's to be all his
own.
The days of deyil-possession are
gone; | could swear it's Gwen said
Mrs Fellowes one day, shifting her
small hands together and dropping
childs petticoat on which she was sew
ing button.
I've been thinking so for some
time," said her husband. "all the same,
hardly see where the swear mends
matters
"Oh, never mind. When womans
perturbed. she often relapses into origi-
nal sin. it's a full year since 'reck-
oned' swear at least is cosmopolitan.
I'll go up this minute and get to the
truth Of this, Gwen hasn't been near
me for fortnight, and I've been so
busy, you see, | couldn't so near
them"
Il shall go too, | must get a sub
scripton for those miserable Cows
from Waring. but, little woman. hadn't
you better lie down? After five nights
up with Jim Brown, even you must
want rest"
'I4ie down. No, no; with this on my
mind. why | couldn't rest minute"
After rather Intellectual attempt to
bring Mrs. Waring to a decent flesh
and-blood consistency Mrs. Fellowes
retreated to the school-room.
"She grows worse and worse she
muttered, as she let out some of her
feelings III a sharp rap on the door.
Mr. Gedge, the present instructor.
was not her husbands choice, he was
launched on the children by a we'll
meaning uncle of Mrs. Warnings. who
from time to time swooped down on
the family in protective, if rather
hawk-like fashion, and invariably set
some reform atloat among man or
beast
In this last visit he had let Gedge
loose in the schoolroom. The man was
as little fitted to deal with the plans
| ramifications as Il babe unborn.
When Mrs. Fellowes went in she
got a howl of welcome from Dacre
Gwen gave her only quiet hand
shake, but the warm light that flashed
into her cold eyes told more than any
howl. Mr.. Gedge stood UP YEARLY
and looked pleased.
do sit down. said he casting a
| furtive, fearful glance on Dacre
! He was in constant horrid dread of
Il new sensation, they were so diverse.
50 swift In succession, one never knew
might be embarrassing If set going in
when one might not come on, and it
the presence of a lady.
Dacre, however, his familiar being
otherwise engaged, was quieSeent, and
Gedge breathed freer.
May | have Gwen for the after
noon?" asked Mrs. Fellowes.
She was amazed to see the hesitation
on Ovens face and the actual look of
dismay on Daere's, but she speedily
! fathomed the reason.
Il knew it." she said to herself,
Gwen is the mover in the whole bust
ness" Then aloud, Gwen, you will
come dear, Mr.. Gedge's eyes have said
yes already"
Mr. Gedge had lively though bash.
full admiration for the little American,
he beamed his assent in quite a
1 sprightly way. 1T will be no less TO
cope with" he reflected, land | can
| perhaps get my poor Amy's letter fin
! ished
/ The devil, in a specially evil mo-
ment had revealed to Mr.. Gedge's pu-
! pills the existence of this sweet young
woman, and had thereby added an
other hundred weight to the milestone
j already encirclng the neck of her af.
! tianeed.
/ Mrs. Fellowes looked with sudden
sympathy at the young man, then with
i twinkling eyes at his charges, he seem
| ed so ludicrously out Of proportion to
/ his task Poor thing!' She thought
\ it with much amused vehemenee il al.
most got spoken aloud. Poor thing,
you shall have peaceful afternoon
I for oneem
''Mr Gedge, do give me Dacre too,
do, just for one dag! He shah 20 for
a ride with Mr.. Fellowes."
1 ''0h golly" muttered Dacre, dancing
in his glee.
Ovens face grew brilliant with joy,
she could now 30 with an easy con
science, she couldn't by any possihil-
/ ity have left Dacre alone, he was too
! utterly IAN ass" She could now have
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