Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-25

very thoughts as We're running in M,
head: l was thinking of the creatur,
Tapping there helpless and l wa
likning myself to her that very min
ute. Master Dacre would never havt
guessed it, bless him.
Gwen felt she had scored Il poin
and continued:
What is going to happen to us
Mary:''
Mary regarded her in silence.
IF you know you might tell us.
t said the girl impatiently, or" She
added scornfully. "are you still NOR.
t like the turkey, and are only fright
/ ened because you know so little:-yo1
5 look like that
''Oh Lord!'' muttered the woman un
; der her breath, feeling very hard hit
, but she replied with dignity, IN!
! dear, it certainly amt my place to tel
; you what your parents have thought
! fit not to acquaint you with
t ''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 60 away, please
You move about so, and look so queer
you make one think that a horrible
new thing is coming on u.s. so do go.
please. I'm not cross or nasty. only !
feel queer myself and frightened l
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.
! ooh, she often looks like that" said
Dacre consolingly, II believe she is
mad-she is dying TO sQueal and
screech and yet she is as quiet as an
old rat, I believe myself one good roar
would do her good"
Mary was a sensible body and knew
when a thing was beyond her powers,
she said nothing but went down and
intercepted Mrs. Fellowes on her way
to the drawing groom and carried her
off.
) as Gwen well, Mary?" she asked
as they went up stairs.
! eats and sleeps we'll ma'am, but
she has an over-active brain, ma am
I should say, and if it's, it's only God
can help her. whispered Mary sol
emily.
Gwen had recovered by this time
and she and Dacre We're engaged in
wrangle, stormy on Dacre's side, sar-
castle and calm on Ovens. At sight
of Mrs. Fellowes they left Off
ooh you dear, you dear!" cried Gwen
sweeping up to her. and taking her
kiss with sort Of gasp. Eve feel aw-
full, as if some horror was coming on"
! you'll stand by us, Mrs. Fellowes?
Elton? Gwen gets mad when I say
that, but, you know, no fellow knows
what they will do next" he added
plaintively.
"Dacre, 7 wonder if you know how
horribly impertinent you are? If you
belonged to me and spoke of me like
that. I'd cut you for a week.
ooh. but you're quite different Of
course no one would speak of you like
that-Oh, come inr'
new footman, a tall awkward
creature, who found his brains soften
ing in this astonishing family. had
been giving a succession Of small
knocks for the last five minutes. at
last he supplemented them by a chok-
ing cough
There is that giraffe" said Gwen
impatiently, 81 suppose we are
wanted! Mrs FelloweS, look at 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 if I was a penny show. The
tutors are the same, even that great
leggy gawk-oh dear, what's the mat
ter with us ALP"
"And another thing-oh. wait just a
moment, they'll never know if we're
one minute late or twenty, they don't
want us a bit, oh no, they never do, [
tell you they are quite happy and oh.
so busy, SO appallingly busy-I want
to tell you another horrible habit the
people here have. | must tell you all
this" she added seeing Dacre's rather
astonished face, sit has all just come
up to the surface of me. The people
in this place always whisper in the
liIoSI ultlOoliedl way, IiiSiC 10 hSfCA "
single sound in these Corridors never.
and that's why I often nearly-burst
to howl and screech. Dacre is an
idiot as everyone knows, and he says
I'm mad
FLUSH, childr'
ooh we'll, come on then, but there's
not an atom of hurry, they don't want
u.s."
Mrs. Fellowes isn't such an ass as
not to know that said Dacre scorn-
fully, but l want to know what's on
in there. so does she. so come on
It's nothing nice. you may be quite
sure, it's probably got something to do
with lessons. Perhaps they want to
feeling of fiat inaction after the whirl
of action. that plays havoc with all
Her mouth was terrible in it's hard
ness. Mrs. Fellowes stopped down
quickly and kissed her on it.
Gwen, love, you don't know, some
thing very nice may be going to- hap
pen to you, the very incest thing that
has ever yet happened"
Gwen looked up at her astonished,
some tone in her soft voice touched
her.
81 wonder she said slowly, Il
wish
"What dear?"
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