Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-20

ycUnz nan bad established his xif=
II 4 big cEne chair, ss9steains the
light fr0n GEe side and Strengthening
* from another in 4 lingering. Ab
sorb4si gay. AZ with halg-csosed eyes
he tarSiyely drank in zise fuiinsss q
her beauty.
The qaszstE0a stripped the glamour
from him AZ rglsh, he Hoped Imply
down ~ ~ q seat
IF only you had1s asked that
question: for three more zn0ataE, bgt
now. now, X il cruel. Just imagine
a fellow. free al his life 70 ride his
OWN nag. sorry Jade Il might b.
bat anyway IL enough for him. and
his own: Just fancy him strapped
onto small donkey belonging TO an
other felIow. that il woah b. more
than his life Was worth to prod into
a zallop. and 10 have 70 peg along On
this beass week fri. week o8t. along
the same old road, Oh lord the grind
it's awful, awful, digging ones heels
into that COMPOUNDED ass-OhsT
He Jumped mp with a guilty starr
LADY Strange. I tez y9Hr pardon.
forget what ladies ar HE. and
Strange Is SOFA ~aEssortasJ!e fellow
10 growl 10. bad language sips oct
before one can catch Il. at the very
sight Of him"
Don't apologize to ne, especially II
my husband u the cause Of your Of
Tense said Gwen kindly.
She had q fancy to b. kind 70 this
bog. II she had confessed 1t 10 her
self. It was with distinct view o.
getting 70 know side Of her husband
that Brydon knew all about and she
nothing. She vas making study Of
him IN spite Of herself. and liked to
collect evidence.
He says he'll say nothing until !
have unlearned every cursed manner
Ism have picked up IN England. that
den Of bad taste. Then 'peut-etre-
who knowsT
'BuE the fellow RACES just as much
against his own rapid methods. as be
does against those we've been born
and bred in How dare We think 10
get an effecS with few strokes like
he does. be. who has worked, parbleu.
who has sweated, who has prayed.
who has blaspheEned. who has torn
the heart out OF his body 10 arrive
at this ease. that divine confidence
the head OF Us should be punched.
be Is greaE In English. We must take
twenty strokes 10 one Of his; We must
do with pain. with tears. what is but
sdelices' 10 hin-details must
know them as the boa Dieu' knows
them. before we venture TO omit or
even 70 suggest one! Then he ups and
splutters cut some delicious blaspheSnE
on some unwary youths head.
Look az me, the ghost Of creature.
stalking nournfully Oh eggs, with fur
tive fear in all my lineaments. And
thLs j. an artists training. Good Lord.
when remember how / sat in that
sarret in Bland street and thought d
fame and myself in new suit dane
Ing war-dahce before my masterpiece
on the line. with dnchesses squabbllng
for the first shake OF my hand.-IAdy
Strange, am going TO make some
tea
II wish you would" said Gwen
laughing. I'VE walked and am 80
thirsty"
.'Hu. said Brydon. examining his
milking when he had filled his ket
tie and set il on the little charcoal
stove. every drop gone. won't be
two minutes. The old lady on the first
fiat and | are affSnities to certain
extent; in return for sundry packets
Of English tea. she keeps me in milk
al odd times. Strange. viii you shep-
herd the kettle"
II wonder IL his cups are eleanf"
said Srapge rummaging them out OF
cupboard over the stove. look, an
iach thick with dust, and the han
dies. That fellow moons too much
to b. very cleanly. Look at the tea
cloth. Lord. Have you clean hand
kerchlef. Gwen
Ovens brows contracted slightly
She vas a dainty person and unprae-
teal. ana teaclps In connection with
handkerchiefs gave her an uncomfort-
able feeling OF impropFiety.
She gave him a handkerchief. how
ever. with small gasp of disgust,
and watched his doing with a faint.
half-scornfui interest.
How particular you are she said.
II had no idea you could tronble your
SELF about such things"
II can't stand dirt IN man or beast.
How did you stand trayeling-in
Algeria. for examplef"
"Ah, there were compensations, the
game was worth the candle. and II
civilization has produced nothing bet
ter-ciye the devil his duet has pro-
duced clean skins I'D clean eating.
| fancy was originally designed for
an inspector Of nuisances." he con
tinued. running Ovens lovely morsel
OF cambria on the end OF pointed
stick In and out the handle OF cup.
Gwen noticed with some wonder the
curlonsly delicate way In which he
ala ii, "The thing would have smashed