Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-24
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CHAPTER XXXV.

in his head appeared on the scene.
Then "a fellow-he was in the do.
line, "and knew a thing or two
dropped in and took a rapid and com
preheusive view of affairs, and by the
help Of infinite blasphemy did wha
was best under the circumstances.
Strange was only stunned. After {
time he sat up, and looked about him
A howl from Bell struck on hi,
ears. He turned and saw the horses
shivering among the broken mass o.
carriage, and the dog-man rubbing
their noses to soft gurgling accom-
paniment.
Where, where?" he asked family
and in reply to a pointed finger
lifted himself up with both hands, and
CROPPED half-blindly to a huddled-uL
lump OF muslin and lace.
He just knew she was lying there
cold, and white and moveless. He
touched her forehead; it was like
marble He laid his hand on he1
heart; it was still.
A sudden wonder seized him as to
who had dressed and covered her
with such lovely decency, and he
looked with half vague inquiry at the
two women lowering near.
AS a matter of fact it was the dog
man who had done it, with his eyes
turned on the two women whom he
cursed fOully the whole time.
"Have you sent for a doctor?' de-
manded Strange, forcing the dizziness
out of his brain.
Thanks to the draught the cigar
smoke had lost it's heaviness, and was
floating as a sort of spiritual essence
through the textures.
For some minutes after Gwen came
in she could hardly discern it at all
when she did she wished she could
transport it to her part of the house,
u struck her as being purer scent than
one gets in Women'S rooms.
"How hOSpitable those chairs lOOk!'
she said, feeling one. Does he lose
all his right hand gloves | wonder:
Do all men? AS a matter of fact /
know amazingly little of men or of
their ways! This is a clean. Self-re-
speeding room, | like it, | wonder
never took any notice of it before!
All, another screen
~ G moved it aside and found an al
cove where an easel stood, and on
this a picture hidden by a drapery of
primrose and chestnut silk.
THE way that drapery falls is quite
different from anything else" said
Gwen stepping back a pace or two,
thatY'
Something suggested to her just then
to pry no further, but she swept the
suggestion aside with the -draperieS
and saw before her her own painted
image. For one minute she felt in
clined to rip the canvas from end ito
end, and to kill once and fol all the
vague look Of motherhood in, the
WOman'S eyes.
This wretchw she muttered at last,
80 she's in the house! AS if | hadn't
enough to handicap NE without her"
She turned away with a look of
loathing and Jealous hatred, and sat
down
After Il little she got up slowly and
turned to leave the room, then almost
in spite of herself she went back to
the picture and began again her eager
inspection of it.
AS she stood with her head thrown
back and her hands clenched involun-
tarily. her husband came in. He did
not see her for a minute; When he
did, he stopped, and watched her.
4 n1ntj shock
see her in this abandonment of Jealous
anger. He rustled book on the table
to arouse her and quoted, laughing:
where the apple reddens, never
DIV! Lest we lose our Eden-Eve and
T.
She moved quickly aside into the
shade.
when did this Gomez" she asked, in
a low constrained voice.
"Brydon sent it few days ago.
You are better?'
Il am quite we'll, thank you
THE doctor thinks directly you can
travel we had better go into the
country"
She flung a swift furtive look at
him. How much does he know, |
,-onderT'
Won't you sit down." be asked,
yutting a soft low chair Within her
reach, land may l smOke|'
She bent her head without speaking,
and he saw that her hands We're
moving restleSSly.
He lit his cigar in . leisurely fash
ion: then he drew up a chair and sal
down near her and began to smoke
After time he set to wonder now
long this remarkable vigil was goins
to hold out. He was determined t
keep silence till his wife spoke; he
saw she was fighting in her dumt
concentrated way for expression. he
felt certain some sort of an avalanche
was about to descend upon MIN. ant
he preferred she should set it sliding
herself Perhaps the girl had had tot
much lonely struggle and her brai1
as we'll as her body had weakened
with it, at any rate the first though
she felt herself produced audibly was
II wish almost you We're a fool
Humpkreyr'
He took his cigar out of his mouth
Indeed, why?"
Because then" she said. rather DIES
perately. Il shouldn't feel so altogethe
like one myself-' She stood up sud
denly and looked down at him.