Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-03

then she scurried her off to the village
where they spent a rather remarkable
two hours.
Mrs Fellowes companion was first
discovered by an urchin who was
making mud pies in a gutter. At the
first shock of his find. he gave whoop
and turned a summersau1. back into
the drst, then he uplifted himself and
fed with the news, despatching scouts
to right and left on his progress.
When the ladies reached the village
they found it all agog. every door was
full Of faces, and the bowls of scrub
bing infancy arose from every yard.
Mrs. Waring looked shy and witch
ed 4 good deal. but Oh the whole she
bore herself CALAMITY.
The mothers embarrassed her, they
seemed TO expect conversation, and
this was even th@caSe with the child
ever, and be silent. 1t was among
the babies she shore. not. indeed, in
her mode of holding the1n-she did
that with her fingers. deliCately, AS if
they We're penS-bIt she got so eager
over them, so full of interest, asked
so many questions as to their ap-
petites, and gave such amazing hints
concerning their management that she
made an impression on the village such
as astonished the oldest irhabitant.
and set the women's tongues wagging
bands.
1t was an event. an experimenting
day in the village of Waring, when
the squire's wife stepped in bodily
presence in and out of its houses, and
disseminated useful knowledge con-
corning the human infant.
When Gwen heard of it, in the same
letter that told her to send her mother
a sketch of herself without delay. she
laughed sarcastically.
"This is dishonest of Mrs. Fellow
es!'' she cried with a little stamp. chow
dare she make all this fresh phase OF
lunacy into pathetic story? There is
a ring of false sentiment through the
whole business"
CHAPTER NNNI.
Gwen lost no time in conducting her
projected series of experiments: she
carried them on conscientiously and
with an assumption of spOntaneity
that gave her husband a high opinion
of her powers of self-government. AS
for the results on Gwen herself, she
found them nil. she failed in expert
cling one thrill, or the ghost of a trem.
or.
She had an opportunity about this
time of Judging of the effects on the
situation of a sudden danger to hel
husband. They had driven into the
station to meet a parcel of books from
Londcn. They were early. and EN-.
ployed their time in watching the go
ings on of an imp in human form
wrestling with it's nurse at one end
of the platform.
"What an inestimable blessing il
would be-" said Humphrey reflective.
ly, eff the Lord would be pleased tc
remove that creature Look at it. bit
ing and screaming like a horser'
"Mr. Drew says the child is halt
idiotic"
eff it's not, the nurse soon will be
-Phew-take the rein''
She only knew she had them in a
bundle in her hands. and Humphry
was off, then there struck on her ear
crash of sound, and through it one
, thin high shrek and a long wailing
noise.
For a second her eyes floated in
darkness, then th1 express Numbered
on and she could see a confused mass
of men and women bending down over
something.
'"That distinct definite shrek was
awful!' Gwen found herself think.
ing, with curious composure. though
she knew perfectly well that her hus-
band had very likely lost his life to
save that of a congenia1 idiot
He was only stunned, however, and
the infant had got off scot-free
When he came to her. Gwen was
very white in sheer disgust at her own
want of emotion, and Strange knew
as distinctly as if she had told him the
cause of her pallor
He would not wait for the books.
but turned the horses heads home
wards and set off at a smart trot.
To Be Continued.