Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-03
cuApTER XXIX.


house. 1t was bad going, the flu ;er-
ing snow kept constantly balling IN
Lorraines hoofs. Any attempt at bur
~ was out of the question, so
Strange's thoughts turned, as they al
ways did in any unhurried moment, on
his wife, and the puzzle they were
both dissecting.
sThere Is one thing he said with a
laugh, I'VE are not likely to pail on
one another In 4 hurry, there Is MOTH
Ing the least mawkish n our relations,
and we are both Of US good-humored.
That half-amused malice in her radi-
ant face whenever she catches me
watching herl-Was there ever before
such radiance in any woman's race
This wife Of mine Is superb, and yet
| haven't an atom of claim 10 her,
except from the laws brutal point OF
view. But the mistake was mine, !
thought 1t was all in women to be
taught to love, given a decent educa'
ton, bat 1t seems there are some VINO
want a special dlspensation to get II
driven Into them. What a mystery the
whole thing Isl And you Try to do
your duty, my poor little girl crop
Ing blindly In the cold outer air OF
ignorance, and you think | know 10th
Ing Of your unrest and your wild en-
beavers! How little you know after
all, with all your big brain! Halo,
there you are yourself, on the top of
the fence, with your hair dying! What
hair 1t Is! If you were anyone else
he shouted Il should see visions of
colds ana swollen noses; you can laugh
and dare anything. Have you been
long outT
"Since two o'clock | had no Idea
could be moved to enthusiasm for
this part or the world But this storm
has rummaged out every latent spark
In me. Look at hose pines lighting
the wind. oh, oh, my hatr'
Hold Lorraine, I'll catch It,
Gwen laughed gayly as she watched
the chase. AT first It was even betting
between the two, but IN the end
Strange brought It back In triumph.
"You can't catch cold, but don't you
the county demands hatY"
III 1t wants hat as dlsrcputable as
this to prop Itself up with II can't
be up to much! BY the way, what a
united couple the servants will think
us, what striking picture OF easy
aifectlonw
Strange laughed but his wife could
have bitten out her tongue, After
getting nearly frozen to the fence In
her zeal to map out her duty, this to
be the outcome of 1t all!
She began to speak quickly, and her
voice had curious new little note IN
II that Interested her husband, ana
made him turn his eyes OH her more
than once. But she was talking too
fast to notice him. then she had the
wind TO fight. Besides all this. Wild
Ideas OF touches and such like began
TO float about her brain in rather a
frantic way
She brought herself to reason with
shake, fortunately perhaps, the time
being hardly fitting to launch out on
any new line.
When Gwen was coming down to
tea in wonderful gown Of white vel
vet with slashes Of croeus yellow, She
met folly, now the Wallets young man.
carrying off an armful OF Strange's
wet clothes. Ry some sudden impulse
she stopped aud accosted him. Il
hope YOU viii be happy here" she said,
II the truth must be told In rather a
shy way. the experience was 80 new
and shocking.
you must try to keev away from
GIN she added sasely, and then you
Will be sure to get on We'll | know
your master wants you to-"
,folly gave wild dab at his red
mat IF stubble, muttered inartieulately
and ted
"0h, what made mo do IT, what?
That horror will haunt me for a week.
What Is Humphrey made " that he
can endure the constant sight of hlm9
And row remember Mrs FellowoS
told me ono day, he mlrScd that awful
thing for three weeks orce because
It whhnpered At the thought Of 4 hos
pital Imagine that mouth that nose
that ghaSly whole, IN delirium, oh.
h,agiue tie mcre touch ~ those aahhy
paws With their great ted knobs those
knobs fascinated me 8pd ueh! The
knobs fascinated me and, nrhl they
have got into my eyes, Without doubt
have @m0rt,abla man for has.
band! wish Oh, | wish | had my
ten. am dying for IT. | think must
be tired"
She sank down into big chair and
put her feet ont to cateh the heat, then
she put her hands UP and set to tc
rub her eyes In foolish futile effort
to clear her whirl1E brain. and Their
Strange aud the tea came In
81 have seen 1olly." she said. civ
ing him some tta
I'm that gown Z"
Eyes
"Ah that's sood Ii may awaken
some sense Of religion tn The hessar
have experimental on him Will
every variety 81 church. aud withou
the slightest effect bnt there II 4 cer
tain divinity about yeu IN that gowi