The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-11-10

to that New Cut, ana dragged her
again through every occurrence of
that homeWard drive.
the service, carrying that ridiculous old
aunt'S spectacle case. l saw him.
BERTHE has generally got some one
Oh hand,' said the other. Lucy is not
here, you see. Fat; there is no one in
the house he cares about; it is SO dull
down by the sea i'll the summer with
out somebody to amuse one. Next
week he is going to PaXford. He will
forget this girl and settle it With
Lucy"
'IIc will get entangled first" said
Patricia tragically. He is over head
and ears in love. Don't you see him
meandering about with his head OH one
side and Shelley under his arm?"
''She is a good-looking girl Pat, aud
she's all right, you know. Gussie
knows some OF her people in Lincoln
shire if BERTHE likes her l don't see
At these words Patricia stamped an
grily Upon the ground. Her stamp was
formidable, for her foot was not light.
Il " ould not interfere with him, but
/ should like to give the girl hint
She is very proud. | am sure she
would take the slightest hint at once.
AnaSta STA paced on in silence. AS
long "a she was allowed to remain ncu-
trail she did mot mind what happened;
she had few objects in life beyond the
attainment of her own desires. She
wanted her brother to marry Lady
Lucy, certainly-not for his happiness
but because a Lady Lucy for sister
in-law was a solid advantage for her.
self.
Il don't know that. BERTHE is a ire
mendous catch. A cart load of hints
would not put a sensible woman off
twenty thousand year.
Il shall tell her he is engaged to
Lucy"
''She will congratulate him and you
will catch it."
81 shan't; BERTHE is never rude. II
make a breach they won't have time
to patch it UP in these three days.
Once get him off without fasco he
will forget her and be thankful to ne
for keeping him out of it.
Anastasia was getting a little bored,
and would be glad to settle the matter
any way so that she might return to
the garden and her lover; but i'll case
CT possible contingencies she thought
it experient to warn her sister ana
demonstrate her wisdom.
"Weli. Pat, do what you think is
right, if you don't mind risking a row.
BERTHE may not jump down your throat.
but I have seen him angry once OF
twice in my life. Interfering with
love affair is like interfering in Il dog
tignt, you don't get thanks from either
side: YOU will be lucky if you don get
bitten"
"She is always about the beach in
41,c q f+r,,1ooY, III 1OotI~ici1 81 shall
go down and ask her to come for
row. There will be plenty OF time then
to lead UP naturally to the subject |
can say a good many things to open
her eyes and she will never guess |
meant anything
When the sisters met before dinner,
and Patricia was questioned about the
success of the stratagem she confessed
herself baffied. She was afraid Miss
Milford did not intend to take any
hint, and Patricia's invitation she had
refused.
"She would hardly speak to me"
that young lady complained; but l
managed to say how good is was OF her
to console my brother, Don't over
console him, Miss Milford | said, or
Lady Lucy Ereemantle won't quite
like it, YOU know She is a collected
sort of girl. She looked at ME as ii
she had not heard what / said, and
then she made some irrelevant remark
about the weather and went Oft to play
with a little child whom She held by
the hand. / can't think what BERTHE
sees in her; she is positively forbid
ding. But perhaps, for all her ealm-
ness. she heard me right enough, and
if so, ] did not toll over That aW1ul
single for nothing, She is the sorJ OF
woman who prefers dignity to common
sense-the very person who would
fling fortune into the sea rather than
cross a gutter to get it"
"She's as poor as church mouse"
said AnastaSia, '.and she wears such
boots! | wonder BERTHE, who is SO fas-
tidious, can stand them. Patricia, II
YOU want whose his-name to adore you
don't wear your poppy-red gown. 1t
doesn't suit you-it matches your
cheeks
Meanwhile, up on the hill at Carna-
ton cottage, poor Miss Milford was
oyerpowered by the eXuberance or
Helen's mirth. She had returned
from the shore in fantastic and
exultant spirits. She laughed and sang
and joked until Miss Milford sat down
exhausted ON the garden seat with the
tears of laughter rolling down her
cheeks, and faint petition to the girl
ito be quiet and go away, for PHYS
sake!'' breaking between her gasps.
But Helen was gone out of ear-shot,
and had entered the porch before her
aunt had finished her sentence Or her
laughter.
That wonderful vivacity of hers last
ed throughout the evening and reap
peared with her at breakfast next
morning. If she was not very hungry