Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-09
CIT PON my word it's too bad"

- r pom my word it's too bad.
exclaimed Mr.. Mainwaring
~ as having wished everybody
good-morning he sat down to the break
fast table, and proceeded, before com
mencing that meal, to glance through
his letters according to custom. "lt
really is too bad" he repeated, Grim
SOning with Indignation. and giving an
angry stamp of his foot, in so doing
treadng on the foot of Jumbo, his
wife's pet pug. and causing that much
pnmpered animal to give utterance to
Il loud yell, and retreat further under
the table to the shelter of his mistress
pettcOatS.
"My dear" said Mrs. Manwaring,
pauSing in the act of pouring out the
squire'S coffee, what is the matter
now? Nothing wrong with Sunbeam's
little fOal, trust"
NO. thanks, my dear, not so bad as
that answered her husband, but
quite bad enough, in all conscience
It's that dreadful fellow Wilder, at the
Lea farm, again. | wish to goodness
lie had never come near the place, with
all my heart"
"Horrid man. agreed Mrs. Mainwar-
ing. Il can't bear the sight of him.
What has he done now, deary"
Done" exclaimed her husband.
'Why, stuck up barbed wire all over
his farm to be sure, and refuses to re-
move II on any pretense whatever, so
Higgins writes me word.
Here we have the hounds coming
here on Thursday. and they find in
Nightingale wood, as they are perfect
ly certain to do, for | know for n fact
there are two or three foxes there. they
are equally certain to run right across
his land, and pretty kettle of fish
will he the result.
Half the hounds MANNED, and men
and horses tumbling about in every di-
rcCtiOn."
"Oh. can't bear the thoughts of it,
Il shall simply have to ask Hartopp
not TO draw there, and pretty fool
shall look really don't know what
To do about it,"
why not 20 and see the man your
self, and try ana bring him to reason?"
suggested his wife. surely, my dear.
he would listen to YOU"
Listen to me-" calculated tbn
squire. Not he. Besides. | know per- |
feetly well what would he the result |
lie would meet my arguments with |
some of his republican sentiments. and |
! should lose my temper and make n |
fool of myself"
"We.L" sighed his wife. tits very
great pity, I'm sure only wish
knew what was best to he done. But
never mind now. dear" she added.
Soothngly, get ON with your breakfast
ana then aftcrward YOU can speak TO
Higgins again on the subject and per-
haps You will br able to devise some |
plan between You for bringing this
howid man Wilder To reason"
And, pray, who may this horrid |
man Wilder be-" inquired young and
very pretty girl who at tins iuncturc
entered the room ana sat herself down !
at the breakfast table. after kissing
both Mr. Manwaring and his wife lov-
lngly and wishing them "good.morn-
ing"
Don't ask me, Gladys" said he
mughingly; don't ask If you love me.
lie has already spoiled my breakfast
for me, and | feel perfectly certain
tnat were to tell you all about him he
would spoil yours, and that would be a
great pity, eh, my pretty niecey"
ut would, indeed" retorted the girl.
FOR | have such an appetite as never
was. Joking apart, though, am real-
ly curious, Uncle William" she con.
tlnucd so | will compromise with Won
eat my breakfast first and you shall
tell me afterward Don't You think
that very fair arrangement. slr?"
The squire agreed ut once to the
terms, as, indeed, he would have TO
anything proposed by his fayorite
niece.
The only child Of his one sister, late.
~ dead, Gladys Onslow had taken nm
her permanent abode at Charlton Tow.
ers only three weeks ago. during which
snort period she had managed to CON
vert every individual member of the
establishment into being her devoted
slave including her uncle and aunt.
Who' ehlldleSs as they were. quite look.
ell upon her as their daughter.
AS Tor the squire, he was perfectly
helpless without her, and Miss GLADYS