Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

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81 can give it you now. DR.. Peele- Ith
with my heartiest thanks-yes"
well, you have still. until tell you the
secrets spoke of, the power to retract.
In the meantime will you go downstairs
and have tea with your new sister,
He touched bell by his side twice. and
In q few moments Mrs. Peele appeared,
her approach heralded by q tread like that
Of q man.
Margaret" said her husband, "this 10
the young fellow Of whom once told you
that II had had q son would have had
shat son like him. He viii stay with %
for the next few DAYS, and You will make
him welcome"
Afmathwaite felt rather uneasy. after
their encounter downstairs, as to how this
exhortation would be taken. To his sur
prise and CONSERVATION she marched up to
him, and Just as he made an involuntary
step back, half expecting that her inten-
tions were pugilistic, she drew him down
by the shoulder with a powerful hand. and
printed on his coy cheek a martial kiss.
Recovering quickly from his astonish-
ment, he respectfully returned the salute,
ana naNlnS mus ueu dTtlCies OI ptstC0y
he hastened to obey her deep-voiced COM
'mand to go down to tea. In the sitting
room he found Millie, now busy with the
tea things. Armathwaite soon found
himself telling her of his newly made ac-
quaintances with the two lakeside beau
ties.
"Then you like Alma Crosmont best?''
snid Miss Peele. '1'm so glad. It's a
- 10, - IL hot I foal
know" she continued, hastily, that
Lady Kildonai is ,o-y bright and charm
Ing, and very good-tempered, too. think.
for such beauty. But there's more In
Alma than that, q great deal more: and l
often feel my hands tingllng to box the
ears of that husband Of hers, when l see
him"
She stopped In confusion and hasteneo
to put some Goals on the FIRE; but in the
midst of this occupation she turned tc
Ar1nathwaite with a genial laugh.
''It's of no use; I've done it. and n.
artifice will cover itv' she cried. I'm
always getting myself into trouble by
hurting ont things that are better left
unsnid. I haven't the least atom of tact
what was saying, and relieve my feel
ings."
Especially as know what you were
going to say"
DO your Then her kind, plain face
to see that the poor little woman Is thrown
away on that great, empty-headed fellow,
who doesn't know the difference between
you know: think he's sorry for 1t now"
a pA oh lnnkad Int ha fire. In
"You know Mrs. Crosmont intimately p
Il used to; but she never comes here
now. l believe it's her husband prevents
her; he's afraid papa will see and be angry
nbout the alteration in her. | met her In
Nereside about ten days ago and scarce
ly kEew her: she seems to be growing
quite old and-and ghost-like. Oh, it's o
shame, it's a shame!'
Armathwnite warmed to this girl with
her open heart and straightforward
speech.
'Yes, she Is losing her health and grow
ing old before her time. We must see
what can be DONE" he said earnestly
Millie looked up at him sharply. He
was sitting in a chair before the fire, with
his arms resting on his knees: and she
was crouching. with a round back and
protrudins face. upon the hearthrug.
"Ah, thought 80. You're going to stay
here" she said, with n nod Of intelligence
For a few days, yes" said Arma-
shwaita> taken aback.
"Oh, for more than thatl know
You're going to be papa's partner It's
of no use to try and hide 1t from me, be-
,ause I'm personally interested, you know
and In anything which concerns oneself
one gets to be abnormally clever. Oh.
knew what you'd come about the moment
saw your
But nothing Is settled yet," said Ar.
mathwaite. "It Ia quite true that DIR.
Peele has made some suggestion of the
sort to me-"
CHAPTER X.
"In that case we should have to form 3.
alliance, defensive and, If necessary. of
fensive, against my mother and her evil
Vaccinations"
Armathwaite looked puzzled and rathe,
harmed, and Millie burst out laughing.
II will be plain with yon." she said.
still struggling with her merriment. 81
can't be anything but plain with any
body, you know she added, putting her
hands up to her face to emphasize her
title joke, with n comical grimace. ''No
chance of your settling here, than she
will begin the attack by informing you
that the first thing necessary to a country
ioctor-before talent. before experience.
before anything. in facts wife Next
she will enlarge upon the fact that what
you want in wife is goodness. and ca
pacty for making the most excellent pas
try; great accomplishments are n disad
vantage, and good looks n positive dis
Then she will go on-lIa,
ha! you guess what is cominG!-she will
go on to say that the very sum and sub
stance of all the needful perfections is nj
hand in the person of me-" and Nlillie en-
braced herself jmbilantiy. ugly face,
ignorance of any art but darn
ing and cooking, and all
but really, Miss Pecle, you are DOING
yourself the greatest Injustice" began
rather embarrassed by her
frankness, though her honesty aud strong
sense Of fun amused and Interested him
80 l thought that I'd better put yoU
IN your guard" she continued, brightly.
and if you don't want TO have me flung
It your head from morning till night, you
will, If you haven't got one already, in
-ent fancee to whom you are madly at
ached. with whom you correspond regu-
arly, and whom you are only waiting for
| favorable opportunity to install here a.
'our BRIDE"
At this fiction they both laughed heart.
ly; and with extravagant suggestions as
o the devices to which they would be driv-
n If Mrs. Peele should insist on inviting
he fiancee to stay at Branksome, they
their friendship and closed .
irm alliance.
Next morning, breakfast was scarcely
ver. and Mrs. Peele, having bullied her
'isitor numerically for not eating mar.
nalads, had only just marched from tho
Dom, armed with . cianking bunch Of
;eys. to attend to her household duties,
vhen a small groom drove mp to the house
q dog cart and delivered . note for D..