The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-09

eff you would show me to the dining
room. ii would be more to the point.
am simply furnishing AS for going TO
a sleeping room. | much prefer TO re-
main here for little while. The night
is heavenly now that | am not dying
with fright" said Miss Thomas rapid
ly. She disposed herself in one OF the
big easy chairs and continued. almost
without pause: 1T is strange that you
haven't woman about you. How do
you do your cooking and mending?
Who makes the beds and-and does
other things that woman ought TO do
for you? Your son says that you are
woman hater. don't think there is
any sense in that. Oh, dear. I'm COM
pletely done up by the terrible expe-
riences we have had today"
1--WE are provided with efficient serv-
ants. Miss Thomas" said Maxwell
calmly "Lisle. will you find All Sin
and tell him to prepare supper for our
guestsY"
~ Chinese cookw cried Miss Thorn
ms. How lovely! Is he chambermaid
too? | have heard that they are ex-
cellent servants and that they are real
" preferred to women in lots of places.
Papa never took me with him on one
of his trips before, but just wouldn't
let him go without me this time. An
hour ago would have given the world
to be back again in Kansas City, and
now | wouldn't be anywhere else than
here If could. What pleasant room
this one is"' rising and passing I'M
tremendously through the open win
dow. This is the library? Your son
mentioned it TO us. but | did not sup
pose that anybody had such thing as
a real library in this region"
She began an inspection Of the book
shelves, which she continued with YER
bal Improvement Of the bindings until
her eyes rested upon the piano.
"WeI, | neverw she declared vehe-
mently. Then. raising her voice. she
called out. "Who plays upon this-the
Chinese cookT
NO" responded quiet voice direct
upon it,"
"Why, Mr.. Maxwell! How you star
tied me. did not hear you come in.
Whoever would have expected to ind
a piano here? Why. you are really
quite civilized. are you notT
She raised her eyes to Lisle's when
she asked the question. and her eyes
and face were much more perfect than
her manners, for they were exquisite,
but when they encountered the wide
eyed stare with which Isle was re-
garding her her glance sank in contu-
sion, and the red blood suffused her
throat and cheeks and brow. Then,
because he continued silent and because
she knew that he was still watching
her. she became angry.
zone would think that you never
saw a woman before! she exclaimed.
II never did" was the quiet reply.
"WhatY
Miss Thomas forgot her confusion
and her anger at the same instant
What did you say? Say it again,
please" she exclaimed after a short
pause.
You are the first woman that | ever
saw, Miss Thomas" said Lisle in the
same quiet tone. He was perfectly
self contained. He regarded the beau
tiful creature before him with exactly
the same emotions that he would have
felt If he had been standing before a
cage in a menagerie. viewing some rare
specimen Of capture from equatorial
Africa. He was studying her physique
without approval, mentally rejoiced
that his own In no way resembled 1t.
/ That slender waist, which he might
have spanned with his fingers. found
no likeness in his own. That swelling
! bust, prominent beneath the tight tit
ting tailor made waist appeared TO
/ him like a deformity. The tightly
drawn skirt OF brown cashmere seem
ed to him as though ii would be de-
/ cided impeachment TO walking, and he
realized at once why it's wearer had
declined to mount his horse. Her hair
filled him with wonder. She had
thrown aside her hat. and he saw upon
her head the most remarkable specta-
Gle he had ever witnessed. Miss Thorn
as was justly proud Of her hair. She
had often been accused of bleaching it,
but she had the satisfaction of know
ing that it was not only natural. but
that its tint could not be counterfeited
by all the chemicals in the world, and
Isle studied ii in amazement. He be-
lieved that if it were permitted to fall
TO its full length 1t would have reached
to the ground, as indeed it would, or
very nearly so. He thought II must be
very heavy to carry around, and he
wondered if she slept with it that way.
While he studied her the anger in
her face died out altogether and gave
place TO an expression Of genuine
amusement.
This is the first time" she said
presently, "the very first time, in all
my life that | ever posed as a curiosity.
i rather like ii. Go on. | am sorry that
/ did not think TO provide myself with
a catalogue. Perhaps. though, can as
sist you verbally. What are you look
ing at now-my boots? They're twos.
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