Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-10-30

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round the head of the lake instead of
along the east side of ii, according to
the direction given him at the MOTEL
the night before Just before the
sleigh reached the gates, an elderly
woman came quietly out of the red
brick lodge, and throwing them wide,
stood smiling az the approach of her
mistress. Lady Kildonan stopped and
spoke to her in the most winning man
ner.
We'll, Mrs. Wheeler, and what has
become of Tommy? We don't gen
orally see you at the gate on washing
morning."
Il wanted to ask, my lady, whether
his lordship is any better today. Mrs
Flint says he's been ailing for the last
month, ever since that night he was
took so bad; and that his eyes seem
queerer than ever"
| Mrs. Wheeler was a sharp-featured
woman, with an upturned, inquisitive
nose, intelligent eyes, and quiet,
pleasant manner. She looked her
mistress straight in the face with
Lady Kildonan answered in her
usual bright voice, but with the least
little touch of restiveness at the
| earnestness of teese inquiries.
ooh, yes, he's all right, thank you.
People who stay indoors as much as
he does are always rather inclined to
exaggerate their ailments, you know.
A g far &c cf oh 80 - L
been very good, and sitting up read
ing half the night doesn't improve it.
But he has made no complaints late
ly"
Complaints! No, he never would
complain If he was ever so bad. He's
too afraid of worriting your ladyship
I'm glad to hear he's no worse, indeed,
my lady"
And as her mistress wished her
good morning and drove on, she shut
the gates and retreated into the cot
| tage.
Il think that is such a disagreeable
woman" said lady Kildonan with some
the curves of the snow-covered drive,
! between wide white lawns dotted with
gnarled oaks and shaggy, black
| fingered cedars. shes an old SER
vant-of course you could guess that
from her impertinence. l hate old
servants 1 would have pensioned her
of the premises long ago; but Lord
Kildonan, who has a sympathy for
fossils, and who besides has a national
aversion to pensioning anybody who
still has an hours work left IN his old
bones, has installed her here"
"She seems a civil sort of body, and
not so very DID," suggested Arma-
thwaite. who had been rather favor
ably impressed by the woman.
"Oh, civil in the aigre doux manner,
yes. She doesn't dare to tell me quite
70 my face that ought to sit indoors
Ill day making poultices for my hus-
oand-which he'd be perfectly certain
20 eat in fit of absence of mind-or
reading to him in languages l don't
understand, like Millions daughters
Selfish old wretch Milton must have
been: | feel quite glad he only got
i've pounds for Paradise LOST And
[ wonder, by the bye. whether Archi
bald would get five pounds for all the
learned treatises he's always writ
lng;; | suppose there must be some
'ther people in the world who like
their literature dry. If he'd only turn
out to be a genius one wouldn't minG
so much."
She didn't seem to mind much now
for already she was in high good
humor again. laughing at the thought
of the sensation she should create
among the guests she had left tc
amuse themselves the whole morning
without her, by her temperance
"with-er-well,' and she looked al
him with saucy, bewitching uplooB
of her child-like blue eyes, with q
very presentable hostage from the
savage tribes of the prairie"
Lord Kildonan doesn't quite shut
you up without any society them said
Armathwaite, who had imagined from
her representations that her daring
sleigh-drives were the only resource
from a perpetual tete-a-tete.
She burst into a ringing laugh as
she answered.:
Society! Oh, no. when I tell him |
want society. he sends out invitations
to bevy of assorted bores; and when
say | am dying for lack of excite
ment, he goes over to Liverpool and
brings me back a bagatelle-board!
Luckily he took an old aunt of mine
with the futures when nv marriages.
brought him this house. and she's
been a great success. cheap, never
out of order, and treasure who takes
into her own hands all the trouble of
the idiots whom my husband invites
as companions for me. Shall describe
them to you. or will you wait to be
dazzled by their effulgence without
any PREPARATION"
II would rather hear your descrip-
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