Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-08
A warning look from Lucetta stopped

A warning look from Lucetta stoppe
him,
! Il mean, he stammered, that it
/ dull dog who does not know whcr
his master is Miss Buttorwurth ii
I was absolutely unrestralned III his ~
stored self confidence" you viii hay
2 To overcome your fear Of dogs il yCl
: stay with us long. Saracen Is unbount
| TINS morning, and he used a grea
oatn-"he's going to remain so.
By which | came to understand tina
it was not out Of consideration for M
he had been tied up in the court I'll
now, but for reasons connected wit!
their own safety and the preservation Q
the secret which they so evidently be
lieved had been buried with the body
which did not like to remember lay al
that very minute TOO nearly under oul
feet for my own individual comfort.
However, this has nothing 10 do with
the reply l made TO William.
II hope said |, "he does not run
with the buggy. | want TO take a ride
very much this morning and could get
small pleasure out If il if that dog must
be our companion.
y cannot 20 out this morning, -
William began, but changed his SEN
tence, possibly at the touch Of his sis
ter's foot under the table. into: But if
you say | must, why, | must. You
women folks are 20 plagued changeable
Yesterday | wanted 10 60; today
don't but don't lei that make any diff
ference to you. a host must follow the
wishes Of his guest. -
Had he been ten years younger
would have boxed his ears; had he been
that much older | would have taken cue
and packed up my trunk before he could
have finished the cup of coffee he was
drinking But he was just too old to
reprimand-that Is, i'll that way, and
not old enough TO appreciate any dis
play Of personal dignity or self respect
Besides, he was a kuave; so | Just let
his lmpertlnencc pass with the remark
Il have purchases 10 make in the vii
lage, and so that matter ended, mani.
festly 10 the two girls relief, who natU-
rally did not like 70 see me insulttd
even if they did not possess sufficient
power over their brother to prevent 1t.
One other small episode and then |
will take you with me TO the village,
AS we were leaving the table, where
ate less than common, notwithstanding
all my efforts to seem perfectly uncOn-
cerned except at those demonstrations
Of Saracen, from which they all expect
ed NE to shrink, Lucetta, who had
waited for her brother to 90 out, took
me gently by the arm, and, looking al
me closely. said;
Did Won have any dreams last night
Miss Buttcrwurth: You know promised
you some.
was little taken ahack and for a
moment felt like taking those two girls
into my confidence and bidding them fly
from the shame and doom so soon TO fall
upon their brother, but tine real principle
underlying all such mouentarv impulses
on my part deferred me. ana i'll "a light
a tone as | could assume and not be an
absolute hvpocri'e l replied that was
sorrv 10 dlsappolnt her, hut | had nc
dreams. which seemed 10 please her
more than 1t should. for if | had had no
dreams l certainly had suffered from
the most dreadful realities
| Will not describe that ride into
town. Saracen did 20 with us, and in
dignation not only rendered me speech
less. but gave to my thoughts turn
which made that half hour Of very lit
tie value to me. Mother James burly
figure crouchiuG il her doorway might .
otherwise have given me opportunity
for remark. and 80 might the dubious
looks Of people We met on the high
road-look- to which | am 30 wholly .
uuaccustomed that | had difficulty in
myself as the butt Of 50
much doubt and possibly dislike. | at
uibuted this, however, ali to the III re-
pute under which William SO deserved
" labured and did not allow myself &c
more than notice il. Indeed, l could
only be sorry for people who did not
know in what consideration | was held
at home and who. either through lgno-
rance or prejudice, allowed themselves
privileges they would be the first to re-
greet did they know the heart and mind
Of the real Amelia Burterwurth
Once in the village, l took the direc-
ton Of affairs
set me down at the hotel, said l.
"and then 20 about such business as you
may have here in town am NOT going
10 allow myself TO be tracked all over
BY that dog
u have no business. was the surIy
,eply.
Then make some, was my sharp
effort. Il want TO ste the locksmith-
hat locksmith who wouldn 7 come to do
III honest piece Of work for me in your
louse, and l want TO buy dimities and
vools and sewing silks ar the dry goods
tore over there. Indeed have thou
and things to do and expect TO spend
lalf the morning before the counters.
Why, man. l haven't done any shopping
or a week.
He gaped at me perfectly aehast tas |
meant he should and. having but little
experience Of city ladies To 60 by, took
he at my word and prepared 10 beat an
honorable retreat. As result l found
myself ten minutes later standing on
he top step Of the hotel porch, watch
ne William driving away with Saracen
,erched on the seat beside him. Then l
called that the village held no com
,anions for him and did not know
whether felt glad or sorry.
To the clerk who came to meet me |
aid quietly. Room No if you
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