Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-11-27
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FLORENCE WARDEN
Continued


Just give them both my regards and
Alma's love, and tell the doctor hope
we shall see him again soon."
But when is Alma coming to see
us? Papa's always asking alter her,
and can't understand why she doesn't
come"
"Oh, she's got cold, and bad sore
throat, and / don't dare let her come
so far this weather." said Crosmont
taking up the reins to start.
Armathwaite heard this explanation
with attention and surprise.
well, then, ! suppose we sha'n't see
each other again." said Crosmont,
turning to him. you can join the
main line from here as well as from
Conismere, you know, if you're
anxious to get on to Scotland without
delay"
Yes, that is what had better do"
said Armathwaite, as, after apologize
ing to Miss Peele, he ran back to
shake hands with him. Thank you
again for your kind hospitality
shall never forget the way in which
have been received here"
They wished each other goodbye,
Crosmont warming at the last to some
show of genuine cordially. But as
their eyes met before parting, each
knew, the one with impotence and
mistrust, the other with vague won
der. that they had not met for the
last time.
Crosmont drove off, and Arma-
thwaite fastened back to the door
where Miss Peele was waiting. She
led the way into the house, and pass.
ing through narrow little hall
ushered him into a small, simply,
furnished. but cosy-looking sitting
room, with closed folding-doors at
one end. A lamp stood on the table
and by its light the visitor saw lady
of fifty, of matronly figure, sitting by
the fire engaged in needlework of the
plain and domestic kind. She looked
up and displayed a face which might
have been handsome in the majestic
style before long years of dictator
ship had made eagle eyes, hooked
nose, and closely-shut mouth so over
poweringly fierce that Armathwaite
almost blinked, and glanced In a meek
and childlike way at little Miss Peele
for protection.
Here is gentleman, mamma, who
wants to see papa. His name is DR..
Armathwaite, and he has come all the
way from London" said Mile, look
ing spontaneously up at the big
companion as If she understood his
trepidation and enjoyed the joke of it.
Armathwaite smiled down at her:
he already felt that he loved that girl.
When her mother spoke the love in
creased.
DIR. Peele Is much too i'll to see
anybody at present" said Mrs. Peele
in the voice with which she routed
little boys like clap of thunder.
We'll, mamma, let me go up and
see what he says himself" suggested
Mile
Before her mother could say one
word in opposition, the little person
had slid behind Armathwaite with
the most comlcal uplook of mischief
into his face, and left him to bear the
brunt of the elder lady's cool recep-
ton all by himself. From this point.
however, her treatment of the visitor
was so outrageously unconventional
that 1t became joke. and lost its
terrors. She dropped her work in her
lap, examined him from head to foot
slowly and with a black scowl as IL
he had been notorious rascal, and
then said abruptly. in deep tone:
'Sit down.
He accepted the invitation, scarcely
able to resist temptation to laugh.
You come from London?" she
asked inquisitorially.
Yes, II come from London"
There was one other way OF putting
1t, though this seemed rather crude.
"a bad place London"
This was a little too much.
There are some very nice people
In 1t, quite as nice as any in the
country"
Il dare say" This was said very
dehantly, and then there was a pause
before she went on. 'Londoners are
fond OF sneering at us country people.
as IL we We're not good enough to
black their shoes"
Armathwaite did not contradict
her. She might be very estimable
woman-he had heard she was. but
ne did not see any adequate reason
for her presuminr to ride rough.shod
over him. So he looked placidly at
her and then at his. boots, and began
to smooth the ends of his mustache
for amusement. She prefaced her
next remark with disdainful cough
Il have no patience" she began.
with people who think. simply be-
cause they have lived in a particular
spot of the earth. that they ought to
be bowed down to by the inhabitants
OF every other spot"
Neither have l." said Armathwaite
simply.
And each glared straightforwardly
at the other as IL they thought they
had fought this round very salts.
factorily. Before they could begin
again. Mile came wnstairs and