Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-08

ulSODeu1ent l was. ana III last, al Oh
sudden, she managed to catch hold Of
me and slapped me angrily--"
"No-nOv'
slapped me so hard that l cried"
This is hearttending"
He leaned back in his chair and re-
garded her with pensive sympathy.
II won't tell you any more" she
said. smiling. ''if you are going to be
silly about it."
Tell me the rest" he implored, land
l will be wise"
TT happened that our dear old vicar
was coming up the road"
"Dear old chap he murmured alb
sently. why wasn't | the vicar?'
"lIe saw nurse slap me, and when
he reached us he stopped and spoke to
her, and patted me on the head and
told me not to cry. OF course, l cried
more than ever"
"Naturally-you would"'
at made him fancy was hurt, but
he lcctured nurse quite severely on the
sinfulness of letting her angry pas
sions rise. He told her she ought to
be patient with me and win my affec-
ton, and govern me by kindness. not
by force. 1t made me feel good to
listen to him, and know it made me
think what bad woman nurse really
was"
"She hadn't word to say for her
self?'
ION the contrary. she said great
deal. She said l was wllful and pas
sionate. and everything that was CON
Trajectory and unmana geable, and
there was only one way Of dealing
with me, and that was by Furnishing
me and making me do as | was told"
THE dear old vicar didn't admit
that. l hope?"
He was angry with her. He said
there We're more ways than one in
which | could be manag ed. He said
was high spirited and self-willcd and
| Obstinate-"
"What a dear old friend"
"I1e told her | was one Of those who
could not be driven, but l could very
easily be led. and all that was neces
sary was little tact"
Il hope it did the nurse good"
only for few minutes. As soon
as we turned a bend of the road and
| We're out of his sight, she shook her
| finger at me. and said she didn't care
| for the vicar, he was an old donkey
| and the next time dlsobcyed her she
would make me remember It,"
| What did you say to that?"
| Nothing; but l ran away with Char
ley at once
II knew you would
81 suppose l am naturally perverse.
1t is always the same-if anybody is
anxious that l should do anything, l
| feel a natural, wicked impulse not to
| do it; and if anybody does not want
me to do it, then somehow 1 don't
want to do anything else. 1t was this
feeling that made me run Off with
| ished speaking"
"Did she punish you againT'
"She couldn't catch me-"
81 guessed as much. Who can?"
He gaZed at her meaningly. with a
wry shake of the head, and she blush
ed and laughed, as understan ding him.
81 ought to know" he sighed.
"Now you are going to be silly
| again"
NO: I've given it up. I've been silly
twice. but l am trying to be sensible
now"
=. nd
ITS not so easy as being silly. l
suppose it never is. for any one. But
I've got to persevere-Tve got to make
the best of my misera Bile lot somehow.
you know"
so very unhappy. is it?"
AT present-yes. But l daresay l
shall get used to 1t. When ono has
been living in the tropics, and is ban
ished to the North Pole, he feels at
first like pcrishng in the cold; but in
time he becomes so thoroughly acci-
matizcd that if over be were allowed
to return he would certainly die of a
sunstroke."
And are you thinking of going to
the North Poc?"
lie gaZed at her rOachfully.
Il am there already" he said. 81
| have been there for some weeks. and
! am beginning to get recOnciled to the
climate. | am making up my mind
to marry and settle down there and
try to forget how happy | used TO be
before | was an exile. You have
heard, no doubt"
Heard what?'
"These things generally get about
fast enough. | made sure you would
! have heard
perhaps you have. When you tell
me what you are referring to"
Il Thought | had. TO my marriage,
of course
She gave him n quick, startled look,
but said nothing.
"You had heard?"
mo"
! Her speech and manner had under
gone a sudden curious conStraint;
when she spoke her voice had such a
far-off. alien sound she could scarcely
believe it was her own.
l., Il