Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-10
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Continued.
~ CHARLES GARyIcE

Lord Villiars gets title and money,
but takes the latter and drops the
former; his own is so much older. He
is coming home, so Crawford says, to
marry"
Emmeline leant back in her chair
and clasping her hands in her lap,
thoughtfully before her.
ITO marry and settle down." and
the colonel smiled.
There was silence for moment,
then Julia said, without looking up:
tits all they say true about him,
papa"
True retorted the colonel. Who
knows, and VINO caTes-that is, now?
1t was all very well while he was a
penniless peer, TOO poor TO live in his
own house, and was obliged to prowl
about the continent, but now he's
worth a couple of millions, | don't
expect you'n find a soul To believe he
was anything but an angel. Besides,
what does it matter? he is coming
home to settled own, | tell YOU"
You know him, papa?" said
Emmeline, her eyes sparkling, her
pale face lit up with a touch Of color
that made her look almost handsome
The colonel nodded.
Eyes, same regiment. Oh, yes, we
shall be great friends" He looked
round the room. Julia, you'd better
get a new carpet--and for Heavens
sake get something more cheerful
than this miserable thing. If ever
there was a beastly fashion, this
aesthetic one is the beastliest. It's
enough TO make on sick-the dirty
yellows and sagey greens and-see
here" He pulled a purse from his
pocket and took out a couple of five
pound notes, Take these-Ive been
lucky at the club lately-and get
something for yourselves"
The girls seized the notes with
scarcely concealed eagerness.
"Oh, thanks 1t is just in time,
papa; Loadby's asked for their bill
quite pointedly when they sent the
patterns; how lucky you were."
YES" said the colonel. yes,
very lucky. Er, by the way, you had
better get a new DIRE IS or something
for JOAN
"Oh, joan" said Julia, carelessly
THAT does not matter; she can wait
| was only noticing tonight how well
that merino looked. There is nothing
like merino to wear"
Emmeline laughed coldly.
Eyes. Joan ought to write a testl
monial to the manufacturers! she's
had tina dress in early constant weai
for two years"
And so another month or two won
matter" broke in Julia. IF she were
not so rljiculously proud, she might
have one of mine to turn"
"Oh, don't worry her" said the
colonel; Joan doesn't care about
dress. and--ahem---"
He stopped short in time, as the
door opend and Joan glided in.
We'll, Joan" he said, with the
galvanized smile, been on the cliffs
eh?"
Joan inclined her head and passed tC
the window then turned and came
back to him.
Colonel oliver, can have my
divided money? I'-and she smiled
alf-apologetically--' have been SCI
longing for new dress by seeing the
girls paterns?"
''Eh? Divided money! said The
colonel yes. yes. of course, jean
III get it in a day or two"
He had drawn il that morning. ant
il consisted of the two fivepound notes
which he had so generously lavisheC
upon Julia and Emmellne.
Joan gave HIM a little inclination
of the head and passed to the other
end of the room, took up book anC
sat herself down for a spell of dream
land; but the two girls, who never
read anything but the newspaper ant
fashion magazines. kept up such 9
continual chatter that reading was
impossible, and Joan put her boob
down and strolled out of the room into
the hall.
The rain had ceased the wind
dropped, and broad patch OF moon
light fell across the oilcloth.
Joan's eyes frightened, and taling
her thick cloak of Irish frenzie from
the door after her quietly.