Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-28

look IN his eye, as he told her "she must
certainly be blistered," / fancied that he,
too. understood her as | did.
That afternoon we were again assem-
bled upon the piazza-Mrs Lansing, Ada
and myself-the former .nooding in her
large willow chair, while the latter sat
upon a little stool at my feet, and with
her elbow upon my lap was looking up
into my face with the childish simplicity
she knew so well how to assume. She
was just asking me to assure her again
OF my forgiveness, when Mr.. Dela6eld
joined US, and coming up behind me, lean
ed over my chair, while he handed to
Ada a little oblons package, saying, Il
was in the village just after dinrer, and
seeing the doctor. asked him about your
pain. As / EXPECTED, he prescribed a
blister, and at my request he prepared
one, which you are to apply at night
when you go to bed"
| could not see him, but absolutely
pitied poor Ada, who began to realize
that the way of the transeressor is hard.
The tears started to her eyes, while with
a look of dismay, she exclaimed, "Oh.
Richard, how could you? | never was
blistered in my life. 1t win kin me.
can't do it, and she cried aloud.
Very gently Mr.. Delaield soothed her,
telling her that so far from killing her,"
it would certainly cure her." he knew
it would, and he insisted upon her trying
il. At last. as an idea, perfectly at
ural under the circumstances, dawned
upon her mind, She looked up very sub
missively at him and said, ITO please
you, I'll try it; though the remedy, /
think, is worse than the disease"
l hardly know whether he had any
faith in her words-I certainly had not,
and when next morning she came down
to breakfast in loose wrapper, with a
very Ianguid look, l could not bring my
self to ask her concerning the blister,
which the livelong night had drawn nice
ly-on the back of the freboard in her
room. AS l expected, Mr.. Delaield soon
made his appearance, and after inquring
how his prescription worked and if it
had panied her much, he said, looking
toward neither of US, How would you
like to ride ON horseback with me out to
Mr.. Parker's plantation? | have BUSH
ness there, and do not wish to 60 alone"
''Oh, charmingv' exclaimed Ada, jump
ing up and clapping her hands in man
Dul llllle Suileu 70 Il UiiSleFeO SlOes
that will be grand, and l can wear my
new riding dress, which fits so nicely"
why, Ada, what do you meanY' said
Mr.. Delafield, with great gravity. My
invitation was intended for Miss Lee.
You can't, of course, think of riding on
horseback with blister You must have
forgotten it," and his keen eyes rested
upon her face with a deeper meaning
than she could fathom.
She turned very red, and for an in
slant. think, half resolved to acknowl-
edge the deception she was practicng.
But Richard Delafield was one who de-
spised falsehood, and she dared not
confess to him her error. SO she turned
away, saying with feigned Indifference
which lily accorded with the expression
of her face, Surely, l forgot all about
it."
Alone in her room, however, she shed
tears of anger and modification as she
saw us ride off together, and thought of
the happiness from which she was debar-
red by fanced blister, which had new
er come in contact with her flesh But
whether it drew upon her side or the fire.
board, it in a measure wrought the de-
sired cure, for seldom again did Ada ct
tempt to deceive her guardian. Would
it not be well if more of our modern
young ladies should be blistered for the
same disease that afflicted Ada Mon
trOse?