Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-19
q Woman' S Face
FLORENCE WARDEN

giving her the least trouble or uneaSi-
ness she can possibly be spared. It is
the least | can do when the child is
the very light of my life"
Armathwaite murmured some COM
monplace in acquiescence.
Are you going to see her" asked
Lord Kildonan. Il have only been
with her for few minutes today, be-
cause | was so limp myself that | knew
| could not be a very cheerful COM
panion, and / was afraid, too, that my
yellow face would brighten her. But
think | should like you to see her
1t struck me that she seemed rather
depressed and nervous this morning"
You are unnecessarily anxious
about her health, / am sure, your lord
ship. If you were as well as she is,
you would not trouble yourself SO
much"
"Ah, well, well, perhaps not. Re
member me kindly to DR.. Peele."
Armathwaite left him, returned
along the gallery, and had raised the
curtain which divided it from the hall
when he came suddenly face to face
with Lady Kildonan. She wore a hat
and long circular cloak, and was
| leaning back against a high carved
cabinet with an expression of sleepy
languor in her face and attitude which
made her even more strikingly attract
i've than usual. AS Armathwaite stoqp-
ped short at sight of her, she pressed
one hand to her eyes, let it fall Imply
and then held it cut towards him with
sleepy, good-humored smile.
Beer. to see my husband?" she
asked. Then, without waiting for an
answer, she went on in the same lazy
tone. you brought letter from Dr.
Peele, didn't you? I'm sure | don't
know what I've dore with it. How
ever, he wants to see me, and says he's
very i'll. SO, ! suppose, I'd better go
Will you drive me? I'm awfully tired
today; | had bad night, and I've
been asleep nearly all the afternoon to
make up for it. so | feel too demon
allied tor any active eXertion."
There was nothing for it but to put
himself at hef service; and while
! they waited for the phaatcn to be
brought round, Lady Kildonan slipped
into large chair by the fireplace, and
! leaning her head gainst one of the
carved oak figures which supported the
mantelpiece. consersed about Mrs.
Peele, and Mile, and the doctor in a
pleasantly subdued and sleepy tone
.,h It'll
to the high-spirited gaiety, the hungry
restlessness, and the hard iirita5ility
of the moods in which he had previous
ly seen her, was infinitely more charni-
ing than any of them. For the first
time during his acquaintance with her
which her buoyant nature had been
conspicuous, almost painfully lack
ing-rcpose. For the first time, also,
the tints Of her complexion had lost
their almost startling brilliancy, her
eyes their fierce brightness; while in
place of these temporarily dimmed at
fractions, her face had acquired that
subtle quality, suggestive Of storms
past and passions lulled which we call
/ Interesting" She rose and strolled
| languidly to the deer when the phae-
! ton was announced, shivered at the
| first breath of the chilly air of the late
afternoon, and insisted on having the
hood up. At first she lay back placid
! ly in the corner of the carriage, with
| out any attempt at conversation. even
without apparent consciousness of
/ her companions presence. But as
they came in sight of Croemont's
I house, and Armathwaite said he had
/ been asked to call and see Mrs. Crcs-
mont. Lady Kilionan flushed and gave
him a glance OF half-irrita5le, half-wC-
manly, eutreaty.
Not now" she said, when you
have left me at DR.. Peele's, you can
come back"
They drove en-, but he gave one visit
tul glance towards the gloC my looking
house; she noticed his expression, and
made a first restless movement of her
hands.
Il am sorry for her" she said in a
low voice more to herself than to him
There was Il faint remorse in her tone
But then those passionless women
, cannot suffer-. least not like
, others"
There was fascination in the
p characteristic recklessness with which
She made this half-confession.
A Armathwaite Redeemed as he answered
5 her
+ DO you think not9" he said, q
D am afraid that is rash conclusion.
Then, again, it is difficult to say what
- you mean by passionless. You don't
mean Unconditional, doughy, like the
l ladies Croydon"
: surely you don't want me to give
! you definition of the passionse BY a
2 passiOn--a real passion-one means.
iif one means anything. an impulse that
: cannot be resisted, that begins by be
= ing nothing but little trouble. little
reStlessuess. which grows and grows