Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-05-07
q Woman' S FaGe
FLORENCE WARDEN

conducted by a servant to a large ash.
panelled bedroom with a wide view
from the windows of lawn and lake
saw no more of his host till midday
But in the meantime he had little
self-appointed task to perform. After
a tete-a-tete breakfast in a huge room
with the useful and inoffensive Aunt
Theresa, there being no other guests
in the house, he made his way to the
study again, and found that his host
was still in his bedroom. Frank went
straight to the cellaret, and had his
hand upon it when he heard a faint
noise Of light end huprried footsteps
come near, and there was a very soft
tap at the door. The next moment
Lady Kildonan entered, and uttered a
1smothered cry at sight of him. He on
his side was startled by her appear
ance Her face was pale her eyes
were heavy; her golden hair, rough
and disordered, hung down untidily
about her ears. A loose light wrap
per was folded round her, and held in
place by one of her white arms,
/
slippers into which they had been
hastily thrust She staggered back
a step like a person reused suddenly
from sheep, whose senses are not yet
quite clear; then her heavy eyes
travelled to the decanter on which
Armathwaites hand still rested, and
her face changed; the stuDor that OPP
pressed her faculties broke up, look
of fear passed over her features, and
gave place Immediately to one of stub
born recklessness.
you are an early visitor, DR..
'ArmathwGite," she said coolly. 81 did
not expect to find anyone in my hus-
bands room at this hour"
81 have spent the night here, your
ladyship. Do you not remember see
ing me when you came to wish your
husband good night?"
She was standing in front of him,
erect as an empress, her command
ing figure enabling her to appear dig
nified in ute of her negligent attire.
AS Frank put this question to her dis
tinctly and with studied emphasis,
looking attentively at her all the time
with exasperatingly calm blue eyes,
he saw a doubt and then a flash of
dev!ltry in her handsome face.
II saw you last night, certainly,
when YOU apresred to be trying to
hide from me. But had heard moth
ing of your intention to install yourself
here, and therefore | repeat that | was
surprised to find you still here this
morning"
Frank said nothing. Strong as his
suspicions-nay. more, his convic-
/ tions--were concerning this lady S
conduct. her ready wit and her daring
struck him absolutely dumb with al
miratlon. She waved her left hand in
the direction of the portiere with curt
peremptoriness.
Il see you are chamberlain here. Be
kind enough to ask whether my hus-
band can see me"
| A woman who can keep her head
has much the advantage of a man in
an encounter of this kind His man.
illness calls out to him to put on at
/ least the appearance of mercy. Frank,
who had come as near to hating this
woman as her superb beauty allowed
him to do, felt both admiration and pity
for her as he watched the splendid
front she was putting on this danger
Gus affair. He raised the curtain,
went through into the ante-chamber
thA h.NA Is,nr
Before he could receive an answer
/ however, he heard the sound of one
of the study windows being thrown
open. Lord Kildonan came out, hav'
ing heard his wife's voice, and
Armathwaite followed him back to the
study Lady Kildonan with the
magic art of handsome woman who
knows the value of her beauty and has
/ spared no pains on it's education, had
already by few deft touches restored
an appearance of gracefully mitigated
disorder to her hair and dress, and
was leaning back DIN her husbands
armchair in charming attitude OF
repose Frank had no eyes for her;
he looked at the cellaret. 1t was
open. as he had left it. The whisky
decanter containing the spirit which
he had rejected last night was little
out of its place, and was now empty
Then he glanced at the window, met
her eyes. fixed upon him with an ex
preston half furtive. half defiant, anc
smiled. Rather taken aback by this
Lady Kildonan stopped short for al
instant in something she was saying
to her husband, and regained the
thread of her remark with an effort
She was telling him, in answer to his
questions. that she had had restless
night, and had been down in the
morning-room hunting for a book she
had left there when he looked into hel
room.
"Ah. Lord Kildonan, that was just
what suggested to you" said Frank.
She shot him an enQuiring anC
/ venomous look as she went on:
Il feel so utterly tired out now thai
/ shall sleep for the rest of the morn
ing. | came in just TO ask you not tt