Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-15
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FLORENCE WARDEN

his room to count it over and weeI
over the missing shillings, or half
crowns, or whatever it is. Thank you
very much. Now put on your owl
skates, while take a preliminary
canter and feel my feet"
She wheeled about gracefully for g
few moments, until he was ready tt
join her; then, giving him her hand
she glided away with him down the
f;oZen surface of the lake, chatterine
and laughing saily enough, though al
the while she gave him the impression
that she was in a state of high nervous
excitement, to which the active exer
rather surprised that she said no word
about her desire to get away from the
country and its monotony, though her
eyes burned with the came unnatural
luetre as on the last occasion when he
had seen her, and though her gloved
fingers, as they skinned over the ice
hand in hand, were fiery hot and dry
like burning wood.
! "Faster-faster," she said, putin G
fresh energy into every flying step,
until the landscape on either side
swan PAST in blurred grey mass,
and the keen air dashed their faces
like scourge. Her hot hand clasped
his with tighter grip, the movements
OF her 1.-THE body showed more aban-
don at every step; and when she in
dictated with her disengaged hand a
tiny bay on their right where the bare
trees grew close down to the lakes
edge a1d the untrodden snow still lay
thick upon the ice, her eyes glowed
with such a fierce lustre, the expires
sion of her face was so instinct with
some fiery unknown yearnirg as she
slackeDed her speed and turned TO her
companion with bright laugh and
an affectation of being fatigued by her
exertions, that Arm athwa ate thought
she might have stood, with her solder
hair disordered by the wind and her
hungry luminous eyes, for a picture of
the destroying angel bearing a plague
torch over some death stricken city.
Let us rest here she said, lapguid-
ly, l am tired.
But the doctor saw no sign of phys
tcal fatigue in her blooming face, in
her elastic movements; and his preyj.
Gus experience of the lady's wiles
made him by no means anxious for
another tete tete with he He shook
his head in eravely profc ssional
manner.
No" he said; 81 cannot allow you
to rest now. 1t would be absolutely
dangerous after having come along so
fast. We must return at a slower
pace. and by the time you reach the
marquee 1t will be safe for you to rest
little after your exertiops."
He looked at her frankly a. he
spoke, while she examined his face on
her side in as constituent mingled with
anger. He could not say to her in so
many words: Lady Kildonap. I DOM
known what object you have III
view, but | am not going to help to
further II without knowing what it is ="
but it was quite clear that he mistrust-
ed her, and that her own fevelish ex-
hileration had not infected him to the
extent OF making him lose his head
she laughed as it seemed to him
rather malevolently, and then thel =
came into her eyes, as she gave a last
swift glance at him before taking his
hand for the return journey, moment.
airy expression of paralyzed fear. like
that In the eyes of shIew-mouse
caught in the hand among the grass
and brambles of county hedgeroy-
Armathwaite's heart gave lean of
pity; to see a woman, end a beauiifuI
woman, look up at him with abiect
rear was so painful that if she had but
known II. the moment was come when
II would have needed only a word a
sob, for her to have disarmed him for
ever. Fortunately for his free dom Of
action, she did not know her opportun-
lty, and the next moment her hvpoc-
rlsy was emphasized by the fact that
shc started to return ct exactly the
pace at which they had come, They
exchanged very few words As thev
sped over the ice on their way back
10 the marque where Lord Kildonan
broke off in a kindly talk with Alma
Crosmont, to fetch warm velvet
mantle which with his cwn hands he
wrapped tenderly round his wife.
see you are quite a firsl-rate per.
former he said &c Armathwaite
Now take Mrs. I.osmont little
way, she locks as if she wanted
warming terribly. And then when the
snow comes down, which will be with.
In ten minutes If l am a judge Of the
weather, you bring her up to The
CrPgs whether The likes it or rot
mind, s"y whether she likes n n
net mind, sey whether he likes II
not" II
"on' Mrs. Crosmont will not honor
The Crags with her presence-at least
she viii not for my asking" cried
Lady kiidonen, with high. coi5 ' ,ice
1T is of no use to try to persuade her
/ assure you"