The Democratic advocate., 1905-09-09

eder boy, for example.
As Mrs. Burton and the Schroeder boy
mounted the veranda steps. Beatrix, beam
ing and refreshed emerged from the hall
| and Mrs. Burton arrested her in her flight
toward Bob.
"Oh, Miss Travers, she said, Il want
Mr. Schroeder to meet you
Beatrix paused and turned reluctantly
She did not want to meet Mr. Schroeder
She wanted to get to Bob, but she smiled
| graciously and extended her hand. which
the Schroeder boy took and partially crush
ed. His hand was large and durable, as
betitted man of six feet two. He wore
white tiannels in a manner that made one
feel surprised that such great quantity Of
white flannel could be in existence at one
time. When he dropped her hand, Be,
atrix turned toward Travers and Miss
| Willingham again.
Mrs. Burton was not to be 50 easily out
witted. She hurried up the steps and
seized Beatrix by the arm.
Come she said, ''you must see the
view from the east verauda 1t Is Won
derful Mr. Schroeder =
Mr.. Schroeder followed gladly Beatrix
east one despairing glance at Bob and van
ished from his view
Let 20 see what they are seeing,
suggested Bob. almost coaxingly.
mo, said Miss WiIlingham, ''we can
see that later, I'm fatigued Don you
fancy sitting here
Il love it, said Trayers, II JUS, dote
on IT, could sit here forever. fancy
it like everything. But L IN a sort of crank
on views. I'd rather see landscape than
make joke
Really drawleI Miss WiIineham.
Yes, said Bob. 'You don I know
What lover Of landscapes | am I'm
sort of collector Of them And want to
add that one to my collection
We can see it by aud BY quite a. we'll, 70
said Miss Wllingham
All. said Travers, .ah that Just
it. We cant see i, as well BY aud by
This i just the right light to see it in.
That landscape, he said earnestly, needs
Ia he seen in just this light
Miss Willinsham shook her head It's
far better little later, she said
You may think 80. said Bob, but
tbs light Is my fayori,e light always
prefer this hight because
Tie never told why. for a, that moment
Mrs Burton, Beatrix and the Schroeder
toy came around the corucr. Mr.. Bur
ton had tired 10 keep Beatrix longer. She
had expatiated on the view. and had point
sd ost everything that was 10 be- seen sni
,oaie things that were not, bat Beatrix
wanted To see the prospect from the other
SIDE
Really. said Miss Wilhngham to
Bob If you must see i, in this light, We
had better 20 at once. She arse and
went and there was nothing for rravcrs
10 DO bas foIlow her As he passed, Be
atrX cast him humarouSly impluFiug
glance.
oh. say, Bee he called. turning
back
Miss willingham turned and stood,
pa,iea,ly waiting, Mrs Burton aud the
Schroeder boy stood waiting also, while
Beatrix and Bob met in the middle ground
Tell them whispered Beatrix.
TEL them
TEL whom he asked 1--WE only
go, this Englisher You We gOl Mrs. Bur
Ton. You tell her
Il can't she walled, unless can get
ril Of this Schroeder man, asd can do
thst think he going TO make love to
me
If be doc" Trayers frowued
she, he said, is flirting with me full
force ALREADY You tell Mrs Burtonl
''Ahe,nl eoughel Mrs. Burton Bea-
srix aud Bob started guiltily,
You commanded Beatrix, but Bob
shook his head
CHATTER ".
Miss Williugham showed Bob Travers
the landscape She dwelt upon it feel
ingly He was greatly surprised to find 80
much feeling in her She quite over
aowed with it, aud when he Was insufier
aby fun Of landscape she insisted that they
hlUSt NAAA ~ Nttt S-tlS "a NAit iAht anu StN
it from there As she led him around the
cottage, Beatrix eoughed meaningly She
was not pleased TO see her newl " acquired
husband going fer stroll with anyone
particularly Miss Willingham.
That chap Schroeder. said Bob, ''he
seems nice fellow He said it suggest
lively. He really wanted Miss Willingham
To think 50.
'.Yes p she said Her tone implied
fathomless indifference.
'Oh yes said Bob enthusiastically
He looks ike the right sort, sure enough
Nice manly fellow. don't you think ?
He made a mental reservation, In fact,
he considered Schroeder cad, aud worse.
Flirting with his wife, if you please
such big, Wholesome, whole souled
chap--what p he asked.
.'He is insufferable, said Miss Willing
ham
You don't know him, urged Bob,
eagerly. ''You ought to know him better
to really appreciate him Suppose We 60
back aud-talk with him.
Miss Willingham only answer was to
lead him farther from Schroeder and Bea-
trix. As they passed out of sight of the
cottage. and the path became rougher,
Miss Willingham made movement as if
to take his arm. Bob SHE'D He selected
a particularly round stone and stepped de-
liberately on it, and as it rolled he dropped
to the ground and grasped his ankle. He
screwed his face into knot He groaned |
with quite unnecessary vehemence.
''Ankler' he muttered, tremblingly. |
'.Sprained- fearful-back to cottage
perhaps | can limp that far. Ouch 7
He did not really doubt his ability to
limp that far, snless he should forget to
limp.
Miss Willingham expressed her sorrow
for his mishap and begged him to lean on
her shoulder He bravely refused. lie
groaned that he would try to hobble.
On the veranda Beatrix sat, with her
left hand held stiffly before her face. The
denseness Of her two captors was soul-try
ing. The day before, every man, woman
and child had noticed her wedding ring at
the first glance, and now Mrs. Burton and
the Schroeder boy absolutely refused to see
it. She faunted it in their faces, and