Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-27
DOUBLY DOOMED
CHAPTER II.


lady who signs herself Angela Grant,
and she would pay two guineas week.
That is more than we hoped to get"
Perhaps she won't feel inclined to
give it when she has seen the house! l
wouldn't make too sure of her, Nora"
Nora sighed.
Just think what it would mean, dear
old man! Two glineas down every week
why, it would keep us all in food!"
Don't you believe it! Mrs or Miss
Angela Grant will expect to be fed up
to the two-guinea limit This paying
guest business is your idea, remember.
You must not expect me to feel rejoiced
at the prospect of having a strange wom-
I an always about. | know it is being
done in order to relieve me-
Not you alone! With this hoped for
help | can rest content with such pupils
as do not object to coming here for les
sons, and l need not leave mother so
much as | have been obliged to until
now So cheer up Frank! You may be
sure we will not have Miss Grant if we
do not like the look of her. She is going
| to call between 10 and H."
As it happened, DIR. Noble himself
opened the door to Angela. He had re-
turned for case of instruments he re-
| CURED and was leaving the house again
| just as she was about to ring the bell
her face beaming with satisfaction at the
| discovery that No. Is was the shabby
| house.
The unexpected encounter with this de-
| termined looking young man of medium
| quality looks took her momentarily
slightly abaek, but she soon found her
| tongue.
Il wrote last evening in answer to an
advertisement. My name is Angela
Grant"
"Will you come in? My sister is ex-
pecting you. Moral"
Nora was not far off She came for
ward with delighted cry Of
You! Are you Angela Grant?"
Yes. l was hoping it was you who
had advertised!"
Both girls laughed merrily. Nora ex-
| planning, for Dr. Mobiles benefit
This is the lady who took shelter here
yesterday-my brother-Miss Grant"
Angela's bow was as pretty as her
smile; the memory of both fingered with
| Frank Noble as he went his rounds that
day.
'Never mind showing me the rooms or
telling me anything except that | may
come" said Angela, as the door closed
behind the doctor. Il fell in love with
you both yesterday, and l know l shall
be happy here if you will have me-"
"But-you mentioned two gnineas a
week! You would expect everything
very nice for that, whereas all our things
are shabby. My brother has good prac-
| tice, considering he has not been here
long; but people do not pay very prompt
| ly. We shall not be able to afford new
furniture for ever so long
Il did mention two guineas-that is
what | meant to pay wherever | might
happen to 90. I don't mind shabby fur
niture at all. What l want is to be able
to feel at home"
"We will try to make you feel that.
must let mother know-she will be so
pleased"
Mrs. Noble was something more than
pleased. She, too, had dreaded the adj
vent of a stranger in their home circle:
but this sweet faced Angela Grant did
not, somehow, seem like a stranger.
She was amongst them by the end of
the week; and, before she had been in
the house four-and twenty hours, Mrs
| Noble was feeling as though she had two
daughters and Angela was content to
know that she already felt more at home
amongst her shabby surroundings than
she had felt since dear old granny died
She saw very little of the doctor DIR
ing the early days of her stay in his
house; he was unusually busy, out all
day, and frequently at night as well; so
that, though living already on the most
intimate terms with his mother and sis
ter, he himself was something of
stranger to the paying guest.
| This, however, could not last long in
such small house; and the breaking up
of the ice-as Frank called twas soon
to be accomplished.
One night he got home in time for the
evening meal, which was called supper
though it was, to al intents and pur-
poses. dinner; and, feeling as sure as
medical man ever can feel that he had
nights rest before him for once, he
slipped into his Oldest coat when the
ladies had retired, and sat down to en-
| joy smoke before seeking his we'll
earned rest
But his over weary body needed sleep
more than tobacco smoke, and very soon
the pipe was unconsciously laid on the
table and the heavy eyes closed in
dreamless slumber, until the poor man
was reused by an all-too- familiar sound
the ringing of the night-bell He
reused himself with difficulty, ascertained
what was required of him, and took
what was accomplishing on an over
coat, but forgetting to change the other
Thus he departed, without his latchkey
an omission not discovered until his re-
turn nearly two hours later.
"Confound it," he thought, as he real
lied that he was shut out How on
earth could | be so careless? Never did
such a thing in my life before! Three
o'clock! Here's a pretty go! Shall have
to sit ON the doorstep till the milkman
comes, unless window has been left
unfastened by any lucky chance!"
| He tried the only two windows avail
able, belonging to the front uarlor and