The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12
Wednesday, September II, 1906.

licking went on In Y spite aOf It, . Il
And it that. ism It the cHnningests
doors cut in itSjust as if it were wall.
SO that you can see the river thru it.
Lord Thurso, can you see the river thru
It from where you re sitting9 Silas.
change places with Lord Thurso, be-
cause l want him to see the river thru
1t. Ny, look at that bug! What do
you call them9 Oh, yes, butterfly
what beauty! Why, If it isn't going
to settle right here on the arm Of my
America aren't half as tame az that.
Are they, Sias9'
LILY finished her tea with extraordi-
nary celebrity and got up. It was she
who had asked Theodosia here, and she
ibid not for moment repent shayinp !.
done so; buts she began to foresee that I
It aaz you'd be necessary to provide Theo-
should take. her for little walks and
little excursions in the punt and drives I
I in the motor, if she wanted to save her
Saturday till Monday from shipwreck.
She thanked heaven that: Maud was
coming, who was always SO serene in
deal1ng with impossible people, and
nstened to their impossible conyersa-
,t1on IN manner that was quite marvel
GUS Clearly, also, it was by direct
deahng OF providence that Alice Yard
for nothing more than to Be allowed 1f to
talk. She was perfectly happy sitting
opposite somebody who talked stimuli,
taneously so long as she was not inter
rupted by violent things like direct
questions. Theodosia never asked them.
She asked questions by the score, but
never required any answer. Alice and
she talking to each other would be a
most happy pair.
so she took Theodosia now to the
rlver, and punted her about, sspunted
her around' was Theodosia's subse-
quent phrase for it, and when they re-
turned 1T was to find that EVERYDAY
who was expected had arrived and had
gone TO their rooms to dress. The even
ing was dlvinely warm, and dinner was
TO take place out Of doors in one of the
pavllions. Lady Thurso was ouick
dresser, and tho everybody else was al
ready dressing, she found that she had
ten minutes to spare after she had
shown Iheodosia to her room. So, in
stead OF going at once to dress. she
went to Maud 8 ROOM Maud was be.
twixt and between, with a river of hair
flowing goldenly down her back, and
Dearest u' Lilys. S < She said chit i
was too awful OF me, and I hone Won
didn It wait. I was late for lunch. and
late starting afterwa:d, and as there
were other people going to Taplow. i
motored down with them. Ism t The
country looking too devine4 Did Thur
SO come with you9 DO stop and talk to
ne f9 give i've minutes. | know you dress
round youe Three, is itf Oh. what that
fun all last week has BEEN You real
~ 90 give your relations good time.
And it's an, old-established custom for
you to smoke a cigaret while you wait
I'll TIL o, it,S time for you to dress. Do
Lady Thurso lit cigaret, and, catch
ton Of her maid and spoke in French.
Send her away for few minutes.O
she said: Maud gave a little giggle of
What a mad language to choose
she said, because Hortense is French.
Aren t you, Hortense9 Will you 20
away; please, and come back when her
ladyship leaves meq',
Then Maud turned to her sister-in-
Now, dear Lily, what is itg', she
asked.
Well, first, do be very kind, Maud,
BE occasions, SO that she gets on thur Thur
so s nerves as little as may be-. =
Maud brought long braid Of hair
round her shoulder.
"Then I know what you really want
to talk about" she said. "Theodosia
first, and afterwardq''
Exactly. Thurso's nerves. He was
sure he ism It well, y She said. teHas
he been having bad headaches up in
Scotland9''
Yes, day after day, = said Maud.
She paused moment, wondering
whether she had better say what was on
the tip Of her tongue. Then she set
tied to do so: after all it was her broth
RS wife to whom she was. talking.
He had to get thru his days work,
too" she said, and think he took
landannm rather freely. was an1-
ious about that, too. i think he ought
to get doctor 3 advice about it. Z,
All, but his headaches have ceased,o
said Lily, with sudden relief; sshe told
me he had not had one since he came
to town.
elm very glad, y rejoined Maud,
because well, it can't be good
thing to get in the habit Of taking that