Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-23

Come back. OF course haye."
said Cyril. What is there wonder
full in that? Why do you all look
at me as if l had risen from the
dead? What does it all mean?"
"Oh, Mr.. Cyril, dear, how could
your" sobbed Mrs. Tibet.
How could I-what?" growled
Cyril, taking OF his overcoat and
finging it on chair. For Heavens
sake leave of crying, my good wom-
an, and explain yourself! What has
happened? Is"-and his face paled
suddenly ill?"
Mrs. Tibet burst into renewed
sobs.
Ill, of course she isl" she re-
sponded. Indignantly, "and no wonder.
It's enough to be the death of anyone
to think as you should have gone and
done such a thing-you, as we were
all so fond Of and looked up to. Oh,
dear! oh, dear!"
Cyril bit his lip.
DO you mean that-that Leola-
Miss Dale-is ill?" he said, reaching
for his coat again.
Eyes, very i'll, dear young soul.
Stop, Master Cyril; it's no use your
going up to the Abbey" for Cyril had
strobe to the door instantly. Its n
strobe to the door instantly. Its no
use your going! You wouldn't see
her. l doubt that they'd let you go
into the house at ALL Oh, dear!"
Cyril came over to her and put his
hand on her shoulder am afraid he
grasped it rather roughly.
Woman" he said, sternly, don't
you see that you are driving me mad!
Can't you speak out, and tell me what
has happened"
"Oh, Master Cyril, dear, how can
you ask me. you as know more than
We do! How could you go and break
my dear young lady's heart? You that
she-I mean e-were so fond of, and
for that impudent, forward jade, tool"
Il shall go mad" groaned Cyril.
"Of whom are you talking? What is
that you say / have done? Come,
answer these questions, or hold your
tongue!"
"Oh, Mr.. Cyril, dear, don't be so
stern with me-" sobbed Mrs. Tibet.
1--WE stood up for you through it all
till the letter came; Mr.. Cyril, it's of
no use your looking at me so. Miss
Leola-everybody knows all; you'd
much better have stayed away. You'd
ho% u Il 10 +
go back to whom?"
ITO that bold, wicked Polly Mars
den," sobbed Mrs. Tibbett.
"What?" shouted Cyril, shaking
poor Mrs. Tibbett. What in Heavens
name, do you mean? What do know
about Polly Marsden, you insane
woman?"
Mrs. Tibbett stared up at him with
mingled misery and Indignation.
ooh, Mr.. Cyril" she cried, 81 don't
think you'd be so brazen, with me at
least. Where is she? Who ought to
know better than you, that ran away
with her-the jade!"
'T-ran-away with Polly Mars
dep!" repeated Cyril, in wild
amazement. Gracious Heaven! you
must be mad! Why, isn't she at
home here in the village?"
Mrs Tibbett stared open-mouthed.
I'm the village? No, she is where
you took her, Mr.. Cyril"
Indeed" said Cyril, his eyes flash
ing ominously. "And so it is gen.
orally believed that l have run away
with Miss Polly Marsden, is it? And
pray, why have you fixed upon me so
especially-will no other man in the
place suit your"
His sarcastic scorn frightened Mrs.
Tibbett, and she began to cry again,
but rather more doubtfully.
Looking up at him as he stood
there, all aglow with righteous indig-
nation and conscious innocence, he
eally looked incapable of the thing
laid to his charge.
What else was we to believer" she
said. Didn't she go up by the last
train with your"
mo-" shouted Cyril; 'that l will
swear she did no"
There he stopped, for suddenly
there flashed upon his recollection
the thickly-shawled and yelled woman
who STEPPED into the train at the last
moment, and whom he saw disap-
pearing in the crowd at the London
terminus.
"There!" exclaimed Mrs. Tibbeti,
extending her hand accusingly. "You
see, everything is known"
Go on said Cyril, musingly, all
the anger gone from his voice, and a
deep thoughtfulness taking its place.
Go on. You say she went up by the
last train with me. What else?"
And wasn't she always hanging
about after you? Wasn't she here at
the gate that very afternoon? And
wasn't you always up at her cottage
to tea and the like"
Go on said Cyril, with unnatural
quietness.
And wasn't 1t known all over the
village that the forward creature had
set her cap at you ever since you
came to the farm? And then-oh,