The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22


face. But few surface remarks fol-
lowed.
is bored,' said Lily. "It shows only
that bore is present, who is probably
ones self. Yet, Maud, if [ tell him
about all the bazaars and sales and so
on i he is bored "f Ard Ard they do make up
con the surface,' said she, eff we
are being frank. -
ono, not on the surface; the Deep
est and most real part of me is sorry
for poor things, and it expresses itself
thus. And it is exactly that which gets
on his nerves. If get up. from lunch
before fore | have eaten anything because
]. get on his nerves by doing so. He
thinks L am restless. In a way, I am
restless. I want to do something for
other people rather than eat outlets my
self. What do you want me to dos
What does he want me to do? Eat
opium instead with him2'' ~
Maud gave long sigh.
"Oh, that was a pity,'' she said.
" Yes, it was a pity; our attitude to-
ward each other is a pity. But let us
be practical. 1 always want to be prac-
dred thingsg'
Lilly got up again. She was, as she
had said, always practical, and she was
always restless. This afternoon, in par
ness of the night before, she longed
to pin herself down, or to be pinned
down to course Of conduct. She want
ed a definite policy and tho she never
consulted Maud before, she had an idea
that Maud, as she was now, might per-
.haps indicate one. And again the bees
buzzed and swayed in the flowers.
Of crunched gravel; the gate swung
open, and a dog-cart drew up at the
front door, some fifty yards from where
they were sitting. There was young
man in it, who held the horse 8 bride.
while with the other hand he rang the
bell. He waited a reasonable time, and
then rang again.
II will see what it ISL said Lady
Thurso, and walked across the lawn to
the house. But as she went her heart
sank, she already guessed by a sort of
intuition, for her guess could be found
ed upon no process Of reasoning what
was coming.
She had a word with the driver, who
put a small package into her hand, and
touched his hat and went off again.
Then Lady Thurso came back to where
ut is directed to Thurso,'' she said,
"and it is from that chemist in Wind
sor.' ~- =.
Maud did not reply at once.
: eyes; open it carefully she said.
$50 that if it is not what we think we
can do it up again. It seems rather
mean, but I don't care. I'll open it, if
you ike.''
Lily seemed to think this unneces-
sary, and undid it herself. There was a
bottle of dark blue glass inside, with
red label of "Poison'' on it. It had
a glass stopper, and she drew this out
and smelled it. Then she passed it to
Maud. . ~
Maud put the stopper back in the
bottle, squeezed up the paper and string
in which it had been wrapped into a
tight ball, and threw it deep into the
flower bed. Then she went to the open
ing in the yew hedge and flung the
bottle itself into mid-stream.
Then she came back to her sister-in-
law.
$50 we've both had hand in it,
she said. "And last night he let you
throw the stuff out Of the window, and
more. Poor, dear old boy! He must
have ordered it when he went in with
Theodosia after lunch today. Oh, Lily.
you asked just now what you were
to do. There 8 something for you to
do! Somehow stop that! 8 -e&z
''HOWY|
CT don It know. We must find way.
Any means, fair or foul, is fair. It's
ruin, Is damnation! And that bottle;
do we know anything about it OF
not - 49, -. >, ~
The practical side Of Lily came to
the fore. Il
ttThe chemist IS man Will say he gave
it me,'' she said, "but there is no rea.
son why you should come into. it."
uAh, give me my share: Let me help
if I can, - said Maud quickly.
"Of course, you can help, tho am
willing to bear the whole responsibility
of what we have done, = said Lily
emo, I want it to come from both
of us,'' said Maud, eff you think that
is any use. D."
t'The utmost. You might have more
weight with him than I have
sfAh, then let me help" said Maud,
etand, Lily, we won t let him find out
what we have done. Let us tell him. y
Gle will be furious, = said Lily.
ssHe will be more rightly furious il
| he is left to ferret it out for himself