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

he LOlQ me he was demonstrating over
the whole outbreak Of fever. Well. no
no fresh case occurred after he had be-
"My!O said Theodosia again, "I
wish. he would come to New York when
the influenza was about. guess in
Why, if there isn't the motor coming
round, and IN not ready YETI
Thurso got up too.
'Well, who wants to 90 over to
Windsor, and who wants to 20 on the
river, and who wants to do nothing9"
s he asked.
This broke up the conference, as it
was designed to do. Count Villars and
Lady Yardly expressed a preference for
the river, Thurso and Theodosia with
her husband went to Windsor, Ruby
Majendie and Jim had already vanished
and Lord Yardly murmured something
about letters and Went toward the
sister-in-law, both Of. whom preferred
to do nothing whatever, We're left
alone. There had been a certain design
about this, tho successfully yelled, on
Lily's part. She wanted to talk to
Maud, and very gentle limiting had been
other things. Count Villars seemed
disposed to reconsider the respective
values of the river and the lawn when
he realized what the disposition of the
party was, but he was already COM
mittcd and did not attempt diplomatic
cvasions which would have deceived no.
body. ~
The rest of the party dispersed in
3 their various directions, and it was not
till the motor had crunched the drive,
and the steam launch puffed it's way
past the yew hedge, that Lily spoke
again.
Maud was already half-immersed in
her book; she had been quite uncon-
scious of Lily's diplomacy. She started,
however, when the question was put to
her, and flushed little.
she sd 'si{ Think No h RaTe to tod You
all. By the way, he is coming to town
some time this month. You could see
him if you wanted. He did cure
Sandy; also he cured Duncan Fraser's
wife. I am convinced Of those thines.
Then there is the other fact, the ty-
it in hand. Of course, you may say it
those cures, too, were condolences. But
when condolences come in bunch like
e that, one wonders if there is not some
well, some law-which lies behind them
and accounts for ~them.'
She paused a moment.
"a lot Of apples and other, things
fell to the ground,' she said, "and
Newton deanced the law of gravity
Lily Thurso lit cigaret, and threw
the match away with quite unnecessary
What fool Alice Yardly ISL, she
8 how if person talks such abject nom
sense as that about anything, one con-
4 cludes that the subject she is talking E
follow And Mr.: Cochran doesn It talk
nonsenseq" she asked. ...,
ttNo. He isn't the least nonsense
cal. AS you see, he goes and cures
people when they are really i'll, instead
Of; well, guessing. He's very good
Lily could not help laughing, Maud
had mentioned this in voice Of such
high approval.
NBut ism It that inconsistent7'' she
asked. IF you don't believe in the
reality Of dea tRi it seems to me odd to
stOh, ! think it's inconsistent said
Maud, "and SO, does he. But did you
ever sec anybody who WASH It inconsist-
ant? I never did. I never want to-,
eit dSao,, d,o Tould be so very dull Like
ttAnd Mr.. Cochran ism tq' -.-. -
Maud raised her eyebrows, and
dropped the book she was reading.
NDear Lily she said, care you fish
ings' Lily laughed again.
81 think I am she remarked.
"About mes Of course, I will tell
yor then and save you the trouble. T
am not the least in love with Mr.. Coch-
ran, nor have the smallest reason to
believe that he is in love with me.
That was the sort of fishing you meant,
wasn't it, Brutally. put, was it that's"
Yes, to be frank. Now I want to
talk about something quite different. I
went straight to Thurso's room last
night after seeing you. He had just
taken laudanum. Not because he had
any pain. He told me so. But he let
me pour the rest Of it out Of the win
dow, which did" ~
For obvious reasons Lady Thurso
omitted all mention Of her action 8 Sc.
quel.
Maud Is face, which had been one of
amused merriment at her accurate con.
lecture as to her sister-in-law's fishing
grew quite grave again.
stThat ia something - she said