Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-08-02
Continued.


Bradstone"
IT'S one of Dent 6 Frodsbams
chronometers," he retorted.
IT'S fast all the same" said
BERTHE, firmly, but pleasantly. Il
timed mine at the station an hour or
two ago"
Before BARLEY Bradstone could
meet this argument, The door opened
and the footman announced Mr. Far
adeane, and the great hall clock
chimed the hour.
Every eye was, not unnaturally,
turned upon the latest guest. and
Olivia thought that Annie was right
as she glanced at the tall figure and
handsome face. Unlike Mr.. BARLEY
Bradstone, his dress-suit was not in
the latest cut and instead Of the
blazing diamond was a plain black
pearl.
An expression Of approval shown
In the squlres eyes, for Faradeanes
appearance in evening.dress con.
irmed the squire in his good opinion
OF him.
You have come just in time to
prevent duel of limepleces," he
said.
Aunt Amelia simpered.
II, at any rate, was sure Mr.. Far.
adeane was not late" said she, gra-
ciously.
Then, as a reward, You shall be
taken in by him." said the squire,
offering his arm 10 Mary BERTHE,
The highest in rank, escorted Annie;
and, Faradeano having Aunt
Amelia, olivia was left to BARLEY
Bradstone.
This is a and.scramble
meal" said the squire, as the but
Ter lifted The cover from the fish.
but If You will perpetrate such fol.
lies as penny readings, you must pay
thoap penalty"
my brother ridlcules our humble
efforts to amuse and instruct our
brethren, Mr. Faradenno; but he Is
always doing good himself which he
never mentions"
Nor permits anyone else TO men.
ton" said the squire.
" DO not len your right hand know
what your left hand doeth. as the
man said who put bad shilling in
the collection box" said Faradeane.
Annie and Mary almost started
Was this the mysterious stranger
whose dark, contemptuous eyes had
smitten them with awe? And could
n ha n1uuI1l, A., Al
should be n frivolous joBt2 They had
begun by being astOnIshod, and con
tnued SO during the whole meal, for
Mr.. Faradeano, If he did not quito
get the table In u roar" kept them
MI perpetually amused
" II had not been 80 perfectly
natural and free from the appear
nnce CT effort, 1t would almost have
seemed as If he were playing the
part of Che wit with purpose: hut
mo musical voice was quite easy and
unrestraIned and the dark eyes were
cloudloss and unresoryed The squire
glowed with sympathetic delight rs
cpigram after epigram fell quite
naturally from his guest, and Bertie's
eyes spariled with fun ms he
laughed at the dry humor and hap
ny reparteo
Only two persons seemed unmoved.
One was BARLEY Bradstone, who sat
in half-sullen, hall.envious silence,
taking no part In the conversation
beyond u monosyllabic response, and
inwardly and palpably chatting at
the success the newcomer was OBJ
Viously making.
The other was Olivia. AT Grst
he had smiled with the rest, but
presently she happened to glance
round the operguo which stood be.
tween her and MIR Faradeane and
at that instant she caught his face
off its guard as H. were. and saw n
strange sadness falling like n
shadow on his eyes aud lowering
about his lips. 1t was gone in a
moment, but irs remembrance haunt.
cd her, and she knew that the wit
and the humor and the Hghtheart.
odness We're assumed, anH magniR-
Gently assumed, to hide some secret
sorrow.
And as she listened as he told a
story which conyulsod BERTHE and
Annie and Mary aud made the
squire laugh the hearty laugh which
was so rare with him, there flashed
upon her the woll.known anecdote
OF the comedian who succeeded in
CONFUSING thoater with laughter
while his thoughts were fixed upon
his fayorite child, who lay dying
while he played
"A most delightful man" exclaim.
ed Aunt Amelia, rs the ladies' filed
into the drawingroom Il never
laughed so much in my life"
Nor Il" exclaimed Mary and
Annie And no scarcely smiled
himself Did you see the squire
laugh, oily. dear? Why he isn't
at all what l fancled he would be,
I'm not bit afraid of him Rut Won