Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04

The cycang following the day Of
their arrival they were sitting % the
porch enjoying thc ce3l evening MIR art
cr dinucr The judcc was smoking.
IIe was not slave % the weed. but be
enjoyed % quiet pipe after meals elaine
ine that Sc quie,el his nerves and en-
aIIcI lm to think more clearly. Be
Sides it was esary tO keep at bay
the ubiquitous Long Island mosquito
Mrs. Eossmoge had remained Tor
moment in thc dining room 30 admoD-
ish Euiox.a their new and only maid
of alI wots-not go wreck too much OF
The croclrfy whom she removed the din
uer 40 hes Suddenly Slott, who was pc
ue.ng on evening paper asked:
"By the way where's your daugh-
terf Does sac know Of this radical
change in your anairsT'
Judge Eossmore started. BY what
mysterious agency had this man pene-
tratel his own most intimate thOughtsl
He was himself thinking OF Shirley
that very moment and 10y some mex
plicable means telepathy modern psy-
biologists called 1.-THE thought cur
rent had crossed 20 Stott, whose mind,
being I'm full sympathy, was exactly
attuned 90 receive II. Removing the
pipe from his mouth, the judge replied:
"Shlrley's in Paris. Poor girl,
hadn't the heart TO tell her. She has
no idea Of what's happened. / didn't
want to spoil her holiday"
lie was silent for n moment: then
after a few more puffs he added CON
fdentially in a low tone. as If he did
not care for his wife to hear:
The truth Is. Stott. l couldn't bear
20 have her return now. | couldn't
look my own daughter in the face"
4 sound as Of n great sob which he
had been unable 10 control cut short
his speech His eyes filed with tears.
and he BEGAN 90 smoke furiously, as IL
ashamed Of this display Of emotion.
Stott. BLOWN. his nose with suspicious
vigor replied soothingly:
You mustn't talk Ilke that Every
thing viii come out all right. of course.
But / think you are wrong not to have
told your daughter. Her place is here
ut your side She ought to be told even
IL only in justice TO her. If you don't
tell her. some one else will or, what's
worse, she'll hear Of it through the
newspapers"
"Ah, ! never thought Of that"' ex-
claimed the Judge visiby perturbed at
the suggestion about the newspapers.
Don't YOU agree with me" demand
cd Stott, appealing TO Mrs. Rossmore
IA. hpnGn 1t that
instant Don't you think your daugh
ter should he Informed of what has
happenedT
Most assurcdly | do" answered
Mrs. Rossmore determinedly. "Tht
Judge wouldn't hear Of it, but l tool
the law into my own hands. I've ca
bled for her"
you cabled for Shirley?" cried the
Judge incredulously. He was so unac
customed to seeing his ailing, vacillat
ing wife do anything on her own init
alive and responsibility that it seemed
impossible You cabled for Shirley?'
he repeated.
YES" replied Mrs. Rossmore tri
umphantly aud secretly pleased tina
for once i'm her life she had asserted
herself. Il cabled yesterday. | sim
ply couldn't bear it alone any longer.
what did you say?" inquired tn
judge apprehensively.
Il just told her to come home at once
Tomorrow we ought to get an answer.
Stott meantime had been figuring o
the time Of Shirley's probable arriva
II the cablcgram had been received i
Paris the previous evening, 1t woul