Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-13

Come In" said Grace.
He entered the hall and put down
his satchel.
'Your father prepared me for the
fact that l was to meet you-Gt the
railway station, 1 think he said"
"At the station2" exclaimed Grace.
ut is quite a dusty walk" sail the
stranger. And then he added, "But 1
don mind the dust, and the scenery
was pleasing. May 7 sit DOWN."
Grace started. This was very
friendly young man. Much too friend
Is she thought.
''Slt down If you are tired" she said
and POINTED out high backed hall
chair.
''I'm not really tired" he said. "Just
q little languid, perhaps. Had a fall
some time ago, and haven't quite re-
covered from 1t. Besides, it looks q
little m0re-well, little more friendly
to SIT. don't you think?"
And he pointed to another chair.
Grace, a good deal against her will,
seated herself, and the presumptive
young man took the chair she hal
pointed out.
"Ah," he said, that's better. Then
you heard from your fatherT
Heard from my father"
Eyes"
"You knew was coming?"
"Father said he would secure you rs
soon as he reached the city"
The young man started a little.
Ibid he? That's strange. He didn't
seem ut all sure about it when / met
him this afternoon"
Grace almost admired his egotism.
81 suppose your services are in great
demand?' she said, and there was a
flavor of sarcasm in her tone.
"Just at present they seem to be-"
lie said. Enough so, at least, to make
it little embarrassing where to pick
and choose"
Really, this was remarkably self
sufficient youth.
81 suppose that's the penalty OF be-
ing a specialist" said the sarcastic
Grace
az specialist?"
aren't You specialists"
II never thought of that before. Per
haps am. But why?"
This IS ar age of specialists" said
Grace. 1--WE find them everywhere.
Specialists for every disease, specialists
in science and in law-why shouldn't
there be specialists In your line2"
The stranger laughed.
why not indeed? Hereafter I'm
specialist"
a Grace moved uneasily.
"IIave you noticed that the daylight
is fadlng?" she said.
80 it is. Is there anything remark
ubIe about it,"
mo, only fancied you would ind
the sunlight USEFUL
"F.nl;ghten me, please"
Grace bit her lip. Was he really
stupid, or was he pretending?
Father said you would look over
the electric wires He is afraid there
is something wrong about them"
Look over the wires? Why, yes, of
course | VIII. Anything to make my
self Agreeable. Your father must have
kGoN7n that 1 had some little knowl-
edge on the subject-althoug I don't
remember telling him."
Grace sfaIed at him. He evidently
considered himself a humorist
Where VIII you look first2"
STy, tIa Nf
lead the way?"
She tes'tated with a glance at his
dark glasses.
Can you see in the dark?'
"NIuch better in the dark" he an
swered. Its the light that affects me
"a sort Of sand blindness, you under
stand But I'm much better, thank
you"
Grace touched a button on the wall
and a maid promptly appeared.
"Have the outside cellar door open
ed, Mary. The wires are to be in
Spected."
The maid withdrew and then Grace
led the stranger down the front steps
and around TO the cellar door.
Come" he said as he went down
the steps. II want you along as helper,
If you please. Besides, might be
tempted to eat up the preserves. I've
been living, you know, where preserves
are not known"
Not even currents?" she asked.
Currents? oh. see. didn't ex-
poet that of you'll didn't really. IS
that what you brought me down here
for? lou evidently don't know THAI 1t
isn't safe to get into a joking mood