Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-20
CHAPTER vI-Continued.

DOM tnCA tAOhSAt1f AAShbhAAS 4AhNi
few to the same episode of lifetime,
undiscussed, actual.
And both viewed it from standpoint
utterly unknown TO the other
Afterwards Diana wondered that he
should have read her soul thus, dwelling
impulsively as it then did on that state
ment of her great uncle.
The white featherl coward! Hor-
rible!
The tension of her thoughts prompted
her to say
81 wish had never met you! have
never treated other people as l treat
youi / wish had never come to Dr.
Sanderson's house; and I wish you
wouldn't provoke me to criticise you'll"
Did II" he said earelessly, while in
wardly he still WINGED at the accusation
in her eyes.
seYou know you did! You ought to
have kept at distance from the first.
1t was ridiculous and impertinent to call
me Napolc On Our whole acquaintance
has been ridiculous and impertinent;
and / wish had never seen this hateful
place! I never meant to talk anything
about your duties or your avoidance of
them; and it wasn't the least business
in the world to me whether you chose
to go or stay at your country's call; and
/ never dreamt | should be so hateful
as to refer to other peoples gossip, and
presume to judge person who is q
stranger to me. But"-desperately-
'the whole air of the place is against
me! My nerves are on stretch like
wires! And it is dreadful that I can't
get away from my dungeon or unsay
my audacious speech!"
my dear Napoleon" said McCIureis
light voice pleasantly, "even had your
lips not condemned me as wearer of
the white feather your eyes were bound
to do it. never faced such tell-tale
eyes. Had you not declared to me in so
many words that / was an idler, a
neer-do-well, your attitude towards me
would infallibly have betrayed your
opinion"
She kept silence, and then she drew a
long breath with unwilling laughter.
"Well, it was your due to know you
were true prophet. d-bye!"
"Good-bye!" he said lightly.
But as he went EDWARDS to the manor
he would not acknowledge to himself
how keenly he had been stung by her
parting words.
Diana returned to the house and
drowned her longing for home in hard
writing.
Towards sunset she saw that heI
uncle's face was flushed, and his gaze
preternaturally bright; and, keeping hel
glance from him, she said
Don't you think we have worked long
enough today, uncle?"
NO, do notl" he snapped
So he kept her at work another hour
he, meanwhile, cleaning, sorting rear
ranging papers with feyerish and un
ceasing energy
1--WE must work six hours tomorrow
DIANA" he said. "Death mustn't cheat
me of my end now! There has never
been literary Crockett before, and
ha, hal-we must break the record!'
do you feel worse today, Uncle Nat 2
NO, mol" he said testify well reat
that last chapter aloud after dinner.
am fit as a cricket"
But as she was leaving him in hi
study at 0 o'clock he beckoned her to
wards him furtively.
Come nearer, child, your aunt is JUS
outside / feel queer, very-a sort o
Ginning, anu YET lever III my DIdlIl
Get off without any fuss to Sanderson
viii you? I don't want the whole house
hold buzzing round because my tempera
ture runs up degree or two"
''Now-tonight 2"
yes" he jerked shortly at is onl,
o'clock. No one but Combe Crockett i
asleep yet. Tell Sanderson to come a
once before | go to bed. And see tina
Bismarck is shut up"
She put away her papers and prepared
to obey him, and as she turned to tn,
door he called her back
Look here, young woman! Excellen
machine and docile aide-de-camp as yol
may be, don't--aha'' he laughed rasp
ngly-"count your chickens before they
are Matched"
Her eyes widened questioningIy, di
lated, and flashed. She went rapidly
from the room.
oh, dear, dear Blakemoori" she said
with her hand on her heart and sob OF
her lips. ooh, dear Gill! Oh, deares
father and nlotherl And / being slowi,
petrified under the chill cruelty of thi
cold housef"
But she knew she was flesh and blooc
as she flew swiftly up the avenue, doubt
ing every shadow and distrusting tn
Feriest twlg, and drew sigh of relic
when the crooked larch flashed on he
view.
The maid showed her into the consult
ing room; and, while she sat waiting,
familiar voice struck her hearing light
out with new tones of WEAKNESS in it.
she could not fail to follow the con
sersation, for the servant had left tn
door aiar.
Yes, the second attack today, San
1efson autographed for a night nurs
ms afternoon, and when she got here
leit bound from some inexplicable rea
son TO look in on you as / passed. Yo'
nave been good friend to me. What
should have done without you in tn
qreary probation of the last nine years
don't know"
-, Wen, it has pleased you to sufTe
Slone,' replied the clear voice of tn
4octor "A mistake, to my thinking
Lots of people youId have heer ready T.