Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13

Jasper heard Mr.. Jordan calling MIN,
so he went to his room. He found the
sick gentleman with clouded brow and
closed lips, and eyes that gave him fur
tive glances but could not look at him |
steadily
Jasper Babb,' said Mr.. Jordan. I do |
not wish you to leave the house or its
immediate precincts today. Jane has
not returned, Eve Is unreliable and
Barbara overstrained.'
Yes, sir, will do as you wish
ON no account leave. Send Miss
Jordan to me when she is better.
When, about halfan-hour after, Bar
bara entered the room, she went di-
rect to her father to kiss him, but he
repealed her.
What did you mean he asked, with
out looking at her, by those words OF
the Psalm!'
oh, papa! thought to soothe you.
You are fond of the De Profundis-you
murmur it in your Sleep
You used the words significantly.
What are the deeds | have done amlss
for which you reproach me-?
We all need pardon-some for one
thing. some for another. And, dear
est papa, we all need to say, 'Apud tie
propitiatio est: speravit ANNA mea in
Domino
Precipitation repeated Mr.. Jordan,
and resumed his customary trick OF
brushing his forehead with his hand
as though to sweep cobwebs from 1t
which fell over and clouded his eyes.
For what? Say out plainly of what
you accuse me. | am prepared for the
worst. | cannot endure these covert
stabs. You are always watching me.
You are ever casting innuendos. You
cut and pierce me worse than the
scythe That gashed my body, but you
drive your sharp words into my sc l..
My dear papa, you are mistaken.
4 am not mistaken Your looks and
words have meaning. Speak out
Il accuse you of nothing, darling pa
pa, but of being perhaps a little un-
just to me-
She soon saw that her presence was
irritating him, her protestations I'M
availing to disabuse his mind of the
prejudice that had taken hold of it, and
so, with sigh, she left him.
Jane Welsh did not return all day
This was strange. She had promised
Barbara to return the first thing in
the morning. She was to sleep in Tav-
istock, where she had a sister, mar
ried
Barbara went about her work, but
with absracted mind, and without her
usual energy.
She was not quite satisfied She
tried to believe in Jasper's innocence,
and yet doubts would rise in her mind
in spite of her efforts to keep them
under
Whom had Eve met on the Raven
Rock? Ja2per had denied that he was
the person: who, then, could it have
been. The only other conceivable per-
son was Mr. Coyshe, and Barbara at
once dismissed that idea. Eve would
never make a mystery of meeting Doc
tor Squash, as she called him.
At last, as evening drew on, Jane
arrived. Barbara met her at the door
and demonstrated with her.
Please, miss, 1 could not help my
self. found Joseph Woodman last
night, and he said he must send for
the warders to identify the prisoner |
Then, miss, he said | was to wait till |
he had got the warders and some con-
stables, and when they was ready to |
come on l might come too, but not be-
fore | slept at my sisters last night
Where are the men now?'
They are about the house-some
behind hedges, some in the wood. some
on the down.
Barbara shuddered
Please miss, they have guns And
miss, [ were to come on and tell the
master that all was ready, and if he
would let them know where the man
was they'd trap him.
There is no man here but Mr.. Babb.'
James face fell.
Lawk, miss! If Joseph thought us
had been making games of he. | be-
lieve he'd never marry me-and after
going to a Love Feast with him. too!
Iwould be serious that, SURELY
Joseph has taken long time com.
ing
Joseph takes things leisurely, miss.
It's his nature. Us have been court.
ing time out O mind; and, please.
miss, If the man were here. then the
master was TO give the signal by pull.
ing the alarm bell. Then the police and
warders would close in on the house
and take him
Barbara was as pale now as whea
nearly fainting in the morning. This
was not the old Barbara with pale
cheeks. hearty eyes. and ripe lips. tall
and firm. and decided In all her move
nents. No, This was not at all the old