Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-13
CHAPTER vII.-tCOntinued.)

father beyond endurance. In any case
his anger leapt up uneontrolably. He
.book Ianthe with all his force, and
then with one last outburst of anger he
raised his hand and struck her violently
across the cheek.
"That will show you who is master"
he said. his rage spent now that it had
found an outlet. I'm the evening, when
Won have had time to come to your
serses. we will talk of this again"
He left the room as he spoke and the
two women were alone.
Dear me, dear met" cried Mrs. Mac
oueen. "Such TODD! Has he hurt
You. nv dear? Many time have !
seen him angry, but never as he has
been this morning But don't mind,
there's a good girl. It's all past and
over, and by dinner time he will be ready
to forgive and forget, if you'll only be
little reasonable, Anthy and give in
about the letter Of course l under
stand you were little afraid of becom-
ing my LADY, You're young yet for
that; but you cannot refuse such an OPP
portunity, Anthy. Why, most young la
dies would be out of their minds with
pride"
Ianthe sat still in her chair, her little
hands tightly clenched quivering all
over with sense of outrage. The red
angry mark showed up startlingly
against the pallor of her cheek. Her
teeth had nearly bitten through her lip,
but Ianthe would not let her tears flow.
Not word of her step-mother's kindly
H.
heart was almost bursting. What fright
full new world was this that had opened
before her?
She went through her household du-
ties mechanically and in silence, and
o'clock found her in her accustomed
place at her desk. All day long her brain
worked furiousiy, and by evening her
plans were made. She would not stay
a day longer in this place; no daughter.
she felt sure, could be compelled to stay
in circumstances like these.
When tea was over lanthe rose and
said that she would go out for a breath
of air. 1t was her usual custom and
there was nothing in her manner to ex-
cite suspicion. She had spoken 70 her
father all day upon business matters
with her ordinary quiet manner.
"DoT't be late" he said as she went
out. u want to have quiet talk with
you before supper"
ri shall not be late" answered Ianthe,
and she shut the door of her fathers
house for the last time
Six months had taught her a great
deal Going straight to a stationer's,
she bought time table, found that she
had plenty of time to catch the next
train to Edinburgh if she went by car
to the station, and, finally arrived there,
she telegraphed to Miss Dawson to be
kind enough to meet her at the station
in Edinburgh.
Once safely in the train the girl thought
ov' ner plans. She had still nearly five
po~-.,'s in her possession, the remains of
the ten pounds that her grandfather had
given her on parting. Miss Dawson would
be willing to board her for a short time
for that sum, and in the meantime she
could look about for some means of earn
ing more.
Ianthe possessed all the sanguine spir-
its of youth, but she was still very ig-
norant of the ways of the world. There
fore it was very bright face that Miss
Dawson saw looking out of the carriage
as the train came up.
Child, what has brought you here?"
she exclaimed in agitation.
Can you take me in?" asked Ianthe,
and the answer came at once in the af-
firmative.
How good you are!" she said grateful
ly When we get home | will tell you
all about it and you can advise me what
to do"
Nevertheless there were certain things
that Ianthe did not tell. Miss Dawson
perhaps came to the right conc usion as
to what had caused the red veal on her
cheek, but neither made any mention of
Its existence. Miss Dawson and her
mother were very kind to the girl, The
former had always been fond of l.er pu-
ph, though never very elfusive. and IAN
thes changed appearance E:ade her feel
very tenderly disposed towards her. Per
maps Tor Tie first ti.ua in her life Ianthe
y 'erst''; the nearing OF disinterested
affection that evening.
he question of her future gave rise
to great deal of discussion. Miss Daw-
soH wished to write quite simply to Gen
Coqnhon. telling him that tanthe had
found life with her father impossible,
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70 pursue. But Ianthe would not hear
OF this. Her one desire was to be indie
p,' dent, to learn some occur. ton by
'Lich she co1lt earn her own bread
"rver, she toll herself, could she GO back
10 her grandfather like y tegosr. She
mad gone of her own free will from un-
9tr ms roof; how then csuld she now
elceP back again and own that she had
been beaten?
am sure I could teach little chill
aIeA, she pleaded with Miss Dawson,
OF could learn to be a secretary or
something like that can work for my
HVing as well as other girls"
:, MISS Dawson was very doubtful. Ian
me was really too young even for Il nurs-
cry governess, for she was not Is vet.
io become a secretary meant years of
ia Hard training and a good deal of expense.
dhe upshot of the matter was that Ian
Ihe wrote to her grandfather to ask his
"plnlon OF what she ought to do.
She dropped the letter into the box
with light heart. unconscious OF the
mar ges 1T was destined to produce in her
Career