Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-17
CHAPTER KILN.

fuckers.
Barbara sat in the little oak parlor,
a pretty room that opened out OF the
hall; indeed it had originally been a
a portion of the hall, which was con-
structed like a letter l.. The hall ex-
tended to the roof, but the branch at
right angles was not half the height.
It was ceiled about ten feet from the
floor, and instead of being, like the
hall, paved with slate, had oak boards.
The window looked into the garden.
Mr.. Jordan's father had knocked away
@he granite mullions and put in sash
Sindow, out of keeping with the room
and house, but agreeable to the taste
of the period, and admitting more
light A panelled division cut the
room off from the hall. Barbara and
Eve could not agree about the adorn-
ment of this apartment. On the walls
were a couple of oil paintings, and
Barbara supplemented them with
framed and glazed mezzotints. She
could not be made by her sister to see
the incongruity Of engravings and oil
paintings hanging side by side on
dark oak panels. On the chimney
piece was a French ormolu clock,
which was Ewes detestation. 1t was
badly designed and unsuitable for the
room. So was the banner-screen OF
a poodle resting on red cushion; so
were the bugle mats on the table; so
were the antimacassars on all the
arm-chairs and over the back OF the
sofa: SO were some drawing-room
chairs purchased by Barbara, with
curved legs, and rails that were fall
ing out periodically. Barbara Thought
these chairs handsome, Eve detest-
able. The chimney-piece ornaments.
the vases of pale green glass illum1n-
ated with flowers, were also objects
of aversion to one sister and admira-
ton to the other. Eve at one time
refused to make posfes for the vases
in the parlor, and was always pro
testing against some new introduction
by her sister, which violated the prin
ciples of taste.
L
hall like this Eve would say; but
like a place fitted up in keeping with
its character
Barbara was now seated in this de
batable ground. Eve was out some
where, and she was alone and en-
gagged with her needle. Her father, in
the next room, was doing. Then to
the open window came Jasper, leaned
his arm on the sill-the sash was uI
and looked in at Barbara.
Hard at work as usual?' he said.
She smiled and nodded, and looked
at him, holding her needle up, with a
long white thread in 1t.
ON what engaged dare not ask,
said Jasper.
You may know she said, laughing
Sewing in fuckers. / always sew tuck
ers on Saturdays. both for myself and
for Eve
And, pray, what are tuckers?'
'Tuckers'-she hesitated to find a
suitable description, fuckers are
well, fuckers She took neck Of q
dress which she had finished and put
it round her throat. Now you see
Now YOU understand. fuckers are the
garnishing, like parsley, of dish
And compliments to speech. So you
do Ewes as well as your own
% dear, yes; Eve cannot be trust
ed. She would forget all about them
and wear dirty fuckers
But she worked hard enough burn
fishing the brass necklace
% yes, that shone. fuckers are
simply-clean.'
My lady Eve should have lady's-
maid
Not whilst l am with her. | do all
that is needful for her. When she
marries she must have one, as she Is
helpless
You think Eve will marry?
o yes! 1t is all settled. She has con-
sented.'
He was a little surprised. This had
come about very suddenly, and Eve
was young.
ct am clad YOU are here, said Bar.
bara, only you have taken an unfair
advantage of me-
IEBarbara?'
Yes, Jasper, YOU She looked up IN
to his face with heightened color.
He had never called her by her PLAIN
Christian name before, nor had she
thus addressed him, but their hearts
understood each other, and formal
title would have been an affectation
on either side.
4 will ten you why. said the girl;
so do not put on such pubbled ex-
preston. I want to speak to you serl-
ously about matter that-that-well,
Jasper, that makes me wish you had
your face in the light and mine in the
shade. Where you stand the glare OF
the sky is behind you and you can see
every change in my face, and tnat
unnerves me- Either you shall come
in here, take my place at the fuckers,