Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-29

at such ali angle that Carmichael had
to throw his whole body and head
backward III order to see anything
through them except the ground.
And when they Fell someone else had
to find them while Carmichael cursed.
for his naked eve was as blind as q
bats
Lets 70 mastering on Sunday"
suggested the oyerseer-''every blessed
man. Let him find the whole place
deserted. homestead and hut
Or let's get blind for the occasion"
was !he hookkeeper's idea-''every
mothers SOM
THAT would do" agreed the over
seer. If we got just blind enough.
And we might get the blacks from
pconee creek 10 come ana Join tho
dance
The oversocc was a. dapper Veto
rian with q golden mustache twisted
raEisAly up and down at either end re-
spectiyeiy, like IN overturned letter S.
The bookkeeper was q seryile echo
with q character and face of putty.
He had once perpetrated an oppr0bri-
Gus ode to the oyorseer and had an
swered to the name of Chaucer ever
since
Carmichael leaned back to look from
one Of these worthless to the other. and
his spactaced eyes famed with NOR
dant scorn.
Il suppose YOU think you're funny.
You follows" said he and without the
oath which was 3 sign Of his good will
except when he lost his temper with
the sheep. IF so ] wish you'd get out
side to entertain each other. Since the
fellows coming we shall have to let
him come, and the thing is how to
choke him Off ever coming again with
out open Insult. which | won't allow.
\ servit of sonic sort we shall have to
have this once
I'm on to guy it." declared the in
discreet Chaucer.
IF you do I'll rehearse the men,
the tN eiSCSt I'iDAIiS'tt
You idi0tS."' Numbered Carmichael,
whose temper WAS as short as his
sight. Cant you see | weaken on the
prospect as much as the two Of you
stuck together: But the hcggar's GER
tain to be Il publ" school and varsity
man. and won't have him treated as
though he's been dragged up in one Of
these GOD fcrSaken COlonies.'
Now. most properly. You cannot talk
like this in the bash unless you arc
wifi y0ul fists, But Carmichael
could. and he was much too blind to
f@ht without his glasses. lie was. in
fact, the same strenuous character who
had set his dogmatic face against the
most harmless eXpIetives in dOrmitory
at school. and set it successfully. be-
cause Carmichael was II mighty man.
whose Influence was not to be with
stood His standard alone was chang
ed or he was playing on the other side.
Yet he hnd brought a prayer book with
him 10 The back blocks. And he was
SStU Ntt1ttN LIZ II vi li-N Wv w tHS SpA''
c0pal deS emit
He may have his say" observed
Carmichael darkly. land then III have
mine
Going to heclzle him." inquired
Smart. in q nasal voice full of hope
and of cncoura cement.
Not at the function, you fool" re-
piled Carmichael sweetly. "But when
it's all over ] should like TO take him
on about the Athanasian creed and
the thirty-nine articles" Only both
suhS.antives We're qualified by the
enithet Of the country. for Carmichael
had nut himself in excellent temper
for The day OF battle.
That day daWned blood red and
beautiful. bat iii little it was q
binding blue from pole to pole and
| the thermometer i'll the veranda
reached three figures before breakfast.
| It was a hot wind day and even Car
michaeTs subordinates pitied Or. Me-
| thuen and his chaplain. who we're rid
| Ing from the south in the teeth of
| that T'romethaan blast. But Carmich-
| aei himself drew his own line with
| unSwervin@ rigidity: and though the
deep veranda was prepared as a place
! of worship and covered in with can
vas which was kept saturated with
water he would not permit an escort
| 70 sally even to the boundary fence
| to meet the uninyited prelate.