Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-13
CHAPTER XIV.
journeys End.

UIS$S55TdC6s AS Was S0iS ASd1o1AJ S
well as physically; and he ate his din
ner without relish, In simple ebedl-
ancs to those weiEregulated periods
Of hunger that assaned him three
times a day, in spring, summer, au-
tufna and winter. By the time the
waiter had Cleared away the dishes.
HarTfgan had perfecto between MS
teeth (aloRg with a certain mafrlfao-
Mai bitl, and smoked as II he haa
wagered to finish the cigar in hall the
Usual stretch. He then began to walk
the asef, much after the fashion OF
man who has the teothaehe, or the
earache, which would be more to the
peint. To his direct mind no dlplo-
macy was needed; all that was neces-
1ary was a few blunt questions. Nora
kouid answer them as she chose
Nora, his baby, his little girl that used
to run around barefooted and laugh
when he applied the needed birch!
How children grew up! And they
never grew too old for the birch; they
certainly never did.
They heard him from the drawing
room; tramp. tramp, tramp.
Let him be. Nora" said MRS. Harri-
gan, wisely. HE is in q rage about
something. And your father is not
the easiest man to approach when he's
mad. II he fought Mr.. Courtlandt. he
believed he had some good reason for
doing So"
Mother, there are times when I
believe you are afraid Of father"
II ana always afraid of him. 1t is
only because l make believe I'm not
that can get him to do anything. 1t
was dreadful. And Mr.. Courtlandt
was such gentleman. I could cry.
But let your father be until tomor-
row."
And. have him wandering about
with that black eye? Something must
be done for it. Tn not afraid of him.
Sometimes l wish you were"
So Nora entered the lions den fear
lessIy. rs there anything | can dc
for you, dad?"
"Yea can get the witch hazel and
battle this lamp of NINE" grimly.
She ran into her own room and re
turned with the simpler devices fol
reducing a swollen eye. She did not
notice, or pretended that she didn't
that he locked the door and put che
key In his pocket. He sat down liz
q chair, under the light; and she went
to work deftly.
1--WE got some makeup, and tomor
row morning I'll paint 1t for you
'You don't ask any questions" he
said, with grimness.
Would it relieve your eye any?'
lightly.
He laughed. mo; but it might re
lieve nay mind"
"Well, then, why did you do sc
| foolish a thing? At your age! Dom
you know that yeu can't go on whip
ping every man you take dislike
| tor
IT haven't taken any dislike t
! Coartlandt. But l saw him kiss you.
II can take care OF myself"
Perhaps. l asked him to explain
He refused. One thing puzzled me
though didn't know what it was a
! the time Now, when a fellow steal'
O. kiss from a beautiful woman lik'
you, More, l don't see why he shoult
feel mad about it. When he had al
but knocked your daddy to by-by. b
said that you could explain.
Don't press SO hard" warningly
"Well, can your"
Since you saw what he did, d
not see where explanations on IA;
part are necessary"
Mora, I've never caught you in
lie. l never want to. When you wer
little yea were the truthfullest thin
| ever saw. No matter what kind O
licking was in store for you, yo
weren't afraid; you told the truth
There, that'll do. Put SOM
cotton over it and bind it with
handkerchief. ItIl be black all righ
but the swelling will go down. ca
tell 'em a tennis ball hit me. 1t wa
more like a cannon bah, though. Sa!
Nora, you know I've always pool
poohed these amateurs. People use
In New York in nay prime who coui
have laid me cold. / used to laugh
Well, ! guess they were right. Cour
landt's got the stiffest kick / ever ra
into. A pile driver. and if he had Iande
on my jaw, 1t would have been dorm
bene as you say when you bid nae goo
night in dago. That's all right no
until tomorrow. / want to talk
you. Draw up a chair. There! AS
said, I've never caught you In Ii
but find that you've been living Il
or two years. You haven't bee
;ouare to me, nor to your mother. Rt
o the chaps that came around an
made love to you. You prohabl