Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

anger, in laughing mockery, in mill
tant seriousness, but never before like
this. The pain and indignation in her
eyes came not from the sheer hurt Of
wound but from the hurt Of its
source. It was as il he had learned by
the signal Of its loss that he had q
deeper hold on her than he had real
lied
Yes, l have a bone TO pick with
you" she said. recovering g grim sort
Of fellowship. "a big bone: If you're
half friend you'll give ne the very
marrow Of it."
q am ready!" he answered more pa
thetically than philosophically.
There's not time now; after lunch
con, when mother is taking her nap
she concluded as they came to the last
step and saw Mrs. Galland on the
Yeranda.
Alter luncheon Mrs. GalIand kept bat
Ting with her mods until nature was
victorious and she fell fast asleep.
Marta, grown restless with impatience,
suggested to Lanstron that they stroll
in the garden. and they took the path
past the house toward the castle
tower, stopping in an arbor with high
hedges on either side around a statue
of Mercury.
"Now!" exclaimed Marta narrowly.
1T was you, Lanny, who recommend
ed Feller TO US as a gardener, compe-
tent though deaf I have proved him
to be man Of most sensitive hearing.
didn't let him know that he was dis
covered. You brought him here-you,
Lanny, you are the one to explain
True, he is not deaf" Lanstron re-
Piled
HE is a spy" she asked.
Yes, spy. You can put things in
bright light, Marital" He found words
coming with difficulty in face of the
pain and disillusion of her set look.
Using some man as pawn; setting
him as a spy in the garden where you
have been the welcome friend!'' she
exclaimed. "a spy on what-on my
mother, on Minna, on me, ca the flow
ers, as part of this monstrous game
Of trickery and lies that you are play
ing?"
There was no trace of anger in her
tone. 1t was that of one MORALLY hurt.
Anger would have been easier to bear
than the measuring, penetrating won
horrible part. Those eyes would have
confused Partow himself with the
steady, yelling intensity of their gaze.
She did not see how his left hand was
twitching and how he stilled It's move
ment by pressing it against the bench.
You will take Feller with you when
you goi" she said, rising"
Lanstron dropped his head in a kind
of shaking throb of his whole body and
raised face white with appeal.
Marital" He was speaking to a pro-
file, very sensitive and yet like ivory.
hospitality except the obsession of a
loathsome work that some man must
do and was set TO do. My God, Marta!
l cease to be natural and human. l am
machine. l keep thinking, what if
war comes and some error of mine let
the enemy know where to strike the
blow of victory; or if there were infor-
nation I might have gained and failed
to gain that would have given US the
victory-if, because I had not done my
part, thousands of lives of our soldiers
were sacrificed needlessly!"
At that she turned on him quickly,
her face softening.
You do think Of that-the lives?"
Eyes, why shouldn't II"
"Of those on your side!" she ex.
claimed, turning away.
Yes. Of those first" he replied.
"And, Marta, did not tell you why
Feller was here becauce he did not
want me to-