Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-12

: the bishop. Then think he remem-
bered that they didn't know who he
was, and he smiled and started to
turning the glass again.
Pardon" he said rs it not better?
What do women know OF money? They
| throw it away on trihes, dress, jewels
American women are extrava CANT It
| is one result OF their-of their spoil
ing"
! Mr.. Pierce got up and emptied his
/ pipe into the fire. Then he turned.
I'm afraid you have not known the
| best type Of American women" he
| said, looking hard at the prince. Our
| representative women are our middle
class women. They do not contract
! European alliances. not having suffi-
Gent money to attract the attention
Of the nobility, or enough TO buy titles,
as they do pearls, for the purpose of
adornment"
Mr.. Won invalid got up, and his face
was red. Mr.. Pierce was white and
sneering,
Also" he went on, when they
marry they wish to control their own
money, and not see it spent in-ways
with which you are doubtless familiar"
We were all paralyzed. Nobody
moved. Mr. Pierce put his pipe in his
pocket and stalked out, sIamming the
door. Then Mr. Won Invalid shrugged
his shoulders and laughed
Il see I shall have to talk to our
young friend" he said and picked up
his glass. I'm afraid I've given
wrong impression. I like the Ameri-
can women very much; too we'll" he
went on with a flash Of his teeth, look
ing around the room and brought the
glass to the spring for me to fill But
can tell a good bit about man from
the way he gives me his glass, and he
was in a perfect frenzy of rage. When
| reached it back to him he gripped
it until his nails were white
Ttllie brought the supper basket for
the shelter-house about six o'clock and
sat down for a minute by the fire She
said Mr.. Pierce Garter to herr had
started out with gun about five
o'clock 1t was foolish, but it made
mo uneasy.
She got up. leaving the basket on
the hearth
Just then | heard shot from the di-
rection OF the deer park. even TITLE
noticed how pale l got
Il don't know what's come over you,
Minnie" she said That's only Mr..
Carter shooting rabbits. | saw him go
out as started down the path"
| was still nervous when put on my
shawl and picked up the basket. But
there was a puddle on the floor and
the soup had spilled. There was moth
ing for it but to go back for more soup,
and / got 1t from the Kitchen without
the chef seeing mo. When | opened
the springhouse door again Mr. Pierce
was by the fire, and in front of him.
where left the basket. lay a dead rab-
biz There was 20 basket in sight.
Well" l asked, did you change my
basket into a dead rabbit"
Basket" he said, looking up.
What basket"
| looked everywhere. but the basket
was gone, and after while | decided
that Mr. Dick had had an attack OF
thoughtfulness Tor hunger) and had
carried it out himself
And all the time l looked for the
basket Mr.. Pierce sat with the gun
across his knees and stared at the
rabbit.
I'D thank you to take that messy
thing out of here" | told him
Poor little chap" he exclaimed
He was playing in the snow, and l
killed him-not because | wanted food
or sport, Minnie, but-welI. because |
had to xii: something"
Il hope you don't have those attacks
often" | said. He looked at the rabbit
and sighed.
Never In my life!" he answered
For food or sport, that's different, but