Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-15
CHAPTER TX.
A Winter Butterfly.

"Cap'n Rose" began Aunt Nancy.
Brother Abe pricked up his ears at the
formal address. "Cap'n Rose" she
repeated, deliberately dwelling on the
title. 81 never believe in CALM man
few account in front Of bis wife. It
gives him somebody handy ter blame
things on tew jest like ole Adam.
ask yew jest one question: Whar,
whar on 'arth kin we look fer decent
Dehavtn' ole man eff not in a Old
Ladies' hum2 Would yew-" she ex-
horted earnestly, pointing her crooked
forefinger at him. Would yew-"
Abraham caught his breath. Beads
Of sweat had appeared on his brow.
He broke in huskily:
Wait a minute, Aunt Nancy. Jest
tell me what I've been an done"
The ladies glanced at one another,
contemptuous. incredulous smiles on
their faces, while Aunt Nancy almost
wept at his deceitfulness.
"Cap'n Rose," she vowed mourn
fully, 1--WE lived In this house fer
many, many years. an all the while
baen here / never heard tell o. a breath
G. scandal agin' the place until yew
come an commenced ter kick up yer
heels"
Lazy Daisy, who had long been an
inmate, also nodded her unwieldy head
in confirmation, while low murmur
Of assent arose from the others. Abra-
ham could only pass his hand over his
brow, uneasily shuttle his maligned
heels over the floor and await further
developments; for he did not have the
slightest conception as to what they
were driving at"
''Capn Rose" the matriarch pro-
ceedsd. as in the earnestness of her In
dignation she arose, trembling, In her
seat and stood with her palsied and
shaking hands on the board. ~Cap'n
Rose, yer conduct with this here Mis-
Bstsey Ann Blossom has been some
khin' reed1culousi It's been Disgrace
full"
Aunt Nancy sat down, anonymously
Hisreputable in ap, earance, her pink
bow having slipped down over her
right ear during the harangue. Over
the culprit's countenance light had
dawned, but, shame to tell It was a
light not wholly remorseful. Then
silent laughter shook the old mans
shoulders, and then-could 1t be?-
there or opt about his lips and eyes a
sraile of superbly masculine conceit.
The sisters we're lighting over him.
Wouldn't mother be amused when he
should tell her what all this fuss was
about
Now. kindly, short-sighted Miss
Abigail determined that 1t was time
for the matron's voice to be heard.
"Of course. Brother Abe, we under
stand perfectly that yew never stopped
ter take inter consideration haow sus-
ceptible some folks is made"
There being plain evidence from
Abe's blank expression that he did not
understand the meaning Of the word,
Ruby Lee FASTENED to explain.
Susceptible is the same as Eighty
headed. Blossy alters was 9. fool over
anything that wore brooches"
Abe pushed his chair back from the
table and crossed his legs comfortably
For him all the chill had gone out OF
the air. Suppose that there was some
thing in this7 An old. old devil of
vanity came back to the aged hus-
bands heart He recalled that he had
been somewhat OF a beau before he
learned the Joy OF loving Angy. More
than one Long Island lassie had
thrown herself at his head. OF course
Blosay would get over" this; and
Angy knew that his heart was hers as
much as 1t had been the day he pur-
chased his wedding-beaver; but Abe
could not refrain from a chuckle of
complacent amusement es he stroked
bis beard.