Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-07-25
CONTINUED from last week.
Charity Begins Far From Home, and
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CHAPTER vi.

Stroll in the Wildwood Follows.
Mr.. Rushcroft was furious when he
arose at eleven o'clock on the morning
after the double murder, having slept
like 2 top through all Of the con1mo-
zion. He doomed all over the place,
vocal castigations falling right and
left on the guilty and the innocent
without distinction.
81 don't see now you managed to
sleep through it," Barnes broke in.
s'You must have an unusually clear
conscience, Mr.. Rushcroft."
II haven't any conscience at all, sir"
roared the star. II had an unusually
full stomach. that's what was the mat
ter with me I take oath now, sir,
never to eat again as long as live.
A man who cannot govern his beastly
appetite ought TO defy it, if nothing
else"
II gather from that remark that you
omitted breakfast this morning"
breakfast, sir? IN Gods name, |
implore you not to refer to anything
so disgusting as stewed prunes and
bacon ut a time like this. My mind
is"
''FIow abeat luncheon? WIN yon
join me a5 twelve -thirty?
'Ibat quite another matter" said
Mr. RusaarofE readily Luncheon is
az estle4ic 4ioato 10 the physical in
feliigenee Of man. If you know what /
mean. saaH be delighted TO join you.
''Twe've-tllrtv did your say?"
SIT wou'5 GIVE me great pleasure If
your daughter would also grace the
fes-al board z f1inE it is too bad that
she h8z IL &c about ia the gown she
wears, Air. Rasbereftsn said Barnes.
'She's mHch Too plendid for that. I
have n proposition Td Ike to make to
sou later on. I cannot make it. how
ever, without consulting Miss Thack-
erays feelings"
shy dear follow y beamed Rush
croft saiZiug the others hand Zone
freQuaal Nv reads in books about it
comi1g like this, at first sight, but,
damue, Z never dreamed that it ever
really happened Count on me! She
ought to leave the stage the dear
child No moro fitted to it than an
Easter lily. Her place is in the home,
the"
"Cood Lord, I am not thinking Of"
Aud Barnes. aghast, stopped before
b(urtine out the words that leaped to
his lips. 81 mean 10 say this is prop
osition chat may also affect your ex-
ceHent companions, Bacon and Dilling-
ford, as wen as yourself
at twelve-thirty sharp Barnes came
down from his room freshly shaved
and brushed. to find not only Mr. Rush
croft and Miss Thackeray awaiting
hm in the office, but the Messrs. Dill
lingford and Bacon as well.
Il took the liberty, old fellow" said
Rushcroft. addressing Barnes, "of ask
ing my excellent co-workers to join US
in our repast."
"Delighted to have you with us, gem
tlemen," said Barnes affably.
The sole topic of conversation for
the first half hour was the mysterious
Staying of their fellow dodgers. Mr..
Rushcroft complained bitterly of the
outrageous, high-handed action of the
coroner and sheriff in imposing upon
him and his company the same re-
strictions that had been applied to
Barnes They were not to leave the
county until the authorities gave the
word. One would have thought, to
hear the stars indignant lamentations,
that he and his party were in a posi-
tion to depart when they pleased. 1t
would have been difficult to Imagine