Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23

in a rage that any one should disturb
my gloomy reflections
"Mr. Singleton? Oh! This is Alice
speaking"
cutched the shelf for support
Not only was it Alice speaking. but
in the kindest voice imaginable. My
anger passed, but my amazement at
Alice and all her ways blinded me-
If she had suddenly stepped through
the wall. my surprise could not have
been greater.
"You told me the Thackeray was
your usual refuge in town, so
thought I'd try it. Are you very, very
cross? I'm sorry, really / am-BObr
The bob" was added lingeringly,
propitiating. Huddled In the booth.
doubted my senses-w0ndern in
deed whether Alice hadn't double
even whether ! hadn't dreamed every
thing that had occurred at Barton.
Il wanted to speak to you ever so
much at the theater. but | couldn't
very well without introducing you to
Sir Cecil. and | wasn't ready to do
that. It might have caused compiled
tons"
If anything could have multiplied
the existing complications. | was anX-
ious to know what they were; but
her voice was 50 gentle SO wholly ami
able that | restrained an impulse to de-
mand explanations,
Are you on earth or are you skeak-
| ing from PARADISE" | asked.
"Oh, we're in a very nice house,
Constance and | +; and we're just about
having a little supper. | wish you
were here, but that can't be arranged.
No; really it can't! We shall be
motoring back to Barton tomorrow
and hope you can join us. Let us
have luncheon and motor up to-
gether."
When l suggested that ! call for
them she laughed gayly.
'FThat would be telling things
And we mustn't spoil everything when
everything is going so beautifully"
Remembering the man I had locked
up in the Toulouse and the explana-
tons should have to make sooner
or later to the unimaginative Tor
renee, l wasn't wholly convinced of
the general beauty Of the prospect.
"Montan was in the theater," ]
suggested.
Her laughter rippled merrily over
the wire. ''Oh, he tried to follow us
in taxi! We had a great time
throwing him off in the park. I'm
not sure he isn't sitting on the curb
right now watching the house I'M
graciously.''
"You have the fan with you; Mon
tani jumped right out Of his seat
when you opened it in the theater."
This she received with more laugh
ter; MOntani amused her immensely,
she said. She wasn't in the least
afraid of him. Returning to the mat
ter of the luncheon, she suggested
the birmingham.
"You know, l want very much to
see Mr.. Bashford's old home and the
place all our veteran retainers came
from. At one?-yes. Good night!"
Alice and Mrs. Farnsworth reached
the birmingham on time to the minute.
AS | had spent the morning on a
bench in the park, analyzing my prob
lems found their good humor a
trif1e Earring.
you don't seem a bit glad to see
u.s." Alice complained as she drew
off her gloves. "HOw can any one be
anything but happy after seeing that
delicious Cock Robin? 1t is so deli
ously drOll"
II haven't" / remarked with an
attempt at severity, quite your knack
of ignoring disagreeable facts There
was Montan right in front of me,
! jumping like a observation-disclosures every
time you flourished your fan. There's
that fellow we've got locked up at
| Barton"
"Just hear the man, Constance she
interrupted with her adorable laugh.
"lVe were thinking that he was only
beginning to see things our way, the
only true way, the jolly way, and
here he cometh like a melancholy
Jacques! Well have none of it,"
'We must confess" said Mrs
Farnsworth conciliatingly, that Mr.
Singleton is passing through a severe
trial. We precipitated ourselves
upon him without warning, and i'm
mediately involved him in a mesh of