Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-06-10

Others Eyes.
Mrs. Bing leaned toward him and
whispered, "She adores him !" She
held her attitude and looked search
ingly into her husbands face.
well, you can't say did it" he an
swered 1.-THE modern girl is rather
delicate piece of machinery. l think
she'll be all right in a week or two.
Come, it's time we went to the theater
if we're going"
Nothing more was said OF the mat
ter. Next morning Immediately after
breakfast, "Aunt Harriet" set out with
Phyllis in the big limousine for Doc
tor Gibbs santarium.
Phyllis found the remedy she need
ed in the ceaseless round of outdoor
frolie Her spirit washed in the glow
ing air found refreshment in the sleep
that follows WEAKNESS and good d.
cestion. Her health improved SO Wis
IDLY that her stay was far prolonged
1t was the first week of May when
Mrs. Bing drove up to get her. The
girl was in perfect condition, it would
seem. No rustic maid, in all the noun
tain valleys, had lighter feet OF clearer
eyes or more honest, ruddy tan in
her face, due to the touch of the clean
wind She had grown as 1.-the and
strong as young panther.
They were going back to Bingylle
next day. Martha and Susan had been
getting the house ready. Mrs. Bling
had been preparing what she fOndly
hoped would be "a lovely surprise" for
Phyllis. Roger Delane was coming
up to spend quiet week with the
Rings-,a waek nf onnnrt,uni|v For thu
young people, with saddle horses and
a new steam launch and a Peterbor-
ough canoe and all pleasant aoeesso-
rieS. Then, on the twentieth, which
was the birthday of Phyllis, there was
to be q dinner and house party and
possibly an announcement and pref
ty wagging of tongues. Indeed, j.
Patterson had already bought the we'd
ding gift, a necklace of pearls, and
paid hundred thousand dollars for it
and put it away in his safe. The neck
lace had pleased him. He had seen
many jewels, but nothing so satisfying
nothing that so we'll expressed his
affection for his daughter. He might
never see its like again. SO he bought
it against the happy day which he
hoped was near. He had shown it to
his wife and charged her to make no
mention of 1t until "the time was
ripe" in his way of speaking.
Mrs Bling had promised on her word
and honor to respect the confidence Of
her husband, with all righteous tnten-
ton. but on the very day of thoir ar
rival in Bingville, SophrOnia lMrs.
PendietOn) Ames called. Sophronia
was the oldest and dearest friend that
Mamie Bing had in the village. The
latter enjoyed lrer life in New York,
but she felt always a thrill at coming
back to her big garden and the green
trees and the ample spaces Of Bing
vile, and to the ready, sympa thetic
confidence of SOphrOnia Ames. She
told Sophronia of brilliant scenes in
the changing spectacle of metropolitan
life. OF the wonderful young man and
the untimely affiiction of Phyllis, now
happily past. Then, in a whisper,
while Sophronia held up her right
hand as a pledge of secrecy, she told
or the necklace of which the lucky
girl Ind no kn0wlodUo Now NfrS
Ames was one of the best of women.
People were went to speak of her, and
rightly, as 1.-THE salt of the earth" She
would do anything possible for
friend. But Mamie Bing had asked too
much. Moreover, always it had been