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"Some one told me he was playing smash at the mills, encouraging the workmen to idleness and all that sort of thing," said Del. Somehow she felt less feverish, seemed compelled to attention by Madelene's voice and eyes. "But I didn't hear or understand just how." "He's going to establish a seven-hours' working day; and, if possible, cut it down to six." Madelene's eyes were sparkling.
She had but to raise her eyes to see Madelene's face beaming with pleasure. Suddenly the voice of a stranger roused Tessibel from her bitter meditation. "I heard, Mr. Waldstricker, you've located Andrew Bishop. It's true, I hope." If it hadn't been for the queer feeling in her legs, Tessibel would have stood up. Located Andy Bishop where?
But she showed how deep was the impression of Madelene's common-sense analysis of her romance by saying: "A while ago you said there were only three serious ills, disease and death, but you didn't name the third. What is it?" "Dishonor," said Madelene, with a long, steady look at her. Adelaide paled slightly, but met her sister-in-law's level gaze. "Yes," was all she said.
"Meg!" called her sister. "Can you " Madelene apparently saw her sister and Arthur for the first time. "Good morning, Mr. Ranger. You've come too late. Father's out." Arthur repeated his doleful tale, convincingly now, for his hand did feel queer as what hand would not, remembering such a touch as Madelene's, and longing to experience it again? "Certainly," said Madelene. "I'll do the best I can.
Hopeless brooding over his situation, and Madelene's continual nagging had made him a neurasthenic wreck. Worn by insomnia and almost starved by a nervous dyspepsia, he could no longer maintain even a pretense of usefulness in the business.
Madelene smiled shyly, stood up and moved a little away. Frederick bent over his mother, who kissed him and murmured, "I'm so pleased and happy." He straightened up and took Madelene's outstretched hand, very much inclined to tell them both then how impossible it was for him to carry out his engagement. But his mother, ostentatiously turning on her pillow, cried laughingly.
She was on the verge of hysteria, and her loss of self-control was aggravated by the feeling that she was making a weak, silly exhibition of herself. "If you do care for Dory, and Dory cares for you, and you don't care for Ross " began Madelene. "But I do care for Ross, too! Oh, I must be bad bad! Could a nice woman care for two men at the same time?" "I'd have said not," was Madelene's answer.
It was just at that moment she saw her husband place Madelene's fingers on his arm and laughingly move away with her. Tess started out of her jealous agony as some one touched her arm. Deforrest Young was smiling down upon her. "Let's go to supper," he invited. The girl made an effort to master her confusion. Slowly she rose and took the professor's arm.
She felt a little rebellious when she considered Madelene's turning her peaceful home into such a turmoil. "You won't be stern with her, dear?" she pleaded.
Madelene's face was pale, but not more so than Frederick's. Ebenezer looked like a thunder cloud. Helen, with her usual tact and sweetness greeted the young people in a sisterly manner. "I'm so glad to have you both back," she purred, kissing first one, then the other. "Now, dear," to Madelene, "come along up with me and get off your wraps and then we'll have dinner."
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