Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-13
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CHAPTER ".
Mamie and Dick had but little TO say
in each other next morning. He went
off to work with q scowl on his face, for
the more he thought of Nannie's conduct
the worse he thought she had used him.
IF had done anything to give her
the least excuse for such treatment" he
said TO himself. Il wouldn't blame her
at all. OF course she had perfect right
10 20 with him or any one else, if she
hadn't given me 80 understand as plainly
ms it's necessary to understand anything
that she'd marry me some day. She
knows what my attentions have meant,
and she knows, too that | consider her
the same as engaged to me. Under the
circumstances she had no Rght to treat
me in this way, and nave a right to OBJ
jcct to it,"
About eight o'clock he saw Mamie and
Mr. Wayne going down the road toward
the school house together. Wayne was
carrying her dinner basket and evidently
making himself agreeable, for Mamie
was laughing. The sound of her laugh
ter made Dick look positively ferocious.
Never mind!p cried Dick, in a sepul-
chral tone, with n tragic flourish of his
clinched fist in the direction of the two
who seemed TO be so absorbed in their
conversation that they had forgotten the
existence of any one else. 'I'll get even
with you yet. sir. sec if / don't" Then
he added: And with you, too, Mamie
BooreW
Thereupon he made mp his mind, as a
preparatory step toward getting even
with her, to straightway forget all the
tender thoughts he had had concerning
her. and let her 60 her way and he would
20 his He began by telling himself that
ne did not care half rs much for her as
ne thought he did But he couldn't con
vince himself Of that. for he knew well
enough that he had never cared so much
for any other girl, aud the probabilities
were that he would never care so much
for any he might meet in time to come.
In spite of all his efforts TO the contrary,
he grew miserable. aud Mamie could not
help seeing it as the days went by.
Dick did not take the interest in the
singing school that he thought he was
going to when il was organized. Bat
he did not feel like staying away and let
ting Wayne aud the boys and girls laugh
al him, so he attended quite regularly,
aud once or twice, just to let Mamie see
that he didn't take her conduct SO very
deeply to heart. he went home with
Rhoda Stevens, who had been the only
rival Mamie had eyc~ had in Dicks re
CARDS. Rhoda was a pretty girl. and had
"a not been for Mamie she would have
been the belle OF Brownsville.
At first Dick blamed the singing teach
or most for the trouble between him and
Mamie; hut when he came To think i
over, he felt thar Mamie was most Z
blame. Ii was quite natural for any
Young man 70 do rs Wayne had done
If Mamie had not encouraged him, hC
would doubtless have kept in what Dicl
considered his proper place. The sing
ing teacher made long visits at Mr.
Boone's, and he and Mamie sang togeth
or until Dick MS Obliged 10 shut IN
teeth hard togs ger 70 keep back bite
words that struggled up for utterance
lie wished be could shut the sound o
their voices ont Of his ears. The trutl
was he could not get over his passion 70
Mamie as easily as he had hoped h,
might He loved her toe web Tor that
On the second Saturday of his stay il
Brownsville. Mr.. Wayne borrowed on
of MIR. Boone'S horses and went below
on business. What that particular husi
ness was he did not take the trouble {
explain.
That evening Mr.. aud Mrs. Boone wen
ever 10 Mr. Portcr'S. and Dick and Nan
nie were left alone together.
Dicks heart had been growing tende
toward Mamie from the moment he ha
seen Wayne riding away. Sometimes b
had thought that maybe she vas firth
with the singing teacher 10 try him,
might be that She blamed him for M
having spoken our about his intention
in plain terms. aud took this way {
bringing him ia a definite declaration {
what he meant 1t was quite poSsihl
after all. thar size did not care tw
straws Cor Wayne. Dick took coursge :
the thought. and he resolved TO improv
the present opportunity 70 come 10 son
understanding on the subject.
Mamie had the weeks ironing to- {
taat evening, and Dick found her at VOL