Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-10
CHAPTER IX.-(Continued.)


For heavens sake do not speak like
thatr' he exclaimed What have l done
have done nothing that she can have
Observation-Disclosures that she ought
to have misunderstood for moment"
Mrs. Helstone gave a peculiar little
cough
Il have seen you kiss her" she re
marked dryly.
He began to walk up and down the
room, trying to think, but trying almost
in vain. He was in too great state OF
inward heat and turmoil for his thoughts
to be under his own control. He was
only conscious that in his heart there
was a spirit of fierce resistance deter
mination that in this matter he would
not yield to coercion-that, even if Mar
garet's life almost depended upon il. he
would not make her his wife How could
he, caring for jeanne Beresford, as he
did. a hundred times more than he cared
for her?
At the end Of five minutes he said alb
ruptly, Il shall go somewhere next week
L have no special desire to go to Mentone.
dare say you are right, and that it is too
far. l want TO be in London, and | will
merely go there in the first instance.
Have you anything to say against this?''
Nothing" she answered. '.No, moth
ing" she repeated, after a moments ST
lence, IF your own mind is made up"
1T is certainly made up" he said.
Then you had better tell Margaret
yourself" she replied.
81 don't see that" he exclaimed, quick
". Tiff there is anything in what you
have been saying, L think it would be
kinder il you told her. Kinder to her.
mean. Surely you understand@'
'tOf course | will tell her if you wish
IT." she said; "only, iii thar case. / think
Won rad better let me know exactly what
you wish me to say. | am to tell her you
propose to go to London--for what OBJ
jeetT'
.tShe has long known that l am going
20 enter myself for the bar"
And is it necessary to DO that now
in vacation timer
Eoor Godfrey's color came Mother, y
he said, reproachfully, Il do not think
you need put difficulties in my way.
Heaven knows / am trying to do what is
right"
But. my boy" she said, softly, may
you not be mistaken in what you think is
rightY She paused for moment or
two; her heart was very much in this
matter. She wanted to speak, and yet
she was almost afraid to speak. You
are making up your mind to go away"
she said but why is it imperative that
you should 90? Gould you not bring
yourself to think of Margaret as your
wife? Consider the case Godfrey. Think
how good she is how she cares for you
how she is already to me like a daugh-
ter"
But, mother, you do not understand. :"
He had put up his hand to stop her
speech. you do not understand" he re-
peated feeling as if the blood was leaving
MS heart. 1T is not that. am not blind
81 all there is to love in Margaret, but
4 lhsEe other plans. If you force me to
itch you-I care for someone else"
- She looked at him with her lips apart:
for moment or two the surprise or the
pain ef his answer seemed to take away
her bteath then she asked, almost with
yout any appearance of emotion:
Age yen saying this seriously?"
& ..';Ds look as if I were jesting?" he re.
plies,
lis it one of those girls you were with
ar Brentwood? Which one?' she asked,
auiclay, without giving him time TO an
swer her first question.
The second jeanne" he said.
<.Afe you engaged TO her?'
Pour boy, his heart gave bound as she
put t,sst inquiry.
Il wish were" he $ nd.
r'Oli, my dear, my heart is full of pity
for ySu," and suddenly at last Mrs. Hell
stone rose and went 10 her son, and put
her hands upon his arm; II am full of
sympathy for you; l know | ani giving
you pain; but do you think it is a rare
thing for either men or women to find
that they must give up their first love?
They suffer when they do ii, and they
think sometimes that it will break their
hearts; but it does not break their hearts
not once in a thousand cases. And,
Godfrey, l viii only say this one word
more<only this one. Ii YOU will not do
what / ask you-if you resolve TO go back
20 Miss Beresford, knowing what you do
Rbout my poor girl warn you that you
wili pot be satisfied with yourself; you
may win Miss Beresford, but you will not
win peace of mind"
Ard then she turned from him and
wen. quickly out of the room, and poor
Godfrey was left alone to his own
thoughts.