Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26

&c. iong time. don't know II there Is
any hope"
Il shall hear of you, of course" he
said. We shall go to the yicarage for
news. But what a changed place it will
seem nowp'
''Oh, there are enough of US left" she
answered, quickly, but her lips gave a
little CULVER as she smiled: "and they will
all be glad to see you"
''But what will that matter-when you
are gomez" he said.
Il am sorry" she began, and then
stopped abruptly, turning her face half
away.
There was rause after this for two
or three momerls, and in the silence God
frey heard the wears and Jacks voices
behind him. She heard them, too, and
turned round
But you know l am coming back" he
said, all at once. IF | did not believe
that"
ours is the fore part of the train
cried the vicar, striking with his remark
across Mr.. Helstone's speech, and God
frey gained no other opportunity of fin
ishing it.
The sun, when he rose next morning,
shone as brightly as on any other day
since Godfrey had come TO Brentwood,
but yet, to the young mans eyes, he had
a sickly glare; the sky seemed to have
become less purely blue; the birds appear
ed to sing less joyously. Il have been
here month";" he thought to himself as
he was dressing; SIS there any use in
staying longer?"
When Jack came down to breakfast he
found his friend gazing from their sitting
room window.
What a dismal sight this would be to
have before ones eyes from years end
to years end! If you want to experience
the very essence of dullness, you could
do it in no better way than by planting
yourself in the midst of village like this.
What are you thinking about, our move
ments, Jack?" and with that he suddenly
turned and confronted Mr.. Dallas.
What are you thinking of yourselfg'
Jack asked.
And then Godfrey, wincing little, for
he rather expected to be laughed at. re-
piled that he thought they had about had
enough of. it.
You see we came for a month. and we
have stayed a month" he said.
well, considering that four-and-twen-
ty hours ago" Jack began; but God
frey became suddenly deaf, and proceed
ed as if Mr.. Dallas were not speaking.
What would you say to our getting
away on Saturday."
HIM this is Thursday" said Jack.
1--WE must so to the vicarage again.
think we shall have to count on doing
that twice, or else the shock to Miss Lii
liam might be too great: and we must
make our bow to Mrs. Arthur; but that
is about the extent of the business we
have on hand calculate; so-yes, inn
agine we could go on Saturday. 1 say,
old fellow" he exclaimed. abruptly, .it
seems to me you're rather hard HIT"
What do you mean?' retorted God
frey, quickly.
81 mean that l think it's getting past
a joke with you about Miss jeanne.
have been thinking so for the last week.
It's no business of mine, of course, and so
have held my tongue; but. if tell the
truth, | was not sorry when she went off
yesterday"
Godfrey's eyes blazed up suddenly like
two fires.
Il don't understand you" he said,
haughtily. Surprising that it were as you
think, what need anyone have to say
against it?"
My dear fellow" exclaimed Jack,
pleasantly, 1--WE nothing in the world to
say against it; think she's as nice girl
as ever lived; but, you see, you have been
placed in uncommonly favorable circum-
stances for falling in love, and if she had
stopped here, and you had proposed to
her, it is just possible you might have
found you had done in haste what You
repented of at leisure. have nothing
to say against her, not syllable! but get
ting engaged to a girl is a serious thing.
l wouldn't advise anybody to do it upon
few weeks acquaintance, said Jack,
sagely. Il wouldn't, upon my life"
But you forget how much more have
seen of her than you have" Godfrey be-
gan hastily, and then as hastily stopped,
for he had not meant to admit 10 Jack
his feeling for jeanne was serious.
"Oh, yes. you have seen far more of her
than l have; L am quite aware of that.
And you have got to think so much of
her that the safest thing you can do at
present is to keep out of her sight /
tell you plainly I'm heartily glad she's
gone. Her gcing makes all your course
as clear as daylight"
Indeed said Godfrey. rather bellig-
erently. And then Jack, who had tenn
per like sunshine, looked at his friend
with eyes as unconscious of giving or
taking offense as a child's, and
We'll, doesn't it?' he asked LAS
see the matter, it seems to me so; for
either you will go away and forget her,
in which case there is no more to be said,
or you will go away and remember her;
and, if you remember her. presume you
will come back"
After this they had nothing left TO do
but to make their last visiss to the vicar
age. There had been a letter from Jo-
anne, Mrs. Beresford told Godfrey-"a
long letter. she said; yes. and good
one, on the whole. She tells me great
deal about her poor aunt | think | have
it in my pocket" and she searched and
found it. Perhaps ii would not inter-
est you, but il you care to read it,
she said; and then she held it out to God
frey, who eagerly took possession OF it,
and, as though it were treasure that he
had TO hide from other enyious eyes. ear
ried it away with him fairly out of the
garden and into the adjoining fields, and
peruSed it there in profound solitude.
He put the letter finally in the breast
pocket Of his coat, and kept it there for
the remainder Of the evening, lingering
it occasionally, and pressing 1t to his
heart, and altogether thinking SO much
more OF il, and of the writer of 1t. than
Of anything that was passing before his
eyes.
This is Miss Joanne's letter" Godfrey
said TO Mrs, Beresford when the end Of
he evening came at last. "Thank you so
much for letting me see it." And then he
gave il back to her much as a miser
would resign piece Of gold 1t had come
TO the final minute. aud he and Jack were
or their feet 70 80.
Il shall hope some time 20 see you here
again." Mrs. Benesford said cordially,
and shook hands with them little more
warmly than her wont. She was never 4
very ELUSIVE woman. Then they said
good-by to the others. with good many
lingering last words, and went their way.
Upon my word am sorry TO see the
last Of themw Jack exclaimed when they
had reached the road. and then he talked