Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15

very intimate with Mr.. Delvine's
daughters. / met here there. Mr.. Del
vine babe me welcome in his house as
soon as became his clerk"
You met her at Delyme's? Well?"
Il loved her that is all"
"All? Enough | should think And
she loves you. suppose, or / should not
have heard all this?"
"She loves me- said the young man
with pardonable pride.
"Oh, Herman Why couldn't you
have fallen in love with one of the Del
vine girls? Nice, domestic home-like
girls. that would have made a home
for yog. know this is an idle, stuck
up girl"
Il think you nisjudge her, uncle"
"She is John Gordon's daughter.
can never welcome her here-never."
Il hope you will not hold to that reso-
tuition. Uncle Noel"
II suppose you were Influenced some
by the $4,000 her mother left her"
~ didn't know that she had a cent"
<'Her mother kept that safely enough
and left it to the daughter l knew
that at the time she died. oh. my lad,
think better of 1t! Money is not every
thing"
II never heard Of her money until
this minute, uncle. l do so wish you
would see her"
81 see her! Neveri If you marry
John Gordon's daughter you may take
leave Of me and the farm"
"will you tell me why one OF Mr..
DeIv!ne's daughters would have suited
YOU any betterg'
There was dead silence in the room
for some minutes. After this Uncle
Noel spoke at last in low tones, as if he
was reading instead of eonversing.
when l was young man, Herman,
not older than you. l was working on
this farm for old Squire Haywood, who
was very fond of me. l was only a
farm hand, yet the old squire always
chose me to drive him out or to do any
business that required trusty person.
he had no family so it made quite n
stir when his sister died in New York
and his daughter came TO live on the
farm. She was the handsomeSt woman
ever saw In my life-only Il, but with
all the seif,posSession of woman of
10. | was, as l said, often about her
uncle. and met Alicia frequently She
was so kind 10 me. had so many win
ming ways. that she had my heart in
her grasp in less than a week Yet how
was l. poor country boy. 10 know IL
was skillful coquetry, the sport OF a
siirtg"
..Then John Gordon. the city lawyer,
came. and he, too. loved her | pro-
posed to Alicia and was rejected. Cor
don proposed aud was accepted. l
have outgrown that hallucination. my
lad. yet at what a cost. Herman. do
not ask me to welcome the child OF
John and Alicia here. cannot Go it."
Her parents are dead" replied Her
man ''She lives with her fathers sis
ter"
Il know John died insolvent and
Alicia only lived few years after her
husband"
L 0Cte NOtss L NstLHOt give SrlaUlS
up. but promise never to bring her
home as my wife until yon consent to
our marriage win you see herr"
mo. no. wait till die. Herman. Dr.
Dodge says won't live long. have
never been confined TO my room, still
grow weaker | wish | had good
servant. Eliza Is wasteful. impudent
and inclined to be dishonest"
II win drive over to Tourney to-mor-
row and secure good servant. uncle. !"
lie did so, and escorted his companion
10 his uncle'S home with manly pride.
and introduced her as Gladys Grey.
''Shehas been highly recommended and
am positive win suit rs"
In about week Mr.. Clayton Sr. be-
gan to wonder how he had ever existed
without his new housekeeper. Gladys
was untiring in her efforts to please and
&muse Uncle Noel. and In his most