Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06


veranda is characteristic Of the time.
symptoms Of astonishment, except that
her heart was beating with most in
convenient quickEe5s, and heE cheeks
were as red as the heart Of a June
rose.
This being the state of rhe Young
peoples feelings it is somewhat strange
to be obliged to chronicle that when
Miss Brown entered the drawing room
and Mr.. Miller rose eagerly at her APP
proach, they should have stood looking
at each other as If turned tp stone.
For fully two minutes not a word was
interchanged; then the lady, with a
gasp sank down in the nearest chair
and covered her face with hee hands,
whi!e the young man, bendinS over
her, murmured awkwardly:
Il beg your pardon, Miss Bsown-is
it Miss Brown"
YES, 1t ISL returned the girl, sit
ting up defiantly. her blue eyes ablaze
and her slender figure full of angry
grace. what right have you, sir, to
ask me such a question, when you are
masquera ding under somebody else's
name yourself?7
u was baptized George Wharton Mil
lcr." returned the young man, with
equal bitterness, 'aud my parents are
therefore responsible for the 'masquer-
ading'"
"Wharton?" cried Miss Brown. 81
never heard of you before. never
wrote to George Wharton Milier-the
right name is George Washington Mil
lerr
Mr.. Miller sat gravely down in the
nearest chair-she was certainly dis
tractingly pretty-and regarded her
with return to his Philadelphia calm
ness of manner.
''Your letter was ddressed to George
W. Miller" he said slowly, "&nd the
postman made natural mistake, since
our firm Is the mos important of the
name. Probably there are ten George
Washington Millers in Philadelphia.
But that doesn't explain how Miss lisa
bel Brown, of Colorado Springs"
"Oh - why, of course-I never
thought" cried the young woman, en-
barrassment succeeding anger-"that
lis, Of course. l thought your answer
was to me; but my cousin. isabella
Brown. used to live in Colorado Springs
until two years age. when she-she
married, you know, and went to live
in Chicago. 1 never thought, of course
oh, isn't it dreadful! And where is
George Washington AIiller-he ought to
be in Philadelphia, somewherer'
IL daresay he is, at this moment." re-
piled George Wharton Miller, with in
creasing mastery Of the situations. And
don't see anything 10 do but tD leave
him there, and leave Miss Isabella
Brown, that was, in Chicago and think
no more about them. Our correspond
ence has been with each other, after all,
you see. and not with them"
"Ohm said Isabel "But-but I've
known George Miller, really. fol- years
lit was easy TO write to him."
II don't believe" said the other
George Miller. judicially. that you
know him half IS we'll as you know
me"
Miss Brown blushed. She did not look
angry at all, and was, decidedly, pref
tier than ever-much prettier than Isa-
bella had ever been. Had he really
known Isabella at all? No, certainly
not; Isabella had never corresronded
with him.
Il am sure" he went on, rather STUN
blingly this time, ''thae know you bet
ter than I do any other woman in the
world. Haven't told you-wela. just
everything. in my letters? And you
really cared. you knou-you said so
Its the personality, the-the soui, that
goes into a letter We know each 9th
er, and I-why. l cans let you go. just
because I'm not acquainted with you.
Don't you see-don't YOU feel
Eyes" said Isabel. family. 'iBut-
hut-youre such perfect stronger
yDd knowl"
And then. suddenly, a mirthful twin
kle sparkled in her hlue eyes. dis
tracfing dimple lowered in her cheek,
and she began to laugh. which swept
tue young man along in its merry cur
rent till he finally joined in heartily.
They laughed until the tears came to
their eyes: they could not stop: tie in
exhaustible perfection ,f the joke OPEN
ell before them in new waves of merri-
ment 1t was laugh OF deep and SYM
pathetic comradeShip; and when they
CEASED. exhausted with mirth. and look
eli into each others eyes. il was as II
they had known each other for years.
"But wasn't it queer" said Isabel. an
h.,ur or so later. that Isabella should
have met you at Mackinac. and should
have been there later that season. with
your namesake In the party? De you
know, always wondered why yea re
ferred with SO much earnestness TO
MacSinac, because actually snubbed
him. most unkindly. that summer My
letter was really Kind of tardy apol-
ogy TO him-and he never got It
s-Do you wish he hadsv said George.
when 1 am better acquainted with
you. perhaps ! can tell said Isabel. |
with q denlure smile.
And George knew, then and there.
that the letter had come 10 the right ad-
dress-for him.-Waveriey.
AIN INTERRUPTED LUNCHEON.