Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-01

once pronounced. and no type can ex-
press the ineffable scorn with which
these words were uttered
Mniy's father, an old-fashioned, stub
born man. looked ut the newcomer and
his clothes and then with a grunt of
disapproval left the room to stable the
horse. AT supper Mr.. Ranscome talk
cd OF nothing but farming and seemed
rather pleased at the ignorance of his
guest on the subject.
Harry Lawrence, however. was too
deeply in love with the pretty face OPP
posite him to resent it or even notice
t. He told Biilly's father that he in
tended stopping in the village for fey
days.
''Don't We work p asked the old man
sharply.
''NOt in summer. l teach chemistry
in the university, you know. 1t does
not open until September" The old
man grunted again, and poor Milly's
cheeks grew redder. and she proposed
walk.
The news of the new arrival had
spread through the village like wild
FIRE, and every window they passed
seemed to frame pair of prying eyes.
Some few who passed them even snick-
cred audibly. and NIilly was in dis
tress.
She looked Mt his hands aRd realized
suddenly that they were whittier than
her own, his hat and his shoes shone
like mirrors and n ruler could not be
straighter than the crease in his Light
trousers.
She might have known how country
people would take these things Poor
Milly. she liked him very much. and
she wanted everyone else to like him.
so that it was a very uncomfortable lit
tie girl who crept between the sheets
5hat night.
The next few days were nard ones
for her. Her girl friends laughed when
they passed Milly and Harry and more
chan once she heard someone say:
Just out of a bandbox" aud mann
mas boy"
and all the time She knew that she
loved him.
One. evening they started for a drive
behind the old family horse. "Don't let
him run away with you" called Mr..
Ranscome. as they ambled out of the
barn. Lawrence laughed good natured-
IN. Il guess | can hold him in"
Tbs moon. round and mellow. rose
slowly and lighted the leafy road for
them. the breath of new-mown hay
came 10 them in the soft breeze and the
criekcts chirped blithely
'Milly. have to so back In a couple
81 days. and | want TO ask you a Ques-
ton first. Car you guess what it isl"
lie laid his hand upon hers gently aud
she looked ~ At him. His soul was in
as eyes.
Don't ask It" she said quickly.
20 You mean you would say no?'
he asked. ana she noted the pain in
h,S voice.
eoh. here is the village" she said.
and he turned away.
They passed the tiny shop and the
watering trough and then they noticed
q group Of people outside the only Sa-
leon in the place. An ugly-looking man
stood on the sidewalk. and pale little
womsn was beside him. tryiRg TO in
duce him TO come home.
The man was the village drnnkard.
whose temper was or such repute that
no one ever interfered with him or
crossed his purposes.
The constable had once attempted to
arrest him, bur after two weeks In
hospital he had seen the fsuuty OF his
efforts
The Ranseome buggy was just oppo-
ste the saloon when the woman put
her hand en- the mans arm and tried
"a surn him homewards. With SIN oath
tae man struck her ana she fen 10 the
gyound. Not a man in the crowd moved
but suddenly the drunkard felt himself
lifted OF his feet and shaken until his
teeth Chartered.
You brute" was Kissed in his ear.
snd he was sharply pullel TO his feet.
The hand which had held his collar
now moyed down to his arm and fell
HE wise.
Pick her MP ana take her home
said a stern voice. and when the man.
socered by the attack. looked around
al his assailant. he faced the aAshing
eyes Of the city swell
Something in the set OF the square
Jaw ana the numb feeling which pos
sessed the arm which the young man
sun grasped cOwed the bully. and he