Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-13
GRIPS, THE CARRIER
r. .. BLA MORE
Author of ID RNA D00NE" "ALICE LORRAINE" ETC. ETC .
CHAPTER xx1I.-tcontinued.,

slider 1t his duty to continue the office
and so on. But you will be a country
gentleman, Kit, with horses, and dogs,
and Manton guns, and a pack of hounds,
and long barouche, and dollhouse
grapes. And l will come and live with
you, my darling; or at least make our
country house of it, and show you how
to manage things. For the whole world
Will be trying to cheat you, Kit; you
are too good-n9tured, and grand in your
ways! You must try to be little sharp
er. darling, with that mint of money"
Must l? But suppose that 1 won't
have it?'
Sometimes believe you think it man
~ to provoke your mother. The money
ought to have been ours, Kit; mine by
heritage and justice; at least a year and
half ago. Now hope that you see
things N their proper light"
Well l dare say l do" he answered,
with little turn of sulkiness, such as
he often got when people could not I'M
derstand him; mother. you will allow
me to have my own opinion, as you have
yours"
You will behave, l trust, exactly as
your parents wish. They have seen so
much more of the world than you have,
u ~ are far better judges of right and
wrong; and their only desire is your high
est interest. You will break your poor
mothers heart, dear Kit, if you do any
thing foolish now"
Mr.. Sharp dio not come home to their
early dinner at half-past one o'clock; in
deed. his wife did not expect him much;
and his son was delighted not to see him.
Kit sat heavily, but took his food as
usual. The condition of his mind might
be very sad indeed; but his body was
not to be driven thereby to neglect the
duties of its own department. He helped
his dear mother to some loin of mutton;
and when she only played with it, and
her knife and fork were trembling, he
was angered, and his eyes sought hers;
and she tried to look at him and smile,
but made a wrctched job of it. Chris
tcpheT reserved his opinion about this;
but it did not help in any way TO i'm
pair his resolution.
AT sever o'clock all must be ready"
said Mr. Sharp, towards the close of
hurried conversation with Miss Patch,
Grace Oglander being sent out of the
way, according to established signal,
there is no time to lose, and no ladies'
tricks of unpunctuality, if you please.
We must have daylight for these horrid
forest roads, and time it so as to get into
the London road about half-past eight.
We must be in London by two in the
morning; the horses and all that will be
forthcoming. Kit rides outside, and l
follow on horseback. Hannah, why do
tou hesitateT
Because | cannot-I cannot 60 away,
without having seen that Jesuit priest in
the pig-net wallowing. 1t is such
grand providential work. Luke, | beg
you, l implore you-I can pack up ev-
erything in an hour-do not rob me Of a
sight like that"
Hannah, are you mad? You have
never been allowed to go near that place,
and you never shall"
well, you know best: but it does seem
very cruel But suppose that the child
should refuse TO come with us-we have
no letters now, nor any other ministra-
ton"
1--WE have no time now for such trum-
perry; we must carry things now with
much higher hand. Everything hangs
upon the next few hours; and by this
time tomorrow night all shall be safe
Kit and the girl gone for their honey
moon, arG you sitting under the most flu
rious dustman that ever thumped a
cushion"
''Oh, Luke, how can you speak as if
you really had no reyerenceY"
Because there is no time for such
stuff now. We have the strength. and
we must use it. Just go and get ready.
! must ride to meet my people. The girl,
| suppose, is with Kit by this tine.
What a pair they will be!'
II am sure they will be a very pretty
paid-so far as poor sinful exterior goes
and. what is of a thousandfold more
Importance, their worldly means will be
the means of grace to hundreds of our
poor fellow creatures"
Now, Hannah, no time for that. Get
ready. And mind that there must be no
feminine weakness, if circumstances
should compel &c to employ q little com
pulsiOn"
He went to the place where his horse
was tied, and there he found a man
with a message for him, which he just
stopped to hearken.
"As 1oovin' as a pair o toortle doves"
Black George had been set TO watch Kit
and Oracle, during their private inter
view, lest any precaution should be over
looked
might! Here's a guinea for you. nv
man. Now you know what to do till
come back-tO stay where you are. and
keep sharp lookout. Can the fool in
the net do without any water? Very
well, after dark, give him some food,
bandage his eyes, and walk him to and
fro, and let him go in Banbury."
'All right governor. A rare bait he
shall have of it, with little swim in
the canal, to clane 'un."
mo hardship, no cruelty" cried Mr.
Sharp, with his finger to his forehead
MS he rode away; 'orly little wise dis
cipline to lead him into closer attention
to his own affairs"
Black George looked after his master
with a grin of admiration. He sticketh
Mt mort" said George to himself. as he
began to fill a grimy pipe; "he sticketh
IT mort no more than | would. And
with all that house and lands to back
'un! Most folk with money got no pluck
left, for thinking of others as owueth
the same" With these words he sot
down TO watch the house, according 10
his orders.
Grace Oglander came down the wind
ing. wooded path, with her heart pit-a-
batting at every step, because she was
ordered to meet somebody. An idea of
that kind did not please her. A prude
or a prim. she would never wish to be:
and a little bit of flirting had been a
great relief, and a pleasant change in
her loneliness. But to bring matters to
so stern point, and have TO say what
she meant to say, in as few words as pos
sible. and then walk off-these strong
measures were not to her liking. because
she was a most kind-hearted girl, and
had much good will towards Christopher
Kit, on the other hand, came along
fast, with a resolute brow and firm
heavy stride. He had made up his mind
TO be wretched for life, if the heart upon
which he had set his own should refuse
to throb responsively But whatever his
fate might be. be would tread the high
est path of generosity, chivalry and
honor.
And now they met in a gentle place.
rooted with leaves, and foored with