Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-30

But l think, dear, that in a matter of
this kind you might have done me the
honor of consulting me-"
Miranda, it was not to be thought of.
Your health and well-being are the dear
est objects of my life. l will only ask,
could you have borne the suspense, and
the worry, and anxiety of the last four
months; above all, the necessity for 81
| lence?"
Yes, Luke, could have been very
silent: but l cannot abide anxiety. Would
you like to hear my opinion, Luke, and
to answer me one or two questionsT"
Certainly, Miranda"
in the first place, how did you get
the girl away"
Most easily; under her fathers Or
/ ders. Hannah can write the old gentle
mans hand to any extent, and his STYLE
as WELL"
And how did you bring her to do such
shocking things?
y promised her 5,OOOl"
Then you are quite certain to have
her tight. l might trust you for every
precaution, Luke. But how have YOU
managed to keep them so quiet, while
| the neighborhood was alive with it? And
in what corner of the world have you
got them? And who was the poor girl
that really did die?"
Zone question at time, if you please,
Miranda, though they all hang pretty
much upon one hook. 1 have kept them
so quiet, because they are in a corner
of the world where no one goes; in a
lonely cottage at the furthest extremity
of the old Stow Wood, where their near
est road is a timber track three-quarters
of a mile away. They are waited upon
! by deaf old woman, who believes them
to be Americans, which accounts to her
mind for any oddness. Their washing is
done at home, and all their food is pro-
cured through Grips the swineherd,
whose forest farm lies well away, so
that none of his children go to them.
Grips is indebted to me, and ] hold a
mortgage of every rod of his land, and
a bill of sale of his furniture and stock.
He dare not play traitor and claim the
reward, or | should throw him into pris-
| on for forgery, upon a little transaction
| of some time back. Moreover, he has
no motive; for l have promised him the
same sum, and his bill of sale cancelled.
when the wedding is happily celebrated. -
And now tell me all about my darl-
ing Kit"
My dear, l fear that your Kit is I'M
worthy of your signs. He has lost his
young heart beyond redemption without
| having the manners to tell his motherp'
They all do it. Luke. of course they
| do. 1t is no good to find fault with them.
| have been expecting that sort of thing
so long. And when he went to Spiers for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, with the yellow
stopper to 1t. l knew as we'll as possible
what he was about. l knew that his pre-
cious young heart must be gone: for it
| cost him seven and sixpence"
Yes, my dear; and it went the right
way, in the very line l had laid for it.
l viii tell you another time how man
aged that, with Hannah Patch. of course
to help me. -.-e poor boy was conquered
At first sight. Kit went shooting. and
got shot, according to my Arrangement.
Ever since that, the great job has been
to temper and guide his rampant ener-
gies."
And, of course, he knows nothing
| Oh no. he would be so very unworthy.
if he did, Oh, do say that he knows
nothing, Luke!'
My dear, l can give you that pleasing
assurance; although it is a puzzling one
to me. Christopher hermitage Sharp
knows not Grace Oglander from the
young woman in the moon. He believes
her TO have sailed from a new and better
world. Undoubtedly he is my son, Mi
randa: yet where did he get his thick
headedness?"
Mr.. Sharp
Miranda, make allowance for me.
Suca things are truly puzziing. How