Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-27

ing over and laying his hand on her
shoulder. Grips hath a-brought home
to this old ancient mansion the very
most vallyble case of goods as ever were
inside il. Better than the crown as the
young Queen hath for ten months now
preparing"
"AliveY asked Mary, shrinking back
towards the fire, for his metaphor might
mean collins.
Now, there you go down again-there
you go down." answered Grips, who
enjoyed the situation, and desired to
make the most of it. II thought you
was all intellect-but better perhaps
without too much. Put it to yourself
now, Mary, whether | should look like
this if had only brought remainses."
"Oh, where is her? Where is her?
Wher ier can her bef" cried Mary, for
getting all her fine education, in strong
vernacular excitement.
Her be where | knows to find her
again." answered Zachary, with a stead
fast face. 1t was not for any one to run
in and strike a light betwixt him and his
own work. Her might be to Abingdon,
or to Banbury. Proper time come, l can
vetch her forrard."
"Oh, thought you had got her in
the house, Master Grips. How disap-
pointing you do grow, to be sure! l sup
pose it is the way of all men,"
Mary shed a tear, and Master Grips
went closer, to be sure of it. He was
pleased at the sign, but he went on with
his business.
You deserve to know everything. Now
can ZEE shut the doors, without a chance
of anybody breaking INF"
Mary and the cook, with a glance at
one another, fastened all the doors of
the large, low kitchen, except the one
leading to the lane itself.
You bide just as you be-" said Grips,
land I'll show zee something worth look
ing at"
He ran to the place where Grace was
hiding, in the chill and the heat of impa-
tience, and he took the coarse sacks from
her shoulders, as if her sackcloth time
was done at last. Then he led her to
the warmth and light, and she hung be-
hind afraid of them. That strange but
uncommon shyness of ones own familiar
hOme-when long unseen-came over her,
and she felt, for the moment, almost
dlEdlu VI ueT OWL DGlOFeO But
Grips made her come, and both Mary
Hookham and the fat cook cried, "Oh,
my! My good" and ran up and kissed
her, and held her hands, while she stood
pale and mute, with large blue eyes brim-
full Of tears, and lips that wavered be-
tween smile and sob.
You promised to bide by my dirax-
IONS" the Carrier cried reproachfully; eff
zee don't, / ont answer for mort of it.
Now sit you down, miss, by back kitchen
door, to come or go either way. accord
ing as is ordered. Now, Mary, plaize to
go and say that Grips hath come to see
his Worship, about a little mistake he
hrath made"
Mr.. Oglander never refused to see any
who came to visit him. His simple.
straightforward mind compelled him to
go through with everything as it turned
up, whether it were of his own business
or any other persons. Therefore he said
"Show Grips in here"
Cripps was in no hurry to be shown
in. He felt that he had a ticklish job
to carry through, and he might drop the
handles, if himself were touched amiss
And he thought that he could get on
much better with a clever woman there
to help him.
"Plaize, your worship" he began. com
ing in, with his finger to his forelock,
and his stiff knee sticking out. don't zee
run away now, Mary, that's a dear; you
knows all the way-bills, and his Worship
will allow of you"
why, Cripps," Mr.. Oglander exclaim-
ed. you are making a very great fuss
tonight; and you look as if you had
been run over. Even if it is half a
crown, Grips, you ale come to prove
against me-put it down. | will not dis
pute it. l know that you would rather
wrong yourself than me-" The Old gen
tleman was tired and he did not want
to talk.
"Of course, of course" said Zachary,
but the point is a different thing; and
Mary, speak up. and say you know it is"
Yes sir, l do assure you now" said
Mary; ''the point is altogether quite
different sort of thing"
Then why can't you come to it?'
cried the Squire; lis it that you want to
marry one anotherY
Marys face blushed to a fine young
color, and Grips made a nod at her,
as if he meant to think of it, but must
leave that for another evening.
Il never could abide such stuff" NUT
tered Mary, las if all the world was
a-made of wives and husbands"
Now, your Worship" said Cripps,
will zee plaize to hearken, without your
own opinion before hast heard what there
be to say? Nayther of us drameth of do
ing you the wrong to take away Mary,
while you be wanting of her. You ought
to have known us better. Squire. And
as for poor Mary, | amt said a word
to back up her hopes of a haxing me
yet. Now, Miss Mary, have IY'
mo, that you never haven't, Master
Cripps And it may come too late, if it
ever do come"
We'll, WELL" continued Mr.. Grips
without much terror at the way she turn
ed her back; rally, your Worship, it
was you who throwed us out. Reckoning
of my times is a hard thing for me; and
hundred and four times a year Is too
much for the discretion of horse
almost"
Very well. Cripps," said the Squire
in despair; every one knows that you
must have your time. Not a word will l
speak again until 1 have your leave"
Il calls it Onhandsome of your Wor-
ship to say that, being so contrary of my
best karaksteristicks. Your Worship
maneth all things for the best. l am per-
suaded; but speaking thus you drives me
into perSpiration, the same as used
to be sweat when l was young and
forced TO it. Now doth your Worship
know that all things cometh in a round,
ike sound cart wheel, to all such folks
as trusts the Lord?'
know that you have such a theory,
Grips. You beat the whole village in
theology"
And the learned scholar in Oxford,
your Worship, he were quite doubled up
about the tribe of Levi But for all of
their stuff, the Lord still goeth on, max
ing His rounds to His own right time;
and now His time hath come for you.
Squire"
DO try to speak out. Grips; and tell
me what excites you So
Mary, his Worship is beginning TO
look white. Fetch in the pepper castor.
aud the gallon of vinegar as l delivered
last Wednesday"