Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-03-21

said this: which he thought (while he ut
tered iO rather good.
II am really astonished." the fair maid
said. with the CLEAN of smile in her
lively eyes, but her bright lips very
steadfasr, ito be compared to a willow
tree | thought that a willow means
but never mind, am glad to be like a
willow"
"Oh, no, oh, no! You are not one bit
Il am sure you will never be like will
low. What could l have been thinking
Off
mo harm whatever, l am sure of
that" she answered, with so sweet q
look that he stopped from scrap,ng the
toe of his boot on a clump of moss; and
in his heart was wholly taken up with
herr am sure that you meant to be
very polite"
more than that--a great deal more
than that-oh, ever SO much more than
thatv'
She let him look ut her for a moment
because he had something that he wanted
to express And she, from pure natural
curiosity, would have been glad to know
what it was. And so their eyes dwelt
upon one another just long enough for
each TO be almost ashamed of leaving
off; and in that short time they seemed
10 be pleased with one another's nature.
The youth was the first to look away; be-
cause he feared that he might be rude;
whereas a maiden cannot be rude. With
the speed of n glance she knew all that,
and she blushed at the color these things
were taking. Il am sure that | ought
10 60" sts said,
''And so ought l, long and long ago.
I am sure l cannot tell why / stop. 1t
YOU were TO get into any trouble"
"You are very kind. You need not
no anxious If you do not know why
Won stop-the sooner you run away at
full speed. the better.
sOh, l hope you won't say that" he
replied, being gifted by nature with pow
ers of counting which only wanted prac-
flee. II really think that you scarcely
ought to say so unkind a thing as that"
Every WELL then. May say this, that
Won have important things TO attend to,
aud that it looks-indeed it does-as if
II was coming on TO rainT'
IL assure you there is no fear of that
although if it did. .here is plenty of
shelter. But look at the sun-how II
shines in your hair! oh. why 90 you
keep your hair so short? II looks as
If il ought TO be ten feet long"
well. suppose that it was-not quite
ten feet. for that would be rather hard
10 manage-but say only half that length
and then for a very good reason was al
cut off-but this is altogether another
thing. and in no way can concern you
! give you a very good day, sir.
sNN No. will OF m n had
day if you hurry away so suddenly.
am anxious to know a great deal more
about YOU Why do you live in this lone
IL place, quite as if you were imprisoned
here? And what makes you look so un'
happy sometimes, although your nature
is so bright? There, what a brute | am
have made you cry. / ought to shoot
myself
"You must not talk of such wicked
things. l am not crying; am very hap
py-at least, mean quite happy enough
Goodbye. or l shall never bear you
again"
As she turned away, without looking
AT him. he saw her pure young breast
was filed with a grief he must not in.
ttude upon And at the same moment hS
caught glimpse through he trees OF
some one coming. So he lifted his smar;
Glengarry cap. and in sad perplexity
strobe away. But over his shoulder he
softly said, 81 shall come again-yor
must LET me do that am sure that
can help you"
The young lady made no answer; but
turned, as soon as she thought he was
out of sight, and wistfully looked after
him.
.Here comes that Miss Patch, Of
course" she said, II wonder whether
she has spied him out Her eyes are
always everywhere"
''Oh. my darling child" cried Mis-:
Patch. an elderly lady of great dignity
81 had no idea you were gone 50 far