Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-01

ers Benson Botany, too, was sealed
book to them, and they were not sure
If they knew a dandelion from hawk
weed
NO" Arthur said to himself; "even
ignorant of these important facts, Alice
Darrell was the sweetest girl he
knew" But opportunity to tell her
that and other facts was evidently hard
to find
=
At last Lady Eustace was breathing
more freely. After much pretty fooling
the barrels visit was nearing It's end.
and there was no engagement. BY to-
morrow Miss DarreN and her sister
wor ld be In their own untidy, ram
shachIe home, not to re-enter Castle
Eustace till there was Mrs. Arthur
there, too. The hero himself had moi
been very amenable, and had rather
resented his mothers return, ito spoil
the fun" as he undutifully ex
pressed 1t.
The pretty plquant face of the
Younger Miss Darrell had looked anx-
ions. even sad, on this last day-signs
that were as balm to her hostess
anxious mind. And now, when every
one had gone to bed, and Arthur was
TO start early for Galway, his mother,
who had seen the good-byes safely said
in the drawing room, had retired to
rest and to sleep.
At her window. looking out on the
moonlit river, sat the poor little girl
whose hopes had been so high. To-
morrow her visit must end, and yet,
Arthur. though she felt he meant much,
had said nothing. She really liked him,
and would be so glad to marry him.
Never In her life had she had so much
of his mothers company; been the OBJ
iect of 40 much solicitude. Now it was
all over. She hated going back to the
untidy home, the scrambling meals,
and harrow means; and mother" too,
had had hopes Of her marrying well.
The opening of a window above, and
the appearance of a top-boot dangling
by a string outside, alarmed her for
moment. when a well-known voice said
"Trv and reach it, There is some
thing inside for your
To seize the tongs was the work of a
moment, but to reach the treasure was
more difficult At last the boot was
deity landed. But. alas. the tongs
slipped. falling with crash enough to
awaken the dead. or worse still, the
unsympathetic living. on the terrace
below.
When all was quiet, and the note.
which said everything his heart could
desire. was answered, there still re-
mained the task of getting the tongs
back to her room. Arthur's mother
wit did not desert him, and, sure of his
Alice. he crept quietly down and Sc
cured them, leaving them in the hall
20 astonish the house-maid. 1t was too
great risk to pass his mothers room !;
/ for she had a horrd yelpiag cur who
never could distinguish between friend
and fee.
And early walk planned Galway
sent TO the wlndS), and silence de-
scended on the big gray house once
/ Sgain-
The appearance at breakfast of the
young people together was the first
announcement Lady Eustace had Of
the foilins of her plans Sir John,
however. had been in his sons conf
denee. and had given his consent. After
all. money was not everything. ana
heiresses, he knew. could be 'klttie
cattle to drive. and the young people
were much in love.
Months passed before tie secret Of
how the proposal was made leaked out
aud now Lady Eustace thinks with
King Lear-better the serpent's tooth
/ than the thankless child.-Philadelphis
| Telegraph.