Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-14
CHAPTER VII.


II shall call on her." says May. Din
ner is over, and Sir Lucien has stalked
off as usual to the cold seclusion of his
library. Dolly, you'll come with me,
won't your"
Delighted" says Mrs. Clarence. ANY
thing for a sensation in this benighted
spot When do you start? Now"
"Oh, if you're going to be sarcastic
sayg May, Gilbert, will you Gomez?
You and Dolly had better go alone, if
you mean it." says Adare There's vi
bration in his voice, sudden sharp in
terest, that makes Eyerard raise his eyes
from the magazine he is reading, to cast
a furtive glance at him.
But why go?' asks Mrs. Clarence,
laziiy. ut seems such a silly visit, with
no meaning in it. Now, if we called to
ask her to spend week here-you know
| suggested that at frst-there would be
something in it. But as it is"
I'm afraid that would be hopeless
says May.
why should it be-" says Adare. "Why
should our cousin not be asked here? She
has had nothing to do with the loss Of
those jewels, at all events"
IF anyone were to suggest to Sir Lu-
Glen that she had something to do with
them, he'd ask her here at once" says
Mrs. Clarence, with an air of lazy amuse-
ment.
III ask him." declares May. "IT
risk it. He can't eat me, and I'd love to
have her here. Isn't she pretty? Isn't
she darling? You know Uncle Lucien
has been interviewing that cousin of hers.
Mr.. Deane, ever since he came down here,
questioning him about those stones that
are lost; and as Uncle Lucien is very
angry with him because he can't find out
anything from him, he might like to spite
him by asking Amber here"
How would that spite Mr.. Deane?'
asks Gilbert Grey.
Because Mr.. Deane is in love with
Amber"
"What?" says Adare.
"Oh, yes, it's quite true, Hilary. /
know l saw how he looked at her yes
terday." There was pause Really.
from May, who is the gayest of all but
terfiies, this is immense
What an awful gown Madam had on
to-day says Mrs. Clarence, turning the
conversation What a shade! 1t made
my eyes burn
Il IKE her, says Adare. This is so
sudden, so unexpected, that they all look
at him.
Really, l think, so do l." May, as a
rule, always follows her brothers lead
rather nice of her to think of giving a
dance"
'She won't give one unless Sir Lucien
does"
well, he may" says Owen.
Fancy believing Sir Lucien would put
one hand before the other to please any
one," says Mrs. Clarence You and
May must be full of faith. / can't say
how 1 admire you! AS for me, l have
none. You see, l have made him a spe-
cial study fer so many years"
And she is quite right, as the future
proves When the subject was preached
to Sir Lucien, his indignation knew no
bounds. A dance in his house Never
Despair fell upon the younger members
of his household; but presently, when
Madam O'Flaherty, after calling Sir Luz
Glen IAN old wretch and various other
unpleasant names-thus relieving her feel
ings nobly-declared herself eyer 70
give her dance I'm spite of him. peac.
was restored with honor.
We'll, If he won't, he won't" Gays
Owen, taking all the airs of an advanced
philosopher, land if Madam will, she will
There's comfort somewhere Though, af-
teE ail"-falling suddenly from his late
high level to very respondent one
who knows? How is one TO trust any
body nowadays"
"By their faces" says Everard, who
never In his life trusted anybody.