Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-10-26

with her aunt Immediately after the
funeral. but beyond the fact that 1t was
somewhere abroad" her humble
friends and nelghbors could tell him
nothing.
-'hen came the London season. that
brought the Garlands to England. and
in the list of the debutantes at Her
Majesty's first drawing room, Rupert
read this sentence one morning in the
newspaper:
Miss Irene Garland-by her aunt
Lady Garlond"
so she was in Londoni Well, Irene
need not have been afraid of meeting
aim Rupert went out very little now
a-days; and that sentence in the Morn .
ing Post was quite enough to put
stop to his going out at ALL
She was alive-she was well-and
since she had been to a drawing
she was presumably happy enough to
go into society. He felt that this
knowledge ought to be enough for him.
he believed that he had lost the desire
to see her now, and. at least, he had
no intention of seeking her out, or of
putting himself in her way, although
involuntarily his eyes were always on
the alert in the streets, or as he passed
on his homeward way through the
park, looking out for the face that, to
him, was the only face he wanted to
see in all the crowd, and yet he never
saw her. He told himself that he was
Rad of it-glad that Aggie's health
prevented their going out in the even
ing, and that he went nowhere where
ne was likely to meet her
Meanwhile. Agatha was, if anything.
even more TO be pitied than her hus-
Dand. Her health was extremely bad,
often for days she lay prost.a ate on the
sofa, unable to do anything at all.
About this time Rupert gave her a vic
toria, as prettily turned out as any in
the park, and the horse was as hand
some one as money could buy, and
Aggie and Miss Carroll were delighted
with their new toy. and took daily
drives together whenever Aggie was
well enough to go out.
On one of these occasions the little
carriage was standing In the shade by
The end of the railing near the Row
at Hyde Park Corner, and the two la
dies were idly watching the gay scene.
the brilliant equipages, the coaches
with their shining teams, the bright
dresses and gay parasols and the
crowd of happy faces that went by
them, when suddenly some feminine
voices exclaimed eXcitedly close behind
them:
Why, L declare, there is Agathai-
and Miss Carroll"
They turned round and beheld the
phalanx of four-the Goodford girls in
all their glory-who came crowding
about the victoria with noisy and de-
lightful greetings. After all, 1t was
pleasant to see familiar faces, for Aga
tina and Louise Carroll knew very few
people in London, and the Goodford
girls were SO genial and jolly that It
was impossible to help liking them.
Then followed crowd OF questions
and answers on either side.
And how is your husband. dear?"
asked Cora. Papa heard from some
body that you and he are such a model
couple; quite devoted to each other,
and all little misunderstanding blown
away. Ell? And oh. by the way, have
you heard about Lord Netherville, Ag-
gle? People say he is always about
with such horrid woman-a widow,
who paints, and dyes her hair! Such a
pity. isn't it? l do hope he won't mar
ry her; but l daresay you know all
about it?"
NO. indeed" answered Agatha, a
little eagerly. II have not seen Lord
Netherville at all. Is he is London 2"
WHO wants Lord Netherville?" cried
voice behind them.
And Agatha saw her old lover taking
off his hat to her over Cora's head