Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-06-07
CHAPTER TX.

~ TtHlIOio anu eAlTeHltiy ldihdtiFc.
They had great many engagements
and were very busy, she said.
Il hear of all sorts OF entertainments
in prospect; we ourselves shall be go
ing to two dances later on. think. So
sorry we shall not see you at Them
but of course you won't be going out. =
Indeed, she laid good deal OF stress
upon this point and required to 1t re-
| peatedly IN the course of her CONVEX
sation, seeming to take II for granted
that Lr M;ssgrave would retire from
| society for the remainder OF the sea-
son.
However ner manner was as friend
| ly as possible; and If the impression
which she conveyed (and desired TO
convey to her visitor was that they
were likely to have very few opportu-
mites OF meeting for a long time to
come, she also implied that this was n
source of sincere regret to her. Fred
went away pretty well pleased with
her and much pleased with himself.
| He considered that he had behaved
very nicely under such circumstances
of exceptional difficulty; he had
scarcely spoken a word to Susie. nor
had he said anything OF nature to
| betray his secret. Once or twice, 1t
was true, their eyes had met, but that
| had been unavoidable. Fred had, In
fact, betrayed his secret to an intelli-
gent observer quite as effectually as
he could have done through the me-
dunn of speech; and after he had
taken his leave Mrs. Moore looked
meditative and serious.
The outcome of her meditations was
that she remarked. THAT young man
will never make his fortune, I'm
afraid"
why not?" asked Susie.
HE seems to me to take things far
too easily. His uncle's will must have
been great surprise and disappoint-
ment to him; yet he talks as though
nothing were changed.
"Grumbling wouldn't make the diff
ference any less" observed Susie.
"Of course not; and nobody would
wish him to grumble. But his friends.
1 should think, might wish him to
show some sign that he appreciated
the necessity OF carving out career
for himself"
Susie replied rather warmly that
she thought Mr. Musgrave accepted
adverse fortune quite as a gentleman
should. He might intend to carve out
career for himself without bran
dishing his carving knife In the race
of all his acquaintances His uncle
seems to have treated him very bad
| ly," she added in conclusion.
We'll" said Mrs. Moore. in an i'm
partial tone, Il am not quite so sure
of that. From what have heard late
| ly he can have taken no trouble at all
TO conciliate his uncle, and one can't
deny that a daughter has better claims
than a nephew"
But he ought to have been told that
there was daughter"
Perhaps he would have been told
if he had asked. 1 really think that
it was his business to inform himself,
| instead of assuming that he must nee
essarily be the heir. whether he obey
| ed orders or not"
Mrs. Moore said this partly because
she really meant it, and partly be-
cause she did not wish Fred Musgrave
TO become TOO interesting a figure In
| Susie's sight. Should circumstances
after all, place his late uncle's fortune
in his hands. there would be nothing
| in the criticisms which she had ut
| tered to debar her from consenting
joyfully to his union with her step
daughter. and she would have defeated
her own object if she had exceeded the
limits OF legitimate criticism or given
Susie an excuse for taking up the
| cudgels on his behalf.
The girl showed no disposition to do
so. merely remarking. He dances very
! we'll; I'm sorry it won't be allowable
for him to go to any more balls this
summer"
Possibly such hereavements as Fred
had sustained should make 1t improp-
err for the bereaved ones to show their
faces in society for two or three
months; but they are not regarded In
that light by the general run OF
nephews.
Fred had no lack OF leisure time
(for II is evident that IL you want q
produce a really good comedy, with
some strong situations in it, you must
above all things avoid hasty workman
ship. and he was a member of thS
Marylebone and other clubs. and hac
an abundance of friends. Besides, ID
what he would. he could not help re
garding the present period as one o.
4 II.
that he would assume his cousins ex-
istence as proved; but there are. seri-
Gus difficulties In the way OF basins
your whole manner OF life upon mer,
assumption. and the more he tried t,
familiarize his mind with the idea O
practicing at the bar the more h
hated IL.
So far, nothing had been heard o
Mrs. Fenton. InQuiries-so Mr.. Brief
lit informed Ered--had been institut-
ed by telegram in the principal town:
OF New Zealand. but without result
and nov advertisements had been in
serted in all the leading colonis
newspapers We shall have news .
some kind before long. you may b
sure" the lawyer declared "Peopl'
don't disappear in these days ever
when they want to disappear. muci
less when they have no motive fo
concealfng themselves"
Now il came TO pass one fine morn
ing in the month OF May that Mus
grave had an appointment which
obliged him to walk across HYDE
Park. and when. among the crowd o
ladies whc were seated beneath th'
tree. shers he recognized Mrs Moor'
and her step daughtzr. what could h'
do bat stop and speak to thene The,
rad not met for such very long tins
that Ii would have looked decidedly
odd IL he had walked on without ad
dressing a word TO either Of them. and
indeed. they both appeared to be pleas
ed 20 see him. Mrs. Moore was en-.
gaged In converse ton with an elderi,
gentleman. and as the chair by Su
sizes side was vacant Fred though
there could be no great harm in hi
occupying II just for a minute or two
and asking her how she was enjoyins
her first season.
she was enjoying il very much. up
on The whole. she said. and she has