Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-05

saw you ever such cool-blo lit
tie jade. in all your life? Twas with
me as it was with you; /, too, Stun
bled upon them. and the colonel bus
tied me and set his heel on my foot.
/ daresay l should have had myself in
irons in another moment but for
Madge. She slipped III between and
introduced us as sweetIy as you
please"
Nevertheless, said I, the colonel
recognized us both"
NO! Think you SOP"
"'Tis certain enough to play upon.
What we do now must be done quick
ly or not at all. What have you over
heard %
Never a word; less than nothing of
any interest to Dan Morgan
I'VE must try again. Twill surely
be talked of here If the army is about
to move. Do you take turn in the
anteroom and meet me in quarter of
an hour at the outer door"
At the word, Dick promptly lost
himself In tie throng whilst made a
slow circuit of the refreshment. Once
1 thought l had the clue when girl
hanging on the arm of an infantry
lieutenant said: "Will it be true that
you will presently go out to hunt the
rebels down. Mr.. Thornicroft?" But
the prudent lieutenant smiled and put
her off cleverly, leaving his fair ques-
tioner-and me-none the wiser.
1 went on, drifting aimlessly from
group to group and dallying of set pur-
no t0Ia at on "a
glance Alright. the moments were grow
ing diamond-precious: but as yet nei-
ther half of my errand was done. Come
what might, l must see Margery again
and have her tell me where and how
to find the priest; and twas horne in
upon me that she would come back to
see me as soon as she could be free of
her partner in the dance.
The forecast as to my lady had
its fulfllment while yet the spinetter
was striking out the final chords of the
minuet. A lady dropped her kerchief,
and I was before her swain in STOPPING
to pick il up. AS bowed low in re-
turning the bit of lace to it's owner d
voice that 1 had learned to know and
love whispered in my ear.
%hohI sOdl way W 1iAC NAONN AiAdAlie5
of the stair; l must have speech with
you" it said; and for wonder I was
cool enough to obey with no more than
a sidelong glance at my lady passing
on the arm of another epauletted dam
gler. She was before me at the meet
ing place, and there was no laughing
welcome in the deep welled eyes. In
stead, they flashed me a look that made
me vince.
What folly is this, sir?' she demand
ed. will you never have done taking
my honor and your own life into your
reckless hands?"
bowed my head to the storm With
the dagger of my miserable GRAND
sticking in my heart there WAS no fight
in me.
II am but come to do your bidding
! said, slowly, for the words cost me
sorely in the coin of anguish. Il had
your letter. and If you will say how
may find Father Matthew"
She broke me in the midst. Gould
guess that you would come here. into
the very moose of the gallows? OH
how you do heap scorn on scorn upon
me- Once you made me give silent
consent to falsehood you told; twice
nay, thrice, you have made me disloyal
to the king; and now you come again
to make me look the world in the face
and tell smiling lie to shield you!"
And with this she put her face in her
hands and began to sob.
Now we were only measurably iso-
lated on the stair. and some sense of
the hazard we took-a hazard involv-
ing her as well as Richard and myself
-steadied me with a sudden shock.
Control yourself" I whispered
sWhat is done, is done: and the misery
is not all yours to suffer. Tell me how
/ may find the priest, and l will do my
errand and BECOME"
You can not stay to find him now
you must not" she insisted, coming
cut of the At of despair with a re.
bound. He is in the town-indeed,
l know not where he is just now. Can
you not endure it little longer. Cap
tain Ireton?"
NE" said l. sullenly. Il have been
living lie all these months to the
friend / love best. and will not do it
more"
Could l be mistaken? Surely there
was a flash not of anger in the eyes
that were lifted to mine. and tremu-
ious note of eagerness in the voice that
said: "Then Dick does not know ?-you
have not told him?"
mo; / have told no one"
Poor Dick." she said. softly. II
thought he knew"
She paused. and in the pause 1t flash
ed upon me how she had wronged my
dear lad: how she had thought he
would make brazen love to her know
ing she was the wife of another. |
thanked heaven In my heart that had
been able To right him thus far.
After a time she said: why did you
make me marry YOU. Monsieur John?
oh. / have. racked my brain so Cor the
answer to that question. know you
said il was to save my honor. But
surely we have paid a heavier penalty
than any that could have been laid up
on me had you left me as was"
Il was but short-sighted fool. and
no prophet" l rejoineG. striving hard to
keep the bitterness of soul out Of my
words. AT the moment il seemed the
only way out OF the pit of doubt into
which my word 10 Colonel Tarleton
had plunged you. But there was an
other motive You saw the paper I
signed that night with Lieutenant Ty-
bee and your fathers factor for the
witnesses9H
Yes"
twas the last win and testament
~ ono Toan lreton gentleman. l.,
which he bequeathed 10 Margery. his
wife. his estate Of Applehy Hundred"
"Appleby Hundredg" she echoed.
"But my father-
Your father holds. but a eonfisca-
tors title, and il. with many others.
has been voided by the Congress n
North Carolina. Richard Jennifsr is
nv dear friend. and YOU"
Il begin TO underestimate little" she
said. and now her voice was low and
she would not look at me. Then, in
the same low tone. But now-now