The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-13

assurance that he held his unsuspect.
ing adversary in the hollow of his
hand, that if he chose he could at any
time GUST him from his high estate in
half dozen words, was to him meat
and drink.
In less than a week he received a
note from Stennis definitely engaging
him, and requesting that he begin his
new duties forthwith. So Roger Hews
took up his residence at The Albany"
and speedily became adept in his
work, as we'll as possessed of most OF
his employers little secrets
The winter came and went without
bringing much change in the outward
relations of the chief peTsonages of
this tale. The walls of the new man
sion on Riverside were steadily rising,
and the envious heart OF Roger Hews
was made sick at the thought of the
ished thereon.
'Confound HIM" he gruwled in his
gizzard a dozen times a day He lit
tie thinks whose money is being
sQuandered, I'll give him little
more rope, and then
For Hews had come to hate Wilfrid
with blind, unreasoning hatred
which, in less cold-bOoded man,
would have endangered by precipi-
fancy his ultimate plans and plots.
Strange to say, the unconscious Viii
frid rather liked his taciturn and me-
thodical secretary.
Hes a perfect gourmand for work, "
said the young Croesus one day to Mr..
Passavant; II can't find him enough
to do
But Roger was busy in his own fer
ret-like way. That Eunice Trevecca
was secretly pining her heart away
for Wilfrid Stennis became perfectly
clear to Hews the unsuccessful. Since
the formers return the girl had grown
perceptibly thinner and paler her step
had lost its pretty quickness, her man
ner lacked its old-time buuyancy and
sprightliness.
The certainty that his diagnosis was
right fairly infuriated the rival sutton.
in spirit Of sordid speculation, with
only the counterfeit pretence of love
upon his lips. But as the womanly
sweetness and the unattainable nature
of the prize became apparent, so did his
feelings change, and he who came to
barter with a woman's heart remained
to beg for kindly glance, to yearn
for a word that might give him hope.
For Hews was deeply, passionately
smitten with Eunice TrevecCa. TO
such pass had it come with him that
to win her he would have been willing
to forego the golden fruit of all his
pottings and Screenings
Again and again did he try to ap.
proach the forbidden topic of his love,
but always with the same quiet avoid,
ance of it on her part He had prom.
Used to respect her wishes. but the
tloodgates of passion were at length
overflowed, and he resolved to know
his fate once and for all.
To help his cause somewhat he
sent Eunice anonymously a marked
copy of society paper which author
ltatively announced the engagement
of Clara Passavant and Wilfrid Sten
mis-, with the added intelligence that
the wedding would take place at
Easter. This time there was no mis-
take-the gossips were right
On various occasions throughout
the winter Wilfrid had tried to see
Eunice--so sometimes successfully, but
more often failng-in sincere en-
deavor and desire to renew their old
footing But the girl met his ad
yanceS with such GOODNESS and pal,
pable Indifference that at length he
came to the sorrowful conclusion that
she was hopelessly offended with him
Then. and then only, did he put the
momentous question to the daughter
of the house of Passavant. and was at
once accepted. She had been ready to
yield months ago; in her inmOst heart
she wondered why the man had hest.
tated SO long
When EuniCe received the paper
which Hews so thoughtfully sent she
happened TO be alone She could not
help seeing the paragraph, encircled
as it was with broad blue pencil
marks. As she took in the sense of the
printed lines her lip curlod scornfully,
as she said, halfaloud
Il hope she is satisfied now"
Quite on the impulse of the mo.
ment she ran to her little desk one
of Wits kcepsakes and rapidly
penncd this note:
Dear Mr.. Stcunis: Some kind friend
has just sent me a copy of the Home
Journal containing the announcement Of
your engagement and forthcoming mar
rage. AS one Of your oldest friends |
want to be among the first to rongratu-
late YOU. and to offer my sinCcrcst wishes
for your lasting happiness
Cordially yours.
EUNICE TRENECCA.
She dashed off the address, and
with her own hands posted it forth.
With at the box on the corner. Then
she ascended slowly to her room
locked the door, and had what won
en- call "a good cry But when old
John came home that night she was