Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-19

A7ii' WHICH occupation nlled up all the
vacant hours. But through it all he
mad perpetual duh pain at his heart
and a sense Of loneliness for which 1t
may be that Susie Moore was not
wholly responsible. He had deter
mined to get over his love for Susie,
and perhaps he was succeeding; but
ne wanted encouragement and sympa-
thy and consoia ton, and nobody but
MS cousin could provide him with
these anodynes.
Nothing is more soothing to a man
who has been crossed in love than to
feel that the world contains at any
rate one woman who takes a tender
interest in him.
incidentally he heard that his antici-
pations had been verified, and that
Captain Claughton had left for Ger
many to join the Aoores. Il suppose"
he remarked, in a letter to his cousin,
that we may take that as final" To
which she replied by return of post
that she was afraid So but that, do
what she would, she could not manage
| to feel as sorry about 1t as she ought
to feel DO you remember" she
wrote, my telling you once that
was abominably jealous? Well, that
is the shameful truth. 1 should have
hated Miss Moore If she had been
| worthy of you; and perhaps that IS
| why l hate her at all for being what
she is. May she be happy with her
Life Guardsman! And may you soon
find out what an easy thing 1t is to be
| happy without her!"
Fred did not resent this candid aspi-
| ration as he would have done a little
| earlier In the year, and as time went
on, his longing to see this charming
cousin OF his again grew stronger and
| ne was very glad when, in the month
| OF September, she wrote to him from
| Dawlish to say that she had established
herself in that remote little watering
place, and that she now claimed the
fulfillment of his promise.
come and stay with me as long s
you VIII and cam" she entreated. Il
have got' a wee house with three sit
| tlng-rooms in 1t. one of which shall
| be given up to you to smoke in, or
write plays in, or to go to sleep in, as
| you please. There is nothing what
| ever to do, except to sit upon the
| beach and watch the funny looking
| people who wander about there and
station themselves in the most con-
| spicuous places with their arms
around each others waists Anyhow.
l have seen and done so much since
we last met that l have a stock Of
/ conversation on hand which can be
spread out over three days at least.
| II you begin to yawn after that. Won
| can go away"
He did not think 1t at all likely that
| he would yawn in Laura's company
and he lost no time in obeying her
summons The weather was fine and
, hot, and pretty little Dawlish. with its
white houses drawn up along a strin
| Of beach flanked by red cliffs and fac
ing the open sea. impressed him favor
ably OF his arrival Not less friendly
and pleasant was the aspect OF the
modest dwelling. overgrown with
| climbing plants, in which Mrs. Fentoo
had taken up her quarters; and most
pleasant of all was the warmth with
which the lady welcomed her visitor
She stepped out through the bow win
dow which opened upon the lawn. and
| came to meet him with outstretchad
hands.
You dear boy!" she exclaimed. 80
you have really come! How very,
very nice of you'll"
'Well-you asked me-, you know"
answered Fred, with laugh
"Oh, 1 asked you; but asking is ona
thing and obtaining is another. All
] day long l have been In momentarv
| expectation of receiving a polite te,s
gram from you: so sorry. Unavoid-
ably detained. VIII write and ex-
| plain"
| Il don't believe you expected any
| thing of the sort" returned Fred
| You are fishing for compliments
| Laura"
She shook her head. NO, am not;
wanted you to come so much that !
| felt almost sure you wouldn't come
| Do you know that you are looking
much better than you did when 1 left
| London. Your eyes are clearer and
you are burnt as brown as a berry
| You have been cricketing a great deal.
I suppose"
| She scrutinized him so intently for
a second or two that he redeemed a
| little, notwithstanding his sunburning;
| for he was a modest young man, and
possibly he may have been aware that
he was also a very handsome one.
| And how am ! looking?" she asked
| COUDu-
ments she got what she wanted this
! time; for 1t was in a tone of unmis-
! taxable truth and sincerity that Fred
/ replied: Il think you are looking sim
| ply lovely"
| The fact was that he was struck
| and a little startled by her beauty,
| which was in some sort a revelation to
| him. He had admired her very much
| in London, but there are more ways
| than one of admiring a person. and
| perhaps it was his way Of adoring his
! cousin that had changed all of a sud
| den, though he thought that the
/ change was in her. II don't know
| what you have done to YOURSELF" he
exclaimed after pause.
Thank you." she returned. with a
slight grimace; at my time Of life It
| is something to be told that one Is
| looking lovely, even though the state
| ment has to be qualified by express
stonS of such extreme surprise. / as
| sure you haven't had recourse to art,
| if that Is what you mean
| In London he had only eyes for Su.
| sic Moore; but now, perhaps. he was
beginning to discover that there were
| other women besides Susie Moore IN
| the world-which was a hopeful sign.
And while they were dining together
| afterwards she was glad to find that
| he could talk cheerfully and laugh
| heartily. and that he was so much in
| terested in hearing all about the peo-
| pie whom she had met during the
| summer as TO be almost inquisitive
upon the subject Particularly. he
| wanted 70 know what the men had
| been like. and although he refrained
| from asking in so many words wheth-
| err any OF them had made love TO her.
| II required no great acuteness OF In
| sight TO perceive that that was what
| he wished 10 discover.
Il know what you are thinking" she
| said at length; you are thinking that
! have fallen prey TO some fortune
| hunter, or that shall before long. I'M
less am looked after. Well, what IL