Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

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Il asked her directly. after the doc
tor had disappeared"
You must have become very tamil
lar" questioning once again in her
voice
so Miss Maclaire evidently thought,
Judging from her manner However
she answered frankly enough. and
even deliantly added the information
that the gentleman had something to
impart TO her of the utmost import
ance. sarcastically asking me If |
didn't wish could be there and over
hear. But sit down, Hope. until tell
you all that has occurred"
He went over the various events in
detail. watching eagerly the express
sion upon her face as she listened in
tently. only occasionally interrupting
with some pertinent inquiry The light
fell so that she sat partially in The
shadow, where her eyes could not be
read, yet he experienced no difficulty
in comprehending the various moods
with which she met his narrative, the
color changing in her cheeks, her sup
pie form bending toward him. or lean
ing backward in the chair, her fingers
clasping or unclasping in nervous at
tention. He began with Neb's report.
repeating word by word. as nearly as
| he could recollect, what had passed
between Hawley and her father He
paused to inquire If she had ever
heard the name Bartlett. but her re-
, ply was merely a negative shake Of
the head When he described their
missing the train. she was, apparently
not convinced as TO the Generals de-
parture upon it. although finally agree
ing that, if he really believed the re-
port that the man sought was else
where. it would be characteristic Of
him to accept the first means OF get
ting there IF he only knew | was
here she exclaimed YEARLY. 1T
might be so different. but. oh. we are
all OF us Just cropping in the dark
Then Keith turned to his chance meet
ing with Miss Maclaire. and repeated
carefully their conversation, dwelling
particularly upon the few admissions
which had slipped through her lips.
These did not seem important 10 eth
er. although they treasured them up
aud talked them over. Then. having
exhausted the topic silence fell be
tween them. Keith asS;aS the prsvf.
lege of lighting cigar Hope. after
watching him apply the match. think
ing what a fine face he had as the
rudy fame brought it forth with the
/ clearuess of a cameo, leaned back.
drawing aside the semblance TO a lace
curtain. ard staring forth. without sec
ing into the street
Somehow. it was hard for her to hi.
ly realize the situation. aud how close
! ~ IL affected her The swiftly passing
events. the complication arising so
suddenly. apparently out OF nothing,
/ left her feeling as though she must
surely awake from a dream. she could
not comprehend what il was an
about: the names Bartlett and Phyl-
I lis had no clear meaning. they repre-
sented nothing but shadows; and this
other woman-thiS music hall singer
what could there re in common be.
I tween them2 Yet there must be
/ something something of vital Import
anCe 10 her tather-something which
/ had already cost her brothers life.
( That was the one thing which made It
seem an actuality -wrich brought Il
+ home 10 her as rugged fact. Iiut tor
Z taat-an6 Keith-Keith sitting there
/ before her-she wocid have doubted II
all And yet even Keith had come
into her life so Suddenly SO Guexpect.
! eddy, as 10 leave her laced and an
/ certain, that she exten led her n2nd
and touched him. as ,h0ugh 10 make
sure OF his actual presence,
What IS il. Hope9"