Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
uulpTER XIII-Continued.

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...- che turned on him with scorn.
.ol .,,a-,s why you're in such hurry,
q II? I thought so. Take one OF
Is +sTea women you have proposed
-,,.1I do for your purpose
- faI9 YOU out, any one of them.
-, -. No only to say the word. Whistle
Ia Ia ne. come to you. There's Mrs.
o. now. Marry her! You've
" ts- MINUTES left-go ahead, 1 don't
,." She oaused on the threshold.
s,-f -s-f her in. She'll make you a
~ -.s..-she's had a lot more ex-
s.,+.r-e shan / have! Good luck!"
u.r r..- done, walked up and down
4a sra.. arsrily. He was so en-
,..a5 With lis thoughts that he did
81 sa4 Sis BoyaltOn, who had en-
-@-s5 ent after Flodie left, until,
..--.rs denly, he all but ran into
s-- P4,s canning, ELUSIVE, held out
49,, rsr hands, caught his and laid
-.- dark head against his shoulder.
sOt Hail." she breathed.
uar u.I unsuccessfully to free
s.-sorf What's the matter now?"
be asked
Size looked fondly up into his face.
aos Vail. didn't you understand what
1.a.l 9.- The phOne?"
sr4f thought came to him, a
5s----ta .x edient. Any stick to beat
o 50g with: any excuse, however ri
5.crrors would do for a quarrel with
This cr.a-ug sickening female. He
mrs+ e-. rid of her. So, quick as a
fash he took up her words and
rrrgad into a histrionic rage.
ooh. T understand it right enough.
That's the trouble, I understand it too
we'll. Well. you've put me out of my
misery. ali right. Thank God, you did
r. while there was time for me to es-
cape worse.'
aBut I don't mean that, Hall, real
ly-"
mo. YOU mean you only wanted to
lure me on-get me to propose, and
then throw me down! I know! All a
any man will do, suppose, so long
as 1er vanity IS satisfied, and she can
have his sc.lp to wear at her belt!
Isn't it shameful what woman will
do lust for the moments cruel pleas
ure? You have no sympathy, no ten
derness. no heart-you're nothing but
a mass Of insane female conceit, that's
what YOU are! Thank God l found it
out in time. I say! oh, I did think
loged you Rena, l admit; but 1 was a
fool to believe in you. Now, it's all
overt"
He stood before her, shaking his fin
ger sayagely. Its all over, and I'm
glad Of it. I'm well rid of you, Rena
Royalton, and it will teach me a les
son, ia just like to tell you what I
think of you, but you're my guest in
my house, and unfortunately I'm a
gentleman, and so l can't do it. But
there's one thing can say, and that's
Good evening" Mrs. ROyalton, and
you'll have to excuse me, for 1 have
my guests to attend to-"
Almost winded with this extrava-
CANT fury. he turned to make his exit
as speedily as possible, but she was
too quick for him. Selling his arm,
she looked him straight in the face,
her eyes filed with tears.
why, Hall Bonistellel" she ex-
claimed. You're crazy! Why, I'm 60
ing to accept you!"
He dropped like a log upon a chair,
IN amazement She had demolished
bis whole towering pose at a word.
For moment he was unable to speak.
Then She looked at him very archly.
'Ha.l,' she said don't you think I'm
prstter than usual tonight? Or do I
imagine it because I'm so awfuIly
happy"
The question pricked him into life.
He looked at her coldIy, and in des-
lerat,oa made another attempt to goad
her into anger.
'IF ioye, l didn't think a woman
c2a.l-Weu a, woman will do any
Thing Co get what she wants, then,
won't she? She'll pay any price, and
suffer any indignity! Good Lord,
haven't You any pride, Rena, for
heavens sake? Haven't you any sense
o. >a4me' Tell me; is there anything
You wouldn't do for money, Rena Roy
alton. Let's have it,"
Why Hall, dear!" she replied. with
zig Innocent eyes, Il don't know what
IN The world you're talking about; but
lN Tell you one thing that l wouldn't
dol wouldn't give you up for all the
money 90 the world"
Well. can YOU beat it," he gasped,
@--'essinE a Spanish chair.
All. HAIL. she continued, when l
.a'e consent, l so fast. Really, I'd
-@2 ID Ire married to you this very
~.s-,. p you only had a marriage H.
cscse
".r-.' he cried, thunderstruck.
A. r+-.iage license, you know. OF
y'-7s. hats always necessary be-
by 5m.ny Christmas!" he thun-
~57e- staring in front of him. Rena
WAS -.ten, everything was forgot
' except that through his stupidity
"-~ .' vas lost. A marriage. IL
Not once had it occurred to
.' Whole sublime comedy had
y7d out in vain. The four
Jonas Hassingbury had won.
a-t.r Al.
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