Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-01-26

~1HERE was a shadow on the
Palisades. the grayneSS OF
cloud which had not been there
- as they had started upon this
journey. Money-the woman's money.
1t had been all right for June TO coax
her mother and wheedle her father.
but they were mummy and daddy.
Yes. Ned would give her all he could
afford, but that was 1.-THE would give
it to her. She would be the recipient
of his bounty. or. worse still, would be
paid for being his wife. She suddenly
arrived at the startling fact that this
was the status of every wife. 1t was
a most disquieting thought. destructive
of self respect. 1t was unbearable.
! Ned Warner felt the precious head
on his shoulder become heavy. Poor
little girl. Getting ready TO be mar
ried was wearisome WORK. Well. little
wifeys terrible tribuations. such as
separating from home and friends ana
Bouncer and being made to give an ac-
count of herself. were all over Ned
braced himself against the arm of the
seat IOT Ill teen W biiO INV bAiNN
head dropped lower and lower. Poor
little girl. Her neck would be stiff
from that strained position. He moved
ever SO gently. but the gentleneSS was
an unnecessary precautlon. When ne
tried to shift her she slid into his arms
without flicker of her eyelids and lay
there sleeping like baby. her long
lashes curving on her cheeks, her red
lips half parted Ned Warner was
amazed at his wonderful luck Who
was he to deserve such peerless crea-
ture as this?
end of the seat. She gave herself one
pretty shrug. which settled her into
| the graceful lines of perfect rest, put
pink palm under her round cheek
and slept straight on. Ned covered her
with cloak. kissed her cautiously on
the outermost surface of her cheek
and strobe out to the smoker.
He was back in five minutes to see
how she was resting. The pretty little
bride had not the rosy flush of sleep
which he had expected to see. Her
| face had the pallor of WEAKNESS, and
her beautifully curved brows We're
knotted as il in distress. He thought
that the light in her eyes disturbed
| her and drew down one of the blinds.
That troubled knitting OF June War
ner's beautifully arched brows had not
| been due to the light shining In her
eyes, but to the lurid fame which had
| sprung up in her mind. and that flame
! danced itself into the figures of weird
| dreams. She saw Ned tipping the
white toothed porter; then she saw
Ned. with equally hearty generosity.
| giving her three bills. The difference
was $29:
All, the tantalizing fragrance of fresh
| cookies. She was in her mothers
kitchen, and old Aunt Debby, black as
| midnight and round as barrel, was
| drawing a pan of the delicious cakes
| from the hot oven.
Wonderful cookies, those June was
| just reaching for one when, much to
her disappointment. they were not
! there The familiar old kitchen was
not there. Why. this was the kitchen
| of the new apartments. the nest which
was waiting for Ned and herself after
| the honeymoon. June was in big
white and blue dotted apron. strug-
Cling in the battling art of making
| cookies. Some one came in. Ned-hiS
eyes shining as the fragrant cakes
| were drawn from the oven! June
turned them over on a white cloth.
| Ned burned his fingers on one of the
cookies, and be burned his tongue,
but he was highly pleased with the
taste. and be gave June some money.
He patted her on the shoulder. Again
she saw her mother paying Aunt Deb
by and patting that valuable cook APP
provingly on the shoulder.
In her dream June saw Ned's office.
a sdff, prim place. as stolid as the
elder Warner. There was a nice look
ing stenographer. quite obviously great
friends with a nice looking young sec
rotary, and there was a nice looking
office boy. 1t was evidently Saturday
night. for Ned presently rose from mis-
desk and walked over TO the nice look
ing stenographer. He handed her the
envelope containing her pay. and they
exchanged a frank smile aH3 a few
| pleasant words. Pretty good pay the
stenographer received. She earned it
Ned handed the nice looking secretary
an envelope. They exchanged a few
pleasant words and frank smile. Ned
handed the nice looking office boy an
envelope and laughingly squeezed the
boys chin and rumpled his hair. The
boy grinned delightedly and popped
the envelope into his inside pocket
Then Ned walked over to June and
handed her an envelope. 1t was larger
than the Others. He bowed TO her
very courteously as be presented it.
He spoke few pleasant words, but
did not smile frankly, and she cast
down her eyes. There seemed TO be a
distinct understanding that she bad
not earned her envelope
A poor. shivering old woman sat
huddIed in a doorway. Ned stopped.
looked at the old woman a moment
and then walked across 10 her and
handed her coin. He was very mag
ni6cent about it in spite of his COM
passion. he broadened his chest with
the exhilaration OF the good deed: then
he smiled down at his wife most gen
erously. Yes. his wife. for the old wc-
man was gone, and June. in luxurious
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