Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-16

guess what would happen? Within a
week-a fortnight at tho utmost-he
would marry the youngest and best
cook within reach, breed girl by pref
erence-most likely Charles sister"
Vandervyn WINGED as if cut across
the face with whiplash.
''No-not heri" he stammered.
''That--it would be impossible, She
would be- tell you. / will not
stand for i'll cinnot p
.'Of course that could not be per-
mitted." sweetiy agreed Marie. II
would not care to come back and find
had acquired a stepmother as young
or younger tnan myself-no, not even
If she were as clean and as good
girl as is Oinna Redbear.''
''Then ~ you think -" hesitated
Vandervyn.
Listen. I have thought and thought,
and now I have it all planned out.
l must do what is just by you. yet,
as you see, cannot leave Pere here.
You may remember that told you a
little about the English people / knew
in Ottawa. When / saw that you.
thought l was romancing, / said no
more except in hints. 1 really was
more intimate with Lady Verlaine
than you will find it easy to believe.
Her son and daughters were already
married. She took q fancy to me.
When / was to come home, she invited
M 70 ie,;% in,
told her all about myself and Pere.
We CORRESPOND regularly. She has re-
newed her invitation more than once.
The last time she insisted that
should come without further delay,
and bring Pere with me-" ~,
"She did," exclaimed VandervIn.
''Then why not all three of US go To-
gether?"
Marie dropped again in her attitude
of meek humility.
"You are so generous. Reggie, to be
willing to travel with PEREZ But
rifice. No; there is better way.
shall go alone with Pere to England,
and then perhaps for a little visit to
Paris with the sister of the mother
superior of my convent. Pere has
never forgotten his h-Canadian
into fairly good French. A month or
two in Paris may correct his accent
Il may also smooth down our rough
nesses enough for us to venture over
to Washington without putting you too
greatly to shame before your friends"
''Two months !-all that time?' COM
planned Vandervyn.
"Indeed, no. 1t will be much longer"
answered the girl. II cannot permit
you to marry mere agency girl. Be
sides, if Pere does not wish to sell
out his cattle business, l may have to
wait for returns from the mine. 1t
takes quantities of money to buy pol
ish, and lots of time to put it on. We
shall not reach Washington before No
vember or December"
give or six months!'
"Yes. Aren't you willing to wait for
me?" asked the girl. bridlin
The sudden change from meekness
won a hasty assurance from Wander
vyn: "Of course am. 1t will be a
fearfully long time to be without you,
if you insist upon But could run
over and see you in England or
France"
"No," she refused 81 wish you to
stay and work for the good of my
people. Pere and 1 still are members
of the tribe. you know. and 1 am deep
ly interested in the irrigation project
laid out by Captain Hardy"
Vandervyn smiled in his most boyish
manner.
81 am neither an engineer nor an
army officer. Someone else must dig
the bitches. l shall at once go on to
Washington and prepare for the pas
sage of the appropriation. It's going
| to slide through as soon as congress
meets"
"And then 1 shall come over from
Paris You will break off your engage
ment with your cousin and we No, no,
sirl not single kiss-not one until
you are free, and 1 set the day. l am
an heiress now, and must act accord
ingly. Besides, here is Pere with the
horses. We must be starting"