Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-09-23

pleased. She made no other COM
ment. and for another period neither
spoke.
"Well," said George finally. 81 must
say you don't seem to be much of
prattler. They say it's a great way
to get a reputation for being wise
never saying much. Don't you ever
talk at alp"
when people can understand" she
answered.
He had been looking modify out
at the ballroom, but he turned to her
quickly, at this, saw that her eyes
were sunny and content, over the top
of her bouquet, and he consented to
smile.
Girls are usually pretty fresh :" he
said. "They ought to go to a mans
college about a year: they'd get
taught few things about freshness I
What you got to do after two O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon?"
"A whole lot of things. Every min
ute filled up"
"All right" said George. "The
SHOWS fine for sleighing: I'll come for
you in a cutter at ten minutes after
two"
II can't possibly CO."
IF you don't" he said, "I'm going
to sit In the cutter in front of the
gate, wherever you're visiting. all
afternoon, and if you try to go out
with anybody else he's got to whip
me before he gets you" And as she
laughed-though she blushed a little,
tOO-he continued, seriously: eff you
think I'm not in earnest you're at lib
erty to make quite big experiment ]"
She laughed again. Il don't think
I've often had so large compliment
as that" she said, especially on such
short notice-and yet don't think
I'll go with you"
you be ready at ten minutes after
two"
mo, l won't"
Eyes, you will 20
YES" she said, 81 Wilt" And her
partner for the next dance arrived,
breathless with searching.
Don't forget I've got the third
from now" George called after her.
When ''the third from now" came
George presented himself before her
without any greeting. like brother
or a mannerless old friend. Bot.
George and Miss Morgan talked much
more to everyone else that evening
than to each other. and they said
nothing at all at this time. Both
looked preoccupied as they began to
dance, and preserved a gravity of ex-
preston to the end of the number.
And their next number they did not
dance, but went back TO the gallery
stairway, seeming to have reached
an understanding without any verbal
consultation that this suburb was
again the place for them.
"Well," said George coolly, when
your name WASP"
Morgan"
Funny name!'
Everybody else's name always is"
81 didn't mean it was really funny"
George explained. That's just one
of my crowds bits of horsing at col
lege. We always say funny name no
matter what it Is. l guess we're pref
ty fresh sometimes; but l knew your
name was Morgan because my mother
said so downstairs. l meant: what's
the rest of it?"
Lucy"
How old are you?" George asked.
Il don't really know myself"
what do you mean: you don't
really know yourself?"
81 mean 1 only know what they
tell me. believe them, of course,
but believing isn't really knowing"
Look here!" said George. do you
always talk like this?"
Miss Lucy Morgan laughed forgiv-
ingly, put her young head on one side
like a bro and responded cheerfully:
I'm willing TO learn wisdom. What
are you studying at schoOl?"
"College!'
AT the university! Yes What are
you studying there?"
George laughed. Lot o. useless
guffl"
"Then why don't you study some
useful guff?"
what do you mean: 'Usefulr"
Something you'd use later, In your
business or profeSsionT
George waved his hand inpatient
ly. Il don't expect to go into any
business or profession"
"No?"
Certainly notl" George was en-
phatic, being sincerely annoyed by a
suggestion which showed how utterly
she failed TO comprehend the kind of
person he was. i
why uot7" she asked mildly.
"JuSt look at 'eml" he said. almost
with bitterness, and he made ges-
ture presumably intended TO indicate
the business and professional men
now dancing within range of vision.
That's a fine career for man. isn't
it'll Lawyers, bankers. politicians
What do they get out OF life, I'd like
TO know! What do they ever know
about real things? Where do they
ever getg"
He WAS so earnest that she was
surprised and impressed. She had
vague, momentary vision OF Pitt. at
twenty-one, prime minister Of Eng
land; and she spoke, involuntarily in
a lowered voice. with Difference:
"What do you want TO be-" she
asked.
George answered promptly.
"a yachtSman." he said.
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