Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-27
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New People
By VICTOR REDCLIPFE

Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
At a single glance Dale SilvertOn
took in critically the presentment of
two ladies who had just left the train
at the little station of DoltOn.
They were mother and daughter,
Dale decided at once. The former had
a genial matronly face, exhibiting en-
tire cOntentment with life. The latter
was q lovely girl Of eighteen and Dale
looked at her admiringly twice, and
then hoped for some reasonable eX-
cuse for repeating the privilege. Dale
had his automobile at the platform,
having expected the arrival by train
of a favorlte college friend. He had
not come, and the elderly lady made a
movement towards Dale as he started
to return to his car. Dale raised his
cap and awaited her pleasure.
Pardon me-" spoke the elder lady,
"but are there no regular cOnveyances
for the convenience of Travellers"
"There is a notorious for the morn
ing and evening trains" explained
Dale. but during the day its owner
drives a delivery truck for the local
stores Is your destination in Inc
town."
eyes. We were directed to Miss
Annette Folsom. Do you know herr?
"She is a distant relative of mine"
answered Dale with smile. land as
/ am driving directly past her home 1t
will be pleasure to take you there"
81 am Mrs. Willard Bruce" spoke
the lady after brief hesitation, land
with my daughter, Dorothy, expect to
make my permanent home in Dolton.
NV city attorney has made arrange
ments for our temporary stay with
Miss Folsom"
81 understand" bowed Dale, and
understood, indeed. This then was
the lady concerning whom the gosSips
of the village had been Specializing for
weeks past. Mrs. Arthur Smith, So
cial leader and newly rich toady to
style and fashion, had told how the
Bruce family of wealth and high city
prestige, was to locate In the show
mansion of the town which had been
vacant for some time but. as Dale had
noticed. was now under complete
renovation.
Mrs. Bruce accepted the proffer of
the young man with gracious thanks,
and Miss Dorothy found him interest
ing and Obliging as to her casual In
uuirieS about the village. Dale de-
livered his passengers and their be-
longiEgS at the home where his spin
-,
ster half cousin took bOarderS of the
better class when occasion required.
The next day he drove by the place.
but caught no sight of sthe winSome-
faced girl who had considerably at
tracted him. Two afternoons later,
however, he met Algle Smith. and con-
scented TO be bored by that shallow
minded young fop because Algie talked
about the newcomers.
MA says they are the people who
have taken the big house" reported
Algie There's a daughter, and they
are some people. she understands. LOOK
here. Silverton. she's pretty they say,
and rich. Can't you sort of bring me
up against her? Yon could make an
excuse TO visit your aunt and I'll go
with yOu-See?'
81 don't" answered Dale tartly, for
| wouldn't think of intruding myself.
All the same Dale. having real rea-
son for seeing his aunt, drove up IN
front of the Folsom house the day
following He heard joyous voices in
the rear yard and walked around the
house. There was his divinity of the
depot. the peerless Dorothy, Mrs.
Bruce and his aunt. They We're having
jolly time. Upon the grass lay
clothes basket filled to the brim with
clothes Portly Mrs. Bruce was trying
to lift it and painted at the task. Miss
Folsom tried the experiment and her
sraiI frame staggered under the load.
"Oh. you poor, useless creatures"
cried the sprightly Dorothy. See
I'll carry Ii over to the Browns with
out any trouble" hut her progress in
sustaining the clumsy load caused
Dale to step forward.
Cant l be OF any asSiStance?" he
suggested.
Yes, he could, and was. and min
ute later he and Dorothy were one at
each handle of the basket, conveying it
across lots TO a dilapidated old cot
tage three blocks distant.
You see" explained Dorothy, ''your
aunt told us of the restitution and
misery OF poor family. There are
four little children and the mother is
III. Mother and brought their wash |
ing home and pitched in and Numbered |
II, and we have quite adopted the fam |
lily, and"
And you are real angels of mer- |
cy" enthused Dale sincerely.
Mrs. Smith had seen Mrs. Bruce and |
Dorothy az the washtub. She was |
also witness To the cooperation OF /
Dale In the delivery of the basket. I'm !
mediately her fiat went forth that the 1
BruceS must be nohodieS, and that I
Dale had ought 10 protect his standing .
with more dignity She should not 4
encourage any social recognition OF
the newcomers until she was salts I
fed that they were Syynething more
than common clay,
OF very precious angelic material
Dale found Dorothy 10 be, or fancied |
so, and after the Bruces moved into
sheir new home and Mrs. Smith
learned that they truly represented
riches and social distinction. and the
wife-hunting Algie found that Dale
Silverton had won the love OF the
charming daughter Of a millionaire,
the ban of ostrScism on the part Of
the disappointed leader of BOLTON so
ciety was swiftly removed, as q mat