Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-20

nall there and sell brandy"
Hilary raped out an oath. Not If
! have anything to say" he answered.
Nor me-" said Lafe. 1.-THE trouble
IS, where do we start in? We can't
tight the whole town single-handed.
was wondering whether we couldn't
wire the revenue people"
NO" said Hilary sharply. ''We'n
fight our own battles, LATE"
LATE subsidized in a hurt sort of way.
The evidences of decentralization were
obvious in st. Boniface. The men were
slow and surly, the women sullen,
slatternly and hopeless-looking. 1t was
clear that they had little hope Hilary
could counter this new project. Hill
airy was aware of feeling in the air,
as If he was being tested He saw
furtlve glances as he went by, he rec
ogniZed reluctance in the sullen touch
OF the cap and the unsmiling faces,
while not hostile. watched him with
something like resentment, as If his
attitude toward the Duval proposal
was discounted beforehand
Hilary had kept in his mind a plan
of cutting along the bank of the river,
without waiting for the snow. 1t SEEM
ed to him feasible plan to fell right
beside the water, and float the logs
down, this requiring no teams to haul,
process impossible until the snow
was deep. On the Saturday he went
out afoot to survey the timber in the
upper reaches. In order to get a clear
er view, Hilary took the public road
that ran along the eastern bank, with
in the Ste. Marie limits, and assembled
to an elevation opposite the low-lying
tract on the west side.
He had nearly reached tIe branch
road which ran in toward Ste. Marie,
along which LATE and he had driven on
that first morning, when he perceived
Madeleine Rosny and Brousseau ahead
of him, at the top of the rise. They
seemed to be talking earnestly. and
Hilary held back, unwilling to surprise
them. Presently he saw Brousseau
spur his horse and gallop away in the
direction of Ste. Marie, while Made
leine came slowly toward him.
She saw him and turned her horse
aside to let him pass. She had been
CRYING, and there were traces of tears
still on her cheeks. She would have
waited for him to go by, her face
averted. but Hilary placed his hand
upon the horses bride.
RnSnu-0 no HOGAN
"Let me go on" she said in low
tone.
81 want to speak to you. And if
you are in trouble / want to help
you"
She smiled YEARLY. 81 am not in
trouble, and if l were should hardly
ask your aid, Monsieur Askew," she
answered Then, with sudden We
hemence, "Why did you come here?"
she cried "Why could you not have
left ST. Boniface alone, instead of STIR
ring up hatred? Is it not enough that
my father should have been compelled
to sell your uncle our trees, without
your coming here to exult over our
shame?"
81 have not exulted, Mademoiselle
Rosny; am sorry"
''Take back your pity. We don't
want it. What has Monsieur BrouS-
seau done to you-or Mr.. Morris?"
morris, since you inquire, has swim
died me out of several thousand dol
lars worth of lumber, Mademoiselle
Rosny. AS for Monsieur Brousseau,
the trouble is of his own seeking"
"You went upon Monsieur Brous-
seau's land and quarreled with one
of his workmen, and you ill-treated
him shamefully, just because you are
big and strong, and not afraid of a
weaker man. And you and your hired
men-our men who serve you-have
taken Monsieur Brousseaus lumber,
and you are going to sell it as your
own. You ought to be ashamed of
yourself, you outlaw"
You're altogether wrong, Mademoi-
selle Rosny," answered. Hilary quiet
ly. "The quarrels were none of them
of my seeking. Monsieur Brousseau,
who is quite capable of taking care of
himself, lays claim to land and lum-
Der which is not his. / suggest
mademoiselle, that you have not
shown sufficient cause for your hos
tility.
Il have done yor no wrong" urged
Hilary. 81 have come here to take
charge of a legacy which my uncle
left me. 1t Is all have in the world.
1t has been my hope to make the task
successful and, in succeeding, to con-
slider my neighbors and help my en-
ployees. Is not this a case for our
working amicably together, as you
suggested in the case of Monsieur
Brousseau? Come, Mademoiselle Ros-
ny, let us forget our quarrel and be
friends"
She did not take the hand that he
extended, but she looked at him in
wonder.
"You spoke of my goodwill" she
said presently, with a touch of mock
cry. what is that to you? Surely
my fathers feeling toward you, which
is mine, can have no power TO help or
injure you?"
1T means much to me. your good
will, Mademoiselle Rosny," said Hilary.
She leaned forward in her saddle.
Monsieur Askew," she said, listen
to me. If you value my goodwill you
shall have it on one condition"
"On any condition"
saThat Won leave Ct Popffaooo
Except that" said Hilary.
1T is not that l grudge you your
possession" resumed the girl hurried
1y. Believe me, / am not thinking of
that. As you said, the money was
paid, and the rights are yours But
this is no place for you, monsieur. I
could esteem you and-and give you
/ my goodwill if you said j have made
mistake and went. Why do you