Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-06-16
Author of Molly Bawn,"
Marvel, 81 ''Hoa. Mrs.
Vereke-," Etc, Etc.

on KNOW tHe CCi0nel = way when angry :.
well. he WAS fairly started now. He
picked up the rabbit without a glance -
left or right
We may rs well carry home our bag
I gage. said he. speaking as cool rs you
please, To conceal the fright he had get.
for il was a shock. | can tell YOU: and
myself was all Of thrimble.' as old
Betty would say.
AT this instant-tquite the right in
slant, now, isn't it, l always will say.
! he couldn't have staged il betteri-a man
came through the bushes into the fore
ground-white as death. 1t WASH I
chalk; it was nature. His gun was in
his hand. Plainly. the culprit.
"'0h you are safe-yOu are not hurt
cried he, as though the words We're shot
cut of his mouth as sharply as that last
discharge out of his gun.
And here the colonel grew tFemen-
dous.
Good heavens, SIR roared he; what
do You mean by firing upon the passers-
by?"
''You are uninjured?' said the scapc-
grace. in GREATNESS way. 1t was all
| the apology offered SO far.
No thanks to YOU. roared the dear
colonel once again. One would think the
taking of human life was a mere paStimc
to you. Why you'll probably turn out 4
murderer, sir if vo| persist in your
1T was really too bad of the colonel,
the poor man turned a lively green; you
could hardly imagine anything more hor
ribly crushed than he appeared Flat all
through. l felt dreadfully sorry for him,
because of course he hadn't meant it. II
he had been a real murderer, he could
hardly have looked more conscience
stricken-there came a look into his eyes
that quite frightened me. | nudged the
colonel. who was beginning a second
TRADE, and ut that ungentle reminder he
consented to draw breath a bit.
IL beg your pardon said the new
comer-his voice was quite humble,
you never saw man so frightened /
can hardly hope for forgiveness. When
| saw You the fraction of second after
my gun was discharged | thought he
paused here. and L turned my glance
more fully on him. And indeed as !
| looked | thought to myself that in all
probability we should have to carry home
not only bunny but his slayer. | tugged
at the colonefS arm to make him look
rs well, and gave him TO understand in
very clever whisper that if he con
/ longer he would he murderer, but he
was TOO far gone to be led into any rea-
sOnable path.
so YOU ought. sir. so You ought,
said he. unrelentingly. and with terrible
severity. though he certainly didn't know
what the stranger had meant. as the poor
man had not finished his sentence.
Why. your COMPOUNDED gun went off
within an inch Of my nose.
"'And no mean target too" whispered
/ into his ear. which set him off at once.
You know the coloneTs darling nose
what Wellingtonian ii is: and how
prone he is to give way to mirth at the
most untimely seasons. lie now began
TO singer.
g / can't explain how sorry | am said
the man (He must be put in like this
if one is to understand him. because Il
thing without name is a puzzlcment to
the most abstrusel 1t is no Compensa-
ton. | know but when | had fired /
thought l should have tainted.
The colonel, who was still staggering
ut my inane remark, failing TO catch
fire at this last apology, | took courage
in both hands, they are small, if sum
burnt. if YOU viii remember. and glanc-
ing behind his back at the culprit, | gave
him a grimace, meant as an encourage
meDt. Whoever he was, however guilty
and he certainly did look like Il poach-
or in those leggings-in all conscience he
had now been Scolded enough.
" You needn't 20 ON fainting' said l.,
seeing that he WAS still very low down
III the world. We are all here-none of
Us dead; not 50 much as a hair Of us
blown into space"
And here ( confess I gave way to
laughter of The CONFUSED. noiSclesS sort
Ii wouldn't have done 10 rouse the
colonel. The man looked back at me-
i was as though / had given him re-
prieve. He regarded me with a graft
tude that was certainly far beyond my
deserts.
The colonel by this time having had
his Singer out. now felt better towards
man and beast.
gave me q shock that IS hard 10 for
give. My. niece here indicating me.
would have been a loss impossible to re-
place
Il thought this very handsome Of the
colonel, but refrained from the expected
confusion. ! sustained myself rs though
| really did believe the sun would stand
still at my demise.
~ can we'll believe that said the mn
known. with SO much emphasis that |
understood at once that in an ordinary
tale it would he acknowledged that he
had fallen in love with me felt the
plot thickening To be the ideal of m
out-aul-out preacher is | suppose quite
aS much as even the modern maid can
aspire to. I knew ! ought 10 be crate
ful so / tried To look il. But unfortu-
nately | could only look il at the colonel.
Really, one cant be ready all i'm a mo-
mont Ia look sweet things ut a poachcr.
However went on the colonel mag
unanimously. ! can afford 10 forgive Won.
as ven won't he able to- do it again. The
owner Of those woods j. expected here
shortly. and ! suppose he win see that
hi>-er-pccpie- can handle a
gun
Evidently my uncle was uncertain a
Ia whether the man with the gun Yves
rvant or g1IeSt. ~ for ne. had
no doubt he was a uoHrher, but |
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