Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-10-03
CHAPTER XNNIX


Weekes, with all the emphasis that be-
longs to her. She has one young man on
her right and another young man on her
left, and is feeling so happy that she be-
lieles herself To be virtuous.
What's a shame?" demands Lady
Stamer with supercilous glance at the
first speaker. She feels herself SO entire.
ly beyond Mrs Wylding- Weekes both
temporarily and spiritually, that she
hardly puts her best foot foremost when
entering on scrimmage with her. and
therefore seldom comes off anything bu:
second best.
why this projected marriage between
that pretty Evelyn Darcy and the old
man who hangs round here" says Mrs.
Nylding-Weekes, without 4 pang Of re-
morse at the vulgarity of her speech
They are all hanging round here just
now. Mr., Crawford having invited al
most everybody to days skating on his
lakes, and to tea and etceteras after
wards, everybody has accepted the invita-
ton and has come.
If YOU mean Mr.. Crawford" says
Lady Stamer with Il sueeriHg severity
that would have subdued anybody but
Mrs WyldingW eekes, but is completely
thrown away upon her, Il think you take
a distinctly wrong view of the ease. To
me, she appears in no other light save as
an exceptionally fortunate girl"
All" says Mrs. Welding Weekes
There is a good deal Of contempt for the
person answered conveyed in this seem
ingly simple monosyllable. AS Il fact
Mrs Wylding-Weekes holds 10 one in
reverence. The Archbishop of Canter-
bury himself would be to her. If brought
into immediate connection with him, a
mere common mortal and nothing more.
That's because you know nothing about
it. says she presently.
ITO know nothing at all about it is
the one happy state of life" says Mr..
Blount with prophetic instinct. AS usual
he is on the spot.
That is to be distinctly deceitful.
Bartholomew" says Lady Stamer. adj
dressing Mr.. Blount but pointing her re-
mark at Mrs. Wylding- Weekes. "Onr
must be a person of remarkably distorted
views of what is right and what is wrong
to give way to such a sentiment as that"
We'll, he may be right. or he may be
wrong" says Mrs Wylding- Weekes i'm
partially; "but as far as he goes l agree
with him. Them's my sentiments too
She laughs in an altogether aggravating
way.
They are not mine" says Lady Siam
err, Sternly. trying to look down this oh
nnXious young woman and failing mister
ably.
They wouldn't. of course says the
/ obnoxious young woman: 'tiSn't good
enough for you, is it? You haven't lived
up to this style of thing. Times mp for
you. ehE But. | assure you. Batty has
INT truth. He's done it in the eye. He
knows
He knows what do not-the new
argot," says Lady Stamer crushinely. Il
do not aspire to such knowledge | con-
fesS it is beyond me-beyond the com
pass of most well-bred people"
Beyond me. YOU mean" says Mrs
! W. iding-Wepkes unembarrasSed and. in
effect. rather delighted with this prospect
Of Il royal row. She happens TO be in
great feather. today-literally speaking
her frock beingParisian and beyond ques-
tiOu.
To be well cowned is to be of good
spirit as most people will acknowledge
In that delightful book, Backlog Stud
les" the author tells us that in Boston
/ they hold the opinion. That there is II
satisfaction in being well-dressed which
religion cannot give
This is perhaps going far-but not far
ther than the honest truth will carry
some people. Mrs. Wylding Weekes is
mt heart a BoStonian.
Put I'm not 50 entirely out Of it as You
moral people may wish to brlieve. SAYS
he, beaming cordially upon Lady Stamer
who dctests her. u m full Of the lowell
est sentiments, I believe ia all the old
/ trash. Such as love. for example.
! That i not trash. says Lady Sta
mer. Nobody with a heart could call it
/ so.
NO. Nobody with a heart" says her
] tormontor.
! Lady Stamer with a froWn."t consider
! Evelyn darcy very lucky girl.
/ Il don't" says Mrs. WELDING Weekes.
promptly