Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22

soul, she has not had much chance for
laughter of late.
oh, rash man says she rs there
no one to give you warning? VIII you
commit yourself, then?''
Miss Darcy shall command me. =
says he laughing. What shall it be.
then?" turning to Evelyn. "A dance. a
garden party-a picnic-a-"
You have said It," cries Evelyn gaily.
who has forgotten il the new excitement
all about her late discontinue. a pic
mic; we have not had one this year yet.
It would be delightful; wouldn't it, Ma
rian+'
1T would indeed. says Marian. whose
eyes too have caught a brighter light.
Then it only remains to say what
day says Crawford. who, unconscious
ly, has addressed himself to Evelyn sole
This is the seventh" she says, mus
ing.
odd numbers are lucky" says Mr..
Blount. striking in now with his usual
luck. why not say the fifteenth!
"Oh. MOI" says Evelyn rising to her
feet. and looking towards Mrs. darcy
i'll a nervous fashion that suggests de
sire for help.
No, no, dear. No. of course not, y
says Mrs. darcy at once, speakIins
s0othingly but with some agitation. Ev-
elyn. still standing and pale as death,
shudders Il little. and walking across the
room sinks down on the sofa on which
her aunt is sitting and gives her hand
into her keeping.
Stamcr, who has been silent since Ev-
Clyn'S entrance. now regarding her with
some surprise. is impelled by some secret
influence to move his glance from her to
Crawford.
AS he looks he il conscious of a severe
shock. Crawford is still sitting but his
face--. 1t is absolutely CHASTITY. The
eyes. bent rigidly upon Miss Darcy.
seem starting from their sockets; tho
gray pallor of his skin is terrible Good
heavens! What can it mean? Whatever
may be the secret of Miss D'Arcy's life
is it possible that he. Crawford, an utter
stranger, can be cognizant of it, when
others. old friends. lie still in the dark
The idea is so hateful to Stamer that
with both hands, as it We're. he pushes il
from him.
NO. no not the fifteenth" says Craw.
ford. recovering himself by Il powerful
effort. "Mss-Miss darcy does not de
sire that day and
He stops abruptly. as though the
strength to proceed is beyond him. Sta
mer, watching him, grows m0mentarily
more sure that whatever it is that the
D'Arcys have hitherto concealed about
Evelyn's early life is known at least to
1ldN IbTN. ~ very EiEG vi anger Ills
| his breast as he admits this thought
He-hc. That he should be trusted
whilst those who have known and grown
with her should be deemed unworthy of
trust! 1t is intolerable.
Then some day later Marian is say
ing i'll her soft voice, eager ms usual tC
fill up the gaps. The 18th? That, too. =
to the unfortunate Batty, who is much
depressed by the result of his suggestion
'WOuld no q lucky minnie -
Yes, the 18th by all means" says
Crawford. He looks, with difficulty as
it seems to Stamer-who is watching
him-at Miss Darcy. will the 18th
suit you, Miss Darcy"
Yes, yes. | hope it will be a fine
day" says she family.
Bound to be" says Mr. Blount who
after ALL has his uses. You know what
the Meteorological society have said, that
there will be no more rain until the
middle of August. They're the biggest
liars in the world, no doubt" says Mr.
Blount pleasantly. but sometimes they
hit it off Let's hope they'll do it this
time.
Il feel as if rain wasn't within mil
lion miles of me-" says Marian laughing.
She is feeling honestly concerned for Ev-
clyn, but is eXerting herself Ia pass off
the afternoons hasc0 as best she can.
Has the colonel's debt had anything to
do with the l0tht Has the sword of
Damocles descended? But if so. should
not the wife rather than the niece show
such signs of agitation? 1t is very puz-
cling altogether.
You going, Crawford z" cries Mr.
Blount; then I'll go with you Our paths
lie very much the same way. And. if
you're like me, you think your own com
pany worst of all. Ha! hat
You are very good" says Mr.. Craw-
ford. with an inward resignation that he
forbids to rise to the surface.