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

dom ploWed by the keel of any ship
larger than the coiiiers putting into the
cobD two niles away. l suppose | love
i because Il Is 80 quiet: there IS no es-
pianaGe backed by pretentiOus villas
WITH stucco fronts and patr0led 10y yapid.
fashionable ldIers: NJ long, depressing
parade IF invalids iH bath chairs. no
Inc If decayed iandaus and broken
GoTl- victo-ias drawn by ragged poIies.
Ihe.e are Ho bathing machines and buf
few boats: ire village belongs TO the
villagers and they seem 10 wish 80 keen
]. e. themselves. Therefore. j do not
give the name. nut it is written on ing
heart.
Col.op was silent. TOO. and for auite
half an h9ur 10 word passed be ween
rs: We smoked ~ sympathy, aad cum-
Ednfd WIN our hearts and We're still
bGt h must have beel thinking Of his
laS7 words. for presently lie repeated
them. and added his next thought "a
m
NO. I've no fault to frd with the
Co~,or. My quarrel is with God"
/ looked at him. waiting. There was
set expression OF his face that was in
tniicly pathetic.
Mos: oe u nave thought that some
me o. another | said. I've Ieln
there myself. and tell yo9, man, is
fool sh8ess.''
He shrugged his shoulders.
Il IN a poor hand at an argument. he
SAID. and # there is one thing that Is
fao!iehneSs more than another il Is argy-
men bul if anyone could have steeTed
me 10 heaven I was Monica. I is not
Only ha; loved her; seems 20 me
needed her"
Perhaps God needed her. l said
| Aaron looked at me.
| "Talking's no good | said. Look
| here. ,;oliop, you can steer a boat alone,
can; YOU:
Course I can" he answered
| Very well. then, go on alone; don't
! turn back because the helmsman's oyer-
! roard. There's another thing, TOO. YoTs
! know the revolving light on the hIli
! there
F.! Ggllop nodded.
| We'll. a lot Of good that would be to
| a man if he had it in the boat with
! him. No, you've got 10 80 through this
! thing alone. I'm going home, but yon
might think Of that-when you are hsh-
| ing tonight
So got up and left him alone with his
sorrow. and as | was still in no mood fer
| the festival, | went back TO my own
| house and spent satisfactory afternoon
! with my aurlculas. -iUr1cuiaS are 4 GOOD
! thing for a man. as teaching him hulnil-
! ity and patience.
! 1t was about o'clock next morning
when | was awakened by heavy ham
melng at my door, and going down
stairs | found Aaron standing outside
| with a bundle in his arm. He pushed
| his way inside the passage.
Light lamp or something he said.
and make one of the maids bring down
some blankets. | can't take her home,
Tor there is only the one bed and Mon
icas on it,
He unbuttoned his coat, which he had
wrapped roand the child he was carry
ing, and | saw that 1t was a girl of 3
or ! years old. | looked at him inqIir-
ingiy. and presently. when he had got a
fire burning. and the doctor, whom | had
sent for had told us that she might now
DO well, GOllop told me what had hap.
penod
ia gone ont for brill" he said. lyon
know the ground: you get your boat SO
that you're in line with the factory CHM
ney and with the tower of Wildacres
church. \ collier had just gone out frog
the cobb and this child must have falle.s
overheard, but | couldn't make anybodl
hear. though | shouted as | never did
Guess she's round the Bill by now, anG
the child mine
He said it fercely as if challenging ouk
right to take it from him, and | es3
changed looks with the doctor. thovg
of the bed in the stone cottage up the
Hill. which would have been empty next
day if it had not been for this child.
OF course the childs yours | said;
and unless the father who's fool enough
10 let her fall overheard chooses to make
inquiries, yours she viii remain"
May she b.de here until after tomor-
row."
l knew what he meant. The little bed
i'll the stone cottage would not be empty
until tomorrow afternoon.
OF course she must" | said: and
presently. with a jealous look at the
sleeping child. Aaron went away
Next day my blinds We're down. hut
half on hour or 50 after the church bell
had stopped toling | heard his step come
mp my gravel path. HIS eyes were dry
and rather hloudSh0t but he didn't say n
word. | took him into the room and pat
The child into his arms. buttoning round
| it the coat in which he had brought it
/ home She looked at him gravely. hut
went to him readily enough. and nestled
up against him as if She trusted him.
Aaron turned, and, still without speak
inv, strobe down to the gate which |
opened for him. | think he would have
tried To speak. but | stopped him.
That's al right, Gollop," | said: IN
lock YOU mp in a day or two. and if YOU
want any things for her, You know
where to come. There are still some
here, Yen know
Sorrow breeds sympathy ana sym
pathy makes one very quick in the mp
take. Go,lop understood me. for once
there had been q child in MY cottage, too.
As he turned out Of the gate and strobe
up the Hill | followed him mp with ono
parting shot.
You'd no fault to find with the doctor
yesterday, Goilop; your quarrel was with
| someone else. TO home. man. and make
ii up while you may
And although his face was turned from
me | could imagine that in those blood
shot eyes a softer light was aready
dawning as he looked down upon the