Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-10-19

company? This is my only companion"
and she held up her pencil.
He drew up TO her, pulled out one hand
from his pocket and touched her gown.
1t was 4 very slight movement that he
made. but he managed his limb so well.
though it was quite lame, that she could
not but observe his natural grace.
DO you think L would make very
nice companion for your he asked. with
an air of one twice his size Eleanor saw
I at once that he had been accustomed to
the society OF older brothers and sisters
and their friends.
Il would be very willing to run any
risks, and with that she laughed at the
interest arising within her
! DO you know" he said again. that
when You held your pencil up just So
| and he made the motion. and said that
was your best companion, You did it like
| Uncle Jack? One day | was in his room,
and | said to him. Why do you have so
many pictures of nice girls in Your room
and then don't marry emp and he looked
very serious and held up his pencil which
he was drawing plan of a house with.
and said that was his only love- It's
! funny you both like pencils so mueh," he
continued
! Eleanor threw herself back against the
bench and laughed heartily. Finally she
learned over toward MN and with merry
eyes said: well, | know one thing /
like better than pencils, and that is small
! boys like YOU"
"Do you?" he exclaimed eagerly, with
| JOY in his voice.
/ that moment she did not know that as
she looked down at this young admirer
| her face never looked more charming
The boat slowed up. for they were an.
preaching Cologne. Grandfather Afftih'
came hurriedly down the deck. "Come.
Nall I,
put up at Richter hotel in the town.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Crane of Philadelphia are
| taking the same tour that we are, and
we will go along with them. Crane used
! to know Tom, your father" And. follow
! ing the direction of his eyes, she saw the
couple, with her boy friend between
| them and their valises on either
! SIDE, making toward the side of the boat
| where the landing came. And then sud
denly she recolectcd that she had fer
| gotten all about the fact that they might
have had to part there. she and her
! young friend.
CHAPTER II.
The next day was Wednesday. There
was / service in the cathedral at II
o'clock. At 10 o'clock Eleanor, after
! chatting with Mrs. Crane for II short
! time after breakfast, i'll which she had
| related to her the story of the introduce
! ton to her son, wendell her way toward
the cathedral, ahead of her grandfather
and in company with the small boy. She
| had found out his name. He was called
| Edward. They took their seats in the
rC2i of the dome without speaking 4
word The massive Gothic architecture.
! beautiful in its simplicity. made Eleanor
Spellb0und She noted that every win
dow with its arch above it was a minia-
/ turC Of the entire arched front of the
cathedral, that everything was in keep
! ing. even to the smallest spirC and arch
! IN the decoration of a niche. harmonic
| ing with those greater spires aud arches
J which crown and span the entire struc-
ture. All she could think and feel for
many minutes was of this infnity and
! glory. The only thing she waited for
was the pealing of the organ.
Presently She turned to the hoy. He
sat silently beside her, his lips pared.
| his eyes looking far off
1T is 4 beautiful place, isn't it?" she
said.
Yes" he replied absently; Il ike ii
better than Milan
They stayed looking wonderingiy
about. then advancing further towards
the front. Finally Edward grew rest.
| less
II am not going to stay here for =
| whole hour before church begins and
! then after that, too. 1t is too big here.
II sort of takes all the breath out of me.
Won't You come out on the street while
buy some perfumery for JackI He
likes .perfumery, and | saw Il lot GU;
mere in Il store
always Jack" Eleanor said to her.
SELL and she felt. as she had felt before.
Il great desire 10 see this Jack. and that
night she wrote in her journal: Made
| Il rough sketch of the cathedral as II re-
manned with ME after coming to nv
room. Ii came very easily--I wonder Il
Jack plans great buildings and has a
sSH3od sense Of architecture. And l should
,lEe 10 know If he ever paints and draws
| beautiful women ana children"
| she took particular notice of herself
mat night in her mirror and discovered
rs she never had before that she was
! lovely her form full and graceful and
her face fresh and animated. She had
( Ieif people looking at her long Elmo
Win approval, but she had never heen
! sure that she was really 80 beautiful no.
Tore, When The service had finally he
/ gun that morning in the cathedral III,
/ music mad seemed TO almost take her
OFT her feet. The tones Swelled until
/ they seemed 10 fill the whole grpof in.
terror. enveloping her until her own
neart vihrated 10 the sound and She falf
the music rise and fall in perfect unison
/ with her own deep breathing. She had
1 IN fact. become conscious of her own life
And ever and ever afterwards thar com
| NciolSneSS was 10 pervade the meaning
of things.
CHAPTER III.
! They remained ut Cologne two weeks
/ and then with the Cranes set out Tor
/ Antwerp. The time dragged with Flean-
/ or She had a jolly time at the end Of
| their stay with party Of Londoners ana
/ a x~n-