Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-14

moment or making up my mind finally
However, my second thought on the sub
Jet has been of no avail. for your treat
ment Of me Il such at the present mo-
ment that | am enjoying all the hard
ships OF the trip / did not take, without
any of IFS sleasures. Kindly thaw n
little toward me, | am positively CON
gea,ed. Let's quarrel if nothing else: a
heated argument at least would bring
cur conversational thermometer a few
degrees above zero
In spite of herself the girl laughs and
the ice is broken between them. Wont
yen let me explain away our misundef-
standing! he says hurriedly, in a low
tone You know | would not have
caused you moments unhappness fer
the world. ! did not realize what your
dog Was 10 you, and when | did | wrote
and tired 10 make the 'amende honora-
Bile. but You took no notice of my note"
Il never received il, she answers slow
/ ". Il went away. South, the day after
Trick died; the letter could not have
been forwarded or was lost in the mail.
am sorry. Oh. | was so disappointed
in yon: we had been such friends, and |
though you knew of my tender assn
Citations with my little dog. and then 10
burst in upon what was a great sorrow
to me with what seemed unsympathetic
fFivolity. Mary says ] was childish in
my treatment OF you. but it all was So
real. so heartless to me-"
Tie girl stops and gaZes steadfastly at
her plate 10 hide the tears glistening in
her eyes. not seeing that jean the bufier
has appeared noise.essly at Vane's right,
holding buEch of violets in his hand.
Madame sent you these" he whispers.
'She says you will know what to do with
them. And Harold, looking up. catches
bright. encouraging smile from his host
esS. Nane holds the flowers a moment
hi EsnHa .1..u- III u
turning. he says hestatingly:
viii yon let me give you these now
VIII You take them as q token of your
forgiveness to me-" she looks ND at the
serious face, bent toward her. holds out
her hand, draws it back, then stretching
II out again takes the flowers. Then she
says vehemently:
''Oh. if YOU knew how | hated myself
ever since sent YOU back those violets!
have had to keep my anger hot against
you by every conceivable means 10 keep
under the realization of how uncailed for
my rudeness 10 you was. On. will YOU
forget what | did and LET il all be as if
It had never happened; let it be as it was
last wear when we were friends indeed?
Shake hands,, she continues with a
tremulous little laugh. won't you! Just
to show there's no i'll feeling?' and she
holds out her hand to him under cover of
the table. In a moment Vane holds it in
his warm grasp and oblivious OF the com
pany at large Tor a moment, and con-
scious only Of one sweet, upturned face,
he says softly:
Il can forgive you anything because
because-confound it, catching himself
up in time Il cannot tell You here before
all these people; may / come tomorrow
and tell you? | promise not to write any
more poetry in the meantime to bar the
gates of paradise to me. Answer me,
Alba. may | Gomez
And as the hostess rises and the guests
proceed to follow her example. Nane
catches little Yes" waited TO him over
Miss Purves' shoulder.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser