Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-02

"Al Observation-Disclosures the step of a
newcomer at The Inn
'IIideous. isn't she?' somebody com
mented, as the sounds of gravel crunch
ing became fainter. But she wears a
splendid solitaire, and anyhow yon would
know she was engaged by the way she
rows her eyes into affectiOnate little Sits
when the kids heaye in sight"
well. she's reached the end of her
troubles then
''Cmph." contemptuously: zone end"
How do you know: Did you ever try
it-scriousIyY
Yes
In January, for instance, and it lasted
well, say over the spring.
yep"
What broke it?'
Broke it? Rubber's nothing to it,.
Just grew too attenuated to survive?"
"No, lists still on
And you with an l.. LIP"
why not? He's on the other side"
Where's your ring?'
Goose couldn't wear that and
my key at the same time: but | really
am thinking of swearing off for the rest
Of the season' which called forth
bowls of derision, and the Continuous
Performance recited relevantly:
Three young tnaidens agreed to forcgo
The fantastic gyrations of toe.
Said they, such gyratlons produce agita
lions
Cqrdlaeal as we'll as of toe"
Here comes hi, "
"Plus 'Chum% y"
"Of course" Rapid arrangement of
hair, skirts, ribbons. hands-everythng
followed by graceful passivity and an ex-
preston of ingenious surprise as the two
came into view. The girl was carrying
n high-shouldered old blue rose jar and
an armful Of wlde-petalled yellow roses.
She established herself in the sun on the
bottom step to arrange them. and the
man went up smilingly among the girls
ON the Swallowed piazza. They were ter
rors-the set al the inn that summer
Their previous season there had given
them 4 sense of propriet0rship. Di was
newcomer, and they resented her hay
ing openly turned down four men and
so tanned the NTH that he could thus
safely be turned loose in the midst Of
their many charms. And hi. with her
yellow roses ana her Old-blue Jar, inn
mensely enjoyed the situation, being mis-
tress of il. She knew her "chum.' she
knew those other girls and strange to re-
late she was on pretty intimate terms
with herself. and she had no fear I'm
tit--well until another woman came TO
the inn-a woman strong and generous
ana good to look upon, woman who
could walk steadily gracefully, through
her early thirties, and was not afraid to
Sit in the all-revcaling sunlight; a woman
toward whose fair, frank brow Di saw
her "chums" eyes stray once and again.
With the N-rayness of intuition the girl
realized there was reverential apprecia-
tion in those few glances more dangerous
TO their chumship than pillows of Airt-
ing would be. And yet they were only
chuns-ihere was nothing to he said
nothing to be done. They came to know
each other after while-the two wom-
heart and the fact that she had the
subteSt Of ali rivals TO cope with-a
woman she could not dislike.
The weeks slipped away, and with
them some of the color from DIS cheeks,
little of the spring from her step, but
under all the froth and nonsense was
pucky little soul, and she played her part
hravely. Did he care? Gould the other
woman care? Scratch a woman and yon
find a tiger, a devil or an angel. More
over, Won never can tell. Angels wear
no edrmarkS and devils hide their horns.
This time it happened love had brought
into being and laid bare all the woman
in the child OF twenty summcrS-a beau
tiful soul strong and selhesS-had beer
bern amid that summers play.
1t was little comfort that when hi aud
her chaperon cousin packed their trunks
the chum packed. TOO. He may leave
her for me- she thought. but the qucS-
ton is, Does he want to leave her?
could even kill her" the pain in her heart
cried out, but could l ever kill the want
of her in him"
Jealousy strikes a deeper root than the
greed of love for ones self. At its bit
tercSt it is the dawuing recognition Of
another'S superiority, the vindication in
itself OF an0ther's preference and the
highway OF its traekleSs seas stretch
either way--to the "haven OF love-Ge-
sired or the bourne which no love
lightens,"
Ills the set of the soul that decides the
goal
And not the storm nor the stress.
1t is good to be liked. admired. loved.
wanted. And so Dis summer had be-
gun. 1t is good TO have the companion
ship of strength and brains and courtesy
unfailing--to walk hand in hand the glad
days through with manliueSS and a per-
feet understanding sympathy-and mer-
riment to spare. And so DIS summer
had been spent. 1t is good. too. to grow.
( to love, to suffer. And SO Dis summer
closed.
One cleaning in the chill of late DC.
tober she sat by her open FIRE. gazing