Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
THE BRUTE WON HER.

II don't know what il is said the
young man with. the delicate chin, but
there's some weird influence about an
automobile. That's the only way / can
explain what happened down at Atlantic
City month ago. incidentally, l never
help a man with a broken-down machine.
| used TO.
Il went down to Atlantic City three
months ago and took my automobile with
me. There was about the Stunningest
girl staying at the hotel you ever saw.
| knew the minute | laid my eyes on
her that we'd take TO each other. Less
than a week after | got there we were
old friends. | used To read to her an
hour or two every morning. This was
rather rough on the rest of the girls
there We're couple of dozen of them
because | was the only eligible man at
the hotel First | tried her ON Austin
)obSon and little Omar khayyam and
then George Meredith. and finally, after
d got my courage up. | brought out
few little things of my own. We were
soul compliments all right and | told
her SO. | guess she'G neen thinking the
same thing. because size laughed Il lot
when | told her. We enjoyed this sort OF
thing for about week and then one day
thought she was looking rather blue.
We'll, | am she said. when | asked
her about it. This place bores me ter
ribly.
~ don't blame you, told her.
Nothing but drCvcS OF Cabling women.
1ouH have 10 take some rides with me
in my automobile.
she sighed and then said: That would
be great fun, but I'm afraid mamma
wouldn't approve, and you know there's
TO room for Il chaperon,'
well. if there's no other way. |
said, we could read in the afternoon as
well a the morning. Then you'd only
have to stand the bore evenings
"She seemed terribly pleased at that.
She dubbed over so she couldn't speak
for while.
You're simply Il genius. Mr.. Viii
Tiger she said. How did you ever come
to think of anything SO cleverE
Then she laughed again. She was a
very happy hearted girl.
but after all. nothing came of the
idea she thought was SO clever. She
happened to have headache the next
afternoon and the next day vas Sunday.
And on Monday Bangs arrived. Bangs
was big, coarse aWed man, whose looks
showed what he amounted To. | believe
his chief claim TO distinction was that he
played on Yale football team. Ethel
she was the stunning girl, you know
came to me the same afternoon and asked
me If | din't think he was dreadful.
oh, he might do for some girls |
said
Yes. | suppose So answered Ethel,
shuddering. Isn't it disgusting:'
The joke of the whole thing was that
the poor lad seemed terribly taken with
Ethel from the moment he saw her. The
first week he was there he followed Ethel
about from morning - night. 1t broke
up our reading. but Ethel thought she
ought to be polite to him, he being a
stranger ut the hotel. Pretty soon. how
ever, matters began to get more serious.
Two weeks passed and then three, and
still we didn't do any more reading. He
began taking Ethel walking and the
walks began to get longer. Every time
they started out together and the poor
girl got chance she'd make face over
his shoulder and shake her head despair
ingly. Finally | caught her alone one
day and put it to her straight. whether
she wasn't letting the chap impose too
much on her kindness or heart. She con
feSsed that perhaps she was. and said
she'd see whether she couldn't get a
hint through the fellows head.
But things didn't change. and abou.
a week later | went to her and asked
her if she could trust me as a friend.
You ought to have seen the look she gave
me when she said she hoped so.
Well. | said. l want you to tell me
perfectly frankly why YOU let that fellow
continue to drag YOU off walking when
You don't want to goT
She looked at me terribly queerly for
a minute, and wouldn't tell for long
while. Then finally she said:
We'll. if you must know, | simply
can't help myself
II smiled sarcastically at that
You don't know that man she went
on. Il never say anything like him.
cant tell you how he carries on if | don't
put on my hat and go with him whenever
he asks me to-
why | asked. do you have anything
to do with him at all? Why don't you
tell him you have regular engagement
to read with me, and send him about his
busineSsT
she was so nervous she actually
laughed, although, you'd better believe it
didn't look like a laughing matter.
=" Well she said. finally. I'll try to.
You're awfully clever | should never
have thought Of it myself
"A week later | asked her what she
had done. You ought to have seen the
girl look around She didn't want to say
a word. but | told her it was her duty to
tell me all.
to speak. If | don't walk with him when
ever he asks me, that hell-hell do some
thing dreadful, jump into the ocean or
burn the hotel or something like that. |
really don't know what to do
Il was so indignant that felt like go
ing out aud telling the fellow what
thought of him. But I knew there was
no use getting into ali alteration with
man of that kind.
"'Do" / said. Why, complain to the
proprietor of the hotel or TO your mother
at once He's rerely taking advantage
of your good nature and the thing ought
to be put Il stop to at once.
She sat thinking for a long time.
Then she said:
IN do it; CT course, not right away,
because mamma is not very we'll aud it
would upset her. As soon A she is bet
ter she shall know all
so the walks went on for a while and
all the consolation Ethel and | had was
to roast the fellow whenever we got to-
gether. EtherS mother didn't seem 70
be very bad, but Ethel wanted to be
sure about her health before she told her
That brings me to the queer part Of
the story. The fellow was evidently i'm
pressed with my automobile. and the first
thing anybody knew he had one of MS
own sent down. And the next day he
took Ethel off riding in it. Now. re-
member, she'd never have gone riding
with me, because She was afraid her
mother wouldn't like it, II shows how