Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-21
ACricket Match-and Others

A CTlCKeI WdtCH-dHu UlHcIS
a crowd is always an interesting
thing to watch" said Mrs. Wilmot, as
she sat on the box seat of a drag which
commanded view both Of the cricket
field and the continually-moving stream
of gayly-dressed people. Zone sees so
many sides of human nature Look over
there at that girl in blue. Her back is
turned to the cricket, and her eyes have
been wistfully watching the crowd for a
long time. There is someone here to-
day whom she expects and hopes to
see"
Col. Elliot laughed ''She is a pretty
girl, too. She ought not to have to
wait long"
All" said Mrs. Wilmot. with a lit
tie sigh, "one gains something by grow
ing old. One does not have that heart
aching Notwithstanding for that
which more often than not never comes.
Or watching for what does come-seeing
the man one wants to see-trylng and
striving to catch his eye, and all of no
avail. He passes on, unconscious of our
near presence. One cannot shout out
to a man to come and talk to one"
He looked at her with a smile. Are
you too old for it?' ne asked, skeptical-
ly. rs one ever too old for the pains
and joys of expectancy? At least" gal
who endure that heartaching watching
for YOU"
She shook her head. though her still
pretty face colOred up like Il girls at
his compliment.
Il am over 40, and my hair is turn
ing gray she said. Il have put away
all childish things long ago All! my lit
tie blue girl is happy-she has found the
man she wants. See the light in her
eyes and the dimples in her cheeks. To
| hope he is worthy. All! but | am
afraid he is not. He is going, and he has
stayed talking such a little time. Surely
these few minutes were not worth an
hour of anxious watching"
HE has gone to talk to another girl.
| am afraid he does not reciprocate little
Miss Blues interest. See! He likes
her. rival better-they have strolled off to-
getheri''
And the radiancy has gone from lit
tie Miss Blues face, and disappointment
has taken its place. My dear girl, why
do YOU wear your heart on your sleeve?
Don't YOU know"-impatiently man,
or woman. either, never cares for a thing
within reach?"
He glanced at her and wondered lit
tie. She had always been supposed to
he happily married. and though her hus-
band had been dead ten years. she had
never married again. Had Wilmot been
the thing within reach, ana mad there
been another beyond il:
\ burst of applause broke in upon their
reflections and caused them to pay a
little attention to the cricket.
All" exclaimed Col. Elliot, "Cavers-
hams out-he was boWled.'
"Caversham, Caversham,' repeated
Mrs. Wilmot, referring to her card, which
she had not previously taken the trouble
~ l.
Know man named Caversham long ago,
and II is not IL common name"
lie Is the son of Stuart Cavcrsham-
a man | knew in India. He has been out
there twenty years"
That is the man | mean,' She said.
And you know him.
YES and curiously enough | met him
only yesterday. He came over about a
week ago-he said he felt he must see
his boy play for Elton"
Then he is here-here today?'
He is certain to be-. He told me he
would look out for me-"
slowly.
Yes. His wife has been dead some
years.
She was silent for a moment, but her
eyes We're busy-scanning closely every
man who passed beneath the drag.
Is II a compliment or otherwise. do You
thlnk," she asked presently. ito the late
husband or wife if person do not mar
~ againT'
Col. Elliot laughed. 1T depends" he
SAID. "A man may delight in his liber-
Jy-his wife might have made him look
on his marriage as a fetter-or he may
nave been so happy that he would not
consider any other woman worthy to re-
place the departed one You should
know. Which feeling. mas prevented you
from marrying again?'
Il suppose it depends on the ndivid-
aal' she said. DO YOU think Stuart
ayersham was happy
b; don't know. | only met him after
mas wife was dead"
Is he altered much? What does he
look like now?"
"oh. he is tall and broad and bronzed
with gray hair and a dark mustache-
why. there he is-just passing, don't you
SCe?"
"Where?"
There-opposite don't you see? He
Is looking up now"
She caught her breath as she watched
me man down below. Would he see
herE Would he recognize her? She
would have known him anywhere.
But no. He caught sight of Col. Elliot
and nodded to him, and then his eyes
rested on her for a moment and turned
away
A keen feeling of disappointment took
possession OF her-disappointment such as
~Lt Add not felt for years.
Is ne much changed?' Col Elliot was
asking her.
No, very little" she answered. but the
NE seemed to have gone out of her voice.
tie looked away from her.
Little Miss Blue is leaving her seat.
LOOK. she and her friends are going for
! stroll, the opposite way. too. to which
me man went a little while ago. She
Hepes TO meet him is he goes around"
Yes, said Mrs. Wilmot, indifferently.
Tier interest in little Miss Blue seemed
10 nave gone. Stuart Caversham had
Passed on TO the right and was lost in the
mass Of people.
mall we go FOR a stroll, too" asked
va. Elliot, and he smiled as she caught
d, the suggestion, and he helped her