Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-14
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with rs an active memory of the old life.
Sometimes the laundry isn't all that IT
ought to be. but we do fairly WE'LL
Dressing for dinnah is a necessity o
me- said Mrs. Glynn. 1T makes some
break in the monotony of this tiahsome
life"
One by one the men came forward and
were re-introduced, all except Allyn, who
said that Miss English must remember
his name by this time. The Hon. Henry
Lascelles, a short. fair, broad man Of
thirty years. muttered something about
''demned assurance" and was privily
kicked by Mr.. John Royal Deveraux, a
short, dark, broad man of the same age
A butler in somewhat faded livery APP
pearing TO announce dinner. Glynn gave
the gOvemess his arm, Mrs Glynn fol-
lowing ON the arm of Allyn and the COM
pani0nless males brought up the rear.
The dining room was kalsomined In olive
green, picked out with red. Stays ant
lers and boars' heads were on the walls
The long table of mahogany glittered
with silver in the light of branches of
wax candles. In this room also was a
fire of mesquite logs which threw out
faint but pungent scent. Lois found her
self at the right hand of the host. Next
to her was the Hon. L. Louis Godwyn, Il
youth of twenty-one, with broad shout
derS healthy color on his tanned checks
and a healthy appetite. He devoted him
self studiously to his dinner, yOuchsaing
but one remark during the hour at table;
Had 4 splendid run this morning"
meaning thereby that he had been chas-
ing peccarics.
Across the table sat the Hon Russell
Maude and the girl told herself that of
the men there he was the one most worth
cultivation. He was of tall, strong
frame. with Drowned sincwy hands which
showed almost black against the table
linen. His eyes, small and brilliant
were of the hue Of jet. y heavy black
mustache shaded his mouth his nose was
hooked and his brown forehead seemed
abnolmally high and narrow because Of
the loss of some hair in front That
which remained was black as the crows
wing and unstreaked by gray. His chin
was massive and protruding, blued from
the razor, and his ears small and set
closely to his head. When he smiled.
which was not often. he revealed an even
| row of teeth, white as milk and sharp
pointed. Lean and muscular. saturnine,
self-contained and forceful, with that
nameless unconscious polish of manners
which comes from contact with the world
he was not a handsome man. but one
noticeable in any assembly. A certain
squareness and rigidity of shoulder and
measured length Of step smacked If early
military training and there was an incon-
spicuous set of limb which said that. in
all probability, this training had been in
cavalry arm. He watched with quiet
| amusement the steady industry of God
wyn, then leaning forward addressed his
first remark to the girl. speaking in a
deep, quiet voice and with much distinct
ness
have come a long way to get to poor
country"
1t was in way as if he had challenged
her to defend the country, or to disprove
his condemnation of it, and she felt a
slight resentment stir in her.
Il know nothing about the country as
yet" she answered calmly. You know
it better than l. | have certainly come
a long way"
But admit" he went on, that You
were disappointed in it. 1t is so dry and
brown, wateress and unpicturesque."
Il was not disappointed in it, because
| had no preconceived idea of it, As for
its dryness and BROWNIES. it is not alone
in that regard. Other countries share the
doubtful merit with it, | suppose. For
instance, the sands back of Algiers."
She spoke without thinking, but Maude
started slightly and his bronze cheek pal
ed. He looked at her for n fieeting mo-
ment as if he were about to say or do
something startling, then continued
smoothly:
All. You have been in AlgiersT"
"Oh. no; have not been out of Amer
lea. l mentioned Sahara merely as an
| instance in point
Just SO. Yes. it is dry in North At
RIGA away from the sea. So, for that
matter, is the country of Bokhara. l
have been in both places. The Rio
Grande region is really beautiful in
spring. hope that you will be with us
then, Miss English, and that you will en-
joy the intervening winter"
She said Thank YOU abstractedly
and turned to address some remark to her
host. Receiving his reply and CHANGING
down the table she was surprised to
catch from its far end the bright blue
eyes Of Allyn fixed on her with a look Of
warning and depreciation. She did not
understand il and she did not, al the time
permit it to interfere with her enjoyment
of the dinner and company. but she re-
membered it 3fterward. Catching the
signal from Mrs. Glynn, she rose ami
Goodwin, with an unexpected CELEBRITY.
was at the door to open ii for her He
bowed profoundly as she passed out and
gave her a grateful glance for permitting
him TO eat his dinner in peace. The men
rejoined them in the drawing room with
in 4 half-hour. Being asked to sing she
held them spellbound with some Of Tro-
| tere's songs, her accompaniment being
rendered in a really mastery manner by
the Hon. George H. Peyton. pale
young fellow riding after cattle in the
west because Of lungs that would not
permit him to remain with his mother in
Yorkshire.
When Lois English retired that night
She was luled TO sleep by the tinkle Of
The fountain, but she had confused
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