Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-10

quietly. suspending her crochet hook for
a moment.
Three singles in loop; chain two.
she queried mildly.
1es, Ruby answered, ''but | hardly
think he'll care about fencing any more %
No? Why not? Turn; five singles"
Il practically told him / was-en.
Dear me.-chain five-and to whom:
Turn"
"A person / invented"
You unprincipled little wretch! What
did you do it for?''
Just to see what effect it would
have"
Two singles-and what effect did ;tg,
None at all. You couldn't. stir him Up
to move an eyelash, whatever you did /;
lHess too. snblimely lazy even to lose his
temper"
Mrs. Albert shook her head gently.
You're off the track" she commented
unwinding more scarlet wool; The may
perhaps be guilty of always keeping his
temper, and, let me tell you, a married
woman would consider that very good
failing; but as for being lazy-Albert's
friend, that little Mr.. Higginson, who
knows him well, says he works in his
Office like a galley slave ten months of
the year, and although he has that lazy
things go to smash if they want to, ne
has his eye on everything, and every
move he makes counts. | shouldn't won
der if you've put your silly foot in it foe
once, with your invented man. Albert
SAYS there isn't more whole-souled fell
low living than Roy Adams; but just be-
cause he doesn't hop around and fuss
over everything like banty chicken-as
you do-you must get scornful and snub
him. You've done it all summer, you
know you have, and he's been as faithful
to you as the needle to the haystack, or
whatever it is a needle is supposed to be
faithful to. You always were a fractions
child, and you aren't whit better now
than when You were 8 years. Mrs.
Lloyd ceased her lecture as she found
herself talking to a dissolying view Of
blue organdie ruffles and couple of
claiming, doubling and looping.
Roy appeared before Ruby early the
next day in his usual calm frame OF
mind and his boating rig.
"Think he'll object to your going out
on the lake with me just once moreT' he
asked. I'm going away early tomor-
row morning.
What for?'' she asked.
"Have to-" he responded: vacation
comes to an end tonight. Can you +gog''
She ran out and slipped her boating
hat on in silence. She was rejecting
dismally that she must either confess
her little romance of yesterday an un-
founded one, or bid goodby forever to
this exasperating man, and she knew
now that the latter was something she
could not do and retain any shred of
happiness. She waited. however, until
they were out on the blue, soothing hos
ON of the lake. Then she rushed into it.
"He couldn't object, you know, she
said. reverting to his remark of some
kAex sHNaa has sNYIxr
"a dream-man?" he asked. She
nodded. hlushing uneomfortably.
He hummed a bar of When Dream
( Came True" and settled back easily.
Ruby looked down in silence. She was
waiting for him TO say something else
and he was carelessly moving an oar now
and then, and apparently thinking of
nothing Mt all. She noticed for the first
time how strong his brown hands looked;
they were not the hands of a lazy man.
They driftad along aimlessly.
st was silly story to tell" Ruby
said. at last.
.Oh. don't know" he answered. in
fabricating. But you might realize him
vet. you know
II don't want to- Her voice was
a little uneven.
Poor dream-man: sympathize with
him, I'm sure. Like to have that pond
aThank yen, l don't care for it; let's
70 back.
re agreed amiably. Il sought to get
back early" he said. Il promised
Kingsland TO come over and so fishing
this afternoon, so we may not see each
other again. Caesar, isn't this a day
for fishing. thought
Ruby's cheeks tingled as she walked
silently beside him through the light,
ary grass on the way to the hotel while
ne stalked cheerfully along, making ir-