Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-25
OF A SUMMER DAY.

| vi n COVlViLN Dh He
I'm rather glad you came,' remarked
Dolly.
"Yes?' I replied, rather surprised at
such a warm reception.
Yes" she continued lazily; anybody
is relief. l was getting lonesome"
All! of a surety l thank thee. But
It's with regret that break sad news.
| can stay but few minutes"
NONSENSE" exclaimed Dolly incredu-
lousy. Il think you'll decide to stay a
little while
Il adore scenery; mountains and yai-
| leys and all that, you know" she con
tinued, dreamily gazing down the valley,
where the little river wandered a giisten.
ing thread between the great mountain
walls, but l get lonely sometimes,
alone"
Yes; I understand exactly / re-
marked sympathetically. You want
| somebody TO tantalize"
You always spoil everything with
your would-be witticisms," INTERCEPTED
Dolly.
For a moment l disdained reply; then
| exclaimed with the air of a martyr:
How could you be SO cruel, Dolly :?
My dignity is sadly injured, and-and :
you're an awful deceiYer, awful. I'm GO
ing away now. Shall send the youthful
but devoted Reggie to keep you from
being lonely?"
This was winner; developed my
game.
Don't go, Dick" entreated Dolly hum
bly,. I'm blue as--oh, blue as can be
today when I'm alone"
This was interesting. l decided to
stay.
Something wrong today, Dolly?. I
asked, sitting down again, but moving
up very close, as became my sympathetic
mood. What's the trouble? Did the
dressmaker fail to send out your gsswn
for the hop tonight, or have you been
having your photograph taken? That is
| awfully hard on ones temper-thOught
you ought to be used to it,
you?"
Which was 1.-THE dress or the pho
tographsT'
''Oh, don't pretend Somebody's told
YOU
Pom my life, no. I was always a
good guesser. | am not at all surprised
that | hit off. Fact, Dolly"
Lets talk sense-if you can" said
Dolly.
Sense! Dolly, I'm hurt wounded by
your remarks
IF you will be foolish" she exclaimed
|
you like the profile or the three-quarter
better"
II couldn't be foolish" I contended.
but | can tell you just the same like
the three-quarter: there's more of your
face in it. Dolly"
Il couldn't be foolish mimicked Dol
", but l can talk very foolish. Be
sides" she exclaimed, Il knew you'd
seen them or somebody told you. That
terrible man hasn't put them in his win
dow, has he? Why, l only had them
taken four days ago.
And YOU kept t. secret four whole
be right for me to allow her to become
conceited. i said:
Which kind did You give that long
legged Berwick boy, Dolly? And has
Staples got one yet? Are you going to
give three to those three Alden boys, or
can you make one do for the lot?''
What do You mean?" cried Dolly in.
dignantly. You mean to insinuate that
I'm in the habit of tossing them around
promiscuously !"
Why, Dolly, I"
That was what you meant and you
know it. You haven't been troubled with
one, have you?'
NO" l owned; "but evidently the mis-.
cry wasn't long to be deferred
had noticed the gray margins of a cou.
pie of cards projecting from between the
leaves of a book which lay at her other
side, and reaching quickly around, | got
the book and drew from it two of the
photographs, profile and three-quar
ter.
Did You bring them both for me, Dol
ly?" | chuckled gleefully, "or was il
that | might take my choce?'
You wretch" gasped Dolly. They
were not for You at all!'
There was silence for a few minutes.
They're lovely, Dolly" | finally re.
marked, as | sat looking at the photo
graphs.
At last she began to wriggle uneasily
then she spoke
Perhaps they were for YOU" she ad
mitted. but they're not now. You've
twisted what | had intended for a friend
~ act into something which makes me
appear very foolish, and-and you've as
Sumed things. Hou--you know what
mean. / can never feel the same"
Her eyes wera really glistening, anJ
her mood different to any in which / haI
ever before seen her. | dropped the pho
tographS and FASTENED 10 make the mos
/ ahject apology. AT first she was obdur
ate, and the dark head shook obstinately
! despite my pleading, but perseyerins
penitence seemed at last on the point o.
; winning forgiveness.
) 1T was all wrong sighed Dolly
Let us go back to the beginning an,
| commence over again
l stole o glance at the hand which la!
between IT'S.
There is something about woman
small, soft hand, Dolly. that makes !
an infinite power for good in the maj
who is SO happy as TO possess it,
Il hope You feel q better man. laugheS
Dolly a moment later. but she didn'
take il away, only added: You neeS
; something 10 make You better"
1T does make me better, Dolly"
| whispered. Couldn't you let me hay,
it, so that could keep il always, Dolly 2
Il might do such q thing" murmeret
Dolly, after properly thoughtful pause