Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-10-18

y into the famous third room. do you
see AIR. Samson anywhere?"
No, do not" said Theo cooily, with
a rather bored expression on her sweet
face But that is possibly because / am
not looking for him"
Her aunt shot sharp glance at her,
but ignored the pointed remark.
1t is very odd-he promised to be here
before US. The third room, he said, about
II. And it IS half past now"
Probably he grew tired of waiting for
US, and went away like sensible man."
Nonsense. you know he never gets
tired of Warrington you, at any ratei"
said Mrs. Warrington. with the doubt
iul taste she displayed in her dress and
manner. William. do you see MIR. Pitt
Samson"
The meek and depressed little man,
who was rather oyershadowed by his
wife's magenta presence, started and
stared rOunu him.
No, don't, my dear!" he said mildly.
And | think We should easily discover
him if he were here-it is rather difficult
not to see him, you know"
Mrs. Warrington frowned angrily az
| her husbands innocent remark. and Thco
! suppressed a smile. She pitied her uncle,
| but she could not help feeling q certain
contempt for him for allowing himself
| to be henpecked. She had so far sue
oessfully maintained her own way in her
relations with her aunt, but she did not
realize that, for reasons of her own, Mrs.
Warrington had judged it prudent 50
moderate her self assertiveness in Theo-
dora's case, and, though it CALLED her. had
submitted to what she inwardly called
the girls lntolerabJe caprices. But Theo
was an orphan and an heiress. aid her
making her home with her aunt and uncle
meant Il considerable impTo' uInent iii
| their household expenses. So the girl had
/ not vet had cause to feel the full weight
| of her unscrupulous will. Had he done
so. she might have understood William
| WarringtOn's down trodden attitude. and
| pitied him instead of looking down upon
him.
1t was hardly possible to recognize the
little school girl of years back in the
| SELF possessed Theo of today. as she
walked slowly round the big third room
towing to an acquaintance now and then
but bestOwing more of her attention or
the pictures than the crowd. Theo had
many slight acquaIntances, but hardly
any intimate friends; it had not suited
Mrs. Narrington's plans to obtain an in
tluence over the girl, and she had, with
out Ihco suspecting 1t, contrived that she
should not visit much, or see n great deaI
OF the people who evidently attracted her
Theo had paused before landscape oil
Leider's. and was standing there uncou
scious that her aunt and uncle were fol-
the moment separated from her by the
crowd, and had passed on. when someone
stumbled over her long white gown, ant
uttered an apology.
Il beg Your pardon!" said a deep voice
and she turned with a start and puz
zled feeling of vivid resemblance. What
had happened to ner, that she should ex
perience sudden sense of pleasure, fol
lowed by a pang OF fear, from the mere
apology OF a passing stranger? For. tn,
man who had tripped over her train was
Il stranger to her, though for the moment
she had fancied that she must know hin
from that elusive memory. He was q tai
man in quiet evening dress, who looked
about 30. There was rather a tired
world weary expression on his face, ana
though he was handsome and distin
euished enough to have oeen forgotte,
with difficulty, she could not recollec
that she had ever seen him before. Ye
at 0ue InomeAL Oh MS apOlOg. ne Hde
seemed so strangely familiar
She was just going to bow and turn
away, when a third person Joined then
"a little lady with a bright bird Xix,
manner, who came forward with out
stretched hand.
"Why, my uear Lord Calne. did mo-
know you were in England" she said
81 fancied you still stalking big gam,
in impossible places of the earth. WheI
did you come home? And Miss Deering
here, too. Do you know Miss Deering 2
She transferred her smile and her hanc
to Theo as she spoke, who accepted botl
with pleasure, for this was Mrs. Brind
ley Rourke, little lady for whom sht
had taken an instructive liking, but. il
consequence, one of those people whom
her aunt had carefully avoided cultivat
ing
NO. [ have not that pleasure" sale
Lord Calne easily. But ! have just
tripped over her gown in a very clumsy
fashion. and if you will introduce me
should like TO apologize"
Lord Calne-Miss Dcering There!
now you can be az abiect as YOU like
but / am sure you could not help it il
this crush. Were you ever among SC
many great people before? / have Just
]ostled against MIR. Wilson Barrett, and
pushed Mr.. Marcus Stone into a corner
quite unintentionally, Of course
Where are your party, Miss Deering
Have you lost tl,em?"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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