Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-14

the men "Aiiggs" wore shoes for a
whole day at a time, religiously put on
his hat when out of doors and vowed
that he would never run away again I'M
less she ran with him. ''Palomlta" nes-
tied to her more closely day by day,
fragile loving and loyable child 70 whom
Lois supplied the long-lacking place of
mother. Mrs. Glynn she saw only at
meal times. That lauguid lady with her
novels and headaches kept to her own
apartments reviving sufficiently only to
dress for dinner
There could not be a more care-free
life than that led by those sprigs of Eng
fish aristocracy, selfexpatriated. Ii
seemed to the young woman that they
bred and herded cattle merely as a mat
ter of amusement. The animals We're
cared for. of course, by the large force or
Mexican vaqueros, range-riders, traners,
and so forth. The various "Honorables
were in saddle from morning until night,
but they were not at work. Polo. peccary
chases. coursiug jack rabbits with grey
hounds, hunting black bellied quail, eN-
cursions to the river in search of wild
turkeys, stalking the mule-eared deer
took up their daylight hours. At night
there was music, or moonlit strolls under
the soft blue sky, or the twanging Of
guitars and plunking of banjos on the
heavily wooded banks of the arroyo.
ayborough was knee-deep in the SHOWS,
but to her the hooking bird was pouring
out its full soul TO the stars and there
was just enough of tang in the air to
keep the blood dancing.
! But one thing disturbed the idyllic cur
rent of her lift and that thing was the
| Hon. Russell Maude. Struck by her
| beauty when he had first seen her and
| subsequently charmed by her bold, keen
| brain he had set himself to win her with
| an ardency and assduity that would not
| be denied He was eldest of all the un-
married men on the rancho, possessed a
| certain influence over them, though this
! influence could not be said TO be due &c
| liking, and. seeing his determination, they
! drew back. permitting him a clear field.
! When, in self-protec' .on, the girl would
| have sought Godwyn or peyton, those
! gentlemen were not to he found. AS for
! Allyn, ne seemed to have been cffaced
| completely from her life He met her
| only at table. was seated near her but
seldom and then devoted himself to his
food with grave reticencc. 1t came TO be
| Il recognized thing that when the men
! had entered the drawing room after din
ner Maudc should seek her out and be
! near her at the piano, or pen her in far
! corner of the room, where his large per-
! son shielded her from view Of the com
| pany. During this time theaman eXeFted
| all of his undeniable charm. He was we'll
| educated talked with ease, had seen and
| known many interesting things in many
| strange lands and was much in love. He
had a masterful manner which seemed
to say: You may evade me for awhile,
| but my will is stronger than yours and
eventually | shall have my way" Lois
English did not know what fear was
but she sometimes asked herself if il
would all end as he wished; if, wearied
of incessant pursuit, she would yield
merely to obtain relief. There could be
no question of his sincerity. When she
was near, his dark face lighted up as il
some inward fire had flared. When she
was far, gloom settled upon him He
drew himself apart from his associates
They found him more than ordinarily
taciturn and unapproachable He was
| as G.. Claybrough put it, "Doosid dis.
| agreeable. don't you know" With it all,
his bearing was devoid of open offense
He seemed to plead even where he com.
PEELED and she could not see her way
clear to checking him. Indeed, he left no
| opening for remonstrance and she could
only wait and wonder, not knowing how
it would all end.
CTo be continued)