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

rancho nau Deen most enJoyaDle ana re-
freshing. She smiled gratefully at Allyn
As she said it and he smiled frankly back
No one having thought to introduce the
children, Lois gravely shook hands with
To-day" as became his eleven years, be-
slowed shoulder-pat as we'll as a hand
shake on "Miggs," STOPPING to whisper to
him that she was hungry, whereat his
face lishtcned wonderfully, and then she
gathered the little girl into her arms and
kissed her on the cheek. With that diyi-
nation which is shared between children
and the lower animals. "Palomita' in
sTanty Struggled close TO her and piped
to her father:
My governess has come, papa"
Glynn laughed and the party went into
the house along whose front ran a gal
lery, also rooted with water grass Here
a tidy English maid-scrynt took Miss
Englishs hand luggage and led the way
INFO wide. dim hall whose walls were
covered with deer-horns gun-racks. whip
racks. and so forth. Dverging into a
side passage. which in turn made sharp
angie TO the right she found herself af-
ter walk Of fifty feet in a large, low
ceilinged room, with snow-white walls
and comfortably furnished. A narrow
door led into bathroom beyond. Two
wide windows in the east side of the
apartment opened upon an interior court,
a quarter-acre in extent, which was gay
with flowers, green with dwarf-palms and
palmettos. and in its center Il fountain
tinkled. This patio, or court, was not
rooted. The Maine girl found that the
house. as is the case with many houses
in that climate, was built around the in
terror court, forming four sides of
square about it. There were benches
here and there in the court, which was
paved with flag stones, and the fountain
had cool, refreshing sound. Pointing
TO hand bell on the center table and in
timating that it was to he rung if any
thing were wanted, the girl made way for
the Mexicans bringing in the trunks and
withdrew.
An hour later. having emerged from
bath Of cool, clear water, which ran
through wooden pipes, and clothed her
self in fresh raiment, Lois opened her
door to faint rap. Looking straight in
front she saw nothing, but glancing down
there were her three charges, Teddy"
in front with a dusty bottle of claret.
glass and corkscrew, "Miggs" next,
bearing large tray filled with broiled
chicken and light biscuit, and "Palomita''
last. also with small tray, on which was
teapot and cups.
Il thought YOU were hungry, Miss Eng
fish. said Teddy" depositing the bottle,
glass and corkscrew on the table, so l
brought you this"
+bpnoh+ sb HUNGRY - id
"Nlicgs." she said she was hungry.
You thought she was thirsty, Teddy"
Il thought you wanted tea, said "Palo-
mita." nesting against her
Lois set the teapot on the table, took
the little one in her arms, sat down, and
said: You are the rightest of all, my
dear" and asked Teddy" TO carve the
chicken for her Proud of the task, the
hoy set to work, while "Miggs' looked
hungriy on. In a quarter Of an hour
four-sided luncheon was in progress and
at the end of ii the new gOverness and
the children We're as intimately acquaint-
ed as if they had been friends all OF
their lives. The newcomer found that
they did not know much, but that they
We're not expected to know much. She
found, in addition. from unconscious be
trayals by the youngsters, that she was
expected TO keep them out OF the way Of
their mother. and that was all, or nearly
all. she was expected to DO. 1t became
apparent after awhile that she had been
imported more TO become their guide,
counsellor and friend than anything else.
10 keep them out of mischief, to teach
them a little at such hours as she might
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all, to prevent them Earring Mrs. Glynn
during her constant headaches,
Il don't know why it is said Teddy,
who had been permitted one small glass
of the claret, "but when mamma has Il
headache she lies down in a cool place
and reads a novel hard. l can't read
when | have a headache
Putting the little ones out of the room
with the remnants of the luncheon on a
tray in the hands of "Miggs," Lois drew
a sofa close to a window and lying with
IN hearing of the fountain. dropped inio
pleasant sleep. She was awakened later
on by maid who told her that the din
ner hour was seven. 1t was then half
past six, but she dressed as she did all
things. rapidly and well, and at the time
entered the drawing room which led from
the hall near TO the front entrance.
1t was a chamber thirty feet square,
furnished with many evidences Of wealth
and in excellent taste. A grand piano
stood at one side and at the far end, in
wide fireplace, mesquite logs cracked, for
the sun had gone down and the Novem-
Der evening was chill. 1t was scene
for which she was not prepared. Near
70 the fire stood Mrs. Gjynn in an eX-
pensive dinner gown Of a fashion two
sears past, talking to her husband, who.
IN common with the eight other men, was
IN full dress. his immaculate white shirt
bosom showing below a white tie his
feet in patent feathers, his hair parted
with mathematical exactness in the mid
ale, his chin newly shaved The others
were got up with as much care. For the
afe Of her she could not have helped
smiling broadly as she saw it, Glynn
came forward, smiling in turn. You
mustn't laugh. Miss English he said.
Al this is o li-tle outre along the Rio
Era14e, bat we made ~ our minds when