Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-30
The Long Arm of Coincidence

81 wonder why you never married. Sir
EDGAR"
Sir Edgar Winter lifted his oars out of
the water and looked up at the dainty
figure of his companion, seated luxurious
ly among the cushions of the boat.
Il did once think of marrying, nearly
twenty five years ago" he replied
thoughtfully
Really Oh, do tell me about it. Or
perhaps YOU would rather not?"
Sir Edgar smiled gravely.
oh. there are no painful memories
connected with the subject. / assure you
l will tell you the story"
Thank you. Women are always inter
ested in love tale. YOU know. ! should
like 10 hear it. and Mrs. Ellsworth was
all attention.
She was a pretty woman of about 35,
the widow Of rich Lancashire manu-
factmer. Some ten years ago she had
married a man nearly forty years her
senior, and had reloiced Mt the oppor-
tunity of exchanging the somewhat dull
existence of an obscure country parson-
age for life of wealth and luxury.
John Ellsworth had been both proud and
fond of his young wife, and when. after
FIVE years of happiness, his death took
place, he left her sole mistress of his
large fortune
But Madge Ellsworth had no intention
of remaining widow. Her wealth, to-
gcther with rather more than the usual
amount of tact-so Indispensable for her
purpose-~hNd enabled her to plant her
foot ON the first rmg of the social lad
der, and she meant it to aid her in
mounting n good deal higher. Chance
had thrown her much lately into the So
ciety of Sir Edgar Winter, Il handsome
we'll preserved bachelor ON the right side
of 80 lie had proved 10 be--if not one
of the most devoted-at least an admirel
of hers. and several of her friends had
remarked his attentions, And Mrs. Els
worth was more than willing to receive
those attentions, Sir Edgar was popu
lar man, much sought after, and the
/ barouetcy was an old one.
| They we're both ut the present time
| guests of Lady ropham at her charming
house ON the Thames. and Mrs. Ellsworth
had by IA little strategy managed Ia get
! Sir Edgar 10 take her on the river for &
moonlight row. Moonlight on the water
! slvored Of sentiment and romance, ana
even the coolest had been known I,
| thaw under such circumstances.
1t was certainly Il lovely evening Tht
moon was climbing higher and higher il
an opal sky. 4 soft wind gently rustic,
the oNerhanging trees. and there wa,
/ perte,t stiffness save for the cawing q
u lew rocks and an occasional slight rip
/ Pile on the water.
Sir Edgar drew in the oars. letting tn,
boat drift slowly down the stream. TheI
he lit cigarette.
lit was just before left Oxford" h,
began. that | met Kitty Montgomery
| She used 10 sing and dance at some thea
ter in london, and was all the rage n
/ the tlwe, | don't remember much abou
| her now, except that she had very re,
! mar. thoUght her an adorable creature
/ ami tcll violently in loye with her.
/ think Kitty was a hit fond Of me too
and was rather proud of my conquest
as most Of the fellows ot my tisc ha,
! lost their hearts, and some Of them woul,
/ have given 4 lot for even Il smile from
/ Kitty Montgomery,
Well one sunday l happened to b
spending the day on y friends houSelsoa
/ up The river, Tie had invited a lot q
/ theatrical people, aud Kitty was among
! the number. Somehow or other durin,
/ Tao evening she and managed IA secur,
( a ot0t To ourselves, and We stole away
/ ir1m the rest Of the party Ii was
/ npWuc evening just the sort Of night t,
make Us sentimental and foolish Moon
hight rlppliug water, music i'm the dis
! tAoeI-NoO know the kind IF thing"