Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-12
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-, 1rould not understand anything
!Sout IL if told you" he answered, with
sbr,,g Of Ills shoulders. at was sprung
non me. snd / had no chance of getting
VI Of II: besides, am sure to win, and
I'm too poor a man 10 throw couple
- hundred away Wien we are once in
S,yit5erIand, yoa leave it TO me to get
~ of him. uptonbury viii find himself
Soadlv bored after a bit and till then
yor NAV trust 10 me to keep him as
much as possible out of your way"
So Lefty was in some degree consoled.
md when the last ball of the season was
over. helped her aunt's maid to pack the
trunks with mind almost at rest as to
the near future.
There Is perhaps not prettier spot in
Switzerland than Theusis, situated at the
mint where the great roads over the
Splungen, the Julian and the Albula
The windows OF Lady EEersmore's
rooms looked over the garden to the stu
rendons crag which guards the mouth of
The Via Afala. that wondreus gorge
through which the baby Rhine has cut its
way.
After The hest of London and the whirl
Of excitement, that cool green garden,
with its shady walks and splashing foun-
taine. was n very Paradise to Lefty.
She had it mostly to herself. Neither
Lard Uptonbry nor MIR. Sternferd had
arrived and her aunt and such of the
otber travellers who did not hurry
through on their way to Italy or the
Engadine generally preferred the terraces
and balconies, where the air was as in
MIGRATING and the view much better. It
was very pleasant sitting there with
book, listening to the music of the foun-
tain. and the. rush of the more distant
torrent She tried to Danish all unpleas-
ant thoughts and quite enjoy the present
and dream q. little of her handsome lover,
and the happy life that might be theirs,
if things were Oily different.
Meanwhile, Lord Uptonbury and Cyril
Fortescue had got as far as Zurich, a
comfortable days journey from Theusis.
They had pleasant sitting room, look
ing over the lake, and after discussing
late dinner, had called for cards and were
busy at ecarte.
The luck ran pretty evenly for a long
time. The moon rose higher and higher
in the sky, bathing the broad waters of
the lake in its silvery beams. The traffic
in the streets ceased, and no noise came
In through the open windows but the
ripping of the water and the creak of a
distant oar.
Midnight had long sounded before Lord
Uptonbury rose, yawned, stretched him
self, and declared that he had had enough
of cards for the night.
Il have dropped forty to you" he said;
"and if / do that every night l shall win
nothing over our sporting bet. Remem-
Der, you are on your honor to say moth
ing to the girl. You are backing your
handsome face against my peerage and
fortune"
Just so, Charlie" replied the other, as
he filled up his glass. "And I shall win,
| tell you; but there is one point you
must bear in mind, you are not to pro-
pose till she has refused to bolt with
me"
That's so; but you are only to have
week, remember, and though / am not
to actually propose, / may make myself
as agreeable as like A wink is as good
as a nod to a blind horse. and she will
understand that she stands in for a good
thing"
My dear fellow, make yourself agree
able to the young lady, by all means"
and there was more of sneer than a
smile on the guardsman's lips. only
you are not to baulk my game. l only
ask fair chance for week, and then,
if fail, it's your turn"
Hanged if sometimes don't hope you
will pull off the odds. / don't want
wife, that know of. l get on very well
without one. Still. she is little ripper,
and no mistake, and I've been on the
point of proposing to her half dozen
times. Suppose it will have to come off
this time, though"
He poured the last drop of wine into
his glass, nodded to his friend, and sham
bled off to bed.
Cyril, left to himself, went to the win
dow for a breath of fresh air.
Another week OF ecarte, and the two
hundred pounds will give me enough
ready money for a very pleasant little
IMP with Lefty" he said to himself, as
ne looked over the silvery lake. "1here
WI. be G row, of course, but shall live
IT down, as l have others, and marrying
Is SIMPLY out of the question. The Jews
only let me live because they think am
bound to marry money one of these days.
her people will take her back. or if they
won't, there are always good foreign
families who want an English lady to
teach their children. What a duffer Up
tonbury is, talking about making him
self agreeable! Why, it's just that /
count upon. The poor child will be in
such mortal terror of his proposing that
she viii fly to me for protection-jump
at any chance that win save her from
nm The idiot! and all the time he will
De paying the expenses of my honey
moOn!"
And with a soft laugh, the captain
closed the window, turned off the light,
ana went to bed in his turn.
Lefty CHANGED to be with her aunt on
Cae terrace when Lord Uptonbury and
TSyri Fortes called, and she was de-
hghted to find that his lordship did not
attempt to monopolize her-at least, he
divided his society very fairly between
her and her aant.
r, She had quite a long private chat with
Tyyrii, leaning over the balustrade. whilst
tofd uptonbury made himself agreeable
70 Lady Agnes.
What 1voa $1,000 l.