Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10

81 Nd really tAlhh' sdli 'hi7'
IA\ Merriman, lit was more than
eS% one Of my ordinary inspira-
tons.
Really said /.
Yes. 1t was genius I'll tell you
about it.
Laura was staying here. She wasn't
by way of being actually engaged, you
know. one of those unsatisfactory
sort Of half-and- half things He's Il
nice boy quite u nice boy; but he had
gay little way. like the Tomtit, you
know.
Laura was here some time. They
wrote TO each other: more often than
not, as Tom would say. Then for Il
few days she looked 'mopy, and was.
for her. quite cross. She came to me,
and by degrees began a long rigma-
role. He was this and he was that;
he was writing horrid. short letters: Of
course ,ir, didn't carp-lt wasn't that.
only he wasn't to think he could be-
have as he chose. lie was staying in
house full of people; he had himself
said there were some nice girls there,
and-this was the apex OF the whole
matter he was going next week To
another house, to which her twin sis
ter had been asked. aud not she.
Your twin sisters pretty isn't
she?'
~ don't know snappily. We
were supposed to be exactly alike.
only she wears a fringe, and has dark
er eyebrows Yes She is pretty
Then came sudden burst of con
iidence.
Dear Mrs. Merriman. I'm afraid
he'll think she's prettier than am"
But surely he has seen her be-
forer
No that's just it. He hasn't
she's been abroad great deal new
er met him till this summer, you
know
Stop" | said authorltatlvcly Il
really couldn't bear any more conf
dcnces especially secondhand onesD
Stop. | have IA magnificent idea Come
up 10 my room. and let ME cut you a
fringe
what on earth do you mean:' said
Laura blanNy.
What | say. Come up at once She
camc, and cut IT,
alt is II great Improvement she
said, As she twisted up her hair L
shall write and tell him
NO you won't I said You little
blind IDIOT Don't you understand ?
Now, tell me how much would 1t take
TO keep Norah away from the Cham
berlaynes'?'
Iaura's jaw dropped.
TO keep away? q. couldn't do
that It's it's rot what the boys call
playing the game" Besides. it would
upset the ChamberlayneS plans
How II You went instead OF herr
'Iaura's head went up.
THANK you. | have more pride
than 70 force myself 49, she suddenly
stopped she had caught sight of her
self In the glass. She laughed, picked
up a hand.glass. and turned slowly
round
Could She b. bribed with Il hat>'
said, with baslneSs-likc air: "a Paris
hat|
II think a London one would do
You sec George Marten viii he ut the
rettory - She took burnt match
aud began darkenlng her eyebrows.
Il struck while the iron was hot.
Write nj Cuce to Norah and Settl,.
everything, | said hriSkly. Go home
day O.. two earlier Il shall he sorry
To lose You. dear. hut this is import
anu; borrow a respectable amount of
Norah's tangs and appear at the
Chamberlaynes' as Miss y. stafford e
trwo days lator9
My Dearest Mrs. Merriman. havn
come and so has he | nearly tainted
lie doesn't guess, lie talked to me an
the evening about me Laura. Twas
magnificent. No time for more lie
never looks At the other girls. Yours
devotedly, LAURA
tNcxt day.
Dear Mrs Merriman. You VIII he
surprised la learn that leave here to-
morrow morning | would have lief,
tonight. only there is not a train.
II is all over lie has been saying
such things. To think lac ever could
look at amy one in exactly the same
way he used TO look at mc.
wish | was dead