Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-24


up TO take their leave
Grlf was conscious of an absurd quick
ening of his pulses at the touch of Hill
dred's cool white hand. so frankly Of
fered, and the smile in the honest grey
eyes, and he babe her Good bye, until to-
morrow" with the feeling that Fate had
been very good TO him indeed.
They were gone, and the door had
closed after them, but Hildred's voice
still sounded pleasantly in his ears, and
he stood smiling to himself at the rose
tinted picture in his mind of what might
be.
On the floor lay n white rose. one of
cluster that Hildred had tucked into her
belt to relieve her rather sombre mourn
ing dress.
He picked it up, and played with it in
his fingers absently, still smiingly
dreaming while the clock on the mantel-
shelf licked out two minutes. Then he
suddenly reused himself and looked up,
and. in doing so, caught sight of his re-
Election in the glass of the overmantel
Just for moment he was puzzled. Then
remembrance came upon him with a
flash, and he looked blank. A moment
later he burst into y shout of laughter.
but it ended abruptly, and he frowned
with annoyance.
What an idiot was not TO think of
explaining!" he thought wrathfully. The
sight of her, and the thought of who she
was, put everything else out of my head;
and to be caught by her, of all people, in
this ridiculous get-upi Can she have
seen through it, wonderY But surely
she would have spoken of it if she had.
IN 4 10 l...I.A
| hardly recognized myself 1t must
have thoroughly deceived her. and she
thinks that this absurd, be- wigged and
wrinkled being is met"
He laughed again, but with no great
pleasure in the thought.
1T is the most ridiculous farce / ever
heard Of" he told himself, and Just for a
moment had wild idea OF dashing down
to the station there and then on the
chance of his visitors not vet being
started, and his being able To explain
things to them at once. But glance at
the clock told him it was too late, and
with rather a bad grace he resigned HIM
self to wait until the morning.
The arrival of Bee and her mother at
this moment turned his thoughts TO the
business of the evening. He was careful
happened, and submitted rather absently
to her critical inspection, receiving with
great GOODNESS even her flattering remark
that If he only acted rs well as he
looked, he would do"
"Well, Hildredf" "Nell. auntie?" came
at the same moment from GrifT's two
visitors when they found themselves
alone in the stuffy closed fly that was
f.u Z IIr1fr bRt 70, thn ~ ,x.l
both laughed little.
He is nice-I like him." Hildred said
then, and Miss Freda breathed a secret
sigh of relief
81 was right about his age" she re-
marked, with mild triumph. Middle
aged, and turning gray, said, if YOU re-
, member, dear"
with daughters my own age, and n
son, you suggested, believe Well,
heard no mention of them but we shall
hear all about them tomorrow, l suppose.
We have found out the most important
thing-he is old enough for me to be-
have nicely to, and that is a great relief
to my feelings, especially as l saw not
the slightest suspicion of snuff"
"And what about the whims and fads,
my dear?" asked Aunt Freda, with mild
malice.
"I'n risk them" said Hilda rashly;
"but, after all, l shouldn't wonder if he
had none. There was something very
youthful in his manner still, and his
voice and eyes were distinctly young.
Oh, dear l wonder if he would rather
have had the baby?" she broke off, laugh
ing. did you notice how frightened he
looked when you presented me, auntie?
Poor old mani and have been dreading
him all this while as q possible ogre
how absurdi"
And Hildred went to bed that night
we'll pleased with the days event, and
with a pleasant anticipation of her
guardians promised visit.
Leave Barnston at 1924; arrive
Frowley at 1905" she read out from
the "a. B. G. Guide" that lay open beside
her plate at breakfast the next morning.
THAT is the train he will come by,
auntie. The other one leaves at o'clock
much too early for person of his adj
vanced years; so we may expect him to
be here shortly after II, and as it is a
perfectly glorious day, shall take the
opportunity for run out beforehand.
Coming, auntie"
mo, dear. My morning legs are not
very energetic, as you know, so I will
stay here lazily and read until you come
in, for you will be back in time to receive
him, won't your"
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