Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
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studio.
sI-shaN have'a good long day Stfpaint-
Ding" she thought, turning the essel to
catch 'a4etter light, and, itouohing mahl-
stick sxsi brushes lovingly, %Eaere is
nothing to tempt me away from it on
-such1s. gTuescme day; asEd Her Probst,
says am growing aazy."
Reserved to merit she YeFroach no
Longer, she sat darwin to WORK, and did
not szen turn hr heaG TO tae opening
door when q rustic of eSFt silk announced
Miss Freda's entrance.
So she knew a3thiuEe Of the pink flush
of nervousness shat fluttered in her
ausit's delicate cheeks, aanditid not notiSe
tha5 she spoke with q, little tremor.
Mildred, 1 lave ssad letter-froUa
England, dear"
'Soh! from Mr.. Afunsr, of course?
Well, auntie, has he mdde'up his mind to
c,come and see US ys5?''
''N-no-thst is-not Just yet, think.
but, Hildred, someone e1se is coming
his friend, you remember, Mr.. Richard
Randomf"
The news WIS ,df less Importance than
the piling up OF :gEey> storm laden clouds
on the red gold OF her Winter Sunset
and Mildred went on"Tith her work, po-
AJtIy
Oh, indeedl Hercomes on his OWE
business, | suppose, arot as a substitute,
this timer" she asked, her head thnowm
back, her eyes critically narrowed fog
inspection of hG- work
entirely for hisoewn pleasure. / be-
Iieve," was the answer. HE is fond on
Germany, it seems and especially inter
ested in Dresdesl."
"Ah, then, Z suppose, we shall hear
some news from hmm of that very neg
lectful guardian of mine"
"Oh, Hildrod-Heglectful when ae
writes to YOU so regularly and SO charm
ingly."
"And declines so persistently to see
me! Never mind = suntie, he cannot re
fuse to meet me in April, and if he does
not improve on acquaintance, tlen-;,".
the nod of her heaSd was vaguely hreaa-
ening, and set Miss Freda in a tut Ter.
"0f course he will improve mean,
you will find him Nevery thing that is de-
sirable. In the meantime, Mr. Random
will call ON us tomorrow afternoon, and
and you viii he kind to him, wont
you, deari"
THAT means asking him to lunch,
doesn't it7 Very well, auntie 1 will re
member"
ZACH, didnt mean that, child! q
want you to treat him as friend, to
ton short, be kind to him."
well, and how, can one possibly be
kinder to an Engllshman than by asking
him to lunch, gIiless it is dinner? All,
yes, of course, it is dinner, with port
wine and beef. Well, choose the day,
and give the invfsa lion yourself, auntie
and then we will tconcoct the menu to-
gether."
A pair of misehief-lit gray eyes had
looked up from tine easel for moment,
and now, the question settled, turned
again to work.
But Miss Fred& was really hurt, and
showed it.
Mildred, you SIRE too bad!" she ex-
claimed; and since weproach could 20 no
farther between these two, the girl was
won to laughing peHitence.
All, don't be frightened, liebe tante."
she said. "Your friend shall have moth
ing to complain Of 1--WE will entertain
him, en- prince, and he- shall go back to
tell Mr.. Mundy whataa lot he has lost
through neglecting vs.
6riff came the next day, and though
hel,had gloriied the girl in his own mind
during two months OF aabsence, the sight |
of her reproached hiun that he had not |
doneher Justice.
1t was the third time he had seen her. I
and he felt already that she was the cen |
ter Of his life-past, present and to come. |
Whereas, if she had thought of him at |
all it. had been of an awkward, shy young |
man, who had been thrust into her pres |
eRee briefly, and seemed anxious to get |
out of it.
But the Richard Random who sat in |
her drawing room today, and took his tea |
and cake from her hand with ,well-bre |
ease, showed of shyness very little, and |
of awkwardness none.
He talked well and freely, and won |
her interest before she was ALVAREZ but |
ne seemed TO stiffen and draw into him
self when she turned the conversation
TO the subject of her guardian
Tell me all about him" she command
ed, when tea was over and the chairs
drawn closer to the fire, and the words
robbed him of q. vague delicious feeling
OF we'll being.
He sat up stifiy, and his face lost its
pleasant animated look.
What do you wait me to tell y0u?"
De asked, and she answered, with tols@h
Of impatience-
why, everything! You know I only
saw ham once just for a few moments,
so be is quite a stranger 10 me, Where
as you, l suppose, have known him
long timer"
"I--oh, yes-of course"
How long ?" she asked, cx2sperated.
oh, don't know-yes-al my life,
mean
And are great friends, of course /
remember now that he spoke most tat
termgly Of you in one of his letters. /
had forgotten until now"
And Hildred smiled to see boyish
tnge Of red mount to his face But she
Ionnd him suddenly stupid and uncom-
mumcative, implying, by his grudging,
Oh hand answers, that her guardian was
very commonplace and umnteresting
person indeed
But Hildred. being very much woman,
IN spite of mathematics and the 'ologies,
formed a contrary opinion, and had her
curiosity much piqued by his unwilling