Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14
An Accomplish.

81 sAY. Uncle Tommy" said Eric.

81 SAY. Uncle tommy, Ndth Ihi''
looking very wocbcgonc. "you
g might give me n helping hand
/ shook my head It's against all
my principles to muddle myself mp in
other peoples concerns 1t is Il thank
less task at best, and induces indiges-
ton
Have cigarette?'' said L.
You might just as we'll help me,
repeated Erie You know the Ogre
thinks n deuce of IL lot of YOU
The ogre" / should explain, is
Fries disrespectful way Of referring
to his maternal uncle, Sir Richard Al
lotson, whose prcsumable heir he is,
Sir Richard being a widowcr without
children.
You see, It's this way" he con
tinued Il haven't got Il farthing in
the world, barring my allowance, and
the Ogre threatens to cut me off with
the proverbal shilling, or even without
il. II marry. can't even induce him
TO see Betty, or listen to anything
about her"
las far as | can make out" said |,
judiciously THE case stands some
thing like this: You are in love with
Miss Betty Casclct. She is in love
with her profession and incidentally
with YOU Your rcvcrcd uncle hates
her profession for reasons of his own
thinks you. for similar reasons. an ad-
jcctiyed idiot, as you SO nicely put it,
and bids you choose between marriage
and a comfortable income"
That's about the size of it,"
eroaned Eric
We'll, then. which do you intend to
choose. love or lucreY'
Don't be absurd" retorted Erie.
stifiiy there is no question Of choice.
Nothing will induce me to give UP Bet
ty. but ut the same time | don't see
what in the world we are to marry on.
That's why I've come to you to see
il you can't coax the Ogre into a more
rational and human frame Of mind"
happened to know Betty Cuselet:
she was Il particular friend of niue
She was lady of birth. and. being
possessed OF a strong dramatic instinct.
inherited from her mother, and next
door to no money. She was studying
clocution with a view to making her
WAY on the stage. She was a plucky
girl. ana a pretty one into the bar
gain: also she was devoted 10 Erie
All this he knew. too, but what he
didn't know was the reason why his
crusty but kind hearted old uncle was
such woman hatcr. and So dead set
against marriage did. 1t was an old
story. ana had been played to n finish
while Erie was sim in the region of
the nursery. And this fact coniured
memories Of bygone days. when Sir
Richard was u young man still. ana set
me thinking,
Il viii see what | can do" said |.
The next afternoon had long talk
with Betty. Three or four days later
| asked Sir Richard to come and have
a biz OF dinner with me at the Carlton.
aud he assentcd.
by the way said /. Il hope Won
wen OBJECT, but I've got Young
friend of mine coming. too. very
pretty girl in whom | take a great in
terest-a Miss CaSelet. She doesn't got
much amusement, poor little thing. and
thought ii might cheer her up"
Betty was a good quarter of an hour
late-girls always are; it is their priv
ilege
However, when she did come sh.
looked SO pretty found myself envy
ing Erie in secret. and wishing wa,
some twenty years younger. She mad,
herself so pleasant and agreeable. an,
was SO witty and apt in her remarks
that before we hal finished the entire,
even Richard himself was ho.-aye,
into series of approving grunts.
Sir Richard piled her with more cues
tiOns as to how she lived and where
all of which Betty answered truthful,
enough. Finally he wormed out of hs