Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-03
A SUMNER BREEZE.

''Mr. Brabazon LascellesI' said the
maid.
''Oh, it's YOU said Jane.
Il admit it, said I.
Il didn't expect you," said Jane, with
her nose in the air.
The unexpected always happens, -
said l.
1--WE quarreled yesterday said Jane.
Let not the sun so down upon your
WRATH said |.
Don't you remember we parted for
ever? said Jane.
The shorter the memory the logger the
engagement" said l.
But l told you | would not he en-
gagged any longer said Jane.
VERY well; we'll get married at once
said l.
What have you came for?' said Jane.
"A cup of tea" said |.
Jane leaned back in her chair among
heavenly blue cushions and regarded me
with the same interested curiosity that
she would have bestowed upon a tabby
cow or a worm with two tails.
Il am not at all sure" observed Jane,
wagging her head at me so that a little
curl escaped from bondage and tickled
her adorable ear; Il am not sure what
one ought to do in a case like this. YOu
see | did not invite YOU"
She looked at me inquiringly.
That's it, of course. came to in
quire why you didn't"
felt this was a palpable hit.
Jane tilted her nose up to an absurd
angle and tried to eye me with superb
scorn-failing most delciously.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
This is a serious matter"
My dear janet \ cup Of tea serious 90
Jane screwed up her eyebrows so that
the points nearly met over the top of her
nose. This is the way she frowns, and
it looks bewitching.
II am not your dear Jane any more:
and it was not tea | was referring TO-.
As'-she looked at me with fearful Sc
verity-'as you were very well aware"
Il know you are not any more my dear
Jane than you always We're" said |,
because | fell in over head and ears and
all that from the very first. And it oc-
ours to me you might be abiding to my
dog. He is a serious matter"
And my cat is a serious matter" said
Jane. shortly.
They certainly do not seem to get On
well together
You know how attached am to Top
sy." said Jane.
so was Barabbas yesterday. 1t took
me five minutes to undo him.
And l started grinning at the recollee-
| ton, but caught a glimpse of James face.
and my mirth was nipped in the bud.
You are a mere brute" she said.
Now, really, Jane! Isn't this a lot Of
fuss to make over a nice little bull dog 2"
Its horrid dog. And | don't be-
lieve you would have cared a Bit if it
had eaten Topsy."
20, come now, yes, l should. Its a
valuable animal, you know
her fluffy little beast of cat up in her
| arms and kissed it with malicious delib-
Grafton.
Il wish you wouldn't waste them on
that estimable feline" | remarked. Now.
| if you We're TO try that sort of treatment
| with me-
Jane smiled a wicked little smile. and
gave Topsy another dose, with every ap-
pearanee of enjoyment.
| hate eats.
Still Jane continued to kiss that con-
| founded little demon. Ii was time to do
something. l decided to be repentant.
'Jare." / said appealingly by digging
the top of my suck into my waistcoat at
| frequent intervals | got a fine sort of
"Jane, please he kind and forgive me.
| will never do II any more"
DO wEatt asked Jane, putting down
that miserable wool-mat-looking bit of
| felinity at last.
Il don't know. But l won't DO it.,
anyway"
Jane looked at me doubtfully.
pleaded in most eloquent manner. and
kept on using the top of my walking stick
more and more frequently.
Jane relented
We'll. this once" she said
So we made it up, with all proper cere-
monial
| think twenty-one inches is lust the
right diameter for waist. 1t is so han
| dy. And it is surprising how blue lanes
eyes are when you are quite close 20
| them.
Jane came dowl. to the door with me.
She put her hand on my shoulder and
her head very near it,
And you will get rid Of that nasty
deg" said she.
Couldn't think Of it." said /. "Sun-
pose. you say Goodbye TO that beastiy
cat?''
How dare you" said Jane.
We'll, If it comes to that, how dare
you." said l.
It's different" said she.
Don't see it," said |.
We'll, perhaps we had better break it
off. after all.
Perhaps we had
So it's all of again.
But / mean 10 marry Jane all the
same.-Sdney Alinutt in Black and
White.