Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-28
JOHNS TEST.

g. has ever loved before:" Tn
black eyes g!owed with suppressed al
dor
"lnferrng that no man ever has
loved poor little Mflicent Blgelow be
fore Aud. to tell the truth. John
that's Just what's the matter-that be
fore certain definite point in MY life
no male creature ever deigned to cas-
glance at my .nsgniiicancc, that be
fore Aunt Mary invited me to spend d
month with her in New York and sent
me home with carload Of trunks. con
tanning nothing but wearing apparel
expressly designed and manufactured
by New York and Paris modistes to
set forth and enhance my previously
undiscovered beauty. that before
came home and lost all my girl friends
out of jealousy for my better clothes,
men were not in the habit of tumbltng
all over themselves to tell me twenty
times q day that they loved me"
She smiled provokingly ut the look
of genuine astonishment that her sud
den outburst had brought to the SEN
sitively lined masculine face before
her
And now. you. whom considered
my best friend, have become as non
senScal as any of them. II is true you
have said the apparently enticing
words but once ana stumbled over
them at that by the way, but con
sidcring that we have Just arrived at
the picnic grounds and that presently
shall ask you TO take me out in Il
canoe on the lake, and expect you to
ask me TO go with you again after
lunch. | doubt not that by the TWEEN
tieth time you will become as fluent as
the others"
''Millie, | can't deny that | shall
probably keep on repeating the ques-
ton until l get the one answer that
win satisfy me, but when you accuse
me of wanting to marry You because
you may have more or less worthless
flncry on, it's beyond "
John Atwood. | don't know what
you designate as cheap tinery. but |
would have you know that this gown,
as well as the boa which adorns my
shoulders, was special present from
auntie and imported direct from
Paris" The rufiied feelings sought
consolation in rearrangiug the fluffy
creation of lace and artificial flowers
that composed the ncckwear in ques.
ton.
You understand what | meant. Mil
licent, | can't say you don't look nice
in that thing around your neck. hut |
liked you just as well IN the brown
dress that you used TO wear with
brown ribbons and then YOU used to
let me put my arms around YOU"
IN indignant shoulder turned in his
direction was the only answer.
But won't YOU please hurry and
ask me to take you out on the lake, rs
sou said YOU would, before / do the
asking and offend you again"
The pouting face, half hidden behind
the white parasol. looked almost as
though about 10 refuse to go out on
the lake altogether but John pulled
up a canoe ana quietly began arrang
ing the cushions When he had fin
ished. n figure behind paraSol stepped
in and settled down among Them
Nothing was said until they had
Ia oteGded nearly across the lake and
were sSirting along the opposite shore
F,nl.ftfprs I'll
watching reelection Ia the water.
a voice suddenly demanded that he
turn aside and enter nm opening that
the shore made at this point and
through which could he seen small
pool OF water thickly studded with the
white blossoms of the water lilies.
Without hesitation John turned the
nose of the canoe in the direction in
dicated and padded up to the point
Of entering when he noticed that the
water in the incloSed space was very
shallow and covered n surface of dark
locking mud
He stopped progress and waited for
ibr owner of the voice 10 observe the
%lnlN nl ahdiA - wv NV NNtNt NVuNil~
safed nothing hut an impatient com
mand to continue Then he spoke IN n
non,commlttal voice Of The advisable.
~ of entering where there was in.
su,acient water TO allow padding. But
the flowers CLEANED white in the sun
liaht aud scorntul ripple Of laughter
was his answer
Manllie. he gave in 60 woman's
whim ANA pushed the boat into the
midst Of the lilms lie reaped a reward
in the lowering Of the parasol ANA a
communicable face smiled upon him
as the owner proceeded To tuck up the
rufies preparatory to pluckins from
tbe water the brown stemmed lilies.
But even before the first dover was
obtained the catastrophe happened.
A great. ugly-!ooking green draEon
dy rose loudly buzzing from the flow
ers, directly under the side Of the
boat. and. perceIying the gently sway
ing fiutiness above the canoe, and per