Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-09-05

lame words of excuse.
Don't shuttle cried Dawson. mali.
ciously. MY bedroom window over.
| looks your garden. and l was witness
10 the whole disgraceful affair * | stood
shaving"
| ground my teeth with rage. bur |
was powerless to retaliate In the eve
of the beautiful Miss Daw | knew that
| must appear a scoundre of the black
est dye. | srammered a few words of
explanation. pleading the damage the
| kittens had wrought in nv papsv he'd
| But the only answer | received was
cold look of scorn from those pretty
violet eyes. Finally, when | rose to go.
Miss Dawson seemed 10 grudge me the
| handshake which convention demanded
Dawson left with me. grinning with
satisfaction. At the gate he said:
Well ta-ta, old man. Funny Won
took 50 long 10 make the acquaintance
of your neighbor. Nice little bit Of
goods. isn't she? Orphan-1S-coming
in for. comfortable little fortune
shortly"
Then he slapped me on the back and
continued:
but you're too late. old fellow-don't
you make any mistake about that. I'm
going to marry Miss Daw. I'm the only
one IN the running. She has not. ac-
tualy promised vet. because She wants
her freedom just Mt present But I'm
| the only fellow she cares for--so. no
poaching. mind! Not that she'd take any
notice of bomber of Your STAMP. es-
fpecially after that pussy cat affair."
Dawson chuckled loudly and [ turned
away from him in disgusted wrath
Then he laid his hand on my shoulder
and whispered in my ear. will not
repeat ms remark; suffice it to say that
he spoke of Miss Daw and that his
language was coarse and vulgar
turned upon him III a moment and almost
before 1 had time to think what / was
doing | had sent him spra wiling into the
dus+y roadway. He rose snarling. bur
he was too much of Il coward to close
with me.
Never mind, Crawford" he cried
with foul oath. ITS he who laughs
last who laughs hest. you know. I'll he
even with you for this some day."
! left him where he stood and went
! into my house.
Two days later. MS I was gathering
roses III my garden, | heard laughter
and singing coming over the wall from
my neighbor's premises. Miss Daw
was evidently we'll pleased with herself
and with the world in general See
saw. Margery Daw." she sang: and
could not help wondering what all the
gayety was about.
AT last ! went away. and bringing
back a ladder. set it against the wall
= "D9hiNN my sell lHdl Hiu been mean
Ing 10 trim the creeper all the month
but in my heart of hearts | knew quite
well that | really wanted to get an
other glimpse of my neighbours pretty
| face. climbed up the ladder cautious
~ and peepad through the twisted
mass Of clematis and virgnian creeper
which topped the wall. What | saw
i made me clench my fists.
Right in the middle of the lawn Miss
Daw had improyised see-saw. and
| she was making most vigorous use of
this ingenious mechanical contrivance
But 1t was not the sight Of Miss Daw
| enjoying herself in somewhat uncon-
ventional manner which upset me-
What set my teeth on edge was the
fact that the individual at the other end
OF the rising and falling board was none
other than thar ass Dawson. | nearly
fell off the ladder in my mad rage that
such a beast should have so completely
ingratiated himself with Miss Daw.
put out my hand and cutched at the
twining creeper for support In so doing
| | made good deal of rustling among the
ssaves. Dawson heard me and looked
l'up.
"Hullo. Crawfordr' lie cried, ION the
| lookout for more eats TO sprinkler
| regarded him with scowl and re-
marked loftily that | was about to trim
the crceper.
"Oh. Mr.. Crawford cried Miss Daw,
eagerly; please don't cut that creeper.
| Its just growing SO nicely and it makes
such nice screen. | do so hate to have
things cut back just when they begin to
| thrive well. Really, you know. that
creeper belongs TO me quite as much as l.
| does to you. 1t is on the division wall.
| you sec.
The root is on my side" | remarked
| rather sourly.
| Miss Daw looked at me shyly with
most bewitching smile.
| Wont you leave that creeper alone 10
please me, Mr.. DawsonT sht asked.
I"Gome. now, let us make Il bargain,
| You made my kittens in most horri-
BILE mess the other day. You had some
excuse, because Rub and Dub had beer
| playing in your pansy red. looked
over the wall after you had tcld me
| about it. and the panSieS were really
quite spoiIt. Still. you made me very an
/ CRY by messing ny pussies So
.Really-re'.lly. Tn most awfully sor,
afterward that the kittens belonged to
YOU
| Miss Daw held up her little forefnger
to point her remarks.
Look here" she began; I'm promise
to forgive and forget all about your UNI
kindness to my kittens if you will prom
Use to let that creeper grow all through
| All this time Miss Daw and that ass
Dawson HAD been poised one at each end
| of the gently swayng see-saw. When
| Miss Daw had finished speaking she
looked at me through half-closed eyelids
in such a quaint way that | had no
choice but to do as she asked.
Il promise | said.
Dawson broke into an ugly chuckle.
.ITntil next timer he cried rudely.
Miss Daw sprang lightly down from
her end of the see-saw, and at the same
moment Dawson came to the ground with
resounding bump. As he was quite un-
prepared for the catastrophe, the result
was really most deplorable. He picked
himself up ruefully, while Miss Daw
laughed at his discomfort.
.''That was shabby trick to serve a
| fellow he cried. angriy.
Il really could not help it. you know.
said Mass Daw, sarcastically: Il was
50 much surprised when you threw doubt
on Mr.. Crawford'S word that | jumped
off almost without thinking.
III teach YOU manners one of these
DAYS" growled Dawson