Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-10
IN THE SPIDERS WEB.

no use speaking any more about 1t! Do
you Know and sitting down she spoke
redectiyely without the slightest touch
of humor, hes all legs; his legs domi-
nate him, he has no more control over
their movements than have. They come
round the corner first and he follows
them; follows them in a cab, for all
know" - and then Maisie Dorchester
looked at her sister, at the grave, seldom
smiling sister whose eyes twinkled, and
lay back and laughed. My dear, money
has its advantages; we are poor: dear
dad is worried to death about income tax,
OF property tax, or whatever it is, and
says things generally; for two years his
temper has been awful-you viii allow
that-and now, to uphold the family ira.
dition of hospitality, / anu to marry
Longegs--a case Of the spider and the
fly and Maisie laughed again, but her
voice had Il ring of pain
She turned impulsively to her sister.
~ wee fly in the spiders web" she
said sadly.
Now. all this turmoil had ensued be-
cause Alaisic, who had been Jim Con-
ways greatest chm from babyhood to
school days, from school days to the
time when he joined a cavalry regiment,
here long legs did not matter much,
had Suddenly bcthought her that jim
Conway, poor man, was now Lord Cul-
worth. a very rich one, and people would
say that she was mcrcenary. She was Il
proud girl, and the idea hurt her-hurt
her considerably.
Most stories contain a brutal father,
who, not being well of, DULLES his daugh-
ter until he has coerced her into marry
ing rich man, but in this case it was
different.
Col Dorchester was a good fellow who
was always in muddle with his ac-
counts, and. having no wife, was as help
less as a baby so when jim came on the
scene as Lord Culworth lac made him
heartily welcome, and was glad Blankton
barracks were only mile away.
Helen Dorchester looked at her sister
looked deeper, perhaps, than she thought.
She saw that Maisie was eating her heart
out for her old chum, and that now pride
stepped in, and if the former hoy and
girl intimacy were to be resumed people
would say, What n mereenary girl!'
and poor, sterling little Maisie would
hear of it, and it would hurt her, and
then Helen began to think things over
once more.
Looking out of the window, the two
girls saw Lord Culworth cross the lawn,
glancing up in their direction.
A long legged, healthy, good looking
youngster was he, clean bred to the
finger tips" and the colonel met him eli
fusNely on the lawn.
"Culworth, you're welcome. | thought
YOU had gone on leave or something, it's
week since you We're here"
well, l had nasty cropper, and
look here, colonel, that last screw YOU
sold me would make the fortune of any
one starting a bathing machine" and
then both laughed.
Come into the house" and his lordship
made his way to the library here
Helen met him.
What has come over Maisie?" he
asked glumly.
Nothing. except that you are rich
man and are titled and so on"
Il can't drop the title, but"
"Couldn't you lose all your money in
some awful speculation and let her think
you are poor"
He pulled his mustache and grinned.
YES" he said, Knight try"
and the long legged youth looked before
him, Illuminating, mot really, of course,
but-shall l lie about it?" and then
AIaisie Joined them.
Il have brought you cards of invitation
for the regimental BALL" he said, laugh
ing, the post being prosaic. Say you
will come"
Gomez" from Maisie I'VE will come,
ct course. Have we ever missed regi-
mental ball? | think have danced with
every officer in the brigade, more or less. -
And with one of them considerably
less put in Lord Culworth dryly
Maisie, when Jim had taken his leave.
looked wistlully at her sister. choking
back something
What a pity Spider is lord" she
said, and sighed
| Culwoyth was closetea with Col. Dor
chester
The girl is a perfect idiot. Culworth."
Perhaps from her point Of view she
| Is right ! have had Il long talk with
Helen. Maisie Is exceptionally sensitive,
ana some kind friend suggested to her
That she Is popuplarly supposed to bc
angling for my fortune-which is rot. of
course, Now. will you help me with my
little PLAN"
Certainly. What is it,"
You told me the other dav YOU had
some shares in the Kangaroo mine"
And they are not worth the paper
they are written on"
Exactly. l learned today that the
company is on its last legs will give
You tloo for your shares"
You must be mad. Culworth"
Never more sane in my life. I look
upon IT a. a good investment shall
take care one or two of Ours know
have bought some shares. though o,
course, net how many. l shall give ont
am heavily dipped. a poor man, in fact
and perhaps bring Maisie to her hearings
can think of no better way" And n.
documents were signed.
The TIL i.onccrs were next ON the rms
ter for foreign service. and as this mich;
be the last ball they would give in BloTL
ton, every effort was made To score a hi.
success.
One OF two Youngsters, whom Of cours,
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