Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-15

second one-Edwin."
oh" exclaimed Nan Deane in a tone
of dismay. "oh!" she repeated, staring
at him. And gave you a two-shilling
piece for showing me over your own
home'
"Yes," assented Edwin Redmayne,
smiling in good tempered amusement.
How could l have made such mis-
take!" calculated Miss Deane. why,
OF course-it was your clothesl" laugh
ing. You must have been lying on the
grass. and walking about muddy lanes
on that particular morning, Mr.. Red
mayne. And then l was so interested in
that fine old place that l hardly looked
at YOU"
Pray don't apologize" interposed Ed
win, laughing, too. 1T didn't hurt my
feelings very much. ] had been lying,
as You say, on the grass, reading, and
had also been fishing; but l am very
fond of old clothes, and very frequently
wear them"
Judge not by appearances!" Miss
Deane quoted solemnly against herself.
81 have often been warned against that,
but have such bad habit of making
such mistakes. II took his brother for
an eNcrsiOnist!l" she added to herself.
1t was very natural one" said Ed
win Redmayne cousolingIy, though her
/ young face looked too bright to need any
consolation. And now I'll be oil to get
you those eggs"
"Oh, but" began Nan.
"I'li pay for them out of that two
shilling piece laughed Edwin roguishly.
But though he laughed and chatted so
easily, his face, tone and manner were
so strangely lacking in the familiarity
exhibited by his elder brother that Miss
Deane could hardly believe that they
were related in the faintcst degree.
II did not know there were two Mr..
| Rcdmaynes." she observed. following out
her own thoughts as she looked at her
companion.
Yes Harold and Edwin said the
young man. Il, as told YOU
They seem to take me back to Saxon
! times laughed Nan. Yes, your brother
is the elder of the two--you are
"A year younger, and hardly brilliant
enough to have been talked of very
much-Im not surprised YOU haven't
heard of me-" he said, smiling. But
pray allow me-" suddenly drawing out
his large handkerchief and going down
upon the grass to wipe the traces of
mud and green moisture from her shoes
and morning frock. I'm afraid YOU are
too wet to 20 on with the eggs now, are
you not! Shall | take them to Mrs.
Gray's for you? l know the cottage
very we'll"
"How very kind you are!" exclaimed
Nan gratefully. But mo- shan't catch
cold. Pm not really wet at all Or, I'll
! tell you what can do" looking at him
with her frank, innocent eyes. II will
run back to the farm while you are
away-since YOU are SO kind as to say
you will go to get me the eggs-and be
here when you come back. How viii
that do?"
"CapitalIy!" answered young Red
mayne heartily. But the farm-what
farm ?" and he gazed at her with inter-
ested inquiry.
William Grips farm" answered Miss
Deane. 81 am staying there for time"
Its jolly old place, isn't it!" he
remarked.
very. 1 go about painting, as you
of course noticed when | met you in
your capacity of guide" explained Nan.
Your brother gave me permission to
sketch the castle; old places--I mean
pictures of them-sell so well.'
1T is as well YOU put in pictures of
Them" laughed Edwin Redmayne, "for
the old places themselves don't sell well
at alI-at least, nobody is particularly
anxious to buy Carlys.
"Why, YOU surely don't want to sell
it!" exclaimed the girl in shocked tone.
You seemed SO awfully fond and
proud"
81 don't-good heavens, not" inter
posed Edwin. But my brother is rather
badly off, you see, and he wants to get
rid of it. Strange to say though he is
the heir, he doesn't seem to care very
much about it. But nobody wants it,
apparently. Well, now III be off in
earnest" raising his hat and hurrying
away Il won't be long"
How strange" murmured Nan Deane.
as she stood for a moment gazing after
| his retreating fgure-not a figure as
striking as his handsome brothers, but
/ by no means bad one How STRANGE"
/ But what she meant by the eiacula-
ton she did not eXplain-it might prob
ably be the great difference she had
/ found between the brothers Red,nayne.
with both of whom she had been brought
so recently in contact.
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