Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-04
Maj. Pitcher, Presidents Host.

aud if he asks me to marry him, which
know he WILL I'll accept him, Just L
show Mr.. Septimus Smith what / think
OF his contemplate conduct"
OF course she cried, women mostly do
in such circumstances. and went to bed
in the dark. Thus she never saw Sep
timus Smiths letter, which the house
maid had laid in the top Of her dressing
case, and which was there still when the
LIST of April dawned.
The Spences were great people for prac
teal jokes, especially those of the April
foo' order. On the first OF the month";
therefore, everybody in the house kept
well ON the alert, to circumvent any at
tempt upon his or her credulity
Connie Spence was a perfect little
demon in this particular, and it was ow-
ing only to the absorbing nature Of
Deia's affair that she had failed on this
occasion to prepare something specially
fool making"
The two sisters slept together, and it
so happened that on the morning of the
historic first" Connie aw0ke before Della.
There was sufficient light to enable her
to see her sisters dressing case. 1t was
open, and on the top of its contents lay
letter.
It's a trick" she at once said to her
self, but they won't catch mel"
Creeping softly toward it. she saw that
it was addressed to Miss Della Spence"
Poor as poor" she went ON. Della
will easily see through it, unless she
forgets what the day is"
Then she was seized with an inspira-
ton
Hurriediy dressing herself, she sought
out the housemaid who regarded the note
in her hand with anything but satisfac
ton.
Jane" she said, bring this letter up
stairs, and tell Della that MIR. Smith
brought it this morning"
Now to see the fun" she laughed, as
she tripped back to her sisters room.
Della was awake, and was on her
guard.
''She won't fool me, if l know it," she
said to herself
Mr.. Smith asked me to give you this,
miss"
1t was Jane, the Lousemaid.
Jane, I'm surprised at you! Miss
Connie gave it to you"
Miss Della, "a sure as I'm standing
here Mr.. Smith gave it to me fer YOU
last night"
Last mighty cried Connie, wiukiug
her eye at Jane, as a sign that she had
forgotten her lesson,
No, this morning, | mean"
There was nothing for it. Della de-
mandcd the letter which she proceeded
to tear into half dozen pieces and throw
ON the floor.
Lieut.. Arthur Treen soon responded to
Delia's invitation, and bore her off to the
spring exhibition of the Society of Amer
lean Artists.
Then it was that Connie confessed to
her mother, who, interviewing Jane, the
housemaid, elected the fact that Mr..
Smith had undoubtedly given her the let
ter the night before to place in Miss
Dehas room.
Mrs. Spence now suspected that miss
had been made, which. for anything tiat
could be done to reetify it, might just as
we'll have been a mile.
The dustbin was turned out. and after
lot of searching and soiling of hands
the half dozen pieces of paper We're res
cued, Joined together-and revealed Mr..
Septimus Smiths proposal of marriage.
Della was furious when she was told
on her return Through being too clever
she had really been made an April fool of
To think that, after all, the tariy Sep
timus had proposed. and-too late, Yes,
too late, for, instead Of inspecting the
pictures she had had, in accepting Lieut..
Treen. quite enough to occupy her while
at Carnegie Hall.
There is every reason 10 believe that
| Septimus Smith has not only never ven
| tured upon another proposal, but has
| eschewed the society of the fair sex alto
| gether.-New York News.