Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-06-27
DICK XZEIW ar M.4nnack NJ

Charters Won't you sit down,
Mr.. ?"
But though he took the chair. he paid
no attention to the question in Dicks
tone The latter began to feel at dis
advantage carrying on conversation
with a stranger, name unknown.
II should be sorry to miss seeing Sir
Godfrey" remarked his visitor, his dull.
even tones contrasting so oddly with the
fire in his eyes. II am an old friend of
his, but have not seen him for some
time"
Charters glanced at him again. He
concluded the man had Just come from
abroad, which would account for the
somewhat odd cut of his clothes and the
general look of certain absence of up
to-dateness about him.
NO doubt Sir Geoffrey will be in d.
rectly,' he remarked, passing the Gig
aetteS. You find the house in rather a
confusion today. There's to be little
dance tomorrow, IN honor of the APP
preaching wedding"
The other slowly lit Il cigarette Il
understand you are going to marry one
Of Sir Geoffrey's daughters" he observed
slowly.
YES. Constance" He blew a ring of
smoke into the air and watched it lazily
do you know Sir Geoffrey's daughters -
he asked, curiously.
The dark eyes watching him seem to
glow and burn.
II used to-" he answered. briefly.
There was a pause Dick began to
wish his father-in-law elect would hasten
his return.
when is your wedding TO be-" was
the next question
The stranger spoke as one who has a
right to ask, and Dick found himself
answering mcekly.
Next week. the goth. / wanted it
sooner, but Constance said she wouldn't
be married until after the 10th. The
fact is, she was engaged before"
lie stopped abruptly, vexed with him
self What ON earth could his affairs,
and Constance's, matter to this man?
III quite understand replied the other,
IN his level tones. Il have heard of Miss
M1 tons former engagement"
,, oh | see Dick looked relieved. lie
mated explanations. and reelected that
this Was probably some old family friend.
He lit another cigarette and resumed in
a more confidential tone. You see, she
had been engaged to this chap for nearly
a year; Forsyth his name was, and then
he went abroad and forgot her, the
brute
How do YOU know he forgot hers"
Ihe question was one, apparently, of idle
curiosity.
Dick flung his cigarette into the fire
with energy, oh we'll, when man
never writes, or answers letters, for two
wears YOU naturally conclude he has for.
gotten. And Con has waited until lust
now. Why its only two months ago
that she promised to marry me, though
have known her all my life. and cared
toT her, too. You see. she thought She
was still bound 10y her promise. And
nothing would induce her to be married
until after the 10th, because that was his
birthday, and he had once said they
| should be married on that day But
that was yesterday"
There was silence, broken only by
the sGow beating against the windows
There may have been reasons why
he-that man ForSvth-did not write
In the depths of the bush there are many
difficulties. Letters are lost. people one
has trusted prove unfaithful."
There was an uudcrcurrent of passion
in his tone not lost upon his nearer He
stood up. straight -limbed and tall. on the
/ hearth rug
Il hope You don't think I'm not acting
on the square ny this chap Forsyth" he