Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-09-17

Tier Drain was IN a wniri, ner nearr was
heating madly, the fascination of his
presence was stealing over her and numb
ing her with its sweetness. She felt that
if she did not forcibly put him from her
she would suecumb to the delight with
which his words filled her; and that
would indeed be tre3cherous to one Who
had never shown her anything but kind
ress.
''You must not speak like that to me"
she said feverishly. 1T is not right. /
am a dependant here, and no doubt my
action today has somewhat placed me IN
yoar power"
IF YOU think l am taking advantage
of your position" he said, and there was
4 shade of anger in his voice, You are
quite right in sending me from you. l
could not have thought myself guilty Of
such baseness. but you have shown me
what might have been"
No, no." broke in the girl hurriedly.
Il did not mean that, of course"
But Meredith shook his head
There was nothing else you could have
meant" he answered passionstely. Il
am grateful to You, Miss Lane, for hav-
ing shown me my true eolors. and ! must
| beg you to excuse me. The check YOU
shall have by tomorrow morning, if that
will do for your"
Sadie put her hands up to her aching
| head Was this sacrifice? she wondered
| feverishly. And, If so, was it worth
while giving up all ones hope in this
world in order to help a fellow creature
| Then she sank on to Il seat near which
she had been standing, and burst into
tears. Meredith had swiftly retraced his
| steps to the house, so the girl sat there
unseen, fighting out the weary battle
which many have to fight, and which
must of necessity, be lost or won.
! When she met Meredith at dinner that
evening Sadie composed her face to lool;
! at him as if their conversation earlier in
the day had been of the pleasantest de-
! scrlption. She was not u girl to wear
| her heart upon her sleeve. so she chatted
brightly, insomuch that she quite de-
eeived Percival into thinking her heart
! less coquette.
| Sir John had little surprise in store
| for her, too, which was TO the effect that
he and his daughter were going with
! some friends to Monte Carlo, and that
/ she might go home. if she liked. for n
week or two to the Bleggs. He gave her
| the choice of going abroad or staying in
| England, and Sadie, without moments
! hesitation, decided upon the latter She
! telt that, for the present at any rate,
| she would like rest and quiet, and she
did not suppose that, abroad, she would
get much of either. So Sir John sug-
| gested that she should write home and
| say that she would be able to be spared
| for Christmas
| Meredith, true to his word. sent her
the check for hundred and fifty pounds
the following day. He had posted it, as
being the safest plan, although he was
staying in the house with her, and when
he returned to London on the Monday
he parted from her with a smile which
he strove to make as friendly as possible
under the circumstances.
| During the weeks that followed, Kit
tvs prepare tons for the visit to Monte
Carlo took up all the girls time, and the
two made several expeditions to London
to replenish the younger lady's ward
robe. But to Sadie the days dragged bv.
| A part of her had died when, that morn
ing in the garden at Project Court. she
had refused Meredith because she had
thought Kitty was in love with him. As
time went on, and he made no sign in
the direction of that young lady, she be-
/ gan to think that perhaps she had been
mistaken, and that Meredith did not love
/ Kitty, or vice versa. Indeed. about this
time, George came into Miss Alleyne's
favor. He was not going to Monte Carlo.
but was to stay at home and look after
the estate for his uncle So Miss Kitty
was pleased to be very gracious to him,
and Nerney, who had had enough of the
! little spitfire, as he termed Sadie, burnt
his boats in that direction and com
menced afresh with Kitty.
Even AS matters stood, however, Sadie
had no redress in her own hands. Mere
dith had made no further sign, and she
coul,. do nothing until he did
| So she packed Katherine off to Monte
Carlo with her father, and went to the
| Bleggs for Christmas, and the good peo-
pie were too glad to have her back with
them to ask any awkward questions as
to why she had grown so pale and thin.
They Just left her alone. and when Denzil
Blegg turned up from the Antipodes to
add to the merriment, they felt that they
had nothing left to wish for except that
he would fall in love with Sadie and set
| tie down in the old home.
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