Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-11-19
- Across the Frontier. -

--~-~--N~---~~~
pulses; iRst IS innocent. ehil5f1ss
thoughts are stealing ever oae n tbs
1-aTea q Eesg~ xo2 r1aw them down VIII
the seythe q odd evnlc5sm.7
Gould Es- soza KIND u kszstser drive
ne, sid yoa remain 10 revel n rest and
c-al11llSs thoughts 2-oag these bees and
mowers sAe asked soalclIo1siy.
Ne. ne co1l1 noE- Some kind q
1cSfleT Is not gong 70 drive nv CHESTNUT.
Besides ! tod yoo THAI solitude II Tie
country Is u12SrTactive- The reason :
nave never cared Tor the COUNTRY as :.
man should i. ! believe. because J have
always 1r5e3 i alone, q with the wrong
sore Of people Now. with yuzs--
~Mr- Hazard -she drew I'D her had
and faeed hlEa-lf you talk in this al
sum AID embarrassing way, I shall walk
back to town
Il am sorry ron ind mr. talk uninte-
eStlng, Paul replied hurah'v. But Il i
rot absurd 4 mans deeuest, tr,ese
strongest feelings cannot ha absur3itses
ho"eVeT they may 2ppeAr 70 yoa-who
cannot gauge them
Cannot gauge them she repeated, as
Il unconscious that she spoke aloud.
She turned and walked quickly down
the path towards the i'm.
Paul stood moment watching her
and then raised his eyes to the yew
hedge al his side, and he saw face peer
ing through.
For moment he stood perplexe6: tie
glamour Of Ruby's lovely face was upon
him, and he could not clearly see that
evil one sowing through the foliage.
l ne next moment il was withdrawn. hut
by that time he had recognized 1t: with
cut doubt, those eyes. full Of malignity
and cunning, were those Of the man be
had tied up at the weir.
He was always quick 10 act, and now
he at One forced his way through the
hedge. He saw no one however.
he strobe about the little demesne. hat
he could not find the eavasdropper. So
al last he went back slowly to the inn.
70 find the chestnut harnessed TO the cart.
Miss AIendas had taken matters into
her own hands
i thought l would save time" she ex-
plaiue1 sWeetIv
You are quite right" he answered.
You would be always right, I Srn sure. =
She frowne3, and he made haste 10
add
I only meant, II my eyes
4 little smile came stealing into hers
he was ineoTrigible
1t was an ideal drive through the
dusky lanes back 70 town: it took long
time, for Paul begged that he might not
distress his horse; he was little dis
trait, for though be knew now that he
was in love, he knew also that the mvs-
vent his marrying her.
Miss Mendas," he said, turning to her
suddenly after q long silence. when nav
l see you again! l am leaving home TO-
morrow; II Is unavoidable. But imme-
6iately / return You win allow me to
can*'
She gave a nervous little laugh.
If l say nos"
Don't say no. He bent towards her
gravely.
You would come, perhaps, all the
same" she suggested
NO, / should not But you viii not
say mo-"
She made a little fiuttering movement
like bird caught in a net
I'VE are giving a ball a week tonight
if you care to come to that" she said.
81 shall care very much. / abhor balls.
but l thank YOU for this invitation. Don't
trouble to send card, shall not forget.
And now tell me, are you really no worse
for what happened this afternoonf I
am so sorry about it"
Her reply was tremulous, yet iEApas-
stoned; they were just nearing her
square
You may live 70 be much more sorry."
she said. For myself, would give half
my life if none of this had ever hap
pened."