Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-10-08

slured. My daughter cannot hare been
IN her room, as l thought, and | fear
have given YOU all this trouble for moth
ing
To my utter amazement he looked
from me to Celia, and in his glance there
vas flash Of amusement that was reciD-
reeated by her breaking into rippline
laugh.
oh, mother, you are too funny for
lanvthing!" she cried ~You have done
your best to make 4 nun If INC. and
then, when | kick over the traces and
form "a pleasant acquaintance against
your orders, YOU 90 out and fetch him in
TO burst open my bedroom door Was
there ever such a paradox
mat could l FAY OF do? Her appear
ance in the library in this serenelv cor
| temptuous mood after those peals OF
laughter upstairs, was as great a mvs-
terry rs her evident understanding with
Sir Alured Cranston. That they had
met before and knew each other was
only too plain. | could cniy aceornt for
It by Celia having disobayed MY iniunc-
ton net to go beyond the park, ard was
on the point of expressing my displeas-
ure when the parlor maid announced Ir.
Merriam.
AZ silver-h haired old friend advanced
into the zone of the lamplight. blinking
from one to the other of us. Here. too,
Judging by the twinkle in his eve. was
comedy instead Of tile tragic chord | mad
struck for myself.
My dear lady, behold me" he began.
Il had expected to find Miss Celia at the
point Of death, but she is apparently sui
fering from nothing worse than-German
measles"
For, on his entrance, the girl had gone
as red as peony and now, as he spoke.
turned to me all ablaze
Il think | must be a very sane person,
mother" she cried, cor you would have
driven me mad long ago. Because l 20
up to my room to get a glimpse of Il
friend, whom your absurd restrictions
prevent me from meeting as often as /
should wish, you deem me mad. and D,it
bars to my window. Then, when | find
ii out and indulge in very natural merri-
ment. you come rushing up, thinking me
madier than ever, and send for Or. Me-;
riam-to nut me in an asylum, | sup
pose. Oh. yes, l know | have heen a dis
obeIieLt. but Alured has asked ine--he
had to do it On his fingers, poor boy.
to marry him, so unless You certify me
as unatic, doctor, there will lie an en-
Of it all"
was mere than ever mystifod. for
that good old man only shook a playful
finger at her for all the world as if She
was merely naughty child
Go and show your young gentleman
the pictures in the hail." he said to her.
Il will speak to your mother as she ought
TO be spoken to. Now run away quick.
unless you want to be put to bed-for
measles
The door closed on them, and the doc
tor came and placed his enarled but well
kept hand on my shoulder.
Mrs Wrangwyn,' he said with kindly
mpressiveness, you have been very
wrong not to tell me of the fear that
was on You. ] could have set your mind
at rest years ago. That dear girl is no
more in danger of insanity than ! ar
myself, and never has been. Your hus-
bands malady was not due to disease Of
the brain, but to mechanical injury to.
the braiYa totally different thing, and
impossible OF transmission"
When / rose from my knees Celia's
arms were around me. and Dr. Merriam
was rubbing his hands in professional
style near the door through which he had
called her back.
after ALL he purred, glancing slyly
at ne. Il cannot altogether absolve my
fair patient from the stigma OF an in
herited faint. Carrying my mind back
across the years, l seem to remember,
my dear madam. that your own engage
ment was entered upon without the same
ton of your parents and was even rati-
fed by runaway match"
That indeed. had been the case, and /
am sure that my old friend meant no
unLindness by the reminder In my great
yhal kfulncss for the hftin3 Of my lead
would not have quarreled with him If
he had
Then with the inherited faint the
parallel Shall end | cried, pushing Celia
toward the door. "Thae shall be 10 run
away match this time YOU had better
bring Sir Alurcd in again. darling. and