Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-04-16
A WliiM OF FATE.

blamed his fdtes accordingly.
What had he done that he should have
TO sit stIl in the Brighton Pullman while
Il very young lawyer poured fatuous plat
iiUdrs into his unwilling ear!
II don't know that I'll show myself
any too prominently about court today,
The iuane chatter went glibly on. Il had
az intimation that i mlgnI DC appointed
to defend that fellow Iancey. ana ! don't
want anything to DO with the ease. II
does a man no good 10 get mixed W.'h
these murder eases when popular senti-
meut's down on the criminal You get
the worst OF it, whether you clear HIM or
rot and, Of course, It would be impoSsi-
be 10 clear Yancey."
'Yes:" returned Floman, drily, look
inG out If the window.
"Oh oI course You sec, he's got no
friends az all. The strikers are down on
nina because he refused 10 90 out with
them. and yet he goes and makes an as
satlt on Stein, the proprietor of tie bust
hess. right at Yanccy's own door. TOO,
when Stein was probably calling there %
do something for his family; and Stein
falls and strikes his head and dies, 50
everybody else is against him. 4 mar
gets no honor by defending a ease like
tbat. All the fellows are fighting shy Of
it. Personally. I'm going 20 keep ont Of
i if ! can, for a mans reputation IS
Pardon me. get out here said
Richard Fl0man, abruptly, and swung
himself down as the ear stopped At Gros-
veunr road, wondering vaguely what he
had done 10 be visited by such unutter-
able plaques.
lie was three miles short of his Office.
but why should he hurry to reach the
office where more b0res awaited him.
doubtless. 10 talk him into Il deeper from
~: Let his partner attend 10 them for
liftle while. He strolled into the park
across the river and took off his hat
urtier the trees. He had the park almost
TO himself. The children were at school,
or going there the nurScmaids mad not
COME oat yet.
In all these shady spaces, just himself
and two little children. They Were Il girl
and hoy seated on Il benign The girls
feet hung down. but dif not touch the
ground, aud the boys feet stoc1 straight
out before him. jecause bis legs were too
short 10 hang down. The boy was CRYING
dismaly. end Floman, who was in Il
lounglnF pso0d, stopped and spoke to him.
ti3dl9a. young man., he said, 'wltat
ate these tears for? Lost your ball:
Broken your cart z"
lie spoke grulily and awkwardly not
With tie sllvery responsiveness raat
INC tied all hearts in the courtroom aad
on tnc reSirum. lie was not used TO
speaking to children. There was no hoy
II his house and no ball or cart. He
and certain proud and cold woman
would have been better and happier 10
Lave had them there.
The boy ceased sobbing. little fright
ened, but the girl explained with Il sober
little smile.
NO, sir; he's crying because tomor-
row. tho Yancey birthday, and daddie
can't come home-and so we won't get
Floman found his attention caueht by
this artless speech. Most of the speeches
hC heard We're anything but artleSs. He
SAT down on an opposite bench and
looked at the two his hands in his
pockets.
What kind Of a birthday was that
You mentionedf" ne asked politely,
Something new in birthdays"
The child's face flushed. 1t was 81
pretty little face that had grown too
delicate
The Yaucey birthday" She explained.
carefully. You see. that is our name
We are lanceys, al'd tomorrow is our
birthday mammal ami Boy :, and
mine. We arc all three born on the
Samc date. Aud that's what made dad
die call il thc Yancey birthday"
She smiled up at him mnocently, de
lighted TO take him into her childish con-
iidencc,
THAT is beautiful idea he said
cravCly. And why isn't daddie coming
home 10 buy Boy something's
He had not thought until thenhe had
been merely passing an idle half hour
but the look on the child's face. the soI-
low 80 much older than her years, struck
"a his heart
oh. ! Soc" he said gently; your fa-
tItcr is Frank YanccyY'
Yes. said the girl i'll patient little
tones Then She went on telling about
it. We used 10 have a splendid birth
day when ddldie came home--Scmetimrs
q trip in the country il ii wasn't Too cold
and Lice things for all of Us. OF course.
uoW. mamma and | talk things over, aud
We can understand IT, but Boys such Il
baby. and he cries
oh. Boys such Il baby. is heT'
asked Fiuman.
Il had been long time Since hc had
been very sorry for anyone, hut now
something was Juggling az his heart
strings. lte was looking down al BOYS
sister, whose feet did not touch the
graund.
oil, yes" She said. reSigncdly. And
that's the reason | bring him ont here
so THAT lie can cry without making moth
t''A 'tt'A' A1NftitNA anu 4 talktl NnlnGS
over for u.-ats and nights trying To ar
range something for Boy SO that he
Wouldn't feel quite 50 bad, but We
couldn't think Of a thing You don't
have very good times when your daddic's
away. DO YOU: II it wasn't thar / talk
over everything with mother-cvery single
thln- don't know what we'd do"
Tho tall gentleman in the other scat
looked away down the path.
n pathetic little loug-gcne vision rnSe
up udt of the past when he had not been
successful nor sr!tmade II was a vision
"t raw country hoy going home from
church through the mooniight under the
Whispering trees with timid little Aanl
or his avn.
TIL" hoy hal deyoured the sweet. limo
cent, young face beside him with hun.
Try eyes. and had hoted Frank Yancav
m his heart for having wooed and won
Her hefor" ho had chapce. Ii he had
seen her first lie told himself. She would
nave token him: ana he tossed on his.
bet pd that night. torn with ical0as rarr
an" love that could never he told.
M Meter TINT was long agu--hc came
20 re city the NEXT morning and entered
nnrn his career.
When he thourht of her during the
+ next few years il was To thank heaven
i that he had escaped Il marriage which