Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-20
"PINK CHINA.

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called Pink China"
AS the rest of us had been
"CEivalry" in our youthful an
iiated manner, for what, prd
been 10 Tarpen a very dull ha
locked up little surprised at
vance.
Fell" said Denny laconil
rest Of us reused ourselves su
cape with something which !
temperature might nave been q
We were iounging, i've civil
his majesty'S government. on
fCrently comfortable chairs. IN
enthusiastically termed the ''gove
fees in Roujee. The heat o
ls.ble-quivering; so was the \
OH the ridgey road. The attn
well, We didn't talk about it. esi
meal times. Inside the office"
10 he the heat itSelf-concrete.
perSonified. We deprecated th|
us which raised the temperate
lighted cigar would have beeIl
before SHUTDOWN.
And here we had to lOunl
tprobably unimportanU DessaI
had checked three of us on oil
jlIgs further into the country
followed by the message VIII!
start us again.
To us youngsters. brought ii
a few days, with the chanel
might never come across Oh
again, as, indeed, we never had
RI once seemed better to list,
story OF Il fool from compal
cram of some standing tnan 10
own barren little pasts. SO d
stands for an eager expressed
land whore languor checks mi
exercise stole over our placid I'd
They shouldn't send out [
10 India. complained Tarpelt
absent tones.
In the pause which fol.Uwedl
remembered a mans gossiping
day about Tarpen's wife. How
wondered ut the time why IA
fastidious-had chosen such
ont of all the lot who seemed
die for him; how amused they
when Tarpen came back from
eymoon absolutely devoted to
now the plain girl, devoted
took it all as quite a matter
and never guessed that nobody
K so: how Tarpen. rs time we
came Il regular dog for fidelity
always restless and moped wht
TO leave the woman who, was.
agreed, plain as a piEestaff.
funny after this to hear Tarpe
on the subject Of plain girls.
Just as | always have tn,
drawled on Tarpen. that a Fl
wears glasses must be deaf.
had "A sort Of vague idea that
didn't fall i'll love"
Good idea, too" remarked L
HIM" calculated Tarpen.
"Well, but where does PHI
come in?' | asked. And what
with plain giris:"
Pink China" said Tarpen. .
SO did Il plain girl. And ri
loved the plain girl"
We'll, them" protested, I'm
But the plain girl" continue
didn't love Pink China-and
many ui us were amused by the
"A good many usually are
cases" remarked Denny, witt
terness of experience.
And we smiled rather hear
Pink China"
Il can believe it," said Dem,
But Pink China was quit,
ent."
Good"
Then one dav, being in
mood, | thought I'd try anothe
hirted with the plain girl for
worth"
And Pink China?"
Was no longer Indifferent"
"Ahr
''Nor-was the plain girl"
race grew less nonchalant. IS
he muttered. eve hoped he m,
China.J Then he fell thoughtful
"WellE' asked Sieveright.
Tarpen did not answer for
he languidly swirled the seltz
bottom Of his glass, and looked
Sently.
Il didn't think he'd take it Il
he said at last. "One evening
to my bungalow, and he mi
been rechristened White Chin.
the color there was on him.
he'd probably been OVERRIDING
dance the night before, and / be
fling him. We'll. | asked hin
sort of sepnlchral solemnity,
love you, Pink China 2 "
No. he declared ferc,
doesn't"
Oh. | said. with mock ca
better ask her and be sure
II have asked her., he thund
| am sure. I'm sure of sonnet
700: She loves you. And I'm
something more: You shall mar
I'll kill you. She's broken nv |
couldn't help it. But you sha
hers. You shall swear to me
now that you'll ask her to m
or, | swear, here and now, I'll
4 bit sudden; but, by Jove,
il"
Welt" we asked.
'Well." said Tarpen. Slowl
we're only corkscrews in the /
Pink China had locked the
thrown away the key. So-it
screws ut first.
Tarpen tilted over his chat
himself 10 some more tepid liqu
It, and again fell 10 Swirling tn
round the bottom Of the glass
called the scene.
Good heavens" he exclaime
ard we could see his hand =
wonder if any of you kids cai
what its like to face mad b,
cork screw. At first | wanted
Int The beaStly twisting thing
hiGeouS-it wasn't laugh II
when il sounded. / declare TO
passed round thar bare little
room, ! kept seeing my own b
a rorkScrew twisted in il. 1t
sick. When we'd danced rount
other till | couldn't stand II =
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