Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-28

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/ he implored me to come over-to meet
him here today. He could make me do
/ anything; if be had told me to kill my
+ self Id have done it. | left Dublin this
/ morning. Miss ToOke told grannic | was
/ in bed with toothache. She has man
aged everything for me splendidly.
When we are married, she is to live with
May ask this actors name:''
Must | tell you:'
Il think it viii be better. my dear"
Rupert Wolferstan- is acting in
/ The Kings Secret Oh. do you know
him. she added with tremulous eager
/ ness.
"Yes-as one of the most attractive
/ men in l.ondon-a spoiled darling. He
Is married to Il little humdrum Wife,
W hat did you say" springing to her
/ feet
Married to a dowdy little woman-a
woman with money. He leads her sad
/ lie, but she adores him."
4 Married, No-impossible. Ii is naf
! truew
! 1es-everyone knows that
1 There was long. expressive silence.
/ And | thought he loved me. Oh. my
! heart IS broken! Oh, what shall | ,Io::'
and she sat down, put her handkerchief
| to her face. and began 10 cry softly
| No, no, your dear little heart is too
/ young TO know what the word broken
means. How old are you:"
/ Il am IL in month";
/ And you are a wild, enthusiastic, i'm
/ pulsive lri>n colleen. Now shall | tell
/ yon what We will do
Il think / shall die of shanc" she
/ moaned.
Don't cry-the policeman will be COM
/ ing over to ask il I'm ill-treating YOU
! You and | will just take hanson and
drive straight to Dublin by the night
mail. Your toothache, | presume. is still
! very pad. but you can present yourself t.
your grandmother tomorrow morning
end tell her you have completely recov-
cred"
Yes, ! only want to go homeland
hide myself for the rest of my life"
You'll never give thought to that
scoundrel again: TO think of his Turing
/ YOU over here!-and you. little more than
! a child-ignorant. penniless and friend
+ lcss-it was monstrous!'
Yes. l have no moncy-but | have
/ tins producing II tiny gold watch: lit
/ viii pay for my ticket
! No. no. I'll lend YOU the money. what
/ ever is necessary, and give You my card
| and You can return me the money-at
7 any time
1 oh. how kind of you, you dear, good
1 old gentleman 1t is as if YOU had saved
+ my life, | feel so frightened and strange
and in another world over here. and peo-
( pie stare as if they knew how wicked |
/ had beeni'
Now come along; let us be off" he
! said, rising briskly. You will catch the
$50 with lots of time to spare. You will
/ have spent just three hours in town. |
/ nope You Will never nave anything more
to do with Miss Tooke. | declare She
deserves seven years hard labor
As he talked they had walked out of
the park, and in another moment had
driven away together in hanson behind
4 smart horse
Just as they moved off another cab
came rapidly toward them, and drew up
mt the gate. The fare sprang out. Il
good-lookinG, slim, wcll-groomed man:
he caught a fleeing glimpse of the pale
face aud great tragic eyes of the pretty
Irish girl. of Il mans shoulder and tall
hat. and i'll another second they were OUT
Of sight. and Rupert Wolferstan was left
standing by the gate. with real frown
on his flushed face, and bad words on his
clcan-shaven lips.
Six years had elapsed. and Sir Rich
srd's nephew, quartered in the wes' of
ireland. had there met his fate certain
Miss Kathleen O'Hara, lovely, I'M
sophisticated jewel of girl. nm only
daughter and considerable heiress.
According to Capt. Guy Tracy. his
tiancee was so entrancingly lovely, 50
!
that naturally all his relations were
! clalnoronS to see her and he brought her
/ in triumph to London. in order 10 pre-
sent her 10 his mother. his sisters. and.
above all. to his Uncle Richard,
Uncle Richard made the ladyS ac-
( quaintance ut Il formal family dinner
party. The instant their eyes met they
recognized each other-he was the old
I gentleman in the park. she was the girl
! he had seen off at EuSton-thc cause of
his leaving an empty chair ut the Gre
vlleS dinner party on Il certain even
I ing in May some years previouSly-a girl
who had enclosed HIM a poSt0fiice order
for f3, with from a grateful friend
written in childish scrawl.
Ii was wonderful how she retained her
I Self-possesSion, but her hand was icy
cold as she placed it in his.
As the head of the family. Sir Richard
conducted his future niece To dinner; the
/ fingers ON his arm were now trembling
/ perceptihly.
Did they ever find out?" he muir
INJURED in her ear, in his most fatherly
/ tone.
Newer she whispered back
The toothache was 81 very bad:'
And now you have cut your wisdom
/ tceth?'
Il hope so"
And no one knows except you and
meT'
/ And Miss Tooke-and him -and-Guy
I and mother"
/ "Oh. 50 you've told Guy-that was
/ right. my dear: and we will keep that
/ little "trip to ourselves. They all believe
/ that this is your first appearance in Lon
/ don. They have never heard Of your fly
I ing visit"
''YeS. | recall il aS n sort of hideouS
ightmar,-sometimeS | almost persuade
myself that it WAS only bad dream.
I Oh. | am glad you are To be my uncle,
/ What can l Go 10 show You my-grati-
I tule:''
"'That question is easily answered.
1 Come for a walk with me tomorrow
I morning in St James park London
/ World.
On the Beach.