Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-03-12

pSsH eaen HiuIe angry mad she been less
astounded at the entire affair. As If was.
she cast the talisman into a drawer and
laughed at the majors impertinent folly
TIL she nearly cried Then she took II
out intending 10 fling il through the win
COW, but changed her mind and put II
back again, and laughed all the more,
In SNORT. the bracelet remained in Miss
sylvia room, and whenever she looked
at II (which was about, on an average.
nifty times day. she would be lost in
indignant Amusement at the presumDfion
which il represented. And sometimes She
laughed, and sometimes she smiled. and
finally, the day before the bazaar. She
said 10 herself:
I've a good mind TO put it on. and see
if he darer'
As for Maj. Bings, meanwhile. | had
the whole story from him, under pledges
of deepest secrecy. before we retired for
the night. He was very fustered when
he heard of the indiscretion of Cant.
Hayward, and inclined to be severe at
That ofneer's expense; but, for all that.
fancied that he was little pleased 100.
AT least, one knows she knows" he
said, for quite the twentieth time. Per
haps she only suspected il before. -
whereas, as matter, of fact. such an
IDEA had never crossed the young lady,
mind. I've hung it over my shaving
glass" he observed few DAVIS later re-
ferring to the talismam. and you'd be
astonished 10 know how il encourages me
Just to look at it,
And on the evening before the bazaar
he drew me aside after mess and said. in
thrilled whisper:
Il m going 10 ask her tomorrow. |
must The sight of the bracelet simply
drives me to ind ont what She really
thinks about--about things / wouldn't
dare face it again il didn't
So IT will surely be acknow lodged that
for what took place at the bazaar the
love links were entirely and actively re-
sponsihle.
1.-THE bazaar. mean-waS great
success, and though, as rule consider
such functions altogether pernicious. |
own TO having derived considerable enter.
tainment from this one
Blngs and | entered the hall together
BY Jove!' | said. admiIino the skill
with which the Minsterton Assembly
rooms mad been transformed into an In
diar village. ITS awfully pretty
Yes. isn't she?" said Bings.
In truth, he had some excuse for the
answer, for more captivating tignre
than Sylvia Wallingford, in her native
costume. / never remember TO have seen.
The rich colors set off her dark ewes 10
perfection and, somehow, on that after
noon. hef beauty seemed less disdainful
anu Impenous, and more human. than it
used to be Among the gold and jeweled
trnketS that chimed upon her wrists 7
noticed tiny circle of black.
linen the traffic of the afternoon
claimed for me its victim. and | saw
nothing more of Bings until some time
later, when, exhausted in mind and purse.
escaped from the busting mart of raf-
mes and fancy work to quiet corner of
lhe RTfeshment room. where it seemed
possible TO enjoy cigarette.
But | had NOT hppn Seat.d tl,oro , 49,
meht before | became conscious of two
voices behind the screen of palmS which
formed my refuge. knew them both.
One said. Its awful cheek of me 70
ASK but do wish you would tell me
When you first caredw That was Bings.
ana tne other which belonged to Syl-
Via Nallingford, answered: Il think II
must have been after you sent me this
bracelet; Nhereupon there followed a
sound like number of corkS being
drawn. very softly, in the midst of which
| again fled.
Al the door Of the refreshmcnt room |
ran INTO the arms of Young Wise. our
JUNIOR subaltern. who was evidently
bursting with excitement at some secret
Joke.
''Sqh lark he exclaimed on seeing
me- tYou knew those bicycle clips Of
mine 1.-The ones / made MYSELF"
] nodded.
We'll" he continued, IL lost them the
other day; could have sworn left them
at Claypool's, in Bridge street. though
the old girl says | didn't; but The joke
OF il Is that l believe she must have
sold EN-. because Sylvia Wallingford-''
What" | exclaimed, Selling him by
the arm What do you mean: Speak
loweri'
She's got one of them on at this mo.
ment as n bracelet" he gurgled. How
on earth am | going to tell her?''
| gazed ut him in horror.
Child [ said Solemnly, after a little
pause. breathe so much as one word of
this 10 living soul and III have you
dismissed the service
Then | released him as Mai BingS
and Sylvia emerged from the palms and
passed US, looking very silly and con
.cnted.
feel that there is 4 moral hereubouts
upon the folly of superstition. but as
Mai (now COl.) and Mrs. BingS are the
most devoted couple of my acquaintance,
| fancy that the application of it might
be somewhat mixed
often wonder whether to enlighten
them upon their misplaced confidence or
not. Some day, perhaps. | shall do so.
for it would make 10 difference.
And after all when you come 10 con
slider it, what is 1--we link Arthur
Eekersley in The Free Lance.