Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-17
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stuff" he demanded.
She waved him aside with a table nap
kin. I'm tell you later" she said. aFye
speech to make when we come to the
toasts. Don't spoil it now"
He saw secret in the mischievous
sparkle Of her eyes. "What is it," he
asked.
saw. please don't, dear" she pleaded.
III tell you later
Izaak whispered to Marcus Aurelins:
We've only 81 10 feed on for the next
two weeks or 50. Fill up!"
They proceeded 10 fill up, to an accom-
paniment of laughter aud aInazement as
Penelope's dinner developed course by
course. Fer the two bachelors it was q
came of open your mouth and shut vour
eyes; and The grins and gurgles of de-
light with which they received each dish
Set Penelope laughing till she choked
For the squire it was Balshazzar's
feast with the handwriting to follow, p
banquet of Damocles, with a hair that
was doomed to spit, dinner ut Il
strange cafe when you know that you are
going to come to the dessert and find
that your pocket has been picked Pene-
lopc had evidently catered for the meal
with the understanding that she had only
received, as yet, so of a 500 check.
When she brought in Havana cigars TO
accompany their coffee the squire felt
that his time had come. My dear" he
said, in tone of faltering reproof, ''haye
YOU been spending your trip money on
us?''
She jumped to her feet. blushing with
excitement. She ierl,ed the hurried bur
iesque of a bow. Fellow examinations"
she said; ''let me Observe"
Hear! Heart" Izaak applauded.
smut up, you clam,7 Marcus said
Can't you let the lady observer"
"A thing which YOU" she retorted
have apparently not observed namely
that the editor of the magazine, be-
ing a purist, always spells check with
gale"
Izaak looked up at her quickly from
the lighting of his cigar.
What! What's that?" the squire sail
Not so fast
Ard Also she added. that our type
writer has defective e.
Izaak's match hickered and went OUT.
Read Sherlock Holmes, Mr.. Walton
and avoid forgery"
She paused to get her breath. Isaac
was guilty red The squire blinked
with The brains quick focus on new
vieW of the situation and then smiled
5heepishly down his nose at his cigar.
Only Marcus Aurelus preserved classic
innocence of eye
Let me observe further she laughed
that there does not seem to be watch
left iii the fiat. And when | went to MIR.
lzaak'a wardrobe for garments to repair
found several hooks empty that for
merly supported Sunday wear"
IZaak Walton made a horrid grimace.
Marcus turned to him with a look of
stern suspicion. What's this, key"
he accused him.
This was strange" she said.
We'll. rather" Mare agreed.
"Strange also"-she addressed the
philosopher. With an oratorica flourish
passing strange was the absence of the
first edition from its accustomed place
on yon shelf. And, unless my eyes have
deceived me, several autograph letters
have been lost to the collection of Marcus
twelius, no less
LEAK 'Ho-ho'd'' at him. Mare said
Abrazenly: y had to buy some Christ
mas presents to send home"
She shook her head. "These evidences
OF conspiracy to deceive an unsuspect-
ing woman have been strengthened and
confirmed by the unusual poverty Of the
fiat and the fact that there are only g
in my husbands pockets instead OF 3j
or 40"
The squire looked up at her with an af-
fected composure. MY dear" he said,
III you are going to catch your train
home, you'd better cut off this eloquence."
She replied evenly: There seems to
be some misunderstanding about that
word home This happens TO be my
home, now, and I'm going to spend my
Christmas here"
She waited for the storm of protest to
subsde AZ for the shopping which
have been doing" she continued calmly,
IF YOU viii come into the front room I'll
preside over a Christmas tree distribution
of BOBBY prizes for unsuccessful conspira-
tors a. soon as our neighbor across the
hall brings IN the tree
Izaak beat his head with despairing
hand, Marcus Aureius lay back in his
chair and howled "What-what nom
sense!" the squire protested
I'm sorry she said, that you've lost
your pawn tickets."
They sat up to search through their
pockets in anlazement.
But your clothes and your watches
are ON the lower branches, and there are
several things on the upper ones which
you need more than first editions. .
Well?"
The uproar that followed came near to
being serious breach of the public
peace. And when the loaded Christmas
tree was carried in the triumvirate set up
such an earth-shaking dance of whiring
dervishes about it that the ianitor him
self came up breathless to them from tue
depths and darkness of the basement
Here, herel' he gasped You're knock
in all the tessalaturc off the Collins down
below there" They dragged him in. They
tipped him all round. They wished him a
merry Christmas Are YOU having a
good time down below" they asked.
SO. So" he erinucd. We're not much