Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-10

CHAPTER I.
A DAYDREAM.


Won know love you. and, so far as
can see, you are y-free-elsewhere.
The girl smiled archly.
aAh. Jackl-'so far as you can see,'
sbe answered. teasingly, as she turned her
nretty blue eyes towards the tall, hand
come fellow what sat beside her on the
ssat beneath the May blossoms. "But
Won can't tell what is really in my heart.
n,wever, go and get me those wild flow
IS YOU promised me from the orchard,
and ri think what answer to give you
when YOU come back"
you're a provoking little elf" said
lack Temple, rising with disappointed
air though concealing successfully the
seowI that rose to his brow. But I'll go,
60 promised-that is, on condition that
YOU put me out of my misery when l re-
furn. shan't be away more than a
quarter of an hour"
As he went the girls eyes followed him
critically.
Poetry and romance are all very we'll,
hut women like a manly man; and GER
tainly Jack fulfilled this requirement
without being coarse, he was sturdy and
well-made. He was an athlete, but he
had not made his body misshapen by his
exertions, nor had he reduced himself to
that degree of attenuation which seems
TO be the ambition of not few
He was a fine, healthy young English
man-at any rate, as far as outward ap-
pearance went; and Lillian Tenant was
fine, healthy young English girl. In
looks they were certainly well-matched
pair.
They had many tastes in common, too.
Both liked the country, the same sports,
the same books, and yet
Lillian was somewhat of a visionary,
in spite of all. Sitting alone on that very
seat yesterday, she had had daydream.
For few moments, in fact, she had been
lost to her real surroundings, and had
dreamt as really as if she had been in
bed and asleep.
1t was confused dream, as all such
visions are, but she saw plainly lovely,
flower deeked valley, surrounded by
mountains, whose snowy tops glistened
in the sunlight.
By her side walked a man who was
leading her by the hand. She saw that
he was tall and dark, and somehow she
knew that he was young; but she could
not see his face.
As she looked back, she saw Jack Tenn
pie in the distance hurTying after her:
nevertheless the space between them in
creased rather than diminished. She
seemed, even if she had wished to return
to him, to be powerless to do so.
The scene changed suddenly. Jack
faded out behind the snow-topped noun
tans, and, hand in-h hand with her UNI
lr,o,r -
very valley of delight, with rare exotic
flowers, and trees of wondrous foliage,
and cascades leaping like molten silver
in the sunshine. Fairy forms of ex-
quisite beauty advapc-1 to meet them,
but at that moment she came to herself
with start, and realized that she was
sitting on the prosaic old garden seat
kneath the May blossoms
That was yesterday.
Today she thougnU of her vision again,
and wondered. And as she wondered a
shadow fell across the stile which sep
arated the garden from the fields. 1t was
the shadow of someone coming round the
corner by the side path from Westbury.
In another moment a tall, dark man
appeared-young, and Enthusiastically a
gentleman. Lillian shivered slightly. Was
The stranger had evidently intended to
vault the stile and make his excuses
afterwards. But, seeing the young girl.
he paused and raised his hat
May inquire if 1 am near Western
Priors ?" he asked.
Lillian rose and advanced towards him.
This is Western Priors" she said, with
mlschievous smile "This stile and the
XIrbi IL -
II You wish to see anyone at the house
l couldn't be rude enough to send you all
the way round"
May I ask if you are Miss Tenant? ?"
asked the stranger
Yes"
Then it is your father I wish to see"
ne said, with a pleased look. Il have
brought him a letter from an old friend
across the sea-my father. l am Godfrey
Linton arrived from Australia only
eliee days ago, and I've come down as
quickly as | could. Is Sir Gervase inn"
>. / believe he is, Mr.. Linton" said Lii
nan l will take you to him in a few
moments, if you will come over the stile.
am only waiting for friend"
Ihe words were the result of an after
,hought The impulse had come to her
NAiA' Ailelll at OiCt luJO Tile mousse
TO walk on through the garden side by
SIDE with the hero of her dream. But
she restrained the fancy with an inward
anger against herself. And, fortunately,
IeI9re she could analyze her feelings,
JACK Temple came in through the orchard
"a "A look of surprise overspread his
features as he took in the scene. Then
he paled with anger and disappointment
ne mad come back full of hope, expect
las to hear her shy consent to be his wife.
ana then to take her in his arms and
Se%I the sweet contract on her lips
instead of this, he found her near the
me smiling up at an utter stranger
q Young and handsome one, too. Com
t,on Pollteness compelled him to ac-
NOV ledge Unions presence, as he scored
"a friendly terms with Lillian; but the
ION which flashed from his eyes plainly
oespoke his enmity.