Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-06
Breaking 1t Gently


to Her note. She might have
telephoued but 1t was Her way to
send messengers with her missiyes.
Very well, Kathleen" wrote Jack,
I'm be there. You say for the last
time | wonder why"
He sent boy with this note and
an order on a florist for a box of VIC
lets, as the messages accompaniment,
and then he turned to his work again.
But his eyes failed to do more than
stare at the figures before him. His
brain could not grasp their meaning.
Katheen's face persisted in dancing
about the inkwell, In a two-step that
played havoc with Business.
I'm beastly cad" cogitated Jack,
land that's what But it must be
done. For the last time, she said.
t'erhaps she's heard, 1t would help
things lot IL She had"
lie looked meditatiyely at a photo
graph which he tished from "A dark
pigeonhole in his desk.
shes a mighty nice little thing
he said to himself, but
And then he took another photo
graph from an inner pocket Of his coat
and kissed it tenderly.
"Violets." Kathleen buried her nez
retrousse in the purple fragrance and
shifted With satisfaction.
Jack always sends violcts" she
said, to no one in particular, though
her maid sat near by sewing some
lace on the dinner frocll her mistress
had bade her lay out for her to wear
Kathleen looked gloomily upon a tail
vase of long stemmed American Beau
ties that stood on the table.
That's the difference in men. Law
renee sends big Beauties, because they
cost money and Jack sends yiolets be-
cause they're my favorite flower. Poor
Jack. How can | break his heart
for | suppose it will You say for the
last time. wonder why? IIeigho.
We must take our medicine, Marie.
Because | prefer millions To love In a
cottage why, Hurry with the
waist, Marie; must not be late at my
last dinner with Jack"
no, didn't think We needed
chaperou tonight Jack"
why not to-uglt?"
Because, we'll"
Life is too short 10 quarrel.
Life is too short to sigh
tan ,,,, Nv ,,I
the fish, perhaps
Il, too, have something to tell Won.
Kathleen"
For the space Of ten minutes. while
HE garcon placed the soup before
them Jack felt uncomfortable. Every
body hates 10 attack dlsagreeable
luty When the duty involves Il pretty
woman, 1t is doubIy dldasteful. How
ever, he took SurroputiouS peep mt
the photograph in his breast pocket.
and ii nervcd him 10 his task. Never
theless, there was no hurry about it.
Isn't it absurd, lack to say that
owe make, the world - round:" asked
Kathleen
In her diplomatic, feminine way she
had wished 10 lead w to the subject
SHE had come TO discuss.
"0f course it u.s." he answered
when champagne one has enough
of twill do the same thing"
"Salmon-oh lack. do you ruuem
Der how we uoNed tor salmon al Del
Monte last summer"
Did he remember? lie had to NAT
the photograph in his pocket TO for
get
Il read ,he Other day" Kathleen was
saying. that grl who couldn't make
APP her mind between two luytr, hasn't
mind worth making up"
She looked at him from the corners
of hey eyes,
Jacks face lighted mp. She knew.
theu and THAI was the meaning of her
desire for a farewell dinner How
easy it would be nov to explain.
But Kathleen WAS not waiting for
an answer,
"Th"y say there's no skin ia winning
a game where one holds all the trumpS.
But In the game of hearts. Jack. sup.
pose one he'd just two. Don't you
think il would be hard TO know which
10 Discard"
Bravo, Thought Jack What clever
liitlc diplomat Kathleen ~,
But she veerrd 90 the other sid.
Isn't it nice. Jack. just We two sit
ting here like thls:" oh, So tenderly.
Isn't it Ike old timeS?"