Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-14

There is no mistake he cried. II
have his letter TO her."
Where is it,
''He says''-hc was fumbling hastily in.
his pockets-''he says he has booked their
passage, and she is to meet him at his Of
flee BIZ Z Oh. / can't find IT,.
must have left it Mt home. But it doesn't
matter-I've told you what il says What
am | to dor
'.Oh. dear" faltered Nelly. Il knew
II told Alfred last night that he was far
too attentive to Letty-but oh. l never
drcaInt-
The runfanr' lie ragged. wildly. sIf I.
can only lay hands on him, But |
can't stop. want to catch the next train
10 Euston. It's fast train and may get
me 10 his office just in time"
oh, please wait-let me come with
you
They reached the station not moment
too soon. The train stopped nowhere un-
I'll it arrived at Euston. As it drew up
at the platform Edmund sprang ont and
assisted Nelly to aliSht.
Here Whats up? Where are YOU
two off to-"
They started round ANA were face ia
face with Alfred Hilbert
Where is my wife, gasped Edmund
ScZine his arm
Don't talk like fool. Tell me what's
happened"
on know well enough
Il tell you | don't; | want to know,
And l want to know, too, what are YOU
two tearing off together like this for?"
Either he was a hardened and accom-
piished hypocritc or he really did find il
hard to realize exactly what ne was
charged with, and eventually he was rs
batfed as themselves.
''All | can say is, he reiterated, shat
note was not from me"
IN 4
sisted
Can't help that. I've never written
p Lefty in my. lifc-not since you've
Where's the letter.
Il thought l had it with me- Edmund
began 10 search through his pockets
again-"I must have left it. 3 =
No, here it ISL
He pulled it out, and the other two
read it over his shoulder.
Yes, that's mine, right enough" Al
fred admitted. Then. all of sudden. he
broke. into roar OF laughter. 1T is
mine
Its no laughing mattcr''--
why, mustn't Il man write TO his own
wife, them It's the note | sent to Nell,
here the day before Yesterday
IT can't be. How can it be- protest
ed Edmund. y! found it at my house
al IlShl. i on HSk Nelly.
Nelly glanced ut it again eagerly.
so it is" she cried. laughing hyster-
ically We were going to the theater,
and weren't sure whether we could ret
seats, and Alfred was to try and book
them on his way to the city and let me
know and that's his note
And you both thought p
We'll, but Edmund interrupted. re-
iieyed and mortified ut the turn affairs
had taken, "hoW is it that it was in my
houseT'
why, l called to see Lefty this morn
ing. and she had Il headache" explained
Nelly; so | slipped back home to fetch
her some tabloidSs, and this is the paper
| wrapped them int happened TO be in
my pocket l gave Lefty the tabloids /
and threw, the paper in the fender. If i
had thought of it while you were telling
me-and, yet, how could z"
And you bolted in pursuit of Lefty
and me-" chuckled Alfred. Il called az
the paper shop on my road home. and |
reckon YOU two went by whilst | was
inside. When | reached home, / found
the girl half off her head. All she knew /
was that Ned, here. had been shouting.
and you had run away with him. AMI /
she had heard one of YOU say sou must
catch the next train to Euston. I didn't I
know what to make of it. so | came afteg I
you, and just managed to scramble into +
the last carriage as the train started.
| say, talk about running away I
with another fellows wife, though ~ /
he guftawed again-'I think it's me that /
ought TO do the shooting,"
But Edmund was in no mood 10 make /
light Of his humiliation, and Ivy degrees I
the others sympathetically subdued them
selves TO his humor.
Back again at Watford. they shook /
hands and parted: and when Edmund rr-
turned home there was Lefty waiting for +
him.
She met him in the hall, and. before he /
could decide how TO greet her, she claSped /
her arms round his neck. \ tender mist /
shonc III her eyes. and everything was
coming about as ideally as he had pie /
tured it to himself in his remorsGful I
dreams during the day.
Il did so want you to come home. I
dear she whispered
II was delayed" he murmured I
awkwardly.
Martha says you came in and ran out I
again almost Immediately"
'Nes-Gou were not here"
had gone out to get this for you
Ned. This was a gold pencil with his /
initials engraved on it, She drew ii .
Shyly. ~ was not ready last night. I
And | was $3.50 unkind this |
morning, never even wished you"--
lie took most Of the wishes in kisses
And J was afraid. when yOu came
home and went out again without seeing
me. that you"-her voice faltered pen-
tently-'that YOU were still angry with
me-
NO; it wasn't that, sweetheart. 1t
wasn't that at ALL"
Il was so afraid that perhaps'--
No it was nothing but Il But,
| say. Lefty, I'm hungry" he said, /
ScheminS for time to think how TO make |
the leastHof it all. Let us sit down, /
and III tell you the whole story over |
dinner The Sketch.