Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-03
now TWO MATCHES WERE NANlGED
~ GILHERT DAYLE.

by GILBERT DAYLE.
had reached Monte Carlo i'll the
morning. selected my hotel, and after an
agreeable dejcuuer had sauntered out to
take my first fill Of the sunshine. Al
ready | bad seen many familiar faces,
: and now, as [ gently sank into seat
on the casino terrace. ! wondered how
long it would be before the most interest
ing young person | knew discovered my
arrival in the gilded principally.
| was not kept long in suspense, for
presently | heard a voice utter little
exclamation of surprise. and. looking no,
saw Miss Pattie Hetherton standing be
fore me.
Hugo Trench! What on earth are
you doing hereY
''Ob, the usual thing" replied, with a
nod Al the casino.
\ smile djnpled over her face as she
sat down beside me.
It's hereditary" | continued, gloomily.
Have you ever heard of my great
grandfather, who gambled away his es-
iateS at CrOckford'S in Il single night?
He was one of the original dandics"
But she was unconvinced.
! Clerks in the war office don't general
| ly come to Monte Carlo in February"
she observed.
why not? Even a war office clerk
we are not very busy now
| Il suppose the ar Office she began.
oh, please don't make Il joke about
the dear old place." | Interrupted plead
| ugly The professional humoriSt has
already nearly succeeded in getting us
ranked with the mother-in-law. and. If
Jou II You make jeSts yourself on the
topic. how can you hope to laugh when
you hear them on the stage or see them
| IN the papers,
She looked very humhle-and. incl
! dcntally. more than usually pretty, If
girls only lAew how humility suited
| thcmi
Il was merely going to observe tina.
supposed the war office wouldn't miss
YOU" she said, meekly.
The apology is accepted 1 said in
| tone of relief
II haven't yet learned why you are
| here, she continued, gazing ut me crit
| ically. And why-why are you wearing
| tina, ridiculous little black tie with your
| flannel suit
| / gave one reason.
1T serves as a reminder of what I've
lost after year of hope | said, with a
laugh.
1t must be explained that | had seen
a good deal Of Pattie in town, and
think we should have seen n great deal
more of each other had it not suddenly
| occurred to Mrs. Hetherton that il was
| merely Il poor clerk in the war office.
| tWhy, i'll heavens name, did my dandy
of y great-grandfather spend that night
| 1T Crockford'sD As result of the
dawnng Of this idea she bad promptly
removed her daughter from my sphere Of
| Influence and myself from her mental
| list of desirable acquaintances
or course, it might be said that. il
| Pattie truly loved me, she might have
ultimately won me by steady resistance
| to her parents wishes, Exactly! But.
| then. had no reason to think that Pattie
! looked upon me as much more than mn
| agreeable conservatory companion, and,
in fact, my merely civil attentions to II
certain Mrs. Van Open. delightful
American widow, had cstranged even
these relations on the last occasion we
| had met
| And now she was engaged to Lord Err
! nest Blakenhurst, a m0nstr1usly stupid
young man who had only escaped matri-
mony before by series OF lucky acct.
dents. lie had no vices beyond his ex-
| IRENE fo0lishncss, and no virtues in addi.
| ton TO his title and money. lie was,
| therefore, an excellent "catch." and,
| knowing Mrs Hctherton'S strength of
| character and BlakenhurSt's weakness of
mind, had very little doubt as to how
| the present state of affairs had been az.
rived at.
I've never been engaged" observed.
! presently. Il suppose one is very, very
''Ycs. very happy" She answered de
eisiyely, closing her little lips firmly to.
Gethef.
l wondered whether she was merely
loyal 10 bargain her mother had thrust
ulnn her. or did She care for him? She
was very bright. and he infinitely stupid.
But you can never tell.
| She looked up ut me quickly and bcr