Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07

furbelows, and with no more heart than
a crocodile"
Andrew was silent.
she said you had promised to marry
her; she gave me evidence of the fact :;
and | bought her off for a thousand
pounds Well, speak. Andrew; tell me
if / have done well or ILL.,"
you've done well, mother. Pm crate
full"
He said no more. Mrs. Millick passed
a troubled night In the morning she felt
uneasy. Why, she could hardly say for
it was frequent occurrence. But An
drew had left home. and she wondered.
For several weeks she heard nothing.
Already Brimpton gossip had begun TO
stir
Dolores and | are married." Andrew
wrote. at last. you are brick, mother.
But I've cut Brimpton. Therell be some
! sensation, | suppose, but it's no place to
make money in I'm going to speculate
in London bit. There's big theatrical
! fortune to be made up here You wait
and Dolores will make you sit up AIS
/ fair in love, and | couldn't get the money
any other way. Things have not gone
very well lately, but Pm sure you will
get them straight again"
1t was a frightful blow to Mrs. Millick
She put away her Model Manual for
Mayoresses" with a heavy heart, and
tears were shed; but. quickly driving
them, she set out to the headquarters of
the establishment which still called her
mistress Evidence of her sons reckless
ness arose on every side. How to avert
ruin, that was the question. Her stout
heart resolved on heroic measures. She
gave up her big house, reassumed the
reins of government and returned to live
over the old shop.
Brimpton was full of rumors The
| town was annoyed. The sarcastic refer
ences of The Mercury were more than
| Mrs. Alillick could lear. She discontinued
the paper And by degrees she settled
down to the routine work and painfully
rolled the stone up the mountain again.
But at last, after nearly three years had
gone by. she felt that the strain was too
much. She wrote to Andrew, VINO re-
piled in lofty terms about Art and in
closed an illustrated interview with Miss
Dolores Derwentwater, in which that
lady was described as "the rising hope
and star of the British drama" Then.
in her extremity, she applied to Charles,
long absence in South America. He.
with his scientific honors thick upon him.
lost no time in coming down to Brimp-
ton.
The London papers were talking good
deal about Charles Millck The govern
ment had offered him an important post
which it was supposed he would imme-
diately accept. Instead of which, after
an interview with his mothers he de-
clined it
Charles" she explained to him. 81
know that your high work puts ours
here at Brimpton quite in the shade
But think of your dear fathers memory,
and how proud he would have been to
see us right at the top OF Brimpton and
so acknowledged! / see now l was mis-
taken in my estimate of you boys |
know that if | look to you / shall not
be disappointed, And we are so near
the great success l have always dreamed
Of"
And worked for" said Charles, helping
his mother out
Perhaps" she agreed. You sed. / al
ways had an object l had hoped to live
to be mayoress of Brimpton."
And now"
Il am thinking of the next genera
ton"
"No, mother; think of this. I'll do
what YOU want, III come and live over
the emporium. Wen put it at the top
OF the tree | eve you that, at least
Charles was as good as his word. On
the day that he was elected mayor he
came to his mother and said. "Well,
mother, is it well done?"
oh. m" boy. how proud how delight
ed your father would be! never thought
I'd live to hear such neWs!"
Il have other news as well-of a very
personal sort this time"
You are going to be"- She paused,
You have guessed. She is the sweet
est girl in the world"
oh, Charles. not a play actressl"
"A lady of high degree
oh, my son. my son, are You sure she
will not despise us? But. of course, !
forgot. She will be mayoress of Brimp-
ton, and that she can hardly despise."
But mayoress is Just what she will
not be- he laughed. do you think if
she took such step just now it would
accord with sweetness? We shall not
be married for d year.
Then !, Charles-I shall be mayoress,
after ALL"
The poor old soul was shedding happy
tears.
So all went well with Deborah. and the
opening bali OF the mayoral year was a
great success. We quote from the Brimp-
! ton Mercury;
The mayorcss wore magnificent
creation by - OF Paris, consisting Of
I a distinguished design in black silk an.
phque. heavily studded with let and
golden sequins. The full court train was
of Japanese brocade embroidered around
the hem with 4 series of miniature
crowns and castles. by which happy com.
bmotion. picked out in gold. compi-
ment was paid to our time -honored
healdlc distinctions. Miss Alicia Less
| ing, on this. her first visit to Brimpton.
was accompanied by her mother, Lady
! LesSlng, who wore a beautiful dress of
mauNc pQnuC and WAS bprSalf nt+;red IN