Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-06

of hin!''
turned abruptly, as he put his arm
around her and drew her toward him.
But | went home in better spirits. feel
| ing sure that somehow Philip Haven
would straighten out my tangled affairs.
In the morning he would see Joe. Per
| haps before another nightfall my hus-
band would come home and beg my for
giveness, as he ought
was just turning into the Lake Shore
drive when another carriage drove along
side mine. A hat was being raised to
me, and almost before my face turned
toward him | knew it. There sat the
Count de Beauvais.
/ sat like one stunned for few min
utes. Then | gave orders to the coach
man to drive to the Parsons establish
ment, where | was so fortunate as to lind
Mrs. Parsons in.
Whom do You suppose | saw on the
drive just now?'' l asked. The Count
de Beauvais."
'Never" she cried. why doesn't he
go back to Europe? l tell you, Jackie,
he is carrying this thing too far. There
will be no chance for YOU in the club if
you are known to receive him again. He
will probably go to your house tonight.
| Suppose you stay here"
l assented, for / was heartily tired of
the count and the complications into
which he had brought me- Mrs Parsons
telephoned my mother that | would not
return until morning. and we settled
down to enjoy quiet evening. For
have something | want to talk over with
you after everything is quiet" said she
Mr.. Parsons had brought gentleman
home to dinner, and it was nearly 8
before that function was over We were
about to withdraw into her boudoir when
the servant presented the card of a caller
'Show him into the front drawing room"
she said tersely, passing the piece of
| pasteboard. You 90 up to my ROOM
Jackie" The card bore the name and
titles i'll full of the Count de Beauvais
| went upstairs and waited for a full
half hour my heart beating wildly all
the time. | did not love the foreigner.
of that | felt sure But the strange
hypnotic power which he exercised over
me when i'll his actual presence influenced
me even now. / felt that | ought to face
Him and give him his congo in decided
way, but l also knew | could not trust
myself with him, and that. if | once
came under the spell of his eyes, should
have no will but his. / waited in terror
lest [ be called to meet him, but Mrs
Parsons was too wise for that, and at
the end of a long half-hour came up to
| me.
"There!" she CALCULATED as she closed
the door. Il think I've eliminated him
from Chicago society, but it took nerve"
Did he know / was here?" | asked
1 hn Oh Ell
| HE was bound to see you / invented
every kind of excuse and / suggested
every sort of reason why you should not
come downstairs, until finally | came
down fiat-footed and told him he had
involved you in scandal that was ac-
tually upsetting our whole club, and told
| him that it was his duty as a gentleman
of honor to leave Chicago once for all
He was aghast at my plainness of
speech, at first, but l finally got his
promise to shake the dust of Chicago
from his feet this very night
How did you manage it!" I asked.
well, l let my fancy have free rein
and told him you loved your husband
devotedly, wildly, madly; that he had
| brought great domestic trouble upon
you, and that you were eating your heart
|
husband And that it was your wish
never to lay eyes upon his noble, foreign,
countenance again"
"Oh!" | calculated feebly
Eyes. And he grew angry at last and
went away in a rage, so that you need
never see him again--unless you are a
more senseless idiot than / take YOU
| for she added with a keen look at me.
"And now let's consider the incident of
the count closed and go back to the
anonymous letter. The rest of your
committee gave up the investigation
some time ago. but I've been on still
hunt ever since-and | have found the
writer"
Surely? - | asked.
Beyond the shadow of a doubt"
| sat quiet for what seemed like
long time. Then, well, why don't you
| tell me?" / said
Il was right from the beginning" she
replied quietly. My intuitions are sell
dom wrong"
made no reply. There seemed 10 be
nothing l could say.
IF you call for the committees report
at Saturdays meeting, | shall give her
name" she said savagely. You know
l deteSt the woman. We snail ne IN no
end of trouble unless she Is exposed and
suspended from the Nota Bene.
NO, not" / cried. Never. She is the
wife of my oldest and best friend lie
believes in her absolutely and faithfully.
| Think what scandal it would bring on
| him-on st. Sebastian's, even. No, l
say"
But your own skirts p she went on.
How are you going to clear them 2"
They must 90 uncleared, then" l said,
and suddenly light seemed to dawn
from somewhere into my own soul Il
shall never bring disgrace on Philip
Ravens wife. / shall never let him suffer
as l have suffered, if l know it. Prom
ise me. Mrs. Parsons, that We viii pro-
test him"
Il promise she said reluctantly. For
+be sake of his chu1rh-but for no other