Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-20
MOLLY AND THE PRINCE.

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not at all surprised to see him.
"Eh?'" said the small, elderly man who
had -hufiled in Me. my dear? No.
I'm Opkins, Bill 'Opkins, my dear |
wants to see your pa, which the young
lady as opened the door says is bout
'Astv Tempered he went on, contem-
plating peaked cap that some years ago
had changed its habit of black for brown,
and putting it on again very cautiously,
las will never make good wife. Them
sorts the making of public 'o'uses, they
/ is"
"Oh. Of course" said Molly, contiden-
tally. tucking her small black stockinged
leo. very hXuriously under her on mat,
and shaking back curls that were in
yariablv irving To hide her eyes; of
Ico,i.e YOU are the Beast now"
The room was very bare, and Molly
made the most Of the one little mat.
1 Everything Looked as though it had got
mn Gn,ta early and was waiting to 90
/ ont 4 chair in its eagerness had jumped
ON Il biz chest. and the table had edged
I close to the window. Her father had
told her they might have to move IN
great hurry ,.,
"Oh, my dear, l 'opes not!' The little
/ old man in the rusty green ulster looked
! cutie erieved. lie was d nervous, shaky
| old man, with a strip of whisker under
his chin which stuck out like an imma-
fure fringe. whiSkers and scanty hair
that would have been gray if they had
been anything definite But they we're
not self -a.sertive enough to be any de-
clued hue. and We're as indefinite as
everything about their owner, including
himself. I'm not much to look at, and
the young lady who tried to stop me
when was coming in to see your pa, my
dear did say the same; but 'oped as
'ow that was merely 'er 'asty tempered
ness. 'opes not. | ave my feelin's
my dear-I don't boast on 'em, no. Bill
'Opkins amt no boaster-but | as 'em,
an beasts don't ave no feelin's."
The door opened suddenly about
yard, and a dirty face surrounded by q
dirter cap, vas thrust in. 1t belonged
to Liza. the small maid of all work in
the small house in the long row which
was Molly's home, and for which the
landlord looked very foolshly TO Molly's
father for rent. Liza was aggressive.
She often was. Molly's father said she
was invaluable when creditors were in
the case. Otherwise. he would add. that
term was not wholly applicable. 1t was
really astonishing that her clothes were
invariably so dirty, because there never
seemed to he any loss of dirt in the
house. And she conhiyed to break quite
a large number of articles, considering
that many were intrusted, probably for
safety to a gentleman around the cor
ncr. whose house was decorated with
three comparatively golden balls
'Nou villain, you snea<ing 'ippercrite!"
she said. and slammed the door. The
voice was so loud when YOU considered
how small Liza really was. and the
slammed door so sudden, that William
Hopkin. jumped and gave Il gurgle Of
alarm.
"Oh, YOU must be the Beast" said
Molly, following out her original idea.
Don't YOU believe her" the old man
said. gaspinglv. ITS 'cr asty temper
I'm not no beast--I'm Il ten-pounl fran
chiscr. | am. What She as agen me let
her ltp an say. and | don't see-no, |
don't see-not uo'o'w "a | can say fairer
nor that
Molly understood nothing of this
speech, which was not surprising.
She regarded the strange visitor very
| closely from the vantage point of the
| hearthrug. Then she rose slowly and
went over to him,
Oh she said, coaXngly you must be
| the Beast / want you to be the Beast"
The door opened, and the apparition of
the dirty face and the dirtier cap APP
peared again.