Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-03

| the very slender income his parents
had left him, and the prospects Of help
| from his rich, eccentric uncle
They had been married nearly a
year now, and two happier peoeple
never lived out Of paradise; but their
| income was only a small one, and there
were prospects Of another little mouth
to feed. They had never quite given
up hope that in the nick Of time the
eccentric uncle would turn up like the
godmother In the fairy story, and now
had come this awful, ill-written letter
saying he had twin boys, and no men
| ton of his wife-he probably forgot
| to mention she was dead. Maisie
spread 1t out upon the table, and once
more deciphered as much as she could,
practically spelling out each symbol
I'm bringing over my two lovely
twin boys; you will be delighted with
them; they're the image Of Rose Il
suppose that is his wife). '"They yell
a good deal at night-al boys do, but
you can rig them up out of the way
where they will disturb no one.'
ooh, Eric, how can we find room for
them all?"
Twin boys? 1t looks to me like
twin frogs l never saw such writ
ing. caesar and Brutus! Did you
ever hear such names for children?
They're heather names, too. AwfulP'
And then Malsie gave faint shrek
as she looked at the envelope, for 1t
had been posted, not in Sydney. but
in London! True to his ecceatric In
stincts, Hardcastle had thought, as he
| intended to come over, and as the next
vessel would carry the mails, includ-
ing his letter, he might just as well
bring the letter over In his pocket and
| post it In town.
We must prepare room for a pos
sible wife and nurse, and we shall
want wee bed for the twins. Erie
And, quite unconsciously, the little
woman glanced toward wee bed
which was being prepared for another
little tenant, and there was an ex-
preston on her face which made Eric
bend over her and kiss her.
They turned out of their own room
to make room for Lord and Lady
Hardcastle hired a wee bed, and placed
| 1t with bed for the nurse in the
dressingroom. Eric flew out and or
dered unheard-of luxuries, and had
| scarcely returned when carriage
drove up.
Maisie was sitting in the drawing
room, eight feet by eight, trying to
look dignified, and Eric himself went
to the door. He hesitated for a mo-
ment to open THE had preceded their
little servant-and, ere turning the
handle, heard
You can go back to town, John or
whatever your name is, and take the
twins-why, where the devil are the
stables?"
Now, there are no stables in Pal
myra Villa-far from it.
And then Eric opened the door. 4
little man as brown as berry. as
hard as nails all over, with gray hair
and eyes, and an alert look. was ,Iack
Hardcastle. He did not attempt "a
shake hands. Small as he was. he
seemed to All the narrow hall.
"Well, young man, what have Won
to say for yourself?"
Il am glad to see you, uncle"
''Of course. of course-only natural,
but do you mean to say that on Ave
hundred year you can't occupy a
larger dog-kennel than thisT"
i am only earning two-fifty. I'M
Gle"
DO you mean to say Spooner 81
Go. are not paying you five hundred a
year,"
No, sir-why should theyT'
Because l told them to, of course
they're my solicitors. / own I forgot
had arranged to grease your wheels
a bit for you before l left England last
dear me, that's seven years ago
and when l did think of it-let me see.
| was in the Andamans them wrote
myself-and in my own handwriting.
TO make sure-and told them to pay
you Ave hundred year as long as
you behaved yourself, and l got q ca
BILE back months afterward-I was in
Mexico then: Five hundred lunches
Of bananas not arrived. l couldn't nm
derstaud what they meant suppose
there was something the matter with
my handwriting"
Maisie could stand this no longer.
She had stopped looking dignifled. and
was crumpled up with undigniied
laughter. So she came out and intro
duced herself, and the little gray man
kissed her.
But You are not alone, uncleg'