Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-10
MRS. SANDEMAN'S SON.

W WI : iNihtSi 5tAf71 tNit't iNN''i'r- '
should hate her as long as she lived,
They hal been friends in girlhood, and,
having married men in the same regi
mcnt had never been very long separated
since Now that their husbands Lad re-
tired on nalf-pay. they had both settled
in the same provincial town.
Mrs. Prendergast was paying a rather
late visit having been. in fact, making
a round to tell her good news to as many
friends NJ possible. Her son Clement
during his first year at a London hos
pital had gained hundred pounds eXhi-
bition in science. Having informed Mrs.
Sanderlen of the fact, she began to on
large upon the consequent saving, in
sisting that. from the day of his birth
Clement had never been anything but a
source Of comfort and happiness.
And Mrs. Sandman listened and
smiled with the bitterest sensations, Of
ftYin2 profuse congratulations while her
small and still attractive face flushed
more and more deeply. Clement Prem
dergast and her own boy. Hartley. nau
been at the same local schoos-rivals,
in a manner, of several years standing
The great anxiety of Mrs Sandeman's
life concerned Hartley's future. Unlike
Prendcrgast, Mai. Sandman possessed
little beyond his halfpay, so that there
had long been Il severe struggle to main
tain that equality of appearances be-
Meath which Mrs Sandman would not
willingly have sunk.
1t had been Mt last determined that
| EIartley's profession should he the law,
| which to the person chiefly interested
| seemed as much an evil as any other.
| But. after a series of failures over the
| preliminary examination, his tutor had
candidly advised Maj. Sandman that
| further effort would inevitably prove Il
waste of time and money When Mrs.
| Prendergast had offered condolences, Mrs.
Sandman had treated the affair as a
subject almost for congratulation.
Hartley has not ii pettifo@ging mind,
she said. Maj. Sandman. however, in
| sisted that the boy must not be allowed
20 spend any more time loafing about the
town with a pipe in his mouth. The
major was tall, heavily built man, with
Il gray mustache and a rublcund healthy
coIlpleXion-a man of few words. In
| his quandry concerning Hartley he turned
to former friend, the owner of large
business in St PauPs churchyard, who
| dSltth W itttINf Nit OtN IHlO HIS GUILT
ing house. Hartley had now been living
in London lodgings nearly n year, ard
only last month had written to ask MS
mother for Go by return of post With
| out word to her husband She had sent
-. which were all she could spare at
| the moment This late afternoon in De-
tober she sat in her dim drawing room
| thinking of Hartley's letter, while She
| aI MI f,,1n oil
! PIondagast.
And now" said the visitor. when she
| had enlarged upon the advantage of
| Clements exhibition from every possible
point of view, how is your boy getting
along?"
| "Splendidly." answered Mrs. Sande-
man, "splendidly. We have the most
| favorable reports Of him. Twice already
his salary has been increased He seems
to have quite a genius for figures. of
course. you know that Mr.. Vincent is one
OF ON merchant princes
Then You hope Hartley may ultimate
| ~ have Il good postion?'
My dear!" cried Mrs Sandeman The
has a good position already. Mr.. Vim
cont has no sons and four daughters.
| There is not the slightest question that
before many years have passed Hartley
will become a member of the firm"
She Was IN the ordinary course of
things Il truthful woman, but. as she adj
United two days later she really could
not help il. The admission. indeed. was
forced from her. There was a club in
the town, and Maj Sandman was Il
member. although he seldom touched a
cue or card Two days after Mrs. Prem
dergast's visit Maj Prendergast had
taken him aside. and with great cordial
ity congratulated him upon the excel.
lence of IIartlcy's prospects
TO tell the truth, JIM" said Mai
/. Prendergast. short SHINY built man
of an anxious, nervous tempprament
lit was rather relief after what / had
heard"
. What had you hcarl." demanded
| Sandman.
oh, well, boys will be bovs-evcn
, ones own. YOU know. wa, The answer
and Mai. Sandman walked ,olemnly
home to ask what his wife had been
D talking about.
/, Il couldn't help it. Jin!" She OK.
claimed, To sit there and hear Helena
4 talk about Clements success, wa. more
+ than human nature could endure"
y Inc major did not answer; he neither
omled hor trouncd, but sat stolidk in
> ms e,@I, wondering what Ted Prender.
Il CAST h1o heard from Clement. no douhr)
! oeo"l tFHjieN. who a>touiShed his mothsr
h ana Ia',tr tN miNng home at ESQ tbe
'""""'i@ afternoon. 1t was one of the
e rare occasions Wbcu the SauIenians a>..
n P''S'' guests t7 dine, and when the hell
=" ,.- 'f' ha'0F happened 10 be in his
"a VI room. taking out his evening