Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-29

- By themselves, and some Of the older
heads, together with the women. managed
70 win Billy Mcguire and the other lead
ers over 70 thinking that the young mas
ter would grant their requests if they
only waited and put in tlaeir petition on
the birthday evening when they should
20 70 the great house TO congratulate
him.
Some shook their heads and had no
faith. Billy Mcguire, walking the floor
If his little cottage with a sick baby in
his brawny arms. and nothing but a
smoky, chilly einders fire ia the stove.
With no meat in the place since July.
frowned, sighed and told the men he'd
bide the tirne ike man since he'd
| passed his word, but TO the best Of his
belief the Young one would prove a. hard
a. the OH and tiaat grapes didn't grow
of thoTns.~
Colder ard colder grew the weather.
land the bleak winds that rushed through
the valley between the hills fairly made
4 people gasp for breath Just now. Dave
I-angglon and Mabel Wright nearly were
blown down as they crossed over from.
the stream side Of the road. dashed open
the fafmgard gate and in al the quickly
Iopened doOr to the big blazing fire.
just tile girl / want to sees" ex-
eAaiEned Betty, joyfully greeting her
friend.
Show about the boy. Betty." asked
DaTe quietly. gazing earnestly into the
lovely animated fare
-0f course. I'm glad To see you. Dave.
Aon know that well enough, but today
am 80 excited over girl things.@ Betty
laughed, that I haven't any time to
waste on boys. You Just SIT still and
listen, or, there's the paper and the book
case. Dir. Bo0kwoTm. You don't care
for party talk
Dave Langdon's square. rudy strong
young face flushed at this SALLY. With
all his long days behind the counter of
the village drug store and his Longer
nights. where sleep had 10 give three
quarters way ~ -tndy-f0r the pluck4
Lac Was bouad to get to Harvard if he
idied ia the attempt-Dan stil did care
for party talk and dances and fun.
Just aS much a. 10 Fielding. for instance
"Weil.a cried Mabel expeetantly. "out
with your budget. Bet then III tell YOU
Rine. for I'm here on business, / can tell
you.
Pehaw. bother business.@ responded
Betty, taking a dozen samples Of deli
eateiE tinted chiiions and silks from big
envelope. Just look. Aren't these lust
too lovely for any kind Of sense. / had
them sent from Boston Now. which do
you think is the prettiest: I've promised
10 Ia have the handsornesi dress in the
room 10 do honor To MS birthday and So
lEe just made up my mind To put all my
last summers egg money into taffeta
and chiffon: no ordinary things for me
this time!7
] Dave glanced up from the paper he
had picked up, and his gray eyes rested
Iatiectionately On Betty's face a. Mabel
answered:
Oh the pink Is too sweet Pink Is
/ your color. Betty"
Yes. | think 50. too; then pink it shall
be. with roses for trimming. and the wild
est sash in Marshall q Fields store But.
| Nab I'm selfish: now, what's your bust
ness Your party dress, toos" she asks
with a brilliant glance and a kiss on
Aiabels round cheek
No. Mabel hesitated; it seemed
SalmOst understandable To bring her err
rand into this atmosphere Of joyous an
/ tieipatioD. But she went brayely on and
! told Betty the truth about the mill
I hands, about Billy Mcguire especially,
2 fRAANA eA7sN%A AGA 4PEAAs = ADEAaAabAA ~ L4lE
/ fund she Is trying TO raise for them.
/ Betty frowned. As she listened she
walked mp and down the room. and al
| though it was only a matter Of a new
party dress, the struggle was a severe
one. For the momenl she forgot both
| her visitors, and the only thing She could
think of was the expression she knew
would be on JOS face if he would see
| her come in Ia his party in that horrid
old fixed-oveT Swiss OF year before last.
/ Then, with a little broken laugh that
was half fearful. Betty impetuously
1 threw the pretty samples in the fire and
emptled her purse in her friends lap.
/ The never-to-b e-forgotten night came
Dave drove over ia his fathers sleigh to
fetch Betty and found heart to whisper
! to her before they stopped for Mabel
/ that she looked lovelier and sweeter TO
/ him in the old Swiss than she could have
even in the relinquished pink. Jo seer,"d
to feel the same way. for he opened the
party with Betty. and she had Just the
] very best sort Of time; and in her excite
ment aud pleasure had entirely forgotten
/ Dave, the pink chiffon. the mill hands. or
anything else but 10 and the tender light
/ ia his handsome dark eyes whenever
they rested on her glowing face
/ There We're all in the supper room now,
and notices were swapping. and creams
and salads. and cakes and sandwiches
bonhons. iellies lemonade hot chocolate
and coffee We're being tremendously en-
/ joyed. while the band from Boston PLAYED
Z its plerriest--when. ont on the beautiful
lawn OF the 'squire's big house, there
sounded tramp, then murmur. then
shout, Lanterns twiukled amid the fir
trees in the bitter. blasting wind; name
was called: Jos name; twenty times,
over and over in lusty voices. cutting
the air like knives-and then a hearty
three cheers for the new partner in the
old mill"
Jo-proud. happy. triumphant sur
pri>ed beyond measure. never dreaming
that this eoneilatory measure had been
the suggestion Of Dave. "the quiet fellow
who never would join in anything "-tooG
Betty by the hand and pulled her tn the