Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-18
A WALKING FEAT.


Iy, that | should like to 60 to Torquay.'
Miriam agreed that Torquay woulc
be a very pleasant place in winter She
even declared that she would like to g
there herself.
With Calvert it was necessary to give
more than was received. He was no con.
yersationaliot Now he pondere over
Miriams admission, as though this
opened "A new field for thought
1t would be pleasant" he said, pres
emily, TO 20 there on ones wedding
rip"
"Ye," assented Miriam, 1T would be
Il very pleasant trip
Suppose, them" he said, getting very
red that we 60 together You
want to 60. / want to go. We want
to go. Very simple, isn't it,
Miriam sprang to her feet.
Charlie Calvert!' she said excitedly
Il could just shake your He started
back as though he feared she would
carry her theat into execution is that
the way to ask a girl to marry you
One would think you had been brought
up in an atmosphere of personally con
Quoted tours
Miriam" he stammcred, 4 didn't
mean to offend you, don't YOU know. ]
really thought we were going to be mar
ricd some day"
We never will until YOU learn how 70
talk she snapped back. NO woman
with any selfrespect would accept a pro
posal like that"
There was infinite scorn in the voice.
Calvert blnked. He had known Miriam
ever since they had gone to school to-
gethcr. Even then they, had played at
keeping house and had announced to their
parents that they were going to be mar.
ried shortly They had persisted long
after the usual course of boy and girl
love affairs
Miriam knew that he was not much Of
talllcr Why should she expect him to
discover new ability simply because he
wanted to suggest that ii Was time they
were married!
He rose to his feet and regarded her
uncertainty.
Il think" he drawled Il had better
be going. | don't seem to be any good
here"
CO." she said, evenly, "and don't you
como back until YOU learn to tell q
woman that you love ner as though you
meant it,"
She waited until She heard the door
close and then burst into tears.
She was used to Calvert and his ways
but all their lives he had accepted placid
~ and Internationally the fact of her love
Womanlike, she hungered for the tender
words that are rs mamma to the heart.
| calvert apparently took her at hen
word. The next morning there was ;
bunch OF violcts at her place at tn,
breakfast table with his card marka,
!, p. r. c. IN one corner That was an
/ There was some comment that Calyert
/, should leave town in the middle of tn,
) season, but no one supposed that thor,
5 had been any trouble between Miriam
and him, and she was at least spared tn,
infection of curious questions
For few days she pretended to her
: self that she did not care. She Airte,
+ desperately with Jack IIolworth. wht
made love dehciously, but his tender
; speeches lacked the infection Of sinccrit~
: and by the end of a week he bored her.
No word came from Calvert. and soor
she ucgau to worry, To ask question.
) would be to admit that She did not know
! where ne was, and this would subject
/ hen 10 comment. She could only wait
r ANA hope
: Finally the family began to notice hey
- appearance. They declared that a change
g OF scene was what was wanted Then
her mother decided that Torquav was
, The place for her. not knowing what re-
lection that locality would bring up.
Nj Exeter the train WAS drawn nm an
, "a siding e. permit the London train ia
pass The passengers OF the Torouay