Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-28


author ba.lod hanson and handed thF
.rl }, .iae.
ftc thought that the time had noat
come when he might venture to squeeze
hul hand. but he was sorry for his bGld-
ue,- au instant later. The eill drew her
hani away with cry Of annoyance and
said hastily. Don't, please DON'T
im aWfully sorry il I've annoyed
you. hc hastcpcd 10 say. but your hand
Was 80 close that somehow / couldn't
help touching it."
sc was a tridc disappointed at her
bchas jor but the snub served to deepen
his admiration
Until the coming OF Miss Bolton into
his office Leslie Conycrs had not looked
upon matrimony with any marked favor.
BUT now his views were in a state Of
transition. lie began to think that IT
would be very pleasant to be able TO re-
tain the girl after ) o'clock. to have her
beside him for the remainder Of his lie
The only objection to my proposing
10 her Is tho horrible and obvious conven-
tiorality OF the business" he reflected.
"ior N every story the author has In
yariably proposed to the tspist in the
last chapter"
Now Leslie Conycrs prided himself on
The unconventionality of his fctional per-
sonages, and was never happier than
when deyi9ing an utterly unexpected end
ine to q story. 1t therefore CALLED him
to think that he, the apostle of the un-
conventional, should humiliate himself to
the level of the author Of fiction, but
there seemed no help for it. He was IN
love with Daisy Bolton and wanted 10
make her his wife A length ahere came
the day when he could no longer restrain
his impulse. She was sitting at her table
bu~ily engaged in tipping, looking divine
ly pretty the while
Mis-. Bolton" he said nervously. do
= on mini stopping your work for little,
because ! want to speak to youT
Yes" She replied with az upward in
fcetion. ye5?7
Il want to know if you will BE my
wife. | think you are the sweetest
woman on earth, and | believe | could
make You happy"
She rose and surveyed him with a
curious smile. Il am very much afraid
Mr.. Conyers." she replied slowly. Il am
very much afraid that must say no"
He swayed toward her with a look of
cntreaty. You you say no" he cried
But but you don't feel-no-do you?'s
Il do, indeed. What you ask is inl-
possible"
'Impossible?"
Yes, quite out of the question.
Don't you like me? Don't You care
for me!7
Yes. | ike you very much indeed, but
ii you knew the truth concerning me
leel sure YOU would never have asked
me to be your wife
The truth! What did she mean? Was
IT possible that her past held some guilty
accret and that her innocent face was but
q mask which concealed lurid things?
Daisy" he SAID. hoarscy, don't play
with me, tell me the truth Is there anv
other man who means aught to you?"
There arc several" She replied, calmly.
Several? Good heavcns!" he ok
claimed, are You speaking in iest?"
Hardy. | went to Hastings last veaP
with one, to 9iargate the year before
with another, and to Ramsgate the year
previous to that with the third"
'IieaycRs Are you cynical enough to
stand there and make such shameful
There is nothing shameful whatever
about it, replied the young lady calmly.
And if you knew the whole truth in
stead of only a section of it YOU would
agree with me-
There was q long pause At the end
of it he controlled his excitement with
am effort and burst out, Il care not
straw what your past kas been, Marry
me and begin fresh life"
Il refuse. | refuse" she laughed.
i will make you the happicst woman
in England"
You cannot do that, Mr.. Conycrs."
Cannot? Try me and see"
y on cannot do it, because even YOU
cannot change Il boy into a girl"
a boy!' he echoed stupidity; and then.
stricken with amazement, he beheld
Daisy wrench off wig An instant later
she stood before him. slim cood-l LOOKING
youth Of l6 or thereabouts.
Great SCOTT" he yelled, what does
this meam:"
Simply that | was in want of berth.
Mr.. Conyers. but | knew that the market
value OF boys of Ii was about five shil
hngs week while a girl of 20 might
ciaim sovereign, so | made up as Daisy
Bolton and took the situation and the
u week that went with it."
For several minutes Conyers could not
speak Il word. Then he said slowly
on young rascal l have half mind
to give you the sack for this"
= don't think YOU viii" replied the
boy Saucily What would the press as
ISOLATION give me for u story of the kind
DO You think? just fancy what head
lice 1t would make for the half-pennv
papors Wcll-Known Author and Ills
lady Typist; a Proposal OF Marriage
That Did Not Come on"
torHers could not help laughing. "Fr
never thought of that," he murmured.
You can remain"
Thank you, sir" said the boy.
And TO think" poudcred Conyers that
evening, to think that actually wanted
TO squeeze chat Young scomdrei's hard.
lie felt exceedingly disgusted. but the
one redeemlng point of the affair was the
fact that hi. rtr1aa,1., I.,I III