Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-21
AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART
END AN AFFAIR OF THE TURF.


"rhc Heart. very sweet on Miss Doris"
"Ho! E is. is 'e?"
YES / overheard i'm say so last even
ing, whcn--'
| Here Thomas the footman broke of
with a cough, noticing my presence in the
breakfast room.
OF course, ! gave no indication that |
had overheard the remark | merely
opened the paper and scanned il with an
apparent indifference that j was very far
! from feeling
| What Thomas had remarked TO the
gardener did not exactly surprise me, but
| | had hoped and deceived myself into be
IIieying that such was not the case. The
| Earl was undemabiy good looking man.
in spite of his forty odd years, and with
bis title and cool fifty thousand year
was a husband that any girl might be
proud to win. 1t might be really true
| that Doris cared more for Lord Ewoll
| than she did tor-some one else, but
nevertheless the thought stung me with
4 SENSE of jealous rage.
Just then the Earl entered the room.
Nice day" said he looking up from Il
pile of letters in his hand, Sorry
cannot Join you shooting this morning
he went on, smiling easily
why, are you going away?' | en-
quircd, hoping that ne was.
Yes. beastly nuisance. Oh, Good
morning, Mrs. Blackstone" as Doris
mother entered the room. Il was just
telling Narleigh that shall he obliged
to leave You today. | shall return by
Thursday, however ii YOU viii allow
me"
You know you are always free to do
as you like here" said the lady. smiling
a9rceably.
My heart sank lower than ever. and
did not know which hated most, the
Earl of Ewell or the lady who so eyi.
IDENTIFY desired TO become his mother in
la%.
One 10y one the resi- Of the party came
down. and we began breakfast Doris
looked adorable, as usual, but she seemed
rather absent minded, and paid almost no
attention to my remarks.
Presently caught her in the act Of eX-
changing Chances across the table with
Lord Ewcl Evidently their understand
ing was complete | was SO agitatcd that
! could scarcely sit still, but. alas! when
! | left the table and strolled into the
| billiard room to find my cigar case.
found Doris and Lord Ewcll alone to
gether | heard her say;
You'll writer"
"Of course, Doris he replied, and
then, aware of my presence, they both
looked guilty and confused.
II did not require and supclhuman III
genuity to see that they had been spoon
Ing. The sunlight suddenly grew dark
as ! realized that the light of happiness
IL my life had been quouched forever.
How | got through the next few DAYS
| cannot clearly remember, | suppose it
was the recklc,sness of despair that kept
me going in the daytime, as ii certainly
was whisky and soda at night
/ indeed, | mhibed so much of that con.
selling iluid ON the evening of the second
day that | challenged all the people in the
smoking room to game OF bridge at
guinea pciGts, to the great scandal OF my
host, who held very stratlaced views ON
t|te subject of gambling The next morn.
inn y, talked to me. in a gric,ed. father
~ sort Of way, telling me that il would
certainly grieye him TO see the shin Of
my IL wrecked ou the rock that had
proved fatal to 81 many.
! apologized and thanked him for his
KIND advice hut did not tell him that
my life had been already wrecked by hi,
Town daughter and didn't care tNopence
now soon | went to pieces
he next morning the post was late
| we were IT breakfast when a letter was
handed to Doris
She opened it eagerly, and soon her face
IN . !. .