Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-15

| style" laughed my hostess.
4 She was not unwelcome to me. in fact
| in view of her penehant for Philip, who
still occupied his self constituted office of
mentor for me, usually constituting him-
self third in such idle strolls as / might
| choose to take with the count. His adj
miration and loyalty / did not dream of
doubling, and | gave him cheerfully over
to Mrs. Bainbridge, who let TO oppor-
tunity pass for appropriating him. Mrs.
cambridge was one of those cooling
women who understand how to flatter Il
mans weakness by deferring to his iudg
ment, or seeming to. in things of in
finitesimal consequence, and having their
own way when it really matters,
Il believe in women as wives and
mothers she would coo TO Philip as they
sauntered along just back of me. TO
be faithful wife and a good mother is
a far grander vocation than to be law
yer, professor, or popular clubwoman.
A woman with heart, hands and brain in
a great country like America ought to
find her usefulness as a woman, not as
a female scholar. America is to be
pitied if in the future it places the pro-
fessional woman higher than the loving,
willing, selfforgetting woman and
mother"
All of which amused me greatly, know
| ing her to be most enthusiastic and ac-
tive clubwoman, who saw no more of
the little Bainbridges than she could
help. But no one told the handsome
preacher of that And so the DAYS
passed enjoyable until the time came for
us to return to Chicago.
The count had finished his sociological
researches and was supposed to be re-
turning soon to his native land although
he said nothing to me about it until the
last night of our stay.
We were walking on the beach-the
identical path Philip and l had so often
taken ogether-when he spoke of it.
Tomorrow night we shall all be flying
away from here" / said What pity
these poetic instances of life cannot last
! What, for instance, could be more like
an enchanting dream than our being in
this beautiful spot, with the moon glim-
mering across the great trees, making
deep shadows the late flowers giving
forth their spicy scents, the soft music
from that yacht, the south wind signing
its farewell to summer"
And you and I, scion of the old
Gallo race and the fairest daughter of
proud, free America, here together, and
alone!" he broke in impetuously. Alone
-ah! How l have longed for this mo-
ment, to tell you all that is i'll my heart,
to beg of you one slightest favor before
go to my own country, to venture the
hope, even, that | may come again to
you--'
NO; there is no part in life that the
rell woman prefers to play, TO that of
wife and mother not ii she is a noble.
true woman; the faithful, true hearted
wife is the noblest OF Gods creatures.
Don't you think so. count :"
1t was Mrs. Bainbrdges insinuating
voice as she and Philip came around the
big boulder where we had paused. The
count whispered something that a novel
ist would set down as an imprecation,
but her words struck chord of feeling
in my breast.
Come" l cried gaily, Tets all go up
to the house and have last quiet game
of whist. Its shame to part without
overthrowing that rubber of Monday"
And my proposition being accepted by
the others, the poor count was obliged to
90 with US, and so ended our last night
at Aleguntic Cove.
My first meeting after l was home was
that of the executive board of the Nota
Bene, when we were to plan our seasons
campaign
1t was the last of September, one of
those wonderful days when the air seems
mixed with some rare old wine when
skies are intensely blue, and there is a
steely glitter to the lake; when one
wishes for wings that the prosaic method
of walking may be dispensed with; in
short, when one seems to be living in a
world above and far more inspiring than
this. | was never in finer spirits than
when l entered the club parlor, eager to
welcome the board members and take
up the reins of guidance once more The
shoe advertising matter had blown over
and | had several fine affairs planned
and felt that l had yet to climb gaily
up to the zenith of my power and in
1luence
But however celebrating the outdoor
air might be- there was a chill in the at
mosphere of that room, and l. who am
susceptible to the slightest opposition OF
lack Of sympathy. felt it like shock
The greetings were pcrfunct0Ty and in
some cases almost cold | called the
meeting to order. The secretary's report
was read and accepted. and new business
was called for. Nothing was forthcom
ing. There was grim silence on the part
Of my enemy, the vice president, and her
friends. | put forth, tentatively. my
plans for the winter, but to my conster-
nation they fell fiat / asked for opin
ions from other members, but it seemed
as if every indi, dual woman had not
donned her brains just as she had not
yet put on her winter attire. | was at
my wits end, and called for motion to
adjourn. 1t was the only motion made
that afternoon with any degree of fervor.
On my way home / sought Mrs. Henry
and endeavored 10 be "chummy" with
her. She was kind as ever, but map-
proachable / hied to Mrs. Parsons. and
told her Of the constrained and proftless
meeting
Now, what's the matter with 'em ?"
1 asked. What has been going on?"
She looked at me narrowly. Some
thing, evidently" she said But what.
l haven't the faintest idea"