Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-12
REINSURANCE.

Il always knew this would happen one
day" she said quietly Yes, he wrote it.
He wrote others and I destroyed them
1t was careless Of me to let this fall into
your hands. Well. what will you do?"
Il don't know" said the man. 4 think
| shall kill you"
THAT would be one way" she said
drearily, tearing the letter in her hands
into little pieces as she spoke. Perhaps
it would be the best way for me-not for
you nor"
The man interrupted her. 81 shant
kill you till I've wrung the truth out of
YOU
You would never believe the truth
now if you heard it,
Tell it ME"
Tine trutl is that | love YOU" She
dropped the little bits of torn letter--a
few at a tin.e-into the basket by her
writing table.
Indeed tho man sneered, "And that
letter.
rs it so hard to explain? Vanity at
the age of Al requires little reassur-
ance. The letter was a form of reassur-
ance. l am Al, you know, even if l don't
quite look it,
And you dare to tell me that you love
me?" lie seemed less resoute; there
had been sincerity in her voice and look
as she spoke.
81 do! l do! do! / think there are
just two people in the world for whom
would give my life. Mona is one, and
you are the other You and / have been
married for twenty years. and romance
does not live as long as that. We may
Us well admit that and not grumble at
it; it's silly to grumble at the inevitable
But if ardent romance has gone, love has
not. The rock is colder than the flame
but the rock endures. You are the
father of my Mona. l nursed you whsau
you were so i'll. I've had pride in 70
success and been ever so sorry when V
were disappointed, You do many thin
for me every day. We suit one aEoth
and we don't quarrel. And | know
so well. tool often know lust what
will say before you speak know
all by heart and in my heart. How COZ
help loving you? And you loved
too"
Until this, strangely enough, 1
lieved that you loved me, although
''Yes, yes"
Listen, please. / must 90 throu
with this. You say that what you ha
told me is true. Now | must know
rest of the truth. Tell me about t
man. Tell me everything that"
It's bad news" she said. 81 KIN
til read it in your face. It's Mo
isn't it ?"
yes. A serious accident. They WI
you to come at once" He glanced at
clock. you will Just have time to cal
the $3.50. Be quick, I'll see about
carriage for you"
She was soon ready. He found
standing before her dressing table,
ing.
MY Mona!" she said, "she was to h
come home for her birthday tomori
I'd been buying things for her. Pd-
DON'T" he said gently. Come
please"
She looked at him. "Why?" she
are you coming toc?"
Yes, I'm coming with YOU"
She could not speak but her lips m
| the word, thanks" One hand stole
and just touched his sleeve, lightly
shyly.
\ month later they were still a
from home. During that month NJ
had come very near to death and
turned backward to life again She
near now TO complete recovery.
day she told her mother that the I'd
glorious thing was that the acciC
had not in any way injured her persC
appearance.
You're quite beautiful" said
mother, but you mustn't be
There's nothing more natural or
dangerous"
But why dangerous ?"
Because when you grow to be an
woman like me
But you're not the least little bit
Listen. If you're vain, when
grow TO be an old woman. Just exa
like me, you may want reinsurance.
understand thatf"
Not the least bit"
Il didn't think you would"
Mona laughed.
That evening in the garden the wa
found her husband and sat down bV
side. "Mona's getting on splendid
she said. She viii come down to
row."
The man looked at her with li
eyes. They had been through the
together and he saw her heart as ~ z
gold. He drew her to him and k
her. and she sighed the happy sigh
forgiven woman. OF that letter an
writer no word was ever spoken =
by either of them. He asked for no
fession and she made none. The Al
passed on with placid happiness for
Barry Pain IN The Tattler