Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
A MOSS AGATE.


TO ..hc Meadows. Grace for besides
Pierce Of Tech. Ralph is to bring Felton,
Of Harvard Medical schocl. and you
must he particularly nice to him
\ happy little laugh rippled out, and
then
"Isnl that beauty: What is it?"
~ mess ;fgate. Grandma gav> ii to
me yesterday after looking through her
treasure bcN. 'ktep II, dear, she said,
/ and the wish to 10 with it that when
/ ever yoU wear it something may ocC IL
winch will be JOY 10 remember.
How interesting! Are we to look for
! It today, by the way! What shall we Go
! iirst:'
The speakers, two beautiful girls, pre-
1 pared to leave the train, which WAS APP
! preaching the northern terminal. and q
few moments later We're chatting gayly
I as they wended their way up Washing
! ton street. lime neW as only time
/ knows how and it was nearly O'Clock
! when they were seen, .brea thleSsly aud
with heads bowed to the wind, thread
/ ing their way through the crowd aug
mented by the thGater habitues ca IRE.
mont street. At length. in the shelter
Of a doorway, the elder, Grace iiamil-
ton, turned TO look at her companion.
, 44@.ca Ice, saying rs the Other Jojac,
! her:
/ Come, where arc yorE'
1pUllll&y Wis INC putting ietES.
why IN the world are you h!usllinS
soy" was the next suspicious Inquiry.
bat Helen attention was suddenly al
tracted toward Il window exhibit and
she attempted to divert her companion
thoughts, but Grace WAS not TO he PUT
off,
.Oh. for goodness sake. come along.
/ III tell YOU" exclaimed the young girl
at last, somewhat annoyed, Il just ran
/ headforemost into a young fellows arms
| yes; literally threw myself at him,
she continued. iaughingly, MS the Slul-
ton appealed to her. He never uembled
at the shock but | wonder ut it, Ny
head was down against the wind and
the first | knew two arms in a brown
/ suit were about me-. and somebody's
breath swept my cheek as lie begged
/ pardon that's all | saw or know. |
Just gigged and the people laughed.
/ Now. are YOU satishedI'
Time was too precious for talk and the
! two hurried on.
Saturday evening found FIVE people
seated about n small table on the lawn
at 1.-THE Meadows" Ralph Lee like his
SISTER, Tivacl0us and handsome, his far
/ skin, however, darkened by an athletic
I llfe-aEd two mail compauionS-E Robert
/ FELTON, and John Pierce.
! One did not need introduction to dis
Germ the professional type in FELTON,.
! whose rather grave but sympathetic
face lighted with a smile as he talked.
/ or the brisk, sharp man of affars in
| Pierce, who laughed only rs the thought
impressed him. Just the man for Grace.
thought Helen, as she watched her COM
panion across the table.
Are you to specialize. DIR. FELTON, =
she asked, as the conversation took a
new turn.
No, general practice" said he, mod
estly.
All. lie is already a specialist" inter
rnpted Lee, laughing and Pierce joined
| heartily as lie said;
Sure. tell them your experience with
the College Widow, FELTON," and the
laugh was heartier as Felton's discom-
| fort grew more apparent.
lie is psychc''-Lee started to ex-
/ plain, but FELTON, stopped him.
Now play fair said he The fact
! is. ladies. have been interested along
psychological lines, not from an occult
standpoint, but in SO far as phenomena
are eXplainable on scientific grounds
Pierce laughs at the science
Good humOr was restored.
Lets have test. then" suggested
Helen delightedly. IF it be science
we may advance it. If humbug-wcll
i love humbugs-"
| looking sharply in her eyes he said
Miss Lee. | viii prove to you some
tiIne that the commonest laws regulate
what seem at the time impenctrable
mysteries
Laughing ceased as FELTON, gravely
| bowed his head upon his arm stretched
upon the table and after several min
uteS began slowly and in thin voice:
This is my little girl-lool out-shc
does not know me, but / am with you.
/ 'NelIie'-don't worry. Tell grandma /
am glad it is SO. Were you afraid in
the crowd? Have no fear, he is an hon
est man and viii do you no harm You
will meet him again. He has thought
Of you often. He will tell you The TRUTH.
/ Tell Ralph TO put more time on his
| Trig,'
The laugh which followed drew all
eyes from Helen, whose face. first white.
then red. wore Il look of wonder and
confusion. FELTON, raised his head rs If
scarcely oriented.
"You humhugt" cried Lee as he