Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-24

"Oh. forgot! This isn't the place
she said, cheerfully. This leads TO the
gravel pits"
Gravel pits!' said Miss Deighton, il
dismay.
YES. Look out, They're somewhere
there, where You are. Take care you
don't go over the edge It's hidden BY
the gorse."
Miss Deigbton gave cry Of conster.
nation and alarm.
Don't leave me. please she said
This is abominable Of Aline. and PIP
You can get through that patch OF
wood if you like called out the tom
boy, intenupting That's the shortest
way through the gorse."
1t seemed so, Judged by the eye. and
Miss Deighton and / picked our way
painfully toward it. short skirted Aline
following at her leisure and with in
difference to Us and to her legs. | be-
lieye the wretch was still looking for
nests.
How many thorns. on a rough esti
mate. would you say you had gathered ~
[ asked Miss leighton, when we had
won through and were ON the border Of
the wood.
4 don't think I've left many behind, !"
she murmured.
Honestly" 1 pursued, is there any
part of you that"
Probably not" she said, hastily.
"Aline, which Is the way nowT'
Ahne looked up from her furze bush.
Right through she said. Miss Deigll-
ton frowned The copse did look thick.
IN show YOU continued the equable
A he 10
win rip of skirts to which she paid no
where there's a bulltinch in this copSe.
I'll show you.''
| believe Miss Deighton breathed an
anathema on eggs, but Aline was oHr
onIy gnide, ana we ndg - cling to her
She pushed ahead vigorously, and we
followed through the underground.
Fer goodness sake let her find il and
show it TO us, and then let's 90, muir
INJURED Miss Deightn to me. And this
is birds nesting"
Aine brought rs mp before an amply
spreading yew. and, creeping into It's
darkness, pointed up with emotion. 4It's
therel" she said; but it's hard to get
up to it; it's so thick. II you could give
me leg up, Mr. Frobisher, / think /
| might reach It.
! gave the required assistance, and
Miss Deighton impatiently seated her
self on a fork of the yew, waiting until
such time as this madness should be
| overpast. 1t was beautifully dry, and so
| sat on the ground near her.
Good heavens!" she said, in an I'M
dertone; ''and this is what the young
| likc!'
They are barbarians. of course said
|; but | suppose we were so. too"
She considered Il don't think / was
I'm sure | was mott
Didn't you collect eggs, and tear your
clothes, and scratch your legs, and-?"
Il think | was too sensible" she said.
Il don't believe girls are like that, as a
rule They're not sayages, like Aline."
Aline's voice, smotnered in the leaf
age. came to us just then.
I've got it-there are four" it seemed
TO say, triumphantly.
Now, at least, we sklH get back 2
said Miss Deighton, with sigh of relief.
The next moment there was crash,
something snapped above, and Aline de-
scended in lump. She fell on Miss
leighton, who toppled off her seat upon
me. | suppose the force of two bodies
thus heavily discharged ON me had its
due effect, for | was not aware of any
thing for a moment or two, save of the
difficulty of getting breath. Then | be-
came aware ,nat Aline was sitting on
Miss Deight1n. and that Miss leighton
was sitting on me.
sorry | heard Aline say, and then
she got off lis and sputtered. " had the
eggs in my mouth" she told us.
! We wouldn't have cared if she had had
the eggs in her hair. Miss Deighton was
painting hard Her hat had been crushed
in, and her locks were in disorder, but
! she still sat on-on me-
Would you mind" l began
breathlessly. but, hope, politely.
"Oh, didn't see-I-didn't Know"
She rose, and |, TOO, got up. Il hope
you're quite satisfied now," she re-
marked Indignantly, to me.
But it wasn't me- | pleaded; 1T
was"
1T was met" cried Aline, honestly.
| Miss Deighton was occupied in
strengthening herself "Will you be good
enough TO guide me out of here?" she
cried. coldly and freezingly, to Aline.
She ignored me- Awed by her lofty
manner the tomboy obeyed, and l fol-
lowed meekly in cir train.
Free of the abominable wood, we de-
seerded across fields to the village The
silence hung oppresswely, and | opened
conversation with the prime fount of all
our woes
4 hope YOU didn't get hurt Aline,' l
said hypoeritically.
oh, MOI" said she, throwing back her
ambrosial locks, and now fast recovering
from the shock of that wounded dignity.
Il only got bruise on my leg. Did your
leg hurt, Miss Deighton?'
Mo- snapped Miss Deighton, her lis
som form moving swiftly
Where did YOU get hurt?" pursued
the now fully recovered Aline
Il suppose We snail reach the village
in about ten minutesy" said Miss Deigh-
ton. quickly addressing me for the frst