Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-02-10
rs FRS I LOVE.


/ 1t was a brilliant June day I stood by
the open window Of my study and
watched the smart dog-cart drive up that
brought little Godfrey LEstrange once a
week for his violin lesson As he aljghted
and the groom was handing him down
his violin heard him say:
Now Brown. mind You are back sharp
to time. or III just Jolly well give YOU a
coed Kicking
Then he pulled my door hell for all it
was worth and remarked cNcitcdly to the
maid who showed him in:
Il hope Miss Ashton is quite ready for
me
Ceofiroy was a sturdy, chubby little
chap OF eight summers, with blue eyes
ana taiI h!ui, and he wore kits, which
were. ! 10 ma. a source of great NORTH
cation : q him he thought them nirish.
res. l am quite ready. GeofTrev," !
said as i s-c-ted him, what is the hur.
~ LAY ;"
"0h, c';'5 my pater has given me
soy SO I've arranged to meet some other
chaps at Iil'S tthc confectionery and
have good tuck-in at ; O'Clock So
you Won Keep ne Leyouo my time. Nil
you he pleaded,
"TAat depends nn ,au. no, me" an.
swercd. III ven rave practiced propc,Iy
you viii. as course Get off in ti,ne on
dear Hero j. . string broken" | cx
claimed t,kinn ,,.t .bo Gl8la frar, -
case and commencing to adjust ii, Geof.
frey WATCHED me mtertly
Il say. Miss Ashton.@ no bcoon nrcs.
emily. didn't YOU teach al Mrs. 'rcnb,'s
school once"
'}es; do now. Why do Won ask"
Because | ~cncmlpr .ecino ,.ou tboro
used Ia 90 tbn, when | wa. a Mn l.
waz in me linGcr;Itcn with ali thc iii.
lie girls mixed. lcu know Don't Won
! remember me-"
"No. / can't say 10 Goon,a,, Van
sec. never went into the kindero,,trn
or saw the little ones - rcnlied
"Oh, we'll remember sccino Won in tbr
| hall one daN- YEAR, loo. of conrso. hpt
remember YOU quite well
III mus, lave boon v,ars ,co hdooa -
said emphaticanv. ,ooTrev likeI to IN,
thought quite grown M. and So ol,yoys
| treated him as s;rh with very ornyo
courtesy
did YOU like being at school thercY
/ Can YOU remember" | continued
No. | didn't at all" he eoid "rrbo
elder girls were so tresome would come
lovey .ducllina me about. | hated il No
such rot at Mr. }'razer's'-his present
school-'No girls there at all thanik GOOD.
ness
Girls are stupid sometimes aren't
they :" condolcd But now come along
to work" | placed tie fiddle in his Iit,ie
hands, and the lesson progressed favor.
ably. as he was very talented and plavcd
10th sweetly ard alnartN. Presently tbo
string pope! again.
Pm afraid it's bad one" | said "but
wen give it one more try.o '''
took the instrument to put the string
on. and Godfrey stood by the windov, anG
toyed with the blind cord
II saw, Miss Ashton" he beaan slowly
do your pupils like you?''
II don't know, Godfrey Pm sure Tbov
have never said so. and Inn1f 49,,
they would he so rude To tell mo if thoy
did not"
swell, cr--" he Siammcrcl with
much confusion: well. DOM ,a.gJ ,.J
ing you. but / love Won ycr, ', "n@h 'f IN.
deed" and he hid his face in the cu.,ain
knew this had cost him q torribIa cf,
fort, and for moment bc.itotod bo,y ~.
answer.
Now that i, really very nice of vor
Godfrey, dear. to tell me so tbonoIt
perhaps YOU Eled M % LITTLE becn,,.,
d.n't ever kiss YOU. dn -"
No, you don't" he said. Won hcbo,a
very daccntly 10 irlIoy. An tbc ..,,o
I shouldn't mind 50 very much il won d.j
sometimes"
"AVen / think Id rather womb l.;..