Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
HAD MET BEFORE.


her sister at arms length, and examined
her critically, 'but how you have
changed"
MY dear Clare" laughed Miss Gra-
ham, after five years absence you sure
" did not expect to find me still all
ARMS and legs and indecently big feet!"
"Of course, it's ridiculous; but, some
how, l did not realize that you would
be quite grown up"
ooh, my dear, grew up almost direct
ly you left. Mother soon became alive
to the fact of nv possibilities, and
managed to get in the thin end of the
wedge first by dining down when there
were thirteen. and that sort of thing.
In fact, looking back, I'm inclined to
think that the half out stage-neither
fish, flesh, nor good red herring you
KNOWS quite the joliest time girls
ever have if they could only appreciate
it. The only other state to be compared
to it for freedom and general irresponsi-
bility is. Oh, Clare, Pm so sorry;
beg your pardon" The girls fece
flushed crimson as her eyes rested on
her sisters black gown.
You We're going to say widowhood, |
supposel' replied Lady Ellsworth,
quietly.
Forgive me, Clare, II"
Lady Ellsworth shrugged her shout
ders slightly.
There's nothing to forgive, Phyl. l
never was a humbug, was II"
Phyllis Graham's gray eyes widened
But before she could speak her sister
went on:
You seem to have had a very Jolly
time, as you put it, all along the line,
| think. You seem to do everything and
90 everywhere
DON'T" exclaimed the girl. "You
talk like mother. Three seasons is evil
IDENTIFY the end of ones tether. After
that time one is expected to range one
self. and relieve ones own people of their
responsibility concerning one, and espe-
eially ones bills"
But | thought you were delighted
about your enga cement, Phyl," said
Lady Elmsdorf. Il thought it was a
case of mutual alteration"
oh! IL Y en- a toujours un qui Anne
ct I'M qui Sc laisse aimer," isn't there ?"
"Phyllis!"
Please don't be sentimental, Clare.
Did not much the same thing happen to
you? You were just 20, weren't you,
when you got engaged to poor old Fins
worth. | was too young to be taken into
your confidence then, but-well. you pref
ty well confessed the same just now.
Peter was not precisely the sort of indi-
vidual to turn a girls head. | expect
mother had you into her boudoir, and
talked to you about the whole duty of
woman, and, in your case, of the pleas
ures and position of the ambassadors
wife, even at the dullest court in Europe.
We were both brought up in the way we
should go, and so six months later you
were Lady Ellsworth, tasting of the
aforesaid pleasures in Madrid. In less
time than that | shall be Mrs. Mark
Franklin, with more money than l know
what to do with and charming husband
into the bargain"
Come, that's better. ! am very eager
to see my brother law You
have not
Phyllis laughed outright.
NO, my dear, l have not: one does
not wear ones fiance's counterfeit pre-
sentiment near ones heart nowadays.
But possess your soul in patience.
told Mark he might come in presently.
and you would give him some tea. |
wonder if youll like him 2"
Phyllis sat back a little and glanced
round her sisters room.
He'll like your room. at any rate.
Its wonderfully pretty and restful this
room OF yours. Clare; and it suits YOU
exactly. Yes, | think Mark will like YOU
toe; he'll appreciate your sense of the
fitness Of things. Mark is exceedingly
artistic"
"Yesy"
Its rather n WEAKNESS Of the spirit
occasionally continued Phyllis, with
sigh. You know-or, rather, Won don't.
because, although we are sisters. we
have not met for five years. and so we
really don't know each other much
well. | have not much soul for picture
galleries and autumn tints. and that sort
LOT thing. Art Is all very we'll when it's
got out of the West Hampstead stage.
and come west really; but it is Il little
trying when one is expected to enthuse
over impossible Madonuas with wooden
looking babies in their arms, anC. that
sort OF thing
Miss Graham looked At her sister wist.
i1ilEneu.
Poor Phyl, Is he trying 10 educate
.yous 1t sounds rather awful"
No. that's the worst Of it. He i'm
agines the education, artistic feeling. and
all the rest of it. Is there. That's the
fault Of what mother calls he Graham
manner We've got a kuaek of appear
ing intelligcntly sympathetic; and be-
cause we are pretty people take us for
granted. Haven't you found that?"
Lady EmsWorth nodded. and a SLIGHT
color rose in her cheeks.
We can't help it." went on PHYLLIS:
but they have nasty knack of turn.
ing round on Us when they find us ont
and being generally horrid.
And ycu think Mark"
oh, he won't find ont for ever so LONG.
Hes very much in love; and well.
like him we'll enough to try and live mn
to him, for time. at any rate. But its
a good stretch on ones nerves to be al