Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-11
THE RING AVAILETH.

l she knew thaJ everybody at IIe Holel
was sure she was engaged, She felt
them observe her subtle ways of eX-
pressing the open secret of her heart.
She was aware that they noticed her
anxiety about the mails going out and
her eagerness about the mails coming in.
She would affect that tender glance at
the ring when she really knew that
Everyone was looking.
She would hurry into the dining room
a half-minute late folding letter and
crushing it into the front of her shirt
waist She would stand before the long
windows in the palmroom or sit silently
in one of the huge rattan rockers on the
porch and gazee absently across the links.
When the boys asked for set of ten
mis- she would look at once startled and
pleased and hesitatingly would say:
Tennis! Why, | would dearly love to,
but And she would turn inquiringly
to her aunt with an expression by which
most girls would mean, DO you think it
is all right?" but by which she seemed
to mean DO you think that he would
think it is all right" The more she
declined the more persistent they became,
tn at length she was the center of all
social activities.
1T is not because of myself Men al
ways are silly about engaged girls"
This was her secret thought.
She enjoyed 1T immensely, however,
and the other girls envied and gossiped.
One afternoon a young college man
was presented to her. DO you know
said he, "rve been dying to meet you
that is, ever since l heard--er-you We're
engaged"
is it such a dreadful thing to be en-
gagged? ?" she exclaimed. Il know men
Just simply despise engaged girls"
oh, no, we don't-tlat is, some of us
don't. You are all so different from
other girls, you know"
They took short walk, and ended by
sitting on a bench in the arbor.
"Oh, yes, it's much cooler here" she
was saying, as she toyed with the leaves
and twigs They talked and talked and
got to know each other far better than
even she could have expected.
The boys said "Whew!" and asked her
no more to play tennis. The girls ceased
TO envy, but continued, however, to whis-
per- The boys joined them and wills
Ipered too.
The next morning when the crowd
went over to the links, he carried her
sticks. She did not usually play golf in
the mornings, but on this particular
morning she was among the first to 90
over. She knew he would walk with her
she thought he liked her, ut least for the
moment; and, knowing the tickle frame
OF men, she realized the critical situation
They played a few holes hut lost their
last ball, and rested by the brook.
I'm sorry you learned | am gagged"
she was saying.
Sorry Why, you needn't be-" he re-
joined frankly. DO YOU know, Pm
deucedly fond of engaged girls"
Indeed Why, l really thought that
you fellows were rather afraid Of them"
Afraid of them! Nonsense" His
boyish nature was growing enthusiastic
It's the other kind that I'm afraid of
not engaged girls. Why. n fellow like
me could 90 with girl like You all sum
mer and-er-she would never expect
that is"
The girl had lowered her head and was
gazing intently into the brook.
You see, my friends tell me am sus-
ccptible,' and he softened his voice to an
extremely confidential tone. That's why
I'm glad you are engaged. You see
there's no chance for me to fall IN love
this summer
She was not quite so sure about IT, and
was thinking 10 herself what a fine be-
ginning it all was.
Hadn't we better try and find the
Iballf' she broke in, but made no effort
to go, In fact, they did not go. The
lazy morning slipped by, leaving them at
the brook. They came in late to lunch
con. and She knew what all the girls were
Saying.
1t raiuod torrents during the two days
following, ana he taught her to play
Ichc~s.
The object is to eheckmate the King
he told her
"Ne- see" and she wondered if it
were not equally commendabe to be able
10 checkmate Jack"
As soon as the sun shonc they were
Iout of doors again. They didn't play
tennis as much as golf. and seemed ia
enjoy padding a canoe better than either.
There wasn't 50 much TO do in the canoe
and they could talk volumes lie told her
of his work at college and. bovGke. huilt
for her castles Of future success. She
appeared TO be most Interested and asked
him 50 many questions that he began To
lllHN MS plans were worth something
after all. She va. the only one who had
ever spoken cncoragingly of them.
Il shall he So anxious 10 learn i'm after
j years Of the name You surely will have
made Tor YOURSELF she said to him one
evening As he bade her good night.
,, lie looked lougingiy into her ewes as
me elevator boy waited in a "goingup''
! attitude.
. BY Joye," he calculated, III only
had sister Ike you!'
, Il suppose shea get You to quit smok.
ing cigarettes" And She laughed ont of
his head-ouce and for alwavs-tbat
, bother>ome, Sisterly idea.
That T. night She wrote in her dairy some
: think like this: