Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-15
CHAPTER u.-(oontinued.)


AS rule during the skating season the
pond was crowded; the fashionable folk
disported themselves there during the
day; at night it was given up to the shop
assistants and the like. Sadie knew that
her presence there at that hour would
fill both Mrs. Fenwick and Godfrey with
righteous horror and Indignation, and the
knowledge gave just the finishing touch
to her enjoyment. She looked even pref
tier than usual, Jim thought, as he
fastened her skates and led her down the
frozen bank to the ice. where they
Joined the crowd of dark fgures-her
eyes looked so wonderfully bright under
her fur cap, and the cold wind had flushed
the delicate pink of her cheeks into a
delicate crimson. Nevertheless he resent
ed the admiring glances she received from
a tall, dark man in long, fur-hned coat,
with hat pulled low over his forehead.
Sadie laughed.
"Who is that fellow, Sadie? How he
stared! Do you know himg' he asked,
as testify as if he had been Godfrey him.
self and had Geoffrey's right to object.
Sadie laughed.
mo, and l don't want to know him."
she answered lightly. Il never saw
handsome face wear a more forbidding
look. Perhaps he is an aetor-he has
rather theatrical appearance. Oh, see"
she continued, as they passed him again
-"he is a friend of that pretty girl at
the mantle shop-you know her? She
has golden hair and a lovely complexion,
not altogether innocent of paint and
powder!"
81 know. As impudent little hussy
as ever stepped-she has a different
sweetheart for every day in the week."
Jim growled. Don't look at them, Sa-
die"
But Sadie was willful, and. not know
ing quite so much as Jim did about the
girl at the mantle shop, had always adj
mired her and felt interested in her So,
in spite of Jim's command, she gave an
other glance at the couple, who were
now standing at a little distance. The
man was talking eagerly; the girl was
listening with bowed head and a foot i'm
patiently tapping the ice.
81 don't fancy things are very har
monious between Them" Sadie said, with
a soft laugh. 81 guess she didn't expect
to see him. l watched their meeting
while you were fastening your skates,
and she looked so queer-quite frightened
and surprised heard her say, in a sort
of gasp, You here!' and he laughed and
answered something l couldn't catch;
but it didn't seem to please her, whatever
it was, for she gave him such vicious
look!"
Nonsense, my child! You allow your
imagination too much play. Curb it, ] be-
seech you, before evil comes of it. There
come on; try the outside edge again-you
were always little duffer at that, and l
am afraid now that you are deprived of
my tuition you will never be any better"
Sadie laughed and crossed her hands
then started as the sudden tolling of an
alarm bell rang out loudly through the
clear, frosty air.
"Oh, there's the fire bell!" she cried.
"Yes, it's the fire bell, sure enough
and there's the fire." Jim pointed east
ward to a bright crimson light, which
alternately famed and sank in the sky
and threw lurid reflection on the snow
covered fields. ut must be old Hornby's
brewery. There's no other house about
there"
"Oh, well, if it's only the brewery it
doesn't matter Old Horribly can afford
to lose money better than most people,
Sadie remarked, with philosophy which
would probably not be shared by Mr..
Horribly. Besides, he's certain to be in
sured. See, Jim, we shall have all the
pond to ourselves now; they are all tear
ing off their skates and rushing to see the
fire."