Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-24

the piano, ignores the request, and, stand
my upright on the hearthrug or pacing
restiessly over the soft carpet. enlarges
upon model dwelling houses or the disin-
tectlng OF Sums, or asks his opinion on
various methods of dealing with the
wretched fever stricken inhabitants.
Today Jeannie is not in her working
dress but she is going into her district
and Mrs. Halliday has barely repeated her
appreciation of Gerald Barclay when that
gentleman enters
Where is the uniform ~ he asks, when
he has greeted his elderly friend and
picked up the hall of wool she has let
fall
Ieannic is looking her best and is
peasingiy conscious of the fact in a
plainly made black-Nelyct gown with ruf-
ties OF yellow lace at the neck and wrists
Her eye. meet his inquiring look with a
lurking smile in their clear depths
1T Is discarded for tonight by desire"
She answers quietly. Don't You rcmem-
Der saying that you thought the people
would appreciate my dressing for them 2"
Il am sure they Will" he says warmly,
and she docs not notice the quick flash
OF pleasure in his eyes. II am very glad
l came to escort such dainty dame
You need not have come: | expected
to find You ia the ROOM She says care
le~siy. Il am ready but would you like
Il cup OF tea frst."
Above all things
lie can count ON lie fingers OF one hand
the times that she has given him refresh
merit. for She leaves all little inequalities
to Mrs. Halliday As a rule. So now. for
the more pleasure of being served by her,
he sits still and lets her bring him tea and
mullins and cake. which She gaily assures
him Is made from Eleanor Aunro's recipe.
Then together they 80 out into the twi-
light for their long drive to Sister Jeans
district. where the new coffee tavern is
getting into working order, and the boys
and men Of her night school are to be On
tcrtained for the evening. Gerald has as
sisted al the same sort of thing before.
and does his work we'll. keeping order
among the rough element seeing in an in
slant where help is needed. and giving it
with Il firm good tempered tact that never
fails him. finding seats for every one,
securing quiet hearing ful the perform
ers. and leading the applause after song
or reading.
"Aou are not looking we'll" Jean tells
him critically few days later. is any
thing the natter
Nothing thank YOU feel particu-
larly Welt"
And how many hours sleep did you
have last night
oh. about the nSual number!" he an
swcrs eyasiYeIy. She looks at him again,
evidently dissatisfied.
you know" She begins in her most
persuasive district manner, Il think ii is
hardly right 10 waste ones health and
strength unnecessarily. The laws OF
health ought to be a. carefully kept as
any other laws
"Itt pui~:" he inquiries inuocently, with
nplifted hroW.
Well" She pursues little less CON
fdently. YOU are Il young man
Il am Older than You, Sister JEAN
Sister lean smiles.
Il ann not 50 sure OF that Anyhow.
YOU are not likely To live any the longer
for rccklco.ly burning the midnight OIL
Yet have heard of Il lady dispensing
rccl,le--ly with So, eral consecutive nights
rest"
She rcddeuS
But that wa- in good cause"
OH"
There i no comparison between sitting
up with sick person now and then and
sitting mp night after night merely to
earn money.
OF course there j. not he agrees
hlunbly: "onc j. Christian charity, the
other j. sheer -cllishne9s"
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know that Whatever YOU earn YOU are
most generous with; but | think that ii
Mrs. Munro were here she would scold
YOU about your looks"
That blessed woman l. not given to
-colding.' he say, lightly Even a. Il
ouNcrnc.s She never .honc in that direc-
ton"
The more reason why you should
study her wishes.
Gerald laughs but there i something
other than Jun in his glowing eyes as they
meet aud hold hers in i long, steady look.
Il will study yours whenever you are
pleased to express any he says quietly,
and goes away leaving her thinking for
once in il while more Of his personality
than of the help he so mgud2ingly gives
her
The same evening he sends her Il set Of
books which she has been trying vainIy
to procure for her institution, and she
writes him warm little note Of thanks,
with playful reminder that they are
both engaged to have tea with the Dun
STAINS the following day.
But her cordiality has an effect she lit
lie expects The first post in the morn
ing brings her letter in his now familiar
handwriting. c, ntaining a plain and sim
pie declaration, and for once in her indie
pendent self-reliant life Sister Jean Is
fairly taken aback
For some reason or other she has never
thought of him as marrying man; he
has always seemed contented with his
Bohemian bachelor life: and, though what
she saw OF his intercourse with Mrs.
Munro and her children opened her eyes
to depths OF tenderness in his character.
which otherwise she would never have
suspected. it'astonishes and dismays her
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