Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-01

the matter, she told herself Some peo-
pie, notably Jim Westcot, the wears son,
who had been her especial chum since
her babyhood, who had taught her to
skate and row and ride aid play tennis,
and was still her devoted siave-might
think that the luck was not all on Sadies
side, end that Godfrey Cheviot was the
one to be envied. Sadie could not forget
the look of unutterable disgust with
which jim had received the news of her
engagement. or the frank opinion he had
expressed of her betrothed
Engaged to Geoffl Married to that
fellow! Why, you'll wish yourself dead
and buried before a month is over,
Sadiel Oh" he went on, as Sadies
cheeks famed and she turned angrily
away from him, you needn't get into
such wax. OF course, if you like him
it's all right, though what you can see
to like in such self-satisfied prig don't
know" Then he had added hopefully.
In all probability the wedding will never
come off, so there is no need to bother
about it Just nova conclusion which
was not altogether satisfactory to Sadie's
mind.
The girl controlled her wrath. however,
She and Jim spared occasionally and
spoke plain truths to each other. but
they never quaueled each was too neces-
sary to the others happiness for that. So
she frowned and then laughed, and de-
clared that in her opinion Geoffrey's wife
would be very happy woman, and that
she considered herself very much honored
at having been elected 20 fill that coveted
position.
Il like him and he will be very good
to me-and it is so horrid at home now.
jim" she had said, with a wistful look
in her pretty eyes which set Jim's heart
beating with love and pity. "Worse than
ever, now that father is away and | have
no one to take my part. Think of it,
Jiml Imagine the situation-four wom-
en- in one house, always nag nagging at
each other; and three of them making
common cause against one-and that one
mel" Sadie added tragically. ooh, why
why was father such fool as to marry
a second time? How comfortable and
happy he and l might have been to-
gether! | must get out of it somehow,
jim. and marriage is the only available
way. Besides"-Sadie blushed and
dropped her long lashes and looked dis
tractingiy pretty really am very fond
of Geoff"
All! 1t has always been n mystery to
me why the doctor married again." Jim
groaned. What larks you and l used to
have in The old days. Sadie, and what
scrapes we used to get into-do you re-
member?"
"As if l could ever forgeti" Sadie had
cried, as her eyes grew bright with un-
shed tears. 'Why, one of them-that
time when you took me out on your tri-
cycle and we came a cropper down the
hill-was really the primary cause of all
our troubles. l ricked my shoulder and
was never really well all that year. you
know, Jim; and then in +he autumn ia
Their took me to Ilkley to the hydro and
there he first met the present Mrs Fem
wick. She was so kind to me and so in
terested about my health that she quite
won fathers heart. l believe it was more
for my sake than anything else that he
married her, for / know''-here Sadie
lowered her voice-"that he has never
forgotten my mother. He told me- only
the night before he went to Algiers, that
grew more like her every day; then he
Il
like her in mind as well as in face. for
that she was the sweetest woman that
ever lived. There were tears, real tears.
in his eyes. Oh, he hasn't forgotten her,
even if he did marry again and put an
other woman in her place"
Sadie's habit of jumping TO conclusions
and making rash assertions occasionally
landed her into difficulties; but in the
h
wick's second marriage had been one of
expediency rather than of affection. The
match proved quite as successful as most
second marriages are, and the relations
between Sadie and her step-mother were
tolerably harmonious. There were occa-
sional squabbles, for the girl was high
spirited and fond of her own way; but
she was too sweet tempered and too fond
of her father to give him constant com
plants, and, although there was very lit.
tie love lost between the two families,
outwardly things were tolerably pleasant.
Jim was the only person to whom Sa-
die really opened her heart, to whose
sympathetic ears she confided her tale of
woe, when things went contrary at home
when the girls were spiteful, or Mrs.
Fenwick was more irritating than usual.
She told him all about her love affairs
and firtations, and went to him for ad.
vice in every difficulty; and when she
became engaged to Godfrey Cheviot the
only drawback to her happiness was the
consciousness that the engagement did
not meet with Jim's approval.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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