Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-22
A LESSON IN LOVE TACTICS.

! Meredith came to Helen as she watched
him enter the drawing room with the
lavowed intention of proposing to her
cousin Gweneth.
In her ewes still fingered the incredu-
lous smile with which she had listened Ia
his announcement, but a. the door closed
behind him came the appalling conviction
that he had meant what he said
Life without Meredith--her Meredith
the husband Of GweneJn; such ideas
were insupportabie With her hand
pressed to her wildly beating heart, she
turned and flew upstairs to the work.
Eroom
Her brother was busy there carpenter
ing and not in the mood for ipterrap-
ton. shut the door please" he cried,
without looking up; the winds blows the
shavmgs about
Helen complied, then sat down at his
side.
Tom" she said. in strangled voice.
"7omething dreadful has happened Mer-
edith has gone 10 ask Gweneth to marry
him-he told me so himself"
This sudden information proved discon-
Eeertlng to the young man; his hand
7weryed and he cut a deep notch in the
board he was planning for carving
Cannon he cried. with twofold dis
gust; what viii you tell me next ~
Then he looked mp and caught sight Of
his sisters face. His own changed in
stantIy and be put down his plane.
THE truth is" he said sternIv, ayau
have been playing the fool with Mere
dith. ! gave YOU credit for more sense.
He is not a boy to be attracted by silly
Icaprce. Meredith is a man of the world
and my best friend. He has made no
secret to nae Of his fondness for Won. It
was quite understood between us that
the object Of his visit this week end was
20 elinch matters with YOU. You cannot
say. he concluded. with some reproach,
that did not give you a hint az to
his Intentions Helen fdgeted That's
lust it, she said miserably. You see-I
knew why he was coming"
Quite So her brother replied; @but
was that, [ ask you, any reason why YOU
should have led him a dogs life ever
since he arrived ?"
You may condemn me" Helen said.
meeting his gaze with some dignity, but
most girls under the circumstances
would have done the same"
1Grls!" cried her brother. almost be-
side himself with chagrin and disappoint-
iment: "yes--you are right there; it is
mot enough Tor them to have maHE@
honest love; they must make a fool-a
Ispectacle-of him to their friends.
Pshaw!'
Don't" Helen faltered. in a ehoked
voice. My hearts broken; is not that
enough?" She was silent then she looked
up with tears in her Iashes. Tom.
dear she said, try to understand me;
think-if you were about to propose to
a girl-would you like her, by her man
ner to any way anticipate your doing
so?"
Toms brown eyes met his sisters at
last comprehensiveIy No" he said
stoutly. Il don't know that I should"
Well Helen faltered, blushing to the
tips OF her little pink ears. you see
knowing what I did--whatever he would
I wouldn't
All" her brother said, Il suppose
that would be the situation. 1t seems
simple, but scarcely promising of re-
suit"
ooh, it would have come rhythm
time" Helen said, only there was al
wavs-Gweneth'
"Gweneth! wha, on earth had
,he--~2''
You see said Helen. "Gweneth is
$50 obiigiug. She is always ready TO
Imakc UP for my many deGnquencies
When l scratched metaphorically. Of
Icour@e-~he was there to bind up the
wound. ! confess her conduct exasperat-
led me- [ wasn't even as nice as [ might
have been had she never left Australia
j, at times regretted that she was our
fathers third cousin once removed and
mad no other English relatives to visit
this autumn. At last. when-when he
lid ~peak-l laughed at him. and .ur-
geoted Gweneth as Il substitute; and
she concluded. with wretched attempt
lat hrayado. You see-he has acted on
. |mN suggestion.
Tom Was mentally denouncing himself
as laundering fool and Gweneth as a
! meddi"soWe hvrocI,te. of course" he
+. -ald YOU are not yet certain she viii ae-
cept him.
j Helen 7prang to her feet and stood an
e indignant beauty with hashing eyes. be-
ton" mm. Accept him I" she cried. with
~e"rn ear t9ere he p shadow of doubt
90 ~'ch thing she will be only TOO
+ lpt,3~et, joe proud. as any girl might.
4, Accept hlW. indeed she would never
i H1'r tae mpcrunence to refuse He the
E e'eNrta~t. manifest man IN the world. the
e most brilliant n. G. in England Accent
Wm ot course she will OnIv-oplv .
J der Fn' e br'Ns, she viii never love him
AS / do. VINO Worshiped the very
: -'ouud ZEE walked upon" She sat down.
''ef eyes tail ot despair. No one VIII