Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-21
CHAPTER VIII, AND LAST.

eUoIIo. Barclay! Where the dickens
boye you been hiding YOURSELF
That YOU. Hayter? | have been out
Of town" :, ,
Uaytqr reioins cycling his friend curious
h Il have Just been to your rooms to
lsave = note. and there is a stack of let
tor. and packets and half dozen tele-
,rams awaiting you. | thought you had
come 4 clopper and bolted, and the Jews
had lust begun to find it out"
II don't deal with Jews; it's hard
enough work to get a living out of
Christians" Barclay says lightly. Did
YOU want anything particular Reggie -?
il NOT won't ask you to turn back, for
I shah find a pile of work waiting for
ne"
Have you been ill.," inquiries the
Younger man suddenly.
Yes, got laid up at Henley, and could
not get back.
All. thought you looked queer! ] came
to look YOU up because there were such
tale, going about. Some one said you
were out of your mind and in an asylum,
and some one else that you were keeping
quiet through an attack of d. T."
Preserve ME from my friends" says
Gerald, with a sardonic smile. Il man
aged to get wet through going down TO
Henley, and had a narrow escape of
q rheumatic fever Ta-ta, old man; Pm in
q hurry
Gerald is thoroughly out of sorts. The
# work which he went down to Henley on
- H., L.,
him untouched; the notes he wanted he
has been unable to take; his absence has
probably disarranged all the business he
had on hand; he has suffered at least as
{ acutely in his mind as in his weary body,
# during the past week; and, above all, he
has heard and seen nothing of Sister Jean
81 since they parted in bitterness of spirit
a fortnight ago
My, sir, how bad you do Icok!" his
s landlady eXclalms, opening the door before
81 be has time to insert his latch key. And
n here's pretty TODD! There's two chill
dren come Just now. and say they belong
& to You, and they are going to live here,
ana the little girl is crying her eyes out
81 because l said | did not know whether
s. you We're dead or alive-well thcre."
q for Gerald has put her unceremoniously
ASIDE and dashed up the staircase three
steps at time. A sound of dismal wall
ing greets his ears, and inside the door of
a Ms der he nearly tumbles over a little
s'u' uouched in a dismal heap .on the
81 moor and rubbing her eyes indiscrim-
,hatcy with her long fair hair and her
Il AnVckles as she gives vent to her noisy
b grief
BLESS my heart. what's the matter ?"
u inquiries, stopping to raise her and
pace her on her feet
81 lovely little face is turned inward
and a little broken voice sobs out
Nurse Is died-and we sha'n't ever see
j!"''eF any more-and Uncle Jerry isn't
I's'e-ol!' Here follows a fresh outburst
Vi leaTs Is everybody died?"
'r,ai0 goes down on his knees-''for
al lne world as if he had nursed a
oo%n, ms landlady says afterwards
5.U draws the little sobbing thing into
NV wy 10, Neli-of course YOU are,
,giI: haven't died. for one. and there's
,,, l'I ana mother and baby all alive and
.h at homc-we'll write them letter
5 ;;JJSgnl'l' and You shall post it. How
.a lou get here? And where is Keith ?"
mere. cries a clear boyish treble from
,1g bedroom, and slim little figure in a
5a oo. velvet suit appears in the
T I}9iWay. II said it was all right. only
eI was frightened. I'm Keith. Uncle
na '. ana you've got lovely picture of
l9''eT on your mantel shelf in there and
@ae more ladies. And why ever didn't
w; tou come to the ship for us? Father said
~ a,, Womb be certain-sure TO-"
s,, ~ explain matters bv-and, bv."
1r. Gerald, holding out his hand. Come
-, GA chap, and let us have a look
,a.. +V". Why. YOU are taller than I ex-
Keith comes forward and holds
8 "a, 'eaatltul mouth to be kissed
an 1 n he explains eagerly. flushing
AMI gl Z. ms Fair. handsome little face,
.i I,.- Me-. Is . but she's an awful baby,
Tar r-.." re look Of you quite well, Uncle
H. T. ami would know us. wouldn't
ehr,,, ..' non, reminiscenee OF by-gone DAYS
- we Young mans heart as the love