Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-08

and JOY of her early life. How unselfsh
ne was. how thoughtful of her, how true
ana loyal, and intolerant of everything
that saYored of meanness or cowardice!
Many a time, when Sadie had been
tempted to commit some trivial act of de-
celt, the thought of Jims verdict. of
inns scorn, if it should come to his
knowledge, had held her back. And now
ne was gone-her true friend. the trllsty
stan on which she had leaned so secure
ly; and IN spite of her lover and of the
new lnteres. which had come into her life,
Sadie was lonely and sad and felt dis
mally that no one could fill Jims place
or be to her what he had been
Her thoughts grew to intolerablv sad
that she felt she must stop unless she
wished to cry herself into a perfect
fright; so she jumped up from the chair
and, going to the window, looked out into
the moonlit street. As she stood with her
hot forehead pressed against the glass the
sound OF a familiar footstep and a gay
whistle ringing down the quiet street
startled her
"Jim!" she said involuntarily, as she
mad said hundred times before. when
his whistle had summoned her to his side.
Then she smiled dismally and her tears
came in fresh burst How can it be
Jim, when he is hundreds of miles away.
you@little fool?" she said to herself con
temptuously. Still she listened eagerly,
and the whistle sounded louder and the
step came nearer till both paused before
the gate. tall, dark figure stood on
the step and looked up at the lighted
window.
Sadie gave little gasp of delight and
surprise. She rushed across the room and
down the stairs and opened the door,
trembling with delight and surprise.
Jim! Oh, jim, is it really you'll" she
said, with a little hysterical sob and
laugh, holding out her eager hands to
him. "Oh, l was just thinking about you
and wishing you were here. and then
heard your whistle But-why are you
here. jim? Have you changed your
mind? Aren't you going tomorrow, after
all?"
"Of course l am goingl Don't make
such a row, Sadie-I don't want the
servants to know / am here" jim said
warningly. Then he closed the door
noiselessly and followed Sadie on tip-toe
into the dining room.
She clasped her hands round his arm rs
they stood together on the hearth rug
and looked up at him with radiant face.
"Oh, it is good to see you again. you
dear old boy!" she said, with a suspicious
culver in her sweet voice But thought
you were to sail tomorrow"
so | am-only-well the fact is. Sa-
die, that this morning as | was walking
down the Strand | met Geoff OF course,
stopped and asked after you, and how
it happened that he was in town on the
day of the BALL. and he told me, much to
my surprise, that as he was unable to be
present you were not going. ! laughed
at that. Sadie not going?' | said. 'Sa-
die not at che ball because you can't take
her? | can't swallow that old man.
bet you a bottle of champagne that she
goes, after ALI He was angry at that.
and drew himself up, saying in his prig-
lsh wayne is a prig, you must admit
! that, Sadie-T did not wish her to 90,
and she would not think of acting con
trary to my wishes oh. wouldn't she?'
l said. That's all you know about i'll!
You've lot to learn yet, my boyp Then
he gave me stately good morning and
walked of with his nose in the air.
knew that, even if in weak moment YOU
had promised you would not go, when the
time came yon would repent and be aw-
fully miserable and dull; so as ! had fin
ished all had to do, thought / would
come back again and we could spend an
hour or two together"
"Oh, Jim, what a dear boy you are!'
Sadie scarcely knew whether to laugh
or cry. She elasped his arm tightly and
looked up at him with a sweet gratitude
in her eyes that set Jim's heart beating
oddly.
II was miserable-you are quite right
| promised to stay at home because he
asked me, but / wanted to 90 awfully,
and if it hadn't been that you always say
it is such bad form to break a promise,
l would have gone, after all"
ut was mean and selfish to ask you!"
Jim remarked. candidly.
| Sadie did not give any verbal assent
to this remark but. judging by the flash
in her eyes and the little impatient
stamp of her foot, she shared his senti-
ments to the full.
1T was very nice of you to come jim -
she said. and she rubbed her soft cheek
against his sleeve affectionately. But |
am afraid it is a dreadful waste of
money, dear. Are you quite sure you can
| getSback in time to catch the boat?"
Heaps of time. | shall catch the half
past IL train and be in London about 8
| tomorrow morning What shall we do
with ourselves, Sadie? 1t is just now.
so we have two hours to spend together. "
whatever you like, Jnr. anything so
long as we do it together" Sadie cried
with a thrill in her voice. 1t was well
Geoffrey could not hear it, or see the look
in her eyes; he was already disposed TO
feel little jealous of Sadie's openly eX-
pressed affection and admiration for her
chum, and was secretly rejoiced that the
influence OF which he so strongly disap-
proved was so soon to be removed. Bat
first you must have something to eat
why. you must be nearly famished, my
poor boy!"
ooh. dear no! I had half an hour Ia
wait in York. so ! had a rafting good
meal I'll just have whisky and soda
Sadie-nothing TO eat"
"You are quite sure? There. then
she opened the sideboard cupboard and
took out the bottle and a syphon Of soda
-sshelu Yourself / feel as if / ought &c