Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-01
CHAPTER HI.-(Continued).

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- and let him see how much | cared
- him, for, of course, he would put it
20 love for himself, the vain fool
~ . had not been for my temper I
I'D never have thrown myself away
lin. They twitted me about him
m ran away with him, knowing could
n.te him marry me, as he did. But if /
on not going to be beaten by this girl
must act. 1t is passion, not love, he
t.ols for me, and passion cools, whilst the
,1lv. sentimental love he feels at the bot
49,, If his heart for that firl will 60
'U- Growing and growing, till one day he
IN awake to knowledge of the facts,
va 4 will make him turn from me as
So would from a snake in his path. To
"tr;ta-to strike whilst the iron is hot,
ab;lst vet he would give up Quinton for
mo is What is necessary. Oh, if my lady
would only diel But they never die,
those old women. They cling to life as
e tbey had all their bright young days
bofore them. Yet she might die in one
of these fainting fits-the doctor said
81 she put llCl iitAiiu ~ llCi NiNSo anu
Jolt fine little green bottle that had been
delivered into her charge. "And he has
moyided against that" she thought, 'and
has given the means of saving her into
nv hands How strange the condolences
Of life are! 1t was given to me to pre-
serve the life of a woman whose place /
might take if anything happened to her.
And Harry, all this time, is talking pla-
tonic nonsense to that brown haired,
blue-eyed girl If We're only married to
him it would not matter, but must stop
it somehow now, whilst his passion for
me is vet fresh and he would commit any
follv for my sake. There must be a
means. if could only see it."
She walked little way back towards
the hall, till, finding shady spot, she
sank down on the grass and fell to pluck
ing the tall, green blades which sprung
up at the edge of the spring
Gradually the beautiful face paled, and
the lines about the mouth grew harder,
whilst her slender fingers picked quicker
and quicker at the bearded grass blades.
1t was thus that Harry found her on
his return from the cottage and Nelly.
Why, Ella" he exclaimed, what
brings you out into the park? Not look
inc for me?'
q am off duty" she answered, ~'and 1
There is so little shade in the garden"
He stood looking down on her with
glowing eyes; then threw himself on the
grass beside her and took her hand
Dearest" he murmured, "if had only
known"
She laughed saucily.
You want me to believe too much,
Harry" she said. MEN always were de-
eeivers and inconstant, and l cannot ex-
peet more from you than from others"
What do you mean, Ella? Do you
not know | love your" and his passion
speaking eyes again sought hers.
She let the curtain of her lashes fall,
and sighed.
Il wonder how long your love would
last, Herry?"
For ever-once we We're man and
wife But sicken when think of de-
lay. We must manage a secret marriage,
Ella"
Perhaps if your aunt died you would
not be so willing to marry me-"
Not willing! Why, we could be mar
ned privately at once, and then have a
public wedding six months later. My
sweet, you do not know how l long for
you But, as tor my poor aunt dying,
there is no good counting on that. She
has been as bad as this before"
But the doctor looks upon her situa-
ton as grave. The heart is very weak,
Harry"
lie got on his feet and held out his
hand to assist her to rise.
! do not want to talk about it," he
sand. She has been as kind as any
mother could have been to me, and yet,
heaven knows, that to win you l could
almost wish her gone. Let's go back to
'he house, Ella, and l will give you a les
son in billiards."
nat afternoon Lady Hammersly felt
ot'er, and insisted on her nephew COM
"ig up and chatting to her. Ella, busy
over some work, sat little apart The
Invalid. talking with her nephew, glanced
said
Harry, You have been very good, stay
.n IN this dull place whilst l have been
40 iNA LlId, she VIII KNOW some
Jay when | am gone, that l have not
,oTgotten her devotion, for devoted she
.as oeen--nothing less. What has been
"a nay mind, Harry, since / have been i'll
IS mat it is time you got married. l
mould like to see you settled before /
ole' You will have money enough. but
you must pick out girl of good fam
~ IS there anyone you would like to
'EuVooce to me as the future mistress
ct Quintong"
ne Young mans face flushed and,
moving moving his aunt's eye was on him, he
I2SNed anywhere but in the direction of
The Old lady laughed. She had keen
T''ae Of humor, and thought she
S-,1,ea her nephew's secret.
H. he Le Bruins are of good family,
Harry, She said. Have you been over
" ~, -,' ttage lately"
.sa b. YORK fell from Elias hands and
la s'o2ped quickly to pick it up.
.I e'' a@zarding a glance at her, saw
. lace was deadly white.