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

Sadie turned slowly round from the
fire. She was by no means in an amiable
frame of mind, or disposed to be lenient
in her Judgment, although at any other
time she would have assured Julia that
her toilette was becoming and that she
looked very well, indeed-with the men
tai reservation "for her" Now she mere
~ turned her head and looked Julia up
and down with an air of calm and not
altogether approving criticism, which
much exasperated that young lady.
well, can't you speakf" asked Julia
snappishly. 'Do you like my dress?"
"The dress? Oh, the dress is right
enough"
"Does it suit me?"
Him. Pretty well; l never did think
pink was becoming to you'll have often
said So" Sadie answered candidly.
Julia gave a short, angry laugh, and
another anxious glance at the mirror;
then she smiled complacently again.
ooh, you are in the blues Sadie. and
disposed to take a gloomy view of every
thing" she said carelessly. "You wouldn't
see any beauty in Venus herself tonight"
'I dare say you are right; am so mad
with myself for giving in to Godfrey
everything with jaundiced eyes," Sadie
answered dismally. II never wanted to
go to the ball so much rs l do tonight.
l think it was downright mean and self
ish in Geoff to wish me to stay at home
just because he couldn't be present him
self"
Poor Geoff He would never have
thought of going without you"
THAT is quite q different matter
Geoff doesn't like dancing, and, what is
more, he can't dance. He is always tread
ing on his partners toes or getting out
of step, or doing something objection
able" Sadie grumbled. 81 shall go to
bed directly you are off, and try to for
get my wrongs in sleep"
Presently the carriage drove away and
Sadie was alone. She stood for a mo-
ment at the door, looking down the
street, watching the cabs and carriages
drive rapidly past-all in one direction
and envied the fortunate occupants. Then
with a SILVER she closed the door and
turned away.
The winter had set in earlier than
usual that year. A hot summer had beer
succeeded by mild autumn; then De
cember had come, with snow and frost
and now there was every prospect OF "a
white Christmas" with plenty of sleigh
ing and skating to compensate for the
discomfort of the cold weather.
Sadie looked first into the dining room
where a small fire was smoldering IN the
crate; then she rang the bell and telling
the housemaid that she would require
nothing more that night, and that The
maid and the cook could 60 to bed wher
they liked, she went upstairs TO Julia''
room, and drawing a chair close to the
fire took up novel and vainly tried t(
interest herself in the heroine's joys and
sorrows.
Stupid rubbish" Sadie said impa
tiently at last, as, having turned over q
few pages, she flung the book aside
Leaning back in her chair, with her hand:
clasped behind her head, she looked
gloomily into the glowing Goals, and first
brooded over her wrongs. and then, witt
a keener pain, over the loss OF her chum
Jim Westeot This would be his last
night in England. Sadie thought sadly
Tomorrow he would sail for Australia
When would they meet again? Perhaps
never-certainly not for many, man!
years.
The hot tears rushed into Sadie's eye;
at the thought 1t seemed as if she hac
never before realized what the parting
meant to her, nor how sorely she woulc
miss him. True. there was Godfrey, but
Godfrey was different, Of course; sh'
was very fond Of him, but she had onl!
known him few months, while Jim hat