Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-04-06
CHAPTER Continued.

sought never to trouble you even viz re
sight of me again. And now"
Her lips were still white and trep
bling: and GARNER, seeing that the four
wheeler which had brought her from Vic
toria was lowering about in the neigh
borhood, whistled to the man, put Bebe
inside the cab, and bidding the driver
take them back to the station, insisted
on taking the girl into the refreshment
room and feeding her on coffee and sand
witches before he would allow her to con-
tinue her journey.
Poor Bebe tried in vain to demonstrate.
To swallow food of any sort seemed to her
at that moment the one impossible
thing; but GARNER was in tyrannical
mood, which brooked no opposition.
"Are you not tired of doing foolish
things on your own account?" he asked
sternly. you've gone through a good
deal already, and you may have to go
through more yeti" He thought of the
probable wrath of her guardian; and
Bebe, to whom the thought was only too
present, shivered visibly. He altered his
tone to cheer her.
Come" he said, smiling, "the troubles
may be all over; but it won't do for you
to arrive at your new home in a dead
faint, so do as | bid you"
He stood over her while she gulped
down the first few mouthfuls of the hot
LIQUID, watching with pleasure the return
of color to her cheeks and lips; and hav-
ing superintendent in the same way the
eating of the first sandwich, he left her
alone to finish the second while he took
Trompette to the bar and fed that UNI
reluctant and indeed. impatient animal
to its hearts desire
1t was a different Bebe that he put
back into the cab; one with a liquid
brightness in her eyes and a faint rose
tint in her cheeks; but it touched him
deeply to see how both roses and bright
ness faded when she found that he was
only giving the address to the eabman
and had no intention or accompanying
her.
Indeed, he was sorely tempted to obey
her unspoken wishes. Her mistaken
trust in him, despite all that had hap
pened, the soft touch of that grateful
little hand on his arm. those pleading,
wistful eyes-all stirred in him strange,
almost painful yearning and tenderness,
such as no woman had ever reused I'M
him before; but in view of what had
probably been written to her guardian
by her friends in Normandy he had hon
esty enough to own, both to himself and
her that nothing could do her cause
more harm than for her TO arrive in his
company. He even counseled her to say
nothing about the service he had just
rendered her. and to forget that she had
seen him since leaving Caen.
After all, it is only a small set off
against the i'll luck / brought you be-
foreband," he said, smiling; "and remem-
Der, Cadet Rouselle ne mourra pas as
your nursery rhyme says. Here is my
card, with an address which will find me
if you should want me again, or if your
guardian should wish to see me. Good
byei"
He gave her his hand, bravely avoiding
looking into her eyes because of the tears
in them, and they parted. When the cab
was out of sight he jumped into a han
som and bade the driver take him to
Lansdowne road as fast as possible.
Not for a moment had he intended to
abandon the poor little girl to her own
resources until he had seen her safely
into her guardians house; but it was
better for her that she should not be
aware of his protecting presence, unless
anything in the way Of some fresh and
unforeseen difficulty should make it
necessary. Therefore on reaching his
destination-a quiet. residential road in
the Holland park district, filled with
well TODD stucco villas in neat gardens
he was driven right through the street,
passing Bebe's four wheeler just as the
little girl ahghted from it. and was as
cending the steps of No. 90.
GARNER jumped out, dismissed his han
som, and strolled leisurely back, passing
the h0nSa nd 80 10
next corner, still on the watch He felt
inclined to laugh at himself for doing So
for there was no sign of the girl now
She had been admitted; her cab had
driven off. Doubtless she was receiving
both welcome and scolding at the same
time; but in that ultra respectable, upper
middle class suburb there was no fear of
any more sensational adventures or dan
ger of any sort for her. He would go and
lind quarters for himself and see to his
own affairs. Yet, having said so, he
fingered on, strolling down the street for
twenty yards or so. and then stopping
short and almost hurrying back along
the other side, with a ridiculously agi-
fated feeling that something had hap
~pened to demand his aid. and that. if he
did not make haste he should be too late
to give it.
He had done this twice and had turned
away for the third and tas he said to
hlmself) the last time. when something
prompted him to look round.
bebe was Just leaving the gate of No.
20. She came briskly down the road as
If to join him, and he was about to cross
over to meet her, when she stopped at
the first corner, hesitated an instant. and
then, turning sharply to the right, passed
swiftly out of view
Instantly he followed her.
You want me to tell you all about
1t said Bebe in French.
1t was half an hour later. and they
were seated on a bench under the shade
oil a spreading lime tree in Kensington
gardens. He had succeeded in oyertaking
her just as she was reckoning to a cab,
and had seen, from her flushed face and
fearful eyes, that explanations were not
possible at the moment, so he directed