Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-10-05


gether; "such a nice man, poor fellow,
and a real gentleman, too"
what is his name2'
Il don't know-he has never said; we
only call him the Irishman--he's good
looking, isn't he? It's very sad TO come
down like this before he's even old
| But my friend will probably help
him; she is very generous and open
hearted, and she seems so interested in
Ibis case"
~Oh, yes, she is. indeed" agreed the
nurse, for she has been down every day
| this week, and / think she has aireadv
spoken about him to the guardians,
/ "Really?" | said. 'sHow kind of her
She lives in America, and has heaps Of
servants and secretaries and odd people
about her, so hope she will find him A
berth; it would be such a lovely start
| for him."
1T would, indeed" said the nurse.
"and it's very kind of her to trouble.
only wish there We're few more like
her
| / had just returned to town on nv
way to Scotland about three months
later when / suddenly received a note
from Mrs. Vanderson, who was still in
town. do come to tea if you are in
town by any happy chance" she wrote,
and II You have q moment to spare, /
want to introduce my second husband
| you know, I've been married again for
nearly month"; and we're up in town
| for two or three days, but we're going
labroad next week, / Rope.n
| | accordingly went round to the Savoy
| at about 5 o'clock, and found Cora Van
derson looking radiantly happy.
What bombshells you throw at your
friends" | said, laughing. II seem to
have only been away few weeks and
come back to find you are married
again-you might have let me know be-
fore. You really take my breath away"
1T was all so Quiet she said; 'just a
special license and the whole thing hus-
tied through one early morning"
who is her" | asked, and wondered
if she had found the title she told me
she intended to marry.
"The Marquis of Bilkenny,' she said.
Its very old Irish title, and nothing
to keep it up on, until he found me,o
lana she laughed, @and my dollars"
She was too pretty and charming to
jar or be really vulgar, and she looked
SO radiantly pleased that added almost
inyoluntarily:
"But there must be more than mere
title to make you look like that. Cora
believe you have found your romance,
too"
"YesI have" she said frankly, "he's
real darling and worships me as though
| were a goddess--here he isl she added
as the door opened-and a tall, good
looking elderly man, faultlessly dressed,
came leisurely into the room.
My dearest" he said, and then
stopped and looked at me-
MY friend, Miss Alingham,' said Cora
Vanderson, Miss Alingham, may l intro
duce my husband?"
/ bowed and shook hands, and made
the usual commonplace observations
about the weather, and then l turned
to 60.
Isn't he real nicer" asked Cora, as.
she accompanied me out to the lift
He is very good looking / said, aand
seem to know his face; believe / have
met him out at some party / stopped
and thought for a puzzled moment, and
then in a flash it came back to me.
"Why, Cora" / said, and then / stopped
lamely-was it possible ?-and could this
be the Irishman we had gone to see that
day at the workhouse7 No, it couldn't
be--and yet one had heard of such
things. If it was so, how on earth had
she found him out, and what a reward
It was for her kindness to an utter stran-
ger 70 find her romance and title as
well?
80 you remember himl"
| nodded yes" | said, II remember
now--but how did you ever find out who
he was; did he tell you his name when
you went to see him? 1t seems too inn
possible for anything"
Yes" she said, laughing, "he told me
his story, and he thinks that no one else
knows it, and he thinks, too, that
only met him quite by chance, dear old
thing"
"And didn't you!" / asked in much
&stonishment. DO you mean to say you
knew he was there wher you went 2"
''Yes," she said Il heard about him
through friend OF mine, and | went
down. only went to sample him, you
know--but, well, you see what he is"
she added, blushing WITH real love and
pride. Il went to try and make a ro-
nance and found enc ready made for
me--a real lovely one, too, and Pm GO
ing to take him over 70 poppa," and be-
fore / had recovered my breath she had
said goodbye and slipped back again to
their sitting -room.-Mrs. Neish in NJ.
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