Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-07
so ME0NE'S LETTER.


forward TO obtain better view Of Miss
BruceS pleasant features.
Only Il little while ago as was
coming along the beach, the wind caught
Il scrap of paper and swirled il around
50 near that l grabbed il. and had
read II. before / realized what ! was do
/ ing, 1t was part of a letter in which
some girl described her ideal man for
| her best friends Information. audi
know You Will laugh couldn't help
recognizing myself
What II conceited thing to do" Peg
gy retorte j, smiling. "Gisls write lots
/ Of nonsense"
! This wasn't nonsense, if you please:
! II rang true. l mean To find OUT who
| that girl is he declared.
II believe you are half in love with
her already she insisted mischievously.
Perhaps l am Adams admitted
calmly.
oh, Mr. Adams" they heard in af-
fected tones as Violet Sinccll hurried
| to where they were seated ON Il ledge of
rocks near the sea. Il hope l haven't
! kept you waiting long"
That's all right, said Adams. rs-
| lng. We're going sailing. Peggy.
! " ont You come along:'
/ No, thank you, hope YOU will have
! a pleasant time" She waved her hand
.
/ cottage. at which she and her father were
/ entertaining small party composed of
Emory Adams, young lawyer whom
she had known from babyhood. and his
mother. besides her two friends. Violet
| Sincell and Bernice Shaw
Sea and sky We're a soft. cool gray.
the light changing from moment To mo-
ment. BY the time Violet and Adams
returned from their afternoons outing
an lmpalpable curtain shut off the
ocean from view. rain began to fail. and
the waves dashed thUuderously against
( the rocks. n conStraint seemed to have
arisen between Violet and Adams, and,
after dinner. Miss Sinccll, pleading ia
/ tiguc, went to her room. The remainder
of the party were engaged in Il game of
bridge. with the exception Of Peggy and
Adams.
Miss Bruce. who Adams thought look
ed very well in a soft, white gown.
seated herself at the piano and began
the Brahms Wiegenlied. while he leaned
against the instrument, listening TO her
playing Suddenly she raised her brown
eyes from the keyboard to his face. its
strong features framed in smooth lus-
trous hair.
You look worried. Emory" she oh
served. Did you and vi have a quar-
rel this afternoon"
sOh, bless you. no. he FASTENED to
and once she clutched me around the
neck and nearly upset the boat. She is
n nice girl. and an awfully pretty girl:
yet | think | should feel relieved if |
knew that she didn't write that letter"
Now that is too bad" Peggy told
him. wi has take great fancy TO
You. She speaks of You and Boston in
the same tone she uses When referring
to heaven and the angels"
Inc CONSERVATION expressed on Adj
ans face at information sent Peggy into
gale of laughter. Don't look like
that, she gasped: II don't believe her
lnfatuatiOn is seriOus-you needn't feel
obliged to propose
Adams came nearer to Pcggy's side
Miss Shaw is hardly +he kind of a girl
who would disclose her feelings easily !
ii seems to me" he cOnfidcd. i'm Il low
cred tone. Il like her: she has u strong
fine personality. But"
Are You determined to run tTIt 1uuT
girl. who wrote silly letter. to earth"
Peggy interrupted Take my advice |
and forget that you ever saw what was
not meant for your eyes.
"PrOhably that would be the more |
sensible course" he agreed, giving Peg !
gy's hand an affcctiouatc squeeze. as ne !
recollected how often she had counScled I
and sympathized with him. Who he /
was in his own room he oncne,. his !
folded scrap of paper to rcread the sim !
pie confession. He started to tear il into /
pieces. but something deferred him: he !
replaced it, half ashamed Of his Scuti- /
mentality.
What are You young people going TO !!
do today queried Mr.. Bruce. after /
breakfast the following morning. He /
Was a rotund gentleman. Il favoritc with |
g.4t f4,,
ry this afternoon. if you've nothing else /
on hand
Perhaps We will" Peggy answered: /
we want to 20 to Gloucester to stop /
this morning. if you will let us have the /
automobile"
can fo-w+thont it. I guess he said,
after rhem. won't you, AdamS:"
What am !. mere man. when girls |
are on shopping bent he rcjoined gayly. .
IN do my best, Mr. Bruce"
Their departure was made i'm high .
spirits. The short distance was tray
erSed in good time, and Adams left (
the girls at miliuer's with the under
Standing that he would meet Them la (
two hours at a drug store.
He visited one or two shops to make ,
few purchases on his own account !
Then. as considerable time remained. /
he went to the library where. IN the
reading rooni- his eyes tel ut ONCE upon
Bernicc Shaw.
Il thought Eou werc buying frihs and
furbelows with Peggy. he remarked ia
surprise. >ittiug down in 2 chair he~d"
her Il dropped in 20 read an article
friend Of mine has in this ma gazine. /
want TO tell him I've read it, when be
asks me-
Miss Shaw appeared disturbed by his
presence turning the leaves of her mag
aziue without reading them. Adams
glanced over the articles in question. and
retired in "a discounted frame If mind.
rs he had hoped for "a Quiet lit,." talk
with Bernice.
As ne louneed on the beach behind
summer hotel he pondered deeply over
the mystery Of the authorship Of thar
confession. Perhaps Miss Shav's en-
barrassment was caused by her con
>ciousncss that the letter was in bis
possession. Certainly he WAS in a pre-
dicarnent. for he was obliged 70 own
thar he did not feel either orc Of the
tgo girls would satisfy him n w1teiy
capacity.
when he went for them Peggy said
Rernice was not coming theu. but would |