Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-16

cuse me if am rude-I should certainly
not have made an exception for you"
DE bowed his head huInbly, and said in
low, panied voice
/ understand. Ny name has been
used cannot pretend to be surprised
II you are offended with me. And
yet"
She turned on him scornfully.
"Oh, monsieur, do not pretend any
sing! l do not, as you see; but zen l
am only girl. l do not know how to
make speeches, and | have nj pere nj
mere to make speeches for me. Besides,
zls-zis atfaire is qvite simple. You and
1 have been acquainted some time. You
are re brozzer of our pasteur here, so Eat
Is only natural; but yesterday, when I
meet you on re race course you forgot
Eat you know me, you do not even salute
me, and after Eat you go to re pasteur
and say terrible sings to him about me
sings-I do not qvite know what zey are
but so terrible Eat he takes his friend
ship away from me. Zen you make me a
visit at my own house, and when YOU are
denied you follow me here viz stories of
handkerchiefs. Monsieur, you must ex-
cuse me if l prefer to forget now zat 1
have known you and if l ask you to
leave me-"
She really was wonderful this Bebe.
Childishly immature as were her words
and looks, she could surprise her com
panions with display of fire and dignity
which impressed her present companion
as much as it had done GARNER on a pre-
vious occasion. And what she said was
true. He could have cursed himself for
the folly which had led him to try to
humble and bring to his feet a girl
whom he had admired for her pretty
face, by means which--as he now saw
had reacted against himself and made her
feel towards him as an enemy, and a
contemplate one into the bargain.
If he had only known a week ago
nay, yesterday-wh he knew about her
now, and what that adventurer, Russell
GARNER, probably knew also, how differ
emily he would have acted! At the pres
! ent moment he did not even know wheth-
er she knew, whether GARNER had told
/ her, or even-which was still more i'm
/ portant-how she stood in relation to the
man in question. 1t was an impasse
| from which at the moment he saw no
way out, since, if you want to marry a
young lady, you can hardly make a big
! ger mistake from every point of view
than to go about saying things likely
/ to damage her character in the eyes of
/ the world; and at that moment there
was nothing of which he was more de
| sirous than marriage to Miss Angelo
| Wilhelmine Richard.
! He was still quite young man-little
over 30-but he had been very unfor-
| tunate. An accident at polo had disabled
him and obliged him to give up the serv-
/ ice and take to army coaching; and in
the latter capacity he had not been very
successful, either in getting pupils or in
| passing them. Suppose that my marry
| ing Bebe all further necessity for pupils
or army coaching were put to an end ?
| Hopeless as the situation seemed he must
try to retrieve it. If he failed well, it
would be through the girls contumacy,
and-the girl should payi
Miss Richard" he said grayely. you
have every right-from your point of
view-every right to be angry with me,
and to think of me as your enemy /;
though what motive l could have for be-
ing so, l. who have never regarded you
with anything but the warmest admira-
ton and friendship--I--I might say more
if l dared-eyen you think, can hardly
suggest. OF course, if you will not hear
me, if you order me to leave you, l must
obey. / am too much of a gentleman,
/ hope, to do otherwise; but / think |
have heard you say that you like English
customs. and it has never been the Gus
tom in England to condemn even a Grim
inal unheard"
For Eat matter, monsieur" answered
Bebe quickly, st is | who am re criminal
and who have been condemned unheard-
ON your accusation"
They were in the highroad now; and
she was walking very swiftly, wondering
whether he had noticed that she was not
going In the direction of the tram.
oh" he said bittsrE, chow cruel you
are! l did not thinkit was possible for
young girl, and one so sweet. so gen.
erous, and kindhearted as l have Away 3
dreamed you were, to speak so uniustly.
My accusation! Look at my point of
view. A man who cares for a girl
cares for her so much that her happiness.
her safety are more to him even than
/ her anger-knows her to be very young,
very innocent and trusting, and sees her
/ in the company, the close company, of a
scamp of the first water, professional
gambler, a"
Cadet Rouselle n trois maisons.
Qui mont nj poutres nj cheyrons
C'est pour logger les hlrondelles
Que direz yOus de Cadet ROusene7
All! ba Ia! Que vraiment.
Cadet Rouselle est bon eufant.'
The interruption came from a couple
of little blue pinafored, bare-legged vii
lage children, who were swinging on
gate, shouting joyously the old nursery
rhyme; and with the familiar words.
there came to Bebe's mind a vision Of
GARNER with his kind blue eyes, ragged
moustache, and tired humorous smile,
as he stood beside her guarding her from
the crowd, securing her the best place,
laughing good naturally at her enjoy
ment. How kind how patient. how care
full he had been with her! So like an
elder brother or father. that he had never
allowed the thought to come into her
mind OF what he might have been had he
chosen, had he attempted to fIrt with