Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-05-25

torily on the little counter, the summons
being speedily answered by Mary Tru-
ell" herself, her face wreathed in concilia-
tory smiles.
"A cup of tea? Surely, sir! Step in
side Jenifer." She called; but no Jeni-
fer was TO be seen.
There is no hurry" said David. Il
sail be glad to rest after my long walk.
l have tramped from town."
You shall have the tea in a minute,
sir; the kettles boiling. and I'll send my
darter in with it directly
Mrs, Truell found herself obliged how
ever TO modify the promise she had made,
for Jenifer absolutely refused to wait
upon the young man, although she care
fully prepared the tea, taking pride in
the spotlessness of the tableeloth and
the glitter of the silver, and turning out
for the occasion a few relics of bygone
days of affluenee. Her mother thought
her conduct strange until Jenifer flashed
out the name of their customer i'll tones
OF proud resentment. and added seornful-
ly that he had come to spy out their pow
erty.
Now. don't zee trouble any more" said
Mrs Truell placidy; III take in the tea.
Not but what think you're wrong about
the young man. He looks kind and
pleasant enough, an II never think we're
poor if he takes notice of your grand
mother Truel's fine silver an damask"
Jenifer however only turned petulant-
ly away.
1t is to he feared that the tea equip
age passed unnoticed as David's thoughts
al eli
girl for whose appearance he was anx
iously waiting-an anticipation destined
not to be realized. His enterprise would
indeed have gone quite unrewarded had
not rush of customers necessitated
Jeufer's assistance in the shop.
Hastily paying Mrs. Truell for what he
had had, David quietly took up a position
at the counter, waiting his turn to be
served He had not fully decided what
he required, but he thought if his'imagi-
nation failed him he could ask for tobac-
co. Meanwhile, he could-without Jenifer
becoming aware of it-note how prettily
her hair fell in tiny rings and waves on
her forehead, and what a lovely mouth
she lad when she smiled, as she was
Smiling now at very dirtyfaced small
boy, who was grinning back at her de-
| lightcdly.
! David felt that he could wait his turn
patiently; but Mrs. Truel made this I'M
necessary by bustling out with offers of
her services Having by this time be-
come lost in the contemplation of the
| beauty Of Jenifer, he was brought back
to Consciousness so precipitately that he
entirely forgot his need of tobacco, or of
anything but-Jenifer! In desperation
therefore he asked for the article nearest
him. by which reckless act he became the
possessor OF a large packet of popular
soap and box of cough lozenges. His
! expedition had been somewhat of a fail
ure but he would have been eomforted
| had he known that the girls bright eyes
were watching his retreating figure until
it disappeared at the turn of the road.
! "I've been working at Lowry's nursery,
! Sis" said Philip Truell, few days after
David's visit. "The guv'nor's got job to
build another lot of glasshouses. Low
rvs business is increasing so that he
can't find room for his stock. Do you
know, Jenifer, old Jan Truscott told me
the plants-some new fashioned kind of
thing one house were worth two or
| three hundred pounds, and, if the frost
was to get in, they'd be all spoiled in a
night! Think of thatl"
But no one would be so careless as to
let the frost int" said Jenifer impatient
| ly.
"They might, you know" answered
Philip, chuckling. And then wouldn't
Master David look glum! Then old Jan,
he, SAYS too as there's a house full of
| chrysanthemums they're bringing on for
the show Lowry hopes to take no end O
prizes. All, he's lucky ehap!"
philip" said Jenifer, flushing a little,
ct isn't nice for you to have to work at
Lowrys; and, if l were you, l wouldn't
have so much to say TO old Jan-'tis low
ering rather Besides, I've been thinking
perhaps as mother says | ought not to
! have spoken to you so much about what
you might have been, seeing there's no
hope for us. You were happy before, and
HOW"
"Now Pm wretched! Yes. Jenifer,
ami can't help it, 'Tis never out o my
mind | wish you'd never told mel" said
her brother, turning on her almost saw
agely.
81 wish / had never known it," said
Jenifer earnestly. But then, Philip, it's
wonder we had not heard it before.
suppose mother thought it best not"
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