Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-05-11
A QUESTION OF DIPLOMACY.

of II sometimes developed very grown
mp feelings!
She did not answer her sisters letter
at once; to her thinking, nasty judgment
was one of the cardinal sins. And she
waited to think matters over thoroughly
before committing herself.
However. at the end of the week her
first impression remained UNMARRIED, and
she sat~lown and penned the following;
Pine Grove, Fla, May II
NY Dear Constance: ! have been
turning things over in my mind since the
receipt of your letter, and while the out
look does seem a bit discowaging, | am
sure it cannot be altogether hopeless
fWhy not let me have Kathleen for
couple of months? The country is sim
plv magnificent this time of the year,
and. although, naturally, it will be rather
lonely compared to gay New Orleans,
atil the contrast may do wonders toward
bringing the dear girl out of herself. !
don't believe anyone could brood III
garden spot like this.
'Hv the way. an old friend of mine is
coming down from Chicago to spend the
summer with me. Her son. a splendid
Young fellow OF % is to meet her here
for a weeks visit. They are extremely
exclusive people. and. although not at all
wealthy. VIII doubtless shortly inherit a
considerable fortune from the boys god
father. think it is. He is a cranky old
fellow isO-odd). who refuses to settle a
penny on his protege until he marries and
settles down.
"Now. don't think for an instant that
| am planning a catch for our little girl
nothing of the sort. But. from expert
ence. it seems to me that the best anti
dote in the world for love-sick maiden
is to get her away from old associations
and interest her in new ones-if only
temporarily
'Alnd you. not word of this to Kath-
leen.
Let me hear from you. As ever,
"Pat"
Three days later Mrs. Hardman held
her sisters reply in her hand. Kathleen
would be delighted to come 1t was the
very thing OF all others. Six or eight
weeks amono the Florida pines would
certainly be the salvation of her. The
girl seemed on the verge of melancholis
Had she realized the depths of her feel
ings. her mother wrote. she would have
thought twice before taking the step she
did. But now that the break was over
it was lucky for all concerned. And the
only thing left to do was to put disap-
poirtment heninG and a brave face to the
front Kathleen would realize some day
that she was acting for her best interests
and happiness.
Patricia Hardiman could not press
smile. She recalled Constance's own
headstrong youth; her runaway mar
riage to dashiny young officer of the
Confederacy in defiance of family and
convention And Kathleen was many
times her mothers child. She meant to
do all in her power TO win the girl away
from her attachment, if in truth it was
rs unfortunate as Constance had writ
ten But She had her own doubts about
the success 81 her plan. She was great
believer in matrimony, but she wanted,
above everything else, to see the right
ones mated. And she wanted to be the
one to bring it about. too!
1t was an afternoon of June. pale and
sweet with orange blossoms. Rows upon
rows of the waxen-leaved trees made
garden grove down below the rose lawn.
mrs. Hartman came out of the ter
race hourished a slip OF yellow paper in
her hand
Old Mrs. Ogden, seated on a twisted
oak chair, looked up with a questioning
smile
My niece will be here ON the 6:2o
train" the other announced, sinking
down opposite, and that horrid old Bill
ly is laid up again with his everlasting
Is,.l,, n, L,
be here in time To-"
Mrs. Hardiman stole Il narrow glance
into the brown, strong face, with its
keen, expressive eyes aud firm but smil-
! ing mouth Surely Claude Ogden was a
/ man worth noticing. She felt instructive
/ " that not many women would resist Il
/ type Xix, this. The light of inspiration
kindled swiftly in her brain,
My niece is arriving on that 6:20
train. Mr. Ogden Do YOU thin, YOU
could manage the bays this afternoon?"
lie laughed, flash of white showing
a second between his parted lips.
''Ch, yes he said, Il think I can
manage them fairly we'll" There had
been nothing discovered in the nature of
hor~eiic5h that Claude Ogden could not
handle.
How lovely! Then | am much re
heved. | was just rchearsing my misfor
tunes 10 your mother when you turned
up and was getting desperate"
lie pulled cut his watch.
I've Just an hour to make it." he said:
Il suppose Id better be getting out of
this toGgcry." He turned and moved
away, the two women watching him with
admlring eyes. but vastly different
thoughts. lie was tall. square, good to
look upon indeed, fropa- lie crown of his
crisp black hair to ,he sol(s Of FffTSs" russell
hurt-
The train was. as usual. late But the
extra half hour gave Claude Ogden a
Httjc more time in which IL regain his
Equilibrium 1t had been such long
time since he had found himself in just
this scrt eff situation that the prospect