Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-20

CLEAN Of mischief showed in Miss Van
Duren's eyes.
Poor little things they're so young"
she pleadcde. you wouldn't have them
cultivate the senile virtues, at their age
And YOU have behaved so beau
tifully. too
Chester edged an inch nearer to her.
For a younger son-I mean,o she add
ed unlSindly.
Chester, with sigh, renowned the
advantage of the stolen inch. .'You must
remember that I'm never allowed to talk
of marriage" he reminded her.
''Noonly of love-. said Miss Van
Duren sweetly.
moment later she shut her fan
with business-like air.
There's one chance for you, and one
only" she told him. You must marry
money. You must find some uninterest-
ing heiress with a red nose or squirt,
someone with drawback, who can't
look too high. You must make yourself
charming to her. | dare say" she com
mented with fine carelessness, "that
you could be charming if you tried a
! little"
1--we been told so BEFORE said Ches-
ter.
'And she wouldn't be critical" Miss
Van Duren encouraged him. "She would
not expect too fundamentally / dare
| say she'd come to be rather fond of you
in time and you could repair the fam
lily fortunes with her money"
THANK you,' said Chester ''It's an
admirable plan. Only my heiress"
"What-you've found her already y
marveled Miss Van Duren.
Chester ignored the interruption.
"She hasn't red nose-or squirt
And I'm afraid she looks most Internally
high. Much higher" he added sadly
than a poor devil of younger son like
me-
"Indeed?' said Miss Van Duren. Hei
tone was chilly.
"She has every right to-" declared
Chester. "She is quite the most beau
tiful person on earth at this moment
and she has way of looking at statues
/ that"
He was silent. Miss Van Duren, with
a suspiciously calm face. regarded the
statue of Cupid. Something seemed tt
have gone wrong with it, for she sud
denly frowned.
AS a younger son" she began.
| Il Know, SAID Chester.
sYou can't possibly know. As q
younger son, it's clearly your duty t.
your family to set aside your own per
sonal feelings"
THAT'S what said" put in Chester.
/ "And marry her." concluded Miss Var
Duren remorselessly.
But, in order to marry her." Chester
pointed out, II shall have to propose tx
her-you'l admit that, suppose ?"
1T is certainly usual" Miss Van Durer
admitted, with the ghost of smile.
and, as younger SON." said Chester
Il shall run the risk of being considered
d fortune hunter"
by whom?" said Miss Van DureI
sharply.
"The-the heiress," Chester suggested
IF she's the most beautiful person OF
earth, as you said just now" Miss VaI
Duren remarked, "it's barely possible
that she might be induced to imagine
that she isn't absolutely repulsive Il
you. In short, you might persuade he
to believe that you were in love witt
/ her"
Il should have to do something NOR,
4 difficult than that. Chester returned
Il should have to persuade her to be
lieve that she was in love with me-"
4 Miss Van Duren slowly furled and Tin
furled her far.
"Pve heard it said,' she ventured, "tha
a woman will believe anything she's tolt
when the right man tells it to her"
You're a mine of wisdom and foun
tain of truth" Chester told her with en-
thusiasm. Perhaps you could let mi
know another thing"
/ Anything 1 can, Pm sure" murmuret
Miss Van Duren politely.
Perhaps you could give me the ghos
of hint as to-as to the right man2''
4 Miss Van Dnren examined her fan witt
sudden interest.
! "0h, the right maxwell. I've heart
he's by way of being very humble
minded person. she said. He's afrait
of being considered a fortune hunter, ant
have it on his own authority that he
a younger son, and"
Yes ~ queried Chester breathlessly.
Miss Van Duren shut her fan ant
pointed, with smile, to the statue o
Cupid,
IF you're particularly anxious to iden
tify him." she said, "PIl tell you on
thing more against him. Talking o
love-"
@As a younger son." cried Chester, 'Tn
not allowed"
/ Talking of love-" concluded Miss Val
Duren sternly, The considers loye-th
least of the gods. Nellie X. Blissett il
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