Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-30
CHAPTER II.

s,cbt Of still more fashionable quarters.
II struck Freda as being untidy, and the
maid who admitted them was positively
dirty.
Nine. st. ALBERT was engaged just
then at a rehearsal in her salon, but the
nail ushered them into a small den
made apparently out of a corner of a
larger room partitioned off This, which
she informed them was madame's bou-
doir, contained table Uttered with mu-
sic, couch Similarly occupied, and one
chair.
The light struggled feebly through half
a window, and at first they could scarce
ly make out their surroundings. The
maid, bundling the music off the sofa.
babe them sit down and, promising to
tell her mistress as soon as possible. de-
parted. They looked at one another ST.
iently.
1--WE may as well sit down" Freda said.
~Here. Nest, is place for you, and
might find room also. 1 wonder when
the boudoir was last busted, not to speak
Of its being swept. Poor Nessie, YOU will
be ike serpent here, swallowing dust"
"The whole house cannot be like this.
RI suppose it did, for London. l won
der if we are to have cup of tear +
have only two hours, you know. before /
start for Cornwall, and if thought
should get nothing to eat here would 90
out and look for some tea shop. / am
not a bit hungry, but We ought not to
fast too long"
@0h, I dare say the maid will fetch
something's Nine. st. ALBERT has told
her. ! am sure"
They waited for a considerable time,
and as nobody invaded their solitude
Freda was rising to make Investigations
when the sound of footsteps and much
talking and laughter outside proclaimed
that the rehearsal was over, and few
minutes later they heard the bang of the
street door. Directly afterwards Nine.
st. ALBERT entered.
She was tall, stylish looking woman.
fashionably dressed. Her hair, which was
abundant, looked as if she had not be-
slowed much pains on its arrangement.
and there was a general air of untidiness
about her. She flung the door wide open
and came in with laugh and a hustle.
Such hole to put you int" she said,
kissing both girls. But in London
with a foreign shrug is impossible
to get house-room except at an exorbi.
tant rent. But dare say you will not
mind. This is Nest, / am sure. though
you have both grown and altered since
last saw you. can hardly make either
of you out in this wretched little place
The bell is next to you, Freda; viii you
ring, and we shall see if we can make
any Improvement in things"
Freda obeyed, and the maid appeared.
Get tea for us in the salon. COM
manded her mistress, @and hurry about
At, for these ladies must be tired of wait
ing and / myself am furnishing"
You can't have tea there, madame
the professor is in it."
4 forgot about him. Well, we must
only have it here. You won't mind viii
youf"-turning to her visitors.
Not in the least" Freda said. II have
a very short time to wait, as my train
starts soon'
oh, you are going to Aunt Ruth'sf
Well, | don't envy you. hear she is
very strict and severe. came across
her in Germany, where she was staying
with her companion-a frightened look
ing widow. How long is it since you saw
herf'
Neither of us has seen her since we |
were small children But we thought her |
letter rather nice, and l think she must |
be improved"
Let us hope So" said Nine. st. Au- |
bert, with another shrug. "There was
room for it. Here is tea at last. hope |
you can see to drink It."
The maid edged the tray on the table, |
f6prAhu fcvNIo e
things, which fell to the floor, but she
did not wait to pick them up.
Freda, hitherto silenced by madame's i
Folubility, seized the first opportunity to
endeavor to get some satisfaction as to
Nests future position in the household.
l.. 1 should be glad to know" she said,
what arrangements you will make about
Nest If she had gone with me to Corn
wall Aunt Ruth had promised to provide
ior her, but as she is not going we can
not expect her to do more than look
after me- I suppose Nest told you that
I'VE We're left with very little money!"
Nine. st. ALBERT must wait until
she finds if am fit for anything" Nest
broke in eagerly. 81 am quite satisfied
with things as they are just at present"
But you cannot live ON nothing" Free
ua persisted. IL you go out much you
viii want frocks and gloves and other
things. 1t is better to have definite
arrangement"
You are just the same as you always
Were," Nine. St. ALBERT said, looking
amusedly at Freda. "You never liked
me, and now you do not trust me. l
shall make no promises, but Nest may
Test satisfied that / will act fairly by
her win that do, little one ?"-holding
out her hand to Nest, who clasped it
eagerly.
You know, Freda," she said. 81 have
my two white evening frocks, and l can
not wear colors for ever so long. Nobody
"iii look at me, so it does not matter
much All want is to get little tiny,
tiny place TO begin from, and madame is
giving me that"
les, you must remember you have to
pay, Tor your little, tiny, tiny plaeel"
madame said, laughing Don't be I'M
easy, treda. Nest and I understand each
S2.gher, and shall get along famously. {
,NoW, do you konw / must absolutely
hurry Won diff ~ x-n,, mn NJ 20 oa+ch r-o,Yr I