Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-06-01

telle; noting the significance of the low
toned conversation being carried on by
the sofa between her mother and her
handsome cousin.
But. professor. / distinctly refuse t.
break my engagement with you.' Estelle
said, OBTAINING him. Il will put on my
hat and coat and will be ready for You
and waiting impatiently al the appointed
hour. and if you fail to come for me
will be fyightfully disappointed. Have
you not taught me, professor, the empti
ness Of such frivolous pleasures as car
nival balls?" she added gaily Il viii
&c With you to that comfortable corner
on the avenue, cher professor, and !
guarantee a noble appetite, when all the
floats have passed, for our chicken may
onnaise when we get home"
There was Il pause, and the look Prof.
Carl saw on Estelle's face made him
add slowly: Buff you desire me to
come for You, little one send me line,
one or two words only. / will construe
it to mean-mueh. That you also give
me the right to pour on this dear young
head. deep as the ocean and limitless as
eternity. love which will endure"
The professor was gone and the door
closed behind him. Estelle stood, her
heart beating, a glad, tender smile on
her lips Pleading fatigue, Estelle's
mother said good night to Hc~0re ana
left him alone with Estelle.
Cousin Honore." Estelie said. having
a keen appreciation of what had passed
between him and her mother, as they
stood on the hearth rug facing each 9TH
er, you are very charming. but you
are a confirmed bachelor, although you
are much too young for the role But
do not imagine for n moment | will be
foolish enough to enter into your life to
spoil it and my own and to force YOU to
change your habits and clip the wings OF
your precious liberty; to interfere with
your evenings at the club or your nomad
ic wanderings over the world. Our friend
ship Is entirely too sincere to sacrifice
it uselessly. You are persuaded | need
a protector, and you regret to have a
relative in such miserably poor cireum
stances that she cannot indulge in a
ball gown. 1t is sad, undoubtedly, but
there are far worse situations. | am not
at all miserable because | can't 20 to the
beautiful Momus ball, and | intend to
spend delightful evening viewing the
procession from a street corner with
Prof Carl"
Honore de Longe took Estelle's hands
in his and looked down gravely at the
lovely slightly embarrassed face before
him.
My little cousin" he said slowly, Il
can imagine far greater delight than in
trip up the Rhone OF the Nile. More
contentment and exquisite JOY by fire.
size with certain companion than in
haccarat at the club. | fear it is you,
AIignonne, who resents the loss of your
freedom. Or is it that your allegiance
is given elseWhere?'
Estelle's faithful brown eyes looked
steadily into his and a wave of color
swept over her face.
u understand, little one" Honore said,
dropping her hands. You prefer your
walk with Prof Carl. May it be through
the roses of life
Honore placed his hand lingeringly on
Estelle's pale, beautiful hair, and. turn
sat down before the fire until it went out,
dreaming dreams.
1--WE win buy peanuts and pralines
Prof. Carl, and we will talk to all the
maskers. We will be frivolously happy"
1@ocSAiS S"AN soy y d9 bASS tldAi PSu dCNh
the street together, elbowing their way
between groups of maskers as they min.
gled with the carnival crowd.
As happy as the angels in heaven"
answered Prof. Carl fanfare of brass
Instruments drowned what he said fur
Their, as the gorgeous parade swung down
the boulevard.
The only thing which consoles me-"
Mrs. Penrose said to her friends some
weeks later, is that Baron Won Stein
mann has just been reinstated in the
Emperor's good graces, and his estates.
He is very wealthy, ! heard. He is de-
voted to Estelle, of course. He will pre-
sent her at court on account of his an
cestors, he says. He and Estelle care
nothing for that sort of things. Rhett
Roman in the New Orleans Times Demo
craft