Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-10-05
A REAL ROMANCE.

Cora n
Mrs. Vanderson nodded 'Yes," she
said, 81 have" and added with emphasis
@Why not? ! married for love, foolish
child that was, and it was the deadest
of failures right away from the very be
gimning, so"
"Now you are going to try and fall in
love again.
mo, not love-" she said quickly. 'I've
had enough of that silly nonsense, you
bet-and now I've come mere to marry
one of your
"'We have no dukes Left | interrupts
ed-"at least none," | stopped myself
from saying @old enough" and added
None to spare, you know
Il know" said Cora Vanderson, her
slightest of accents slightly accumulated
by llei earnestness. Il made real sure
of that before | started, and | know
what you call your society Bible, Burke.
right through and through"
Have you thought OF any particular
person yet on whom you are going TO
bestow yoar beauty and Incidentally
My dollars laughed Cora Wander
son. Yes, | realize all the possibilities
OF the inevitable dollar and exactly what
can buy over here"
1T seems to buy most things must
admit" / said with unpatroitic SINGER
ity.
yes; but my difficulty was, | didn't
know any of your society people," said
Mrs. Vanderson.
And do you know now?" / asked.
She shook her head. mo, but I've a
lovely plan, ohl-such romantic idea''
and she screwed up her pretty mouth.
''You think we Americans aren't pre-
pared to buy romance-when there's any
to be had over here; but | am dead GER
tain were very romantic, really, al
though we have a real capacity for busi-
ness, too. My romance didn't die out,
just because | had to divorce Wander
son, with whom ] couldn't get on, and
now I'm going to buy real romance
with my poppa's dollars! Say she
added suddenly, 'am real pretty stillgp
"My dear Cora, you are lovelier than
ever" / said with perfect truth, but /
doubt if love can ever be bought even
by unlimited dollars and undeniable love-
illness.
Love- she echoed, with much con-
tempt, Il don't want love besides, it's
not to be had, anyway, from what / see
of English husbands. / want a title of
real, ancient, British title, and mean to
get it in a real romantic way"
where are you goingg Say, can't
you come with me?" Cora Vanderson
stopped her motor and called to me one
morning as ! was going through Dover
street to my club.
I'm going to my club-and your"
"Pm going to the workhouse," said
Mrs Vanderson. Cant you conner"
Going to the workhouse," | echoed in
amazement. "Where-why-what work
house?"
Its down in the country at Blank.
in Landshre," she said, as though it
were the most ordinary thing for an
American visitor to go to workhouse.
"It's only about seventeen miles or so.
Come with me if you've not ANYTHING on
that you must do. I'll bring you back in
time for dinner"
Without demur | stepped into her mo-
tor. This hardly looks like the work.
house." l said, as | leant comfortably
back in the luxurious and silently gliding
brougham "Has poppa lost his dollars
or are you merely going as a sightseer? p
That's it," she said. 'I'm what you
call over here--district visiting"
81 am afraid you'll find it a place OF
deadly uninteresr full of disappointed.
elderly people who have played and lost
in the game of life; some of them cheer
full and happy, it's true. most of them
fun of little grievances, and besides
everything is so cut and dried and ruled
and directed in a workhouse that it gives
you the impression of mere machinery
Nurses and caps, and uniforms every
where. There's none of your beloved ro-
nance in one of our warehouses. | fear
Now, that's Just where l differ said
Mrs. Nanderson. You're real bright,
but you don't know about everything"
This was snub so charmingly deliv-
cred that / only smiled as | took it
meekly as we sped quickly forward on
our mission of charity.
Apparently, Mrs. Vanderson was ex-
peeted at the workhouse, for we were
ushered in with some ceremony and
shown over the wards, and through the
inhrlcary. too. Cora has delightful
way with people, and she spoke a few
words deity here and there and gave
the sick the flowers she had brought.
and then we went on through the mems
ward. and she crossed over to n tall, still
good looking man of about SO or 90, and
took seat beside him as though. indeed.
they were already friends. He looked so
out of keeping with his surroundings
that ! asked the nurse to tell me who he
was and how he had come down in the
world, but at this moment Cora Wander
son got up, and. coming to me, drew me
on one side for a moment.
Il know all about this old mans she
said. Il saw him last week when came
Ia friend brought me here" she added
by way of explanation, "and she told me
all his story. He lost his money through
specializing. and he was brought here in
and starving from his lodgings. When
he is well he viii have TO be sent out
to begin the fight over again"
"A hard fight for any man of that age
An almost impossible one for gentle-
man as ba appeors IN no = I said