Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-11-16
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makers" she explained. IF you don't
mind, III stop by now, and then we can
take spin out to the park. There are
lots of things | want to talk TO you
about
Doris flushed with pleasure; it was not
often she enjoyed an hours recreation
since their reverses. And the prospect
of talk with Eudora Wellington was
most alIuring to her.
After the visit to the fashionable mo-
diste had been accomplished they drove
straight to Fifth avenue, headed for Cen
trail park.
Perhaps you are wondering why l
took so long" Miss Wellington remarked
with musing little smile about her lips
"Shall | tell your"
Doris smiled, too, with responsive
CLEAN in her gentle brown eyes. ''You
need not say word" she said. I've
been in love, too When the words had
left her lips a swift shadow fell over
her face and the tears rushed to her
eyes despite the effort she was making
toward cheerfulness.
The other girl turned and looked into
/ IltT ltCt h6tlfys Ii Il NOulu IGlp yOu3
l would, | would!'' she said impulsively
and her own eyes went dim.
Doris shook her head and smiled again.
'No one can--now," she pursued absent
| ", "you see, gave him up myself. That
makes it out of the question for anyone
else to say or do anything Once we were
well off and prosperous-my fathers
| family, you know. But he speculated
| n.,I Tf1I., ft,,.l
now. / was betrothed to the kindest
best man in the world. But he, too, had
been unfortunate His father. who was
very hard, peculiar old man, died and
| (tritely enough) left his will to the effect
that if Tom married otherwise than as
he had chosen for him, he should forfeit
all; the girl. on the other hand, would
lose everything if she declined to accept
the terms of her step-father's arrange
ment. But Tom declared from the start
that he did not love her in that ways
he does-did me-and that he would go
to his grave bachelor if / refused him.
What could / do? | offered u give him
back his freedom, but he would not take
lit. Finally they had some great trouble
in his family money was involved-and
could only be procured by an alliance
| with"
Yes, yes see," the other girl inter-
Irupted breathlessly.
$50 ! gave him up in a way he could
not elude. ! wrote and sent him back
his things and told him that / did not
love him any more. | knew that then he
would marry the other, and that-that
everything would be all right-and that
| had done my duty-with a breaking
heart I've never heard from him or
seen him from that day to this. / sup
pose he is already married now and that
/ will go out of his life as completely as
though / had never invaded it." Her
voice trailed to a whisper on the last
words, and she strangled sob in her
throat.
1t was some time before Miss Yelling
ton spoke. When she did there was
different note in her voice, and all the
pretty pink had died out of her cheeks
ut was hard on you," she said, terri
bly, hard. But you We're always hero
inc, Doris; | knew that years ago. I
know it now, more than ever"
The young girl flushed warmly under
the genuine words of praise, and her
dark eyes cleaned black for an instant.
There are compensations in every
thing" she said, "even in our most bit
ter disappointments."
For several minutes they drove in leis-
urely silence AT last Doris said she
must be getting home, and ten minutes
later Miss Wellington was telling her
goodby in front of her gate.
When she entered her room she flung
herself down on lhe bed and gave up to
tthe tears that had been lowering so close
to her eyes for long time The en-
counter with the other girl, who had
everything, her happiness chief of all,
made her own hearts tragedy and mis-
erable lot the more uncomfortable. Some
how she could not get her lover out of
her mind; he had cared for her, she knew
that. as he would never care for anyone
else; but with her image forcihly erased
from his life, and that by her own hand.
il was more than probable that he would
find as much contentment as most peo-
pie have in his new relations and sur
roundings.
That night Doris Balfour was delirious
For several days she was unable to leave
her bed. She had grown very white and
thin after the fever left, and her vitality
seemed dwindling away. One morning
her sister came into the room and sat
, down on the bed beside her. Doris, she
began, II want YOU to tell me the truth;
Il you are unhappy, are you notI 1t doesn't
look as though a mere physical hurt
) could produce this condition"
The hot blood famed over the girls
small face and her lips trembled She
was too weak TO control her emotions at
, ALL Then. for answer, she covered her
! face with her hands and shook convul-
! sively. Lefty Balfou went on: They
; are making plan to send you 10 the
Adirondacks-the doctor seems to think
you need change. But | have a differ
cnt theory. l believe / have something
that viii cure YOU a whole lot quicker.
Shall | tell your"
Doris glanced up eagerly, her heart
bounding with an excitement that was
more than half pain. Something in her
sisters tone thrilled her strangely.
"Yes,s she said, tell me-" She reached
up one trembling hand and laid it in
I l.