Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12

disregard them You must take the conse-
quences," he had added, significantly.
Il am quite willing to do So" Sadie
had answered, and again drawing her en-
gagement ring from her finger she placed
1T on the table before him. Take back
your ring and your freedom with it." she
SAID, in cold, clear voice. you set too
nigh price on your love. Take it to
some girl-.t vOu can find one-who is
willing to barter her honor and self
respect for i'll am not your slave at all
events"
This time Godfrey did not refuse the
offered ring. He picked it up and placed
1T carefully in his waistcoat pocket. and
smiled grimly to himself as he did so.
That action would bring Sadie to her
senses, he thought. When she saw that
he was in earnest and that he meant
what he said, she would repent her OBJ
stinacy and assent to his wishes She
would probably cry her eyes out after he
had gone, and next morning there would
be letter or a message, asking him to
come to her, and he would find her in a
properly repentant frame of mind,
anxious to be reconciled and quite ready
to be guided by his superior Judgment.
But wise as Godfrey thought himself
in the ways of women, he had much to
learn where Sadie was concerned. He
was right so far, that she was intensely
miserable after he had gone; when the
door had closed with a bang that shook
the house, she went to bed and cried till
her eyes were swollen and infamed, and
her pillow was wet with tears. But her
determination remained quite unaltered,
and although Godfrey looked anxiously
for the postman and remained at home
greatly to his mothers CONSERVATION
| fully half an hour after his usual time
| for starting to the bank, there was no
sign OF the letter or message he had so
confidently expected.
Sadie had no intention of sending
either, She was bitterly disappointed in
Godfrey. She fully acknowledged that
his anger was not without excuse; that,
indeed, it would have been odd if he had
not been angry, and she was quite will
ing to confess as much, and to ask meek
ly for his forgiveness. But she had not
expected that, however great his anger
might be, he would have deserted her in
her hour of need, and left her to face
alone the dreaded ordeal of appearing at
the inquest and giving her evidence.
ut was unmanly-yes, it was a cow
another rush of tears and a stamp of her
foot. Oh, how lonely she felt How she
longed for some strong, kind arm on
which to lean for supporter some kind
voice to cheer and encourage her! Then
all at once the thoughts of appealing to
the vicar and asking his help came to
her. He would understand, at all events;
he who knew how fond she and Jim had
always been of each other, how long and
close friendship had always existed be-
tween them-a friendship which dated
back to the days of pinafores and knick-
erbockeTs. Though he might be angry
with Jim for wasting his money and run
ming the risk of losing his boat, he would
understand that it was only a foolish
freak and that they had meant no harm.
Yes, she would go to the vicar at once
She remembered thankfully that he was
always at the vestry on Thursday morn
ings, and there she would be able to see
him alone and tell her story without fear
of interruption.
AS Sadie had anticipated, the vicar,
though he fumed and fretted and called
her "a little goose" and Jim "an extrava-
CANT young fool,' for wasting time and
money merely for the sake of gratifying
a foolish within, was quite willing to alb
solve his pretty penitent, and to regard
her conduct with lenient eyes He was
as fond of Sadie as of his own daughters
indeed, he had secretly hoped that some
day the boy and girl who had been com
rades since childhood might become man
and wife-and he had been very much
disappointed when Sadie's engagement to
Godfrey Cheyiot was announced.
Mr.. Westcot was a shrewd, clever man
one VINO said little but thought and
observed much-and he was fully con-
WINGED in his own mind that Jim's affec-
ton for Sadie was by no means of the
calm. fraternal kind which the girl herself
imagined it to be; that his desire to emf
CRATE dated from the time of her engage
ment. Believing this he could to a GER
tain extent sympathize with Jim's desire
to see the girl again; and so, though he
scolded Sadie well, and told her that both
she and Jim ought to be ashamed of
themselves, and hoped that it would be a
lesson to her never again to indulge IN
such foolish escapades, his anger was
very short lived.
81 am very glad you came to me, my
DEAR" he said benignly, when he had
wiped her tears away and told her not to
spoil her pretty eyes by crying over what
could not be helped. "Since Jim got you
into the scrape, Jim's father is the proper
person to stand by you and help you out
OF it. l am afraid it win be rather an
unpleasant ordeal for you" Then sud
denly he remembered Geoffrey's existence
and added. But, by the way, what will
Cheviot say? He is the first person to
consider. | suppose you have told him
everything"
Eyes, 1 told him." Sadie faltered, the
tears coming into her eyes again. The
clergyman looked at her sharply.
And what did Cheviot say?" he asked
"He was angry l suppose?"
Yes very angry"
"Well, l don't wonder. I should be
angry, too, in his place. But viii it not
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