Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-14

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whispered IT'S all right, Miss Havant.
Or else-all wrong! am a selfish brute
out, II Ellie insists upon throwing her
self and her future away on n moor.
ruined wretch like myself. ="
HUSH" Elinor freed her hand and
placed it lightly over his lips. please
DON'T begin 1t all over again, Jerry" she
murmured pleadingly. 81 have succeed
ed IN convincing you that nothing can
persuade me to change my mind We
have had our talk, Miss Havant," she
went on, turning to Sage. "Jerrold must
! get out Of England as soon as he is
strong enough to travel, l will not ham
per his movements then; but when he is
ready for me l will go to hm-oh, SO
gladly!"
My darling!" Jerrold whispered, add
ing aloud, And by that time, Miss Ha-
want, this queer episode in your life will
be thing of the past l can't help won
dering what We should have done if that
cousin of yours had turned up after all.
| However, that danger seems to be avert
ed. Ellie and have been saying that if
we lived to be a hundred We could never
hope to repay you for all you have done
for us. YOU Good heavens! Ellie,
my darling, what is the matter?"
| Elinor sprang to her feet with a stihed
cry and pointed shaking hand in the
direction of the window. The cold, gray
twilight outside was fast darkening into
night, and there was nothing visible save
somber sky and the indistinct bulk of
the bushes and shrubs that skirted the
| little lawn.
Il thought thought l saw a face
pressed against the panes!" she gasped.
Whose face?" Jerrold inquired, but,
quick as thought, Sage ran to the win
dow, and, flinging it open, thrust her
head out into the chilly air.
There is no one there" she said, after
straining her eyes in vain. you must
have been mistaken, Miss Tenby. l can
see right down to the gate; l assure you
there is no one there"
Elinor drew long breath of mingled
relief and incredulity.
"Perhaps-perhaps l was mistaken"
she admitted. Il looked up suddenly
and saw a white blur, like face, pressed
| close to the glass. 1t vanished almost
before l saw it. suppose it must have
been an hallucnation."
When the pony carriage had been
gently at the drawing room door and,
after short interval, Elinor came out,
white to the lips, but fearless and com
posed.
I'VE have said goodbye" she muir
INJURED. She allowed Sage to mutfle her
up for the long, cold drive, and then the
two girls set off together, for Sage had
dispensed with Peters attendance in or
der that they might talk quite freely.
"Oh, no, l am not in the least afraid!
| am accustomed to drive alone, and I
know every step of the road to the sta
tion," she said, as they jolted out of the
lane into the high-road, through the
rapidly deepening darkness.
Elinor had kept up bravely as long as
she was with her lover, but she broke
down now, and Sage heard her sobbing
in a heartbroken fashion that made her
sympathetic heart ache. She drove for
some way in silence, until the fresh cold
air had done its work and Elinor began
to recover from the strain that had been
imposed upon her self-control.
You have been so good to me, Miss
Havant," she said at last. 81 wonder if
we shall ever meet againf | dare not
ask you to write to me, for, as Jerrold
will have told you. Hawson has control
of the postbag, and l know that he ex-
amines every letter | receive, in hopes
of finding some clue to Jerrold's where
abouts."
"What an intolerable state of afTairs!"
exclaimed Sage. Il almost wonder that
you remain at the Court"
"Oh, I couldn't 90 away whilst Sir
Harold is living! He has been so good
to me; love him as dearly as if he was
my own father" answered Elinor earn
estly. His cousin, Miss Lake, lives
there too. She manages the house and
acts as my chaperon. She is a kind,
good -natured woman, but very deaf and
a great gossip, so it is impossible to make
confidante of her. But the present
state Of things cannot last much longer"
said the girl, with a heavy sigh. Sir
Harold grows weaker every day. Sir
Acton Ford was to come down to see
him again some time this week, but |
believe that he has given up all hope of
being able to perform the operation he
Eonce suggested. Nothing can be done;
he NAV linger a little longer, but the end
cannot be long delayed"
"And them Sage asked-"what will
you do them"
81 shall leave Milesbrook at once. 1t
will be no place for me after Sir Harold's
death. l shall 60 to my other guardian,
who lives in London have no relations
of my own, and when Jerrold is ready
for me / shall-vanish."
"Vanishf" Sage repeated. bewildered
Elinor laughed softly.
well, it won't be possible TO take
any one into my confidence. / am under
age, but to a certain extent my money is
in my own hands. | shall realize as
much as l can, and leave the rest. Jerry
does not want rich wife; it will make
him so much happier to be able to work
for me"
When Sage delivered her into the care
of the long suffering maid, who had spent
nearly four hours at the station. the two
girls babe each other farewell quite
cheerfully.
Sage's thoughts were full Of the low
ers as she turned the pony's head and
began to drive carefully through the
darkness towards home. A week or 50
longer, and Jerrold Mines would be quite
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