Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

"Is there no other lady herer Then
we viii go on to try little sleight-of-
hand"
At. this Lady Molly sighed with relief.
"Oh, perfesser, here's a purity girl
a-sighin' like a furnace becas you've
passed her overt" shouted a big lout.
whose attention had been attracted by
poor Molly's sigh.
Bring her up, them" said the pro-
fessor
Lady Molly still hung back; all the
| assemblage began shouting at her to-
Get move onI" Don't be shyi" "0h,l
but she's purity young ladyI"
| Claude's attention was attracted TO the
poor girl; he looked earnestly at her for.
a moment, and then deep frown settled
on his face. He had recognized her.
Molly had by this time been half
pushed half pulled, to the platform, and
there she stood, partly inclined to laugh,
partly to cry. The professor stepped
| forward and presented chair to her with
flourish; she sank into it with a sigh
that was almost a groan. Her face was
turned towards the audience, and she
could see Claude, now broadly smiling
Oh, how she hated him for it!
The phrenologist passed his hand over
her head and then said
"This young lady's bump of combative-
ness is abnormally enlarged"
A great roar of laughter greeted this
remark.
Molly thought to herself, "The gooselj
That bump is only where Betty tied my
hair under my wigl"
| The reading continued.
| There is great deal of self-wiil here,
but it is balanced by good, sound COM
mon sense. You are an expert at athletic
sports and are very fond of animals You
are very refined, are of an imperious ma
ture, and are a typical Irish fiirt!" This
last remark called forth continued peals
of laughter and many a witty remark
couched in the richest of brogues. Lady
Molly's rising color and the impatient
tapping of her foot did not escape
Claude's eye, and he fully relished her
evident confusion.
Quite unconsciously he had moved for
ward, and, as the professor concluded by
stating that "This miss was of a very
lovable nature" and that he would
select ga fine husband for her," he was
greeted by shouts of ''Misther Stanton,
here's purity girl for you, but look out
/ ~ LiH G'InpCI!
The professor called him forward.
Claude hesitated, but after one glance
at Molly's burning cheeks he assembled
the platform.
After having his head read, and hear
ing a few commonplace remarks as to
his character, the professor presented him
to Lady Molly and said:
"Now, you are fine lass and lad,
| 1rv - Ii
you stand, fine pair, and, miss"-turn-
ing to Molly-"my advice to you is to
marry the young squire"
II won't!" shrieked the Infatuated girl,
and, giving Claude a resounding slap in
the face, she leaped down from the plat
form.
Iparalyzed at the suddenness of the unexy
laughter went up, fast succeeded by
others. When the mirth had in a meas
ure subsidized Molly and Betty had dis
appeared and were well away on the
road to Kilbeggan lodge.
The two tired figures trudged YEARLY
along the lonely road, quite unconscious
that they were being followed by Claude
Stanton, who had noticed the impression
made by Molly on several ardent young
Irishmen, and thought it best to accom-
pany her home at a safe distance.
The night was calm and peaceful
one, the silence only broken by the sound
of Mollys sobs and the grumblings of
the now bad-tempered Betty.
bad cess to We, We mink, dragging
ould Betty out on a tricksy prank like
this No good luck will come of this
nights work, tell ye, for don't l see
the new moon over my left shoulder ?'-
and the old nurse cast fearsome chances
at the thin pale crescent that was seem
ingly hung in the cloudless sky. Molly
returned no answer but a sob.
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