Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-10
CHAPTER III.-continued.


the truth of it is that didn't altogether
hear out their preconceived ideas of
coverness and rigid schoolroom disci-
nine. and they are inclined to worship
Ct my shrine far too ardently in conse-
quence."
You've contrived to lick them into
shape. anyway. They were the most
irving and uncertain wee mortals / ever
saw when they first came over. My
MOTHER he added lanshinglv, thought
her only grandchildren paragons of per-
lection even then. Nevertheless the
General opinion runs that they weren't,
and to have had such success in that
way and found your way to their
time augurs well for your tact and man
agement, Miss Heriot'
so that is Heriot's sister," Austin
looked after the girl with thoughtful in
terest when she left them moment or
two later; then he took up position On
the broad window seat whence he could
command view of the drive aud en-
trance gates. Poor Heriot's sister, who
has to bear the brunt of his misfor-
tunesi How does she take it I? She was
speaking of Saturdays events, / gather,
as l came in"
'EYes-that is, of the affair generally
She was afraid, poor child, that / might
wish her to leave in consequence of it."
You had given her no reason for
thinking sogv he said hastily.
Austin, certainly not Why should
she suffer for her brothers shortcom-
ings?"
why, indeedf 1t would have been a
thousand pities il There she goesl'
--leening forward to watch the girlish
form in the well-fttinc costume of navy
blue more closely. Poor grit She
can't be in q very cheerful mood today
But to get to what / came in here to
talk about may be the last chance
we shall have of quiet chat, for must
catch the o'clock back to town. It's
about old Guy, mother"
About Guy? Mrs. Lynthwaite said
echoiHg the words with questioning won
der
Eyes. / promised the lad I'd speak to
you and try to win you over to his
VIEWS
But about what, deari"
About this offer he's had from Court
hope"
Austin, you don't mean that he wants
to accept itf
Sidney Courthope was Mrs. Lynth-
waite's son-in-law in India; and that
handsome, fascinating Guy-the boy
who was, if the truth were known, the
best loved of the mothers trio-shouId
want to fall in with the suggestion he
had made lin his last letter and sail
across the seas to take up the post that
he offered him in his own mercantile
house came upon her as a statement only
80 be received with increduiity and
wonder
4 mean precisely that, mater7-smiI
ing little at her expression of dismay.
HE does want to accept it. He's aw-
fully keen on it,
But he was not when Sidney's letter
came. You were here, Austin--don't you
remembers He didn't seem to think
seriously of it for :. moment"
"He didn't say much about it certain
iy, seeing perhaps that neither you nor
my father took the matter up. But /
reeollect that he appeared rather quiet
and thoughtful for a time, and said
something about the possibility of it's
not turning out bad thing And I've
noticed, too, that ever since-whenever
I've been down here to see him, that is
TO say-hes seemed restless and unset
tied"
Il don't think / should like him to
60" said Mrs. Lynthwaite, with the
usual mothers longing to keep her chill
dren round her to the last. 1T was bad
enough to lose Margaret. But with Guy
away too-and you in town from weeks
end to weeks end"
Her big son came over to her chair
and bent over it with laughing tender
ness.
"The mother-bird loves to see her
chickens round her. doesn't she, even
though they are fully fedged and grown
TO maturity? But if one of them may
be allowed to act as adviser Pm not at
all sure, mother, that the wi>est and
kindest course wouldn't be &c let the
boy goat all events for year or so
as an experiment. If ever he is to set
Tie down as professional man-and
sometimes / have my doubts whether ne
ever WILT won't be until he has seen
something of the world and exhausted
little of his superfuous spirits and
energy. Let him 60 to India if b. wants
t. try to talk the Cover or over to
agree. Guy is dissatisfied with life as
he finds it in Deavin's Office; and an
other thing, don't think the fellows
ne associates with hereabouts are doing
MN any good. So why not take this
chance of getting him out Of harms
way before things go too farf'
1t IS not you who are urging him.
Austmy'-turning her eyes upon him
aDxiously.
My dear mother"-in quick, conv;nc-
ing protest-"he tackled me on the sub
get himself half an hour ago-entirely
q ms own accord. meant TO have
made for the four-thirty from the june
non, but Guy eornered me and seemed
g. desperately anxious that | should
give him a hearing. He knows that
!ouli be dead against the plan, and the
governor still more so, for he hasn't the
fnpathy and patience with the lad
s NAV you have. We men'-with a rue
sui smile-4will never equal our wives
~ era Inothers in that respect. However,