Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-10

his eyes, and he bends down and wills
| pers to me-
Little one, win you come with me for
a walk up the mountains this afternoon,
and l viii tell your"
/ know what he means, l cannot mis-
! take the look in his eyes, and my own
heart beats high. win come? would
go to the end of the world Il he asked
mel
Old Driscoll comes in Just at that mo-
ment, so / give only a hasty assent te
Mohun's question. He asks if he shall
saddle the horses, and then we go for a
delightful ride. Oh, what a ride it was
! shall remember it to the end of my
life
| look forward to the afternoon with
mixed feelings. One moment / am filled
with tumuituous JOY and the next with
a feeling OF fear at my own happiness.
Mohun asks me to be ready at 2
o'clock for our walk, as it viii be dark
and cold by 4, so l came down at that
hour all ready with my hat on.
lie IS here, standing in the hall with
new suit OF clothes on, and one Of my
lilies in lis butttonhole, looking so smart
and brave
Just as W. are starting oil Hart comes
running forward to speak to him, and
after whispering something to him Mo
hun turns to me and says, with very
disconsolate face
Annette, would you mind waiting a
few minutes? There is a little matter
must attend to-"
He looks quite vexed and anxious.
"Oh, never mind!D l say. Il think
will walk slowly on; you will overtake
me directly.
l smile at him as he reluctantly turns
back, and then l direct my steps towards
our dear old mountain.
My thoughts are very pleasant ones as
| stroll up the steep path, and am not
sorry to have a few minutes to myself
in which to collect my thoughts, so I
feel distinctly annoyed on turning the
corner by the boulder to come upon Capt.
Ryves.
"You!" l exclaim in displeased tones.
How did you come hereH'
I'm the usual way" he answers, look.
ing at me with bold admiration. MY
motorcycle brought me to the foot of
the hill and walked the remainder"
Rather cold day to come such dis
lance"
Net if you have an object in view
| came purposely to meet you; | felt
sure you would be somewhere up the
mountain. 1t is so hard to get sight
OF you nowadays, especially without that
cousin OF yours Annette, let me warn
you against him. | do not like to see
you so much in his company. | know
more about him than you do. l want to
put you on your guard"
| am angry and answer in distinctly
cold tones:
"How dare you make insinuations
about my cousin! l will not listen to
them, nor do l wish any advice from
you. And please remember for the flu.
ture that | have never given you leave
to call me by my Christian name"
Il am awfully sorry he says humbly,
but really think of you so often by
that name that l forgot"
joyful bark from Don makes me
think that Mohun is coming, but / see
it is the twins, far down below. throw.
ing stones into the bog. Don PUSHES
headlong down the steep descent and
soon l see him dancing round the little
couple in wild delight.
Miss Tremaine," Capt. Rvves contin-
ues penitently, Il really came to beg YOU
to come on the 18th for the shoot. we
are all longing for you, and at any rate
we can offer you better entertainment
than you have at Coomakesta"
Il am quite happy at Coomakesta."
Yes, but you must own it is dull
81 do not find it So"
But you win Gomez
No, l think not" l say. 81 was 90.
ing to write to Lady Ryves to refuse"
"Oh, do reconsider it'll" he begins. when
we are both startled by loud scream.
am sure it can come only from one of
the twins; | know their high and pierre
ing voices, and ! spring to the edge Of
the precipice in dismay.
am relieved to see both the little
figures jumping up and down at the side
of the bog. They at any rate are safe
but the next instant | see the cause OF
their fright. My little dog Don is strug-
Cling about in the deepest and most dan.
gerous part of the bog.
The children had been throwing stones.
and Don, being inexperienced and I'M
, wary, had run in after one, and had been
caught in the slough and mud.
Look, looki" / cry in excitement sMv
dog is drowning Oh, go and save him!
You can get down to the bog from
here"
81 am afraid it is impossible" he an.
swers. Nobody could save him. The
, bog is simply bottomless pit there, and
it would be madness to attempt IT,.
Come away; don't look at the poor
things struggles"
ITO Be Continued)