Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-03


said. rapidly, with carefully averted face.
1T is not often that | find myself to
faint but tunnel-with no lamp
impossible to figure to another the suffo-
cation it produces!"
Her hands went up TO her slender
throat with true dramatic efTect-the
clever little woman! My admiration for
her rose BY leaps and bounds
And suddenly the picture OF Augnsta's
face had she but peeped in upon us and
realized the result of her Geographic pre-
cipitation, flashed before my mental vi
sion.
Our eyes met. as Diane turned away
from the glass; at first shyly, then with
a gathering sense OF mischief. and |
could not resist the impulse.
Il was thinking of Augusta" ! an
swered the challenge of those arched
eyebrows. She asked me to look after
you coming down. you know
Her pretty face grew pink.
Monsieur must forgive me-but |
cannot understand"
| dived into my pocket and. produc-
ing the crumpled telegram | handed it
| across silently and at arms length.
She took it with little deprecatorv
smile, and read it slowly through aloud.
Diane coming by $3.50 train! please
bring her down. augusta"
/ gave a violent start.
'sWhy-do you mean to say-you?
Aren't you Diane? ?" l shouted, in my ex-
element.
"Afais non! Monsieur" came the de-
mure voice. 81 am Julie-Julie Angel
ique Danton, Eat is my name / 10 not
tnderstan'"
Again that maddening reiteration.
Pom my soul, | don't either!" | said.
in my annoyance. but at the sound of
my voice mademoiselle drew herself up
stifly
Il am sorry it is evident monsieur
as made mistake" she looked at me
Indignantly, several mistakes" she
amended, with cool precision.
| joined in wIathfully.
It's all very well for you,'' said,
as the carriage slowly slackened speed,
but here we are at Wryborough and
where the dickens is Diane?"
The door opened, and | helped my
companion to alight, with quick glance
down the empty platform.
Thank goodness Augusta had not
come to meet usl But | congratulated
myself too soon, for, as ] turned to the
van for my luggage, a sound of wheels
fell on my ears and saw across the low
hedge my cousins wife erect and mas
siye in the phaeton, driving up at full
speed.
At that moment the door of the van
swung back, and the first luggage" to
alight was the spaniel, straining at his
leash, bounding and curvetting with Joy
at his release.
The solitary porter, holding him,
turned to me in his trouble.
If you don't mind taking the dawg,
sir" he suggested, "Fll ave the port
manteau out in a minute"
| was quoting the half frantic animal
when Augusta appeared on the scene
"How are your" she said, heartily.
I'm afraid I'm late, but one of those
hateful traction engines was crawling up
the lane before us, and there wasn't
room to pass. You've brought Diane,
see. That's capital!"
] looked at hex in SPECIFICS amaze
ment, but luckily her attention was riv-
eted on the dog.
Poor old girl there there!' She
fondled the glossy coat. "Diddums hate
its nasty journey then? Poor grille, poor
Old Dianel"
She raised her head moment as a
neat figure passed us with carefully
averted face, guided by the tall footman
with obvious condescension to the dis
tant cab
There goes the new governess,' said
Augusta, cheerfully, IAN improvement on
old Fraulein, isn't she, Dick? But you
must be famished, so come along only
I'm such baby over old Diane" she
took the leash from me and moved for
ward. Il am glad you found her 1 was
so afraid you'd get the wire and not the
letter, and wonder whatever | meant.
and | simply couldn't bear the idea of
her coming down all by her lonesome in
nasty van-eh, Diane ?"-Muriel Hine
in Black and White.