Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-05-15
CHAPTER III.-tContinued.)

she was going to do, and her companion
could only follow her lead. On board the
Claueus they had been simply travelling
for pleasure, and everybody had made
mpeb of the two good looking young
women. At Singapore they had simply
taken passage in the first boat, very
smau coasting steamer, for Port Elliot.
and though the captain and passengers
had paid them every attention the voy-
age had been only couple of days and
they had not had time to get acquainted.
Peggy thought she saw curious look on
Can't Walters face when the two Eng
Jish girls had gone off with Douglas
stewart, but if he had thought any
thing he had held his tongue, and now
Peg felt herself little frightened when
she realized how utterly in his power
thew were, and there came over her for
the first time a longing for the peace and
security of Highfeld.
1t could not be more quiet there than
It was here, and at least she felt safe
there. Here she felt anything but SAFE
though what she feared she could hardly
have told And with the thought of
Highfeld came for the first time for
many days the thought of Charlie Dem
ton. Though she did not love him she
liked and trusted him; though he did not
love her he liked her. His ship was
somewhere in these seas; she would
write to him at once and ask his advice
Meanwhile she was goose-a great
goose. She had often wanted to see
tropical Asia, and here it was, and by
moonlight too, which made it all the
more romantic end She leaned up
against the gatepost and listened
What was that man runningg
Well, man running was nothing TO be
afraid of, and she could not see him
simply because he was running in the
deep shadow cast by the compound wall
She drew back into the shadow of the
gateway. Why she did not go back to
the house she could not imagine when
she thought of it afterwards, but some
thing seemed to chain her to the spot,
and she stood there watching and listen
ing. On came the man-she could hear
his muffled footballs on the grass. There
was just one tiny strip of moonlight at
the gate; she could see him there, and
she kept her eyes upon it. But the man
evidently did not want to be seeen. Clos
she saw him quite plainly in the gloom
turned, still keeping in the shadow, so
suddenly that he was on her before she
could get out of the way. His hands,
which were raised, were on her shoulders.
Great Scot,' he said. as if it had been
jerked out of him, "ttho on earth"
And then he dropped into the vernacular.
But Peggy of the two was the least
surprised. She had known he was COM
ing, though she had not expected him to
come this way, and she was nightly re-
lieved to find he was white man.
do for goodness sake speak Eng
lish," she said as sharply as if she had
been in the east for the last ten years
and resenting just as deeply being taken
for native.
Pm sure beg your pardon said the
stranger as he took his hands Off her
shoulders. Peg thoughs he had a very
pleasant voice. English, but who would
have thought of finding an Englishwom-
an hiding here?"
Il don't know what you mean by hid
Ing" said Peggy coldly, and really she
found it difficult to speak coldly to that
pleasant voice, only she felt it was due
to her upbringing.
'Then what are you" began the
stranger, and checked himself suddenly.
What am l doing in this compound ?
Well, what are you doing in this COM
pound, may / ask?' said Peggy, carry
ing the war into the enemy's country.
you certainly may, and if You will
assure me you are in no way connected
with any one here, and that you haven't
drop Of niger blood in your veins, I'll
tell you"
Peg stepped out into the golden moon
hght-light as day it was and she was
clearly to be seen, lovely young woman
with a crown of dark hair, bright spar
king brown eyes, a color in her cheeks,
and bright red lips Why she should do
this mans bidding she did not know, but
his voice inspired confidence. and she was
very glad to hear an English voice.
In Heavens name,' said the stranger,
what are you doing herei"
Il am really minding my own bust
ness. ! came out as companion to Miss
Rule, who is going to marry Mr. Stewart
as soon as the parson can be found.'
"A white girl! Never!"
Certainly | am white girl" said
Peg, indignant again
No one would dream of accusing you
OF being anything else" said the stran-
ger, bowling, "but l meant a white girl
would never
That's exactly what she is going to
do, said Peggy confdentially. She sud
denly realized what a relief it was to be
able to discuss the situation with a man
OF her own race "We did our best, her
brother and /, but you might as well
nave talked to a gatepost. Girls in Eng
land who have never seen anything of
The world get romantic notions, and he is
certainly very good looking. / hope it
viii be all right"
1t will be all wrong. It Is all wrong.
But to think of marrying niggerl She
must be as ugly as sin and as poor as
She is sweetly pretty and she is very
neh, said Peggy, $50 that explanation
won't suit. Now you promised to ex-
pam your presence
:, somehow she had perfect confidence in
TINS stranger. His very voice inspired
her with it. There was touch of hard
ness IN 1t which came to her refreshingly