Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-06-19
THE TUTOR S wooING.

HE IUIOR . WUOlNG.
For reasons best known to himself
but which you shall learn later, Her.
bert Ford took a situation as holiday
tutor to the son of Mr. Brackley, sub
stantial merchant. whose business was
in the city and whose house was in Lam
caster Gate.
The two boys We're aged and o, and
they were the only offspring of Mr..
Brackley's second marriage. Refine
ment went out of his home when pros
perity came in, at the date of that sec
ond marriage
Miss Mabel Brackley was now near
" 90 and far superior to the other in
mates of the house, with whom, how
ever. she lived on the most amiable
terms.
She felt. nevertheless, that she was
not quite one of the family. Her step-
mother had many relations, who We're
inclined to consider her an outsider. OF
little account, and who devoted their
attention to her little half brothers. She
would not have been sorry to have
home which was really her own, and
her father realized that it would be a
good thing for her. Therefore, while
discouraging any attempts of poor young
men to pay attention to the daughter OF
the substantial house, he was at the
present moment encouraging the adj
yances of a very rich young merchant
who had looked on Mabel with favor
able eye. ESQ
ii was to this household that Herbert
Ford entered as tutor to the two boys.
Frankly he had admitted that up to
the present his experience IN teaching
had not been great. He intended for
himself a literary career he stated, and
| -, IL fam
but his public school and university edu-
cation fully qualified him to undertake
his task.
Mr.. Brackley had been much pleased
with the young man at his hrst inter-
view with him, and his impression cor
responded with that of Mrs. Braekley
when she saw him.
Mabel Brackley had an impression of
having seen him somewhere before, but
not remembering where, and feeling
she might have been mistaken, she said
nothing about it. He at any rate, dld
| not seem to remember her, for his
greeting, though extremely courteous,
was that of a complete stranger. A
few days later he asked for an interview
with the father.
Il come to ask you for your daugh-
| ters hand,' he said simply.
what, sir-what do you meanY
Il want your daughters hand of
course, | mean the rest of her with it.
| ! want her. | want to marry her. In
deed, she has consented to marry me.
But, as in duty bound, ] ask you for
your permission
You are an outrageous scoundrel,
sir" was all Mr.. Brackley could get out.
! He was pink with rage. The tutors
manner was not calculated to make him
| less angry.
Come. sir. come" said Ford testify,
'have l your permission to marry your
| daughter?"
Brackley looked at him in impotent
rage. He wiped his forehead with a
large red handkerchief. At last he coli
lected himself sufficiently to speak.
You steal into this house--the best
house ON Lancaster Gate-under the
pretense Of tutoring my boys, and de-
liberately set yourself to take my daugh-
ter away"
Precisely. You have stated the case
az shortly IT'S l could though you have
guessed rather quickly. l stole into this
house with that deliberate intention
The tutoring was only a blind"
Mr.. Brackley gasped again. The man
acknowledged it, seemed to acknowl-
edge more than even he had charged
him with
I've good mind to send for the POI
lice" he cried.
Unfortunately, what l have done is
not criminal olfense-not one recog-
nized 10y the law, at least"
so you came here for that purpose? ?
What do you mean by that?"
Il came for your daughter, yes: most
decidedly | came for her And" he
added exultantly, Il have got her.
You would take her away from a
luxurious home; YOU have already
caused her to give up most excellent
chance. And for what? That she may
be u typewriting drudge. and typewrite
your wretched and. l have no doubt
wicked stories"
We'll, if she likes, she may
You think that | shall give her mon
ey. You are mistaken. She will never
have penny from me-"
That doesn't matter"
| You say so. But you know | am her
father You trust that | shall repent"
| Il hope So-for YOUR sake"
Now. sir, | tell YOU that the girl is
penniless, and that she will never-never
you understand-have penny of nv
money. If you have spark of honor
left, spark of true regard for her hap
piness, You viii give her mp"
Il have her promise, and | shall keep
her 70 It." said Ford.
You talk hravely | suppose Won
Will tell me that you never cared about
her money, that you love her for her
self?"
| ct Is sufficient Cor mo that she ro~os