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

iiuHey.
mo, indeed" sneered Brackley. "a
man like you would never have got into
| house like this save by subterfuge
You and don't meet in the ordinary
THAT is true" admitted Ford. "and
that Is why | determined to become tu-
tor here"
And why. sir. did you single my
| daughter out for your designsY''
We'll, You see. / had seen her in the
| distance, and fallen ia love with her. |
wanted to know her better. She is all
thought her. and if / am not all she
thinks me, at any rate / shall make
her a good husband"
Look here, sir" said Brackley, at the
| last gasp OF evaporation, IF my girl
lnarries you | swear / will never give her
a peney, and | swear | will never speak
| to you again"
| Ford looked at him steadily.
i hear what you say" he said, ''aud
/ | shall keep you to your word if You
are inclined to break it,"
What do you meang' bawled Brack-
ley,
| don't like your house. and / don't like
| your friends. | think your daughter will
/ be well away from you. and in time /
have hopes that | shall be able to make
| her forget you."
We'll" We; An; Am J, I mad, am I dreaming?
IF it is don't see the point of ii.
| don't like you, Mr.. Brackley. and |
/ don't want to see you. / don't mind
your sons. They can come and see me
! and their sister,
You think | would allow my sons to
/ see their sisters degradation, her
shame! Perhaps you think it is amusing
to live in workhouseT'
Il don't know. There may be worse
| places. If you hadn't been able to tide
| over some crises in the city, for instance.
you might have been living in goal'
| 1t was hard hit and a true one
! Whatever I've done | did for my
| children. At any rate, ( haven't stolen
1 into 2 house and persuaded a girl to go
| out of it and starve with me. If you
! think You can blackmail me- you are mis-
taken. II you take the girl, she starves
mind that-she starvesr'
But why should she starye?"
Then what-what do you propose my
i daughter is to live on? Though, mind
| you, If she marries you she is no longer
daughter of mine"
Il do mind you. Well, she can live on
me. | am very rich man, Mr.. Brack-
"Rich--you?" said Brackley, thinking
! that the tutor was bluffing
Very, very rich. One of the richest
men in England You see. l came here
as a tutor-like King Arthur, don't you
| KD0W-JuSI TO see now Ile poor i've.
How the poor livei You needn't in
suit me, sir! To steal my daughter and
rob her of her inheritance is enough"
you are right, Brackley, you are
right" said Ford, dropping into famil-
iarity very unbec0ming in tutor, "and
l wasn't speaking the truth. l came
| her TO see your daughter. Yours are
not, as you mentioned yourself, the sort
of people whom | am likely to meet.
| You must forgive my being vulgar
| enough to say so. But | had fallen in
love at sight of her, and l thought if
made her acquaintance in the ordinary
way, that if She didn't fall in love with
me, You would and try to persuade her.
/ so wanted to be loved for myself, and
l was as little sure of that in my own
world as in yours. I'm nobleman.'
"a noblemanp
Haven't you heard of Lord Ascot?
| see you have. Well, he is the richest
nobleman in Rutland if not the Oldest
in descent, and he was reported to have
gone on a yachting expedition. Well. i
wasn't true. His yacht Went, but he did
not. He went on an expedition to Lam
caster Gate"
lord Ascot! Your
''Yes. and | am so glad that in marry
| ing Mabel / shall not be marrying her
family | was a little afraid | should
have to, and | was quite prepared to
make the sacrifice. But you have made
the way easy"
Brackley sank into a chair. The reye-
lation had been too much for him. Ii
was some minutes before he could speak.
Then | have the honor to tell you,
Lord Ascott," he said, gathering strength
las he went on. Il have the honor TO tell
you that you have behaved like a cad.
You steal into a mans house and get
his daughters affections under the pre-
tense that you are a pennless tutor You
| Oh Il IF 70 no an1
proper anger at such ruin for his daugh-
ter to break with him and to cut him off
| from that daughters love. You may be
a nobleman, by name, if not by nature,
and You may be rich man, but | don't
take back a word which l said to Ford
the tutor-eXcept, perhaps, what | said
about our not being likely to meet"
| "By jove! you've got more spirit in you
than l bargained forT' said Lord As
colt. Il am beginning to be sorry for the
first time that you swore you would never
1 speak to your daughter again if she mar
ried me-"
But at that moment Mabel burst into
the room.
Il can't bear the suspense any long
err" she cried. Has he told YOU, fla
ther? | see he has. You must forgive
him and me-"
She went and stood by the young man,
taking his hand.
Your father has sworn that if you
marry me ne will never speak TO you
again"
Father She left her lovers hand,
and went to her father. You can't
mean that. ] love Mr.. Ford. l don't
mind trying to work for my living. But
do want to be happy. And ! couldn't
be happy if you cast me off like that,
and east him off too"
so you would leave your father for
this MANI" said Bracklev.
Il would leave you for him because he
is TO be my husband. But | love YOU.
fa iier. and if you do this dreadful
tmng you viii know that you are spoil
ing my life-and spelling it just when
| oGSht to be happy
The two men looked ut each other
I'VE mustn't spoil her happiness, even
TO please ourselves" said the young man.
Il expect you viii have to break your
oath. Brackley; and l shall have to grin
when YOU do it. Shall we fall on our
knees and ask your blessings"
But at that Mr.. Bracklev turned and
left the room hurriedly.
.sIIa will FORGIVE rs Surp he Will.