Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-14
A MARRIAGE FOR PIoUE.

Sunshine sat down under the shade OF
a spreading cedar, and gazed anxiously
down the long sho!lroad, glittering like
a frosted band in the afternoon SUM- It
would be at least an hour before Robert
could possibly get there with the trap,
and she was obliged to wait. The fish
ing expedition to Blue Spring had not
been a shrieking success and she had left
a full two hours before the others, phon-
ing from a pay station for the coachman
to drive to The Forks for her
Suddenly the far-off whirring of what
seemed like the wings of giant hum
ming bird broke vaguely on her ears
and she sat up alert. Two minutes
later young Harlan in his latest model
motor slid up to the roadside and jumped
out, leaving the painting monster to a
brief respite.
Hello, Sunshine" he accosted her with
undisguised pleasure, what under the
sun"
.'The shade corrected she, with an
arch glance toward the overhanging
branches Pm waiting for Robert to
bring the trap
v >
crowd? 2"
still fishing" said Sunshine laconi-
ealIy.
by the atmosphere of things gener-
ally ! Judge that you didn't find the
picnic specially bully"
Not very" She made wry face
Harlan tossed his hat on the grass and
for a second stood looking down upon
the girl with a sudden longing in his
eyes. Il was just ON my way to the
spring" he remarked, tentatively, but
Pm not really due there till $3.50, and if
you'll permit me-
Sunshine made room for him on the
grass beside her, and he flung himself
down with sigh of content.
Il hate a fish fry, anyway, DAM" she
broke out abruptly, gazing at the corn
tassels waving in the wind. And her
eyes looked suspiciously black-for
brown eyes.
Pm not daffy about them myself,
said Harlan, that's why | declined the
honor of an invitation this morning"
"She was there" Sunshine said it,
looking straight ahead; one searched her
voice in vain for trace of infection.
Young Harlan met her observation
without constraint. 81 know he said
Il was going to drive her home in my
new wagon-how do you like it," he
asked preeipitately.
Sunshine ignored his last question.
The eyes with which she regarded him
We're inscrutable, half wistful. DAM
she commenced presently in an absent
voice, do you recolect that hayride we
took down to Blue Spring that time,
when | hung by my toes in the chincapin
tree, and you"
q caught you in my arms" he re-
turned i'll low tone, that was tv elve
years ago, and you We're six" He gave
her swift look, it was well she did not
see.
And you were sixteen" added Sun
shine, digging in the grass with the fer
rule of her white linen parasol.
You have charming memory" he
laughed.
Like yourself" she responded.
"There were other things, too, that /
have not forgotten" he went on musing-
~.
The yellow jacket that stung you on
he nose"
The little forget me not ring" he in
terrupted quickly.
Il have it yet" said Sunshine in
little half whisper; the peoples bloomed
suddenly in her cheeks.
Young Harlan picked up the book she
had laid ON the grass. 1t was battered
copy of Omar" and he dropped it as he
would have a fire brand. He had given
it 10 her.
Sunshine gave little incatcL of her
breath as she saw the gesture and
queer half smile curved her pretty lips
for an ronieal instant
"lou couldn't have greater ontempt
for him than l have" she said coolly.
The name ON the tiyleaf was that of Sell
man Rogers.
"lmpossible!" EIarlan's tone was en-
phatically significant.
Without Il word, Sunshine drew from
her bag tiny roll of undeveloped films.
She held them out to Harlan in express
slre pantomime-sn snapshots takeI. at the
fish fry.
He lifted them to the light and stared
curiously at the faint, but unmistakable
outlines.
'Rogersg" he queried, with somewhat
inconsistent eagerness,
Sunshine nodded
ulation Of Joy. Il always knew it," he
cried, jubilantly.
knew whatg"
THAT he was a BEAST
$50 did l."
Yet you engaged yourself to hint"
The girl said nothing; she could have
tod him that it was in sheer desperation
ut his silence, but he must never know
her secret
Just the very day before received
my appointment, and was in position
to"
OH" She put up her hand in swift
depreciation.
But ! found out in time that-that-
1t was too late, and soand So"
You consoled yourself quite cheerful
~ with"
"Nuriel West"
Tan" Her voice was sharp. hurt,