Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-09

Ralph sailed for Europel'' she eontin.
ued, smiling more openly. quite a
wand girl affair!7
"Quitet" ! agreed, and chortIed in
wardly. but fiercely Some fellows do
get all the luck" ! added mournfulfy.
What time you'll have when he
comes back"
That will be exactly week today
she began, with cheerfulness so HELM
lessly overdone that | barely repressed
the desire to execute hornpipe ON the
spot Then suddenly she upset the
mound OF sand and scrambled to her
feet.
Lets take q dip now she suggested.
with the air OF one who has succeeded
in dispe@ing nightmare.
You me the first woman i have ever
met who is not born actress
She sat motionless on the raft for q
few seconds, and then she regarded me
uncertainty.
What do you know?'' she demanded
quickly
Il know that Ralphs advent is no
more welcome to you than Rates is to
me"
4, at least, did my best she defend
ed. i didn't say his hair was like sea
weed, his neck. / feel as though /
were tied to a ghost" she added YEARLY.
so do ]" | agreed "a goblin for
mine. The extraordinary part of it is
| they're both coming on the same day.
You don't mean Rates coming. too.
tomorrow 2"
Tomorrow | repeated despondent
". Il can't help thinking they're com
| ing on the same boat Our fates are
linked you see"
Suddenly ! became aware that Eden
was invaded. Toward us. along the
beach. evidently vastly interested in
each other, came two sombre figures. As
they approached, | discerned tall.
gawky youth and-Kate!
! When | looked ros...I IN mortified sus-
pense, the girl was lying with her chin
in her hands. kicking sand onto her
| back
Here comes Kate!" | Kissed.
| She wriggled over like an eel. sat up
! with an ab1uptness that nearly toppled
me over backwards, anc peeped round
my shoulder.
And the man is Ralph!" she gasped
| family.
| Ny hand sought hers, and there we
lsat-petrifed
| Recognition came to them three wards
from rs. and they were evidently as en-
baTassed as we. / don't know what
the youth said to the girl before the in
PRODUCTION, but / remember distinctly
what Kate said to me-
She paused impressively always
had been beyond her to be natural and
extended a limp, white hand with grave
compassion.
! Il don't know what you'll think of me-
! | hoped to see you alone before-be
fore ! told You; but. after all, explana-
tions are superfuous. One can but fol-
low the promptings of the heart. and
can only hope that you will under
stand and forgive. Ralph MIR
Beatty and | are engaged to be mar
ried!"
I'm trifie uncertain as to what |
| did. At any rate, when / had done it
and looked round, saw the girl vigor-
ously shaking the youths hand.
"Aw, yes, thanksl I'm a lucky beg
gar,' came his raucous voice. I'VE came
on the same boat-got in day ahead
of time. Cad. but this is great spot!
| Why, Vera, this is where we made goo
goo eyes at each other in the old daysl
Funny how the world wags on. amt il?
Haw, haw!"
A pause ensued, during which we all
| looked extremely foolish. except Kate.
The youth broke the spell His glance
sought Mates appealingy.
well. | think we'd better be NOV
ing he announced. with nervous
| smirk. See you at the cottage-haw.
haw!'
Mother will be so pleased to see
YOU added Kate, over her shoulder,
and they drifted on arm in arm
| managed to hold myself in until
the figures We're hidden by bend of
the cliff, then / turned; but the girl had
vanished. The next instant | caught
sight of blue bathing dress and white
trimmings splashing through the surf
| caught her Just as she ciambered on
| to the raft, and together we sat on that
| thrice blessed anxious seat-anxious no
longer, though the raft rose and fell ON
the bosom of drowsy swell
Blue the sky. blue the water, blue the
bathing dress beside me; golden the
sand, golden the sunlight, golden the
hair that escaped from the oil-skin cap
all the world was blue and gold.
But, boy, | don't even know your
name" she protested weakly.
Does it matter?" said |. You're
yon and | am l."
She raised her head from it's resting
place with quaint air of gravity.
We'll girl usually likes to know
her future name. doesn't she Ralph
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