Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
A Maynard Beauty.
By the Author of Under False Colours" etc.

existence OF this stranger within his
gates until, just before dinner. he found
her sitting in the drawing room beside
his wife
Trevor" cried Helen. Come and be
introduced to Miss Vivian. You two
will have to be great friends because,
you see, Beryl, during Frankhn's absence
my husband and / win have to stand in
loco PARENTS. Do YOU ride ANYTHING,
my dear chilli? Horses, BICYCLES, tricy-
elrs No? Then Sir Trevor will be
charmed &c teach you. There is nothing
he enjoys more than teaching somebody
TO ride ON horseback. With bows he is
a little severe in his methods. He does
has utmost to get them thrown But
with a young lady he may be more con
! siderate'
You must not believe all the cruel
/ Things you will hear ladies say about
| Their meek and long-suteIine husbands.
\ Miss Vivian" put il. Sir Trevor. "If
| yod vii, honor me by becoming my pu-
/ phi / promise to tax, the greatest care
Of you"
But perhaps" suggested Helen, with
a touch of malice, Frank would rather
undertake his wards instruction him.
self"
oh, moi" returned Beryl hastily. 81
would much rather learn with Sir Trevor
ii he will be so kind as to teach me-"
Helen laughed.
| Il can answer for him that he will
readily be so kind as TO teach you" she
| SAID. Won't you, Trevor? He would be
only too delighted to take you in to din
ner only les convenaDces prescribe that
he must escort Irene, Duchess of Staffa."
why cannot he take in whom he
likes" asked Beryl, as Sir Trevor turned
cway to offer his arm to the beautiful
duchess.
All Why's" sighed Helen. you will
soon learn, my dear, that in society one
can do so little, SO very little, as one
| likes
Even in such triHe. Lady Beau
champ?"
Life is made up of trihes, ard s. is by
trites that one is judged. What else can
you expect? Except in plays and novels
there are so few opportunities for great
deeds OF heroism. l am going to send lit
tie Lord Ambergate to be your cavalier.
| He is terribly shy, and consequently a
dreadful bore. but you have a synpa-
thetic face, and | am sure you will take
pity on him"
| Lord Ambergate was so overcome by
the charms of the fair stranger that
| Beryl felt the arm on which she laid her
hand positively tremble with emotion,
and she was unable to draw from him
anything but nervous and hesitating
monosyllables.
Fortunately for Beryl, she found plen-
| ty to interest her in the brilliant com
pany around the table. in the delicious
toilettes, the flashing gems the exquisite
flowers with which the room was deco
rated, and especially in the airy, spark
ling persifage that fell so increasingly
from the lips of the dazzling assem-
blage. She was sorry when Lady Beau.
champ gave the signal for retiring
NheI: the drawing room door was
/ thrown open two sleek hea'ieC boys, in
snits Of black velvet adorned with ruf.
lies OF point lace, rusatd hoadlong at
their mother and took possession each
one Of little bejewellcd hand.
"0h, you tiresome little imps:" laughed
the proud mother. who gave you per
mission to sit up so later"
why. you did, mother dearest" cried
Eddie you said ve might come down
and see what Berry! Vivian was like"
! Helen looked with comical depreciation
at Beryl.
please excuse these little Bears sh@
said. They clOthe the ideas of their
elders in their own uncouth language.
But the piercing eye OF youth viii hav.
10 terror for YOU. So come closer Beryl
dear, ara let these outspoken young gen,
| tlemen see what YOU are hike"
Bervl advanced. smiling. Leo drew
| his heels together with click as he
had seen done by distinguished foreign
ambassador, and, bowling low over Ber-
Wis extended hand, raised it TO his lips.
| Eddie, who seorned courtly manners of
foreign extraction. seized her other hand
and wrnng it with a truly British grip.
Gazing upwards, with frank, open criti-
cism he said finally
| "You look no end oily | shall ike
YOU. will show yea my new pony IT.
! the morning.
Don't let them worry you too much,
Beryi," said Lady Beauchamp. IF they
make themselves too obtrusiye order
them off to bed at once. They have only
half an hours grace"
! Helen passed on to her other guests,
| leaving Beryl and her two sons to be-
come better acquainted an opportunity
of which they made the most. When the
| footman came to inform the boys that
| their allotted half hour had expired, the
three friends parted with vows of undy-
| ing comradeship and mutual promise
of an early meeting on he morrow