Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-21
GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN.

GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN.
Hetherly sat on the bank of the sill
very river that threaded its way through
his estate. 1t was a very warm after
noon; too warm, he decided, to do any
thing but lie fiat on his back and gaze
up at the cloud -feeced sky.
When his eyes finally strayed earth
ward again, they took in the brick wall
as high as fortress at his left. On the
other side of this wall were the grounds
of Miss Lefty Burton's house.
tits a shame!" he unused, chat she
should let her anger descend even unto
the third generation, just because her
father and my grandfather quarreled
over that hackneyed subject, boundary
line. 1t is no reason for her treating me
like common enemy"
The state of affairs existing between
the two families had hitherto only
amused Rex Hetherly, and the reason for
his present state OF aggrievement was
due to the fact that one of Miss Bur
toms nieees was visiting her.
Every summer she was visited by one
of her nieces, who were nice appearing,
proper girls, but this one was of a diff
ferent type.
On two occasions she had passed the
house when he was near the walk. Miss
Lefty, of course, was on the inside of the
walk, but the niece had fallen back a
step or two, and had bestowed upon
Hetherly a mischievous, comprehending
glance from pair of dancing blue eyes.
He was interrupted in his reflections
upon Miss Buttons unreasonable conduct
by musical voice calling:
First aid to the injured!"
He sprang to his feet. There on di-
lapidated old raft was the niece trying to
pole to shore.
Reach me the POLE" he said
mo; / am making it," was the reply.
She was quite near the bank, and
sticking the pole in the mud she gave
spring and stood beside him.
Il am Christopher Columbus on a voy-
age of discovery" she said, merrily.
"And you find the natives at home," he
replied.
Il win tell you truly who am she
replied more seriously. 81 am June Will
bur, the niece of your next-door neigh
bor and l think it too ridiculous for
anything that all communication should
be cut off. AS the mountain could not
come to Hahomet,' you know!"
Il am very glad that you have opened
communication he replied "Of course,
you know / am Rex Hetherly. Let's sit
down here under this tree and talk over
the family troubles"
q really felt as if / knew you," she
said, as she seated herself beside him.
THE girls, my cousins, have told me of
seeing you from affair, and / made up
my mind that when l came l would
cross the Ine.' / expected to have to
scale the wall but when / came down to
our landing l spied this piece of raft
and thought I'd come by sea-"
"Where is your grenadier auntf" he
asked.
"she has gone to pay visit. plead
ed fatigue"
After some little conversation he asked
her to let him show her over the grounds
and come up to the house.
Not this time," she laughed. II must
go back to the house. But look at this
beautiful cat coming through the grass!"
Having made friends with the big
tiger cat, she took her departure by raft.
Tiptop sprang up tree at the end of
the wall and came down on the Burton
side
That's where Tiptop has the advan-
tage of us" she laughed, as she landed.
"Not at ALI" he protested, scrambling
up the tree and coming down. 1.-TWO
Hetherlys have Knocked at the fortifiea-
tons"
You must go back she commanded.
| Aunt may come"
81 viii, if you win promise to come
again soon"
Tomorrow at about 1880. Some old
ladies' club meets at Aunt Letty's and
no outsiders are admitted, so I nave an
afternoon of"
When Miss Burton returned her niece
was languidly reclining in the ham
mock
What will you do this afternoon,
June ?" she asked next day,
"Oh, it's so warm / don't care to 90
anywhere. I'll take book and sit on
the river bank" she replied carelessly.
This quite met with Mrs. Burton's idea
of ladylike department, so at 1880 June
started riverward. 1t was nearly 2, how
ever, before she joined the impatient
Rex
"I've had very serious and very
funny time. was in our yard this
morning and saw your eat on the garden
wall. In a rash moment | called Tip
top and he responded, leaping down be-
side me and acting very friendly. L
couldn't make him &C home He followed
me into the house. Aunt Lefty demand
ed to know whose cat Il was As l was