Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04
DIANA FAIR.
BY the Author of @assaras Fate" doctor Cynian .0 Of ,b
Mix Peop," Etc

so long as you will sit near me here in
the sunshine"
She threaded her needle, or attempted
II, with unmoved dignity, and raised he,
her. - -
DO you krcw, fancy the poacher.
TOOK away your nerves." he commented
gTavely Your fingers are shaking Sc
that you have been three hundred sec.
onds trying to thread that needle. WHY
not let me try my hand?"
On, mol" she said, posing thread and
needle desperately.
,,again!" he said with laugh.
Oh, pray thread It'll" she said coldly,
passing the needle to him. In her i'm.
petuous haste she dropped it on the rug
covering him, and as she stopped to re.
cover it tendril Of her hair blew across
his forehead.
Inc gossamer touch sent prudence and
pride to the winds,
He remembered only that he loved hei
that to him Diana Fair was all thu
world, and that her face, her lips. her
proud and tender graees, were now with.
in reach of his arms.
He clasped her to him, and felt heI
trembling on his breast.
Diana! Diana Fair, I love you'll"
And the moment was blest to him for
ever by the low voice that answered.
"Oh, my dear Lowell"
He kissed her face, her hair; and, in
the bright and happy sunshine, life's
spring thrilled within their veins.
Presently she raised her face, roseate
and aglow, and, disengaging her arms
from him, said
Il shall come in for nurse Martins
seVerest scolding. Dol tire you really
really? [ long to cure you'll"
The cure is effected. You are a witch
Diana!"
Yes; never your good fairy. We shall
be quarreling again tomorrow"
III such is quarreling let my whole
life be spent in it, Napoleonl The las.
months-they have been to me the dear
est diversion"
Her eyes filled as she sat down again
beside him.
mo, no." she said earnestly, "remem.
Der how cruelty / hurt youl"
Somehow" he said, cit never hurt
From the night / saw you cross Sander,
sons smoking room, wrapped in that
manly cloak, stepping so lightly on un.
manly feet-from that very night yom
eyes, kind or angry, have been stars
tightening my dark course"
ut has been very dark, dear" she
murmured.
| is all brightness now. No, not that dull
seam today, Diana. Give all these pre-,
cious moments to me-"
She looked at him thous htfuliy, draw.
ing her hand from his clasp.
ut occurs to me- she said demurely
that we have been playing our old
games with each other, Mr. Mcclure
Have you been in earnest9 Have II Oh
no, mol 1t has just been jest-yoW
chronic diversion and amusement to helr
out your dull cenvalescence We haven'i
really, really plighted our troth! 1t was
dream of the sunshine"
"Never a dreaml Pm too tired, Ma.
poleon, to be teased. Kneel down beside
me, and tell me again you will love and
bear with me-
Love and bear with you'll" she said
with tender gravity. love and emulate
you rather--try to be worthy of you
seek to display as noble an endurance
as courageous cheerfulness in adversely
as Claud, my husband and my pattern"
+ Then harsh voice grated on the sun.
ny stiffness, and Nathaniel Crockett, his
crafty face contorted with rage, stood
before them.
"Eh, Miss Diana? So love making il
the latest diversion, is it ?" he said lean
| ing heavily on his stick "Wail. nicer ne
doubt than copying. Pens versus kisses
| And my honored guest likewise occupies
! his leisure and violates the laws of hos
pitality. But all good things must end
Go into the house, Diana. A carriage
will convey Mr.. Mcclure to his owr
house in half an hour, where he win have
leisure to reflect on the sweets of Ions
eonvalescence and stolen kisses. An hon
orable, gentlemanly trick to sneak into
mans house and make sham love to his
heiressl But" he struck the ground
in paroxym of rage-"if you bring yom
false homage to her feet again I'll turr
the wild outburst.
At it's conclusion he drew himself W
to his full height-the shadow of his ole
splendid physique-and stood facing hi,
maddened host with white heat in his
eyes and unfinching courage in his de,
rneanor
"If / were not weak through Illness
he said in repressed voice, 81 would
fling you into yonder shrubbery before !
would suffer such words as false HON.
age sham love- to pass your lips. As
nv host, / am bound by mere conven.
ton to bear with you But / warn yor
how you tamper with my feelings.
love Diana, but l viii do nothing to i'm,
peril her happiness. l take back tbs
vows l have exchanged today with your
niece. and bid her be free to enjoy tn.
future before her-a future of wealth
and choice; but / do not kill my love
which will abide and endure long after
your prohibitions and tyrannies are for,
gotten in the gravel"
TO Be Continued