Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-02
THE PHILOSOPHERS
AND THE FLIRT.


AND THE FLIRT.
"Tf my remarks bore you," said the
philosopher, sitting up rigidly, pray do
not hesitate to say So"
They don't in the least" she protest
ed. I'm enjoying them awfully-I real
ly am"
The philosopher relaxed at once. $50
am l." he confessed. "And, blythe bye
i was nearly forgetting there is some
thing l wanted particularly to ask you"
"Yes?" she said, leaning towards him
with an almost childish gesture of eager
ness.
Yes said the philosopher, clearing
his throat 81 wish that dove would
stop singing a moment-he distracts my
attention. Well, now, has it
ever occurred to you that you are very
lovely and particularly adorable sort of
little creature?"
The girl slowly shook her head.
IN no" she responded, in tone of
careful deliberation. "I-don't think
| it-ever-has"
Nobody ever told your" asked the
philosopher nonchalantly.
| She puckered her brows in a strenu-
GUS effort of memory, and again shook
| her head Il don't think sou she re-
| peated. Il can't recollect anybody tell
ing me just precisely that; but am
afraid my memory isn't very reliable in
some things
| Then / am glad to have the oppor-
tunity of being the first to inforpe you
/ of the faet,' said the philosopher in his
most urbane manner. You are an
adorable, lovely little creature"
ooh thanks" she murmured,
looking down. Thanks so much! It's
its so kind of you.'
Not at all" said the philosopher. 81
speak from conviction, not caprice, and
it's the happiest chance in the world
that brought me to Monte Carlo at the
| identical moment that you and your
dear, good aunt happened to be staying
here"
"Chance?' echoed the girl, glancing at
him out of the tail of her eye.
"Well, to be perfectly candid with
YOU he replied, "ehance was a sort of
accessory before the fact. Maunceforth
caught rumor at Naples then
there was my system. did my best
to dissuade him from coming-even
against my own private inclinations"
She nodded thoughtfully. THE laws
of chance are very curious-aren't they ?"
They are simply incomprehensible,
he admitted. BLACK should never-but,
all the same, l am glad Maunceforth
prevailed"
Yes said the girl, absently prodding
the gravel with her parasol-"yes."
The philosopher turned towards her
with sudden emphasis. "Then you are
| glad, too? 81 he demanded. "Glad | Gamer"
She raised her eyes to his, and they
swan with mischief
Il didn't say that" she protested.
did II"
You said Yes, yes" he pointed out,
which is practically equivalent to an
affirmation
Il was thinking of something else"
she confessed, blushing. Il think,
perhaps, | had better tell you some
thing
Do" said the philosopher eneourag-
ingly.
"Well-of course tit was terrible
misfortune about your system-and all
that; but you see, / happened toto see
Lord Mamceforth also this morning
before | met you in the Casino"
Dear met" murmured the philoso-
pher, did you? l quite imagined he
had remained on the yacht"
NO he came ashore early-on pur-
pose"
"on purpose?"
Toto see me-" She eolored slight
ly under the philosophers unwinking
gaze.
Dear mel" he repeated. What an
extraordinary fellowl"
Il don't see anything extraordinary
about it," she retorted, frowning. 1T
was the most natural thing in the world
considering. He-got my aunt's let
ter, you see, at Naples, saying we were
coming to Monte Carlo. He told
me that, when he mentioned the fact
to you. il was simply all he could do 10
| prevent you from travelling down here
by the next trainl"
| What a shocking prevaricator!a ex-
claimed the philosopher. and he pre-
tended he wasn't coming ashore till this
| evening! Let us-let us dismiss him
from our thoughts" he added loftilv.
Il am afraid l can't do that" she dis
scented. AT least, not altogether"
WHY" demanded the philosopher,
| fixing a stern eye upon her.
Because said the girl. "because--''
And at that moment the dove began
cooling again.
Those birds" declared the philoso-
pher testify. Ought to be shot. They
are a perfect nuisance, To return. how
ever, to the point. 1 am, as you see
he made a large, declamatory gesture