Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-13
A GENTLEMAN OF
THE OLD SCHOOL.

The OLD SCHOOL.
Sir Deans Cosway stepped out of the
French window on to the hotel veran-
dab, looked to the left and to the right;
then, espying a red parasol, advanced
on rather lottery legs toward it. His
age was doubtful, but he could hardly
have been less than 60, despite his well
preserved figure, his mobile, expressive
and keen, bright eyes.
you have spoken to herr" asked
Mrs. Stephany.
He nodded. Eyes"
"What did she say?"
Nothing"
"Nothing!" Mrs. Stephany's eyebrows
climbed her forehead. what did she
do, then" she inquired with a sigh.
Laughed" answered Sir Deans rue
fully. Il had looked for little tender
regret, at least, and she
laughed"
"She is very young" murmured Mrs.
Stephany consolingly.
Meanwhile, in distant part of the
hotel gardens, Ella Stephany was talk
ing with a tall, erect young man, named
Richard Havers. That they were peril
ously near the verge of a quarrel was
plain from the ugly scowl on the young
mans face and from the girls look of
flushed expostulation.
How can | help it?'' she was saying
at seems to me-" he said morosely,
'you don't try to help it. But, of course,
he's a baronet and rich and all that
And ="
''You are most disagreeable boy"
she pouted, And unreasonable, too"
she added.
I'm not disagreeable," he protested,
"or unreasonable. Pm just sick, that's
all Why. he wears stays He is old
enough to be your grandfather He
ought to be thinking of the grave, not
marriage. Fatuous dotard!"
HE is not really old at ALL" said
Ella "And Cosway park is paradise,
simply"
''He being the old serpent in it," NUT
tered Dick. He faced her, frowning
darilly. But 1 will not stand it. Ella
l viii 90 straight to your mother she
at least likes me-and tell her just how
feel about you She was young her
self once. She"
Il shouldn't begin by saying that to
her" said Ella Don't be cross, Dick.
Haven't / refused him?"
But you don't send him away!"
How can / send him away? The
hotel is open to him as well as TO us.
And" she went on, with a sudden OBJ
stinate contraction of the lips. Il don't
see why | should send him away, even
if could He amuses me- He talks
most wittily. And he pays me the most
delightful compliments"
That night she flirted shamelessly
with Sir Deans.
There was an open air promenade con
cert held among the hills, 500 feet above
the cleaning lake in the wooded valley
far below. The air was hot and still.
The moon hung in the sky like lamp
of pearl. There were few torn scarves
of silver edged cloud in the nocturnal
blue. wound mistily about the higher
peaks The scented softness of the air,
throbbing with poignant strains of mu-
sic, seemed to weave spell of enchant
ment over the senses. Elias bosom
yearned for Dick, whom she passed and
repassed again and again in the chat
tering crowd; but she chung to Sir
Deans arm and only bestowed the most
perfunctory of chilly mods upon her
black Drowned young lover whilst to
the elderly barOnet she was all sweet
naidenly towardliness.
Presently they sat down. and Dick
seized on this opportunity TO come up
and accost them.
Good evening, Mrs Stephany." he
said in strained, husky voice, TO the
apprehensive mother. Ella he ignored
pointedly. "Sir Deans, may I have a
word with you?"
rs it-ah-very important Mr.. Ha-
vers ?" he inquired,
Very said Dick.
The old gentleman lifted appealing
eyes. sThe matter could not suppose
-ah--wait?" he suggested.
Not an instant" was the inaexible
reply.
In that case" quavered Sir Deans.
''if the ladies viii pardon my defec-
ton"
Then he two men strolled away.
No doubt" began Dick tempestuous-