Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-09-24

This is the ballad OF two who sailed
ger the blue and the green and the foam
And Just at the dawning it CHANGED they
ship that was going homei
happy ship! happy ship"
Ima broke off with an impatient
laugh and played half dozen loud &C.
taves, then rose from the grand piano
which stood in the middle of the big
drawing room, now flooded with the sun
shine of the early afternoon.
won't you 60 on?" Lorrin said.
mo, won't Alick I can't sing it
you know can't. l can't even play the
piano well enough to accompany my
thing in small way. So I'm going to
confne myself to the mandolin and
French songs after this"
He brought her the mandolin, and
they fell to turning over heap of mu.
sic. Both were thinking of quite other
things-things which had little enough
connection with the mandolin or with
songs. Kathleen's name was written or
many Of the pieces which they handled
and Hathleen's face and form rose evel
before them.
"Alick," Irma said, still looking down
at the music, "how long can you stay
hereY Till Friday?"
IT'LL Friday? Father wants me tc
meet him in Edinburgh on Saturday"
"Alick, your folks haven't been told
anything-about Kathleenf"
"They have not" Lorrin replied color.
ing. Irma dropped the piece of music
she was holding, and looked thoughtful.
| ly into her companions face. More thar
once the question had presented itself
to Ter. Should she speak of her suspi
cions to Lorrin?
| Irma said to herself, "and would try tc
explain away things and to smooth me
down and pat me as if were an unrea.
| sonable child. I know what Alick ID
/ like; he will be kind husband to Kath
! leen Tiff they are ever married; but
should only shock ard amaze him if
were to tell him this"
She put the music back into the
drawer, and rose from her knees.
let Us go for walk, Alick," she said
'Do you know how long the doctor is
going to stay here?"
"Delisle has asked him to put up for
an indefinite time" Lorrin replied, land
| he has consented It's amazing rather
! in a man who must be as busy as Sur.
! tees. but be seems to be wonderfully in
! terested i'll the case He's nice fellow
VERY nice" Irma said. HE looks
very young" she added.
Amazingly So" Lorrin replied with his
little laugh. II assure you was aston.
| ished when / first saw him. And when
/ ka aD,,1l
| hardly believe that it was a successful
London doctor was talking TO-. Why
| he seems younger than / am myself. He
takes a tremendous interest in athletics
he told me so; and his house is filled
with clubs and racquets and developers
and things" and Lorrin held the draw.
| ing room door open for Irma to pass
| out.
"TU be down in few minutes" Irma
said. "Is DR.. Surtees married, Alick?"
Il really don't know" Lorrin said.
! A quarter of an hour later they hat
passed through the gates. They turned
| involuntariIy, and looked back at the
old gray house.
(which way shall we go9" Lorrin said
ITO the sea- Irma replied
The wind had risen, and there were
white-crested waves on the sea, viii Il
was of a beautiful blue, streaked will
long wavering lines of emerald green
ard glittering in the sunshine.
isn't it lovelyi" Irma said. She fell
her hopes and spirits rising.
They were approaching a ridge o.
grayish black rocks against which tbs
waves dashed and broke with a white
spraying of foam. And suddenly voice
singing, came to them on the wind
! This is the ballad Of two who sailed
Ger the blue and the green and the foam
And Just at the dawning it CHANGED tina
| they hailed
/ A ship that was going home!
1 happy shipl 4 happy ship happ.
/ ship that was running homei
l A happy ship that was running home
! Like q child TO his mothers breast;
And Il sailed DER the blue and the gree
and the foam,
And into TIE dark. ana into the dark, an
into the dark 10 the West!
Irma and Lorrin had stood stiu at thu
first notes of the voice. Their eyes me-
in a look of perfect comprehension.
at is Emily Keverne. Irma said whei
l Frr1 I ruaa .,