Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-15
CHAPTER TX.

brlshed away such rolling, shimmering
clouds from sky SO gloriously blue?
II was early for the countess to be
esit of doors, for she did not, as a rule,
keep early hours. But she came now
alone along the slippery banks of the
river. and moved with now and then a
furtive glance round towards place
where the river ran between steep rocks,
from the clefts of which grew young
mountain ashes, hazel, and wild briar,
gemused with tufts of budding leaves.
Hare the river broke into white cata-
ract. which thundered down into q deep
Dool-the darkest and deepest pool in
Inc Massie And above the pool, making
a bridge between two great boulders,
was the rustic summer house which was
the scene of GaFtmores meetings with
Emily Keyerne. Norton, that faithful
servant, had informed Lady Delisle yes.
terlay that the lovers had arranged
meeting here for today
The countess took path which led
round one of the great rocks, close to
its face, and passing under one side of
the summer house. 1t was a dangerous
path for any one, and specially danger
Gus, it would have bcel. supposed, to an
elderly lady But the countess tray
ersed it with deliberate sureness and
lightness of foot. Presently her way was
barred by great moss-covered beam
one of the felled tree trunks, which. Sc
cured with iron, formed the support of
the frail little arbor above
Lady Delisle rested both hands on the
beam, and was bending her face to ex-
anime it, when sudden cry broke from
her lips. The beam shook in her grasp,
and, looking along it, she saw that it was
swaying loose The storm had snapped
it like branch, old and rotteu as it was
Quick as flash Lady Delisle lifted her
eyes to the floor of the summer house
above the beam. 1t looked lust as it
had always done, but the slightest
weight pressing upon it would send it
and the beam below it hurting down
into The abyss
Lady Delisle turned, and, cliuging close
TO the rocky wall, made her way back.
The thing she had come to begin was
already done. AS she released her hold
of her cloak, at dangerous turn, some
thing fell, clinking down among the
rocks.
Kitty, | wonder why you like mel"
'fWho is Kittyi" asked the person ad-
dressed.
well, then Emily. Emily. it's
queer thing that you should like me-"
at doesn't go by reason, you know"
Miss Keyerne said. Besides don't like
you, Tommy love you"
Her voice dropped as she said the last
words, and a wave of color came into
the pale sensitive face--a face not beau.
tiful, not even pretty, but full of char
Rcter
They were walking along the banks of
the Massie. Gartmore had gathered some
blue and white violets, and Emily had
fastened them In the bosom of the dark
green dress she wore. She had taken off
her hat, and the wind ruffled the dark
curling hair.
Emily, you don't look much like the
typical actress, with her big feathered
hat and her boa and her little pet dog.
What neat little girl you are!''
I am not typical actress" Emily
said, lifting her dark eyes from the con-
temptation of the yolets, and looking
INTO his face with her frank smile. Il
don't believe there's any such thing as a
typical actress Anyway, Pm not she
not when I'm at home. Pm just Emily
ReVerne, the old fsherman's daughter.
who is trying to earn an honest bit of
money to support her parents in their
old age" and she broke into one of her
favorite songs
When We were sleepin' on your pillows
Recked ye nanght Of our poor fellows,
Darkling, as they crossed the pillows
All to I'LL the woven willows.
Buy ma caller herrin'.
They're bonnie fish and haiesome farm;
! Buy ma caller herrin'
New drawn frae the Forth
The glorious voice, so astonishingly
powerful, rang through the rocks, min
gled wildly with the wild song of the
river.
Emily" Gartmore said, you're SIM
ply divine when you sing! When l hear
you marvel all the more that you
should take up with fellow like me.
But sing your other pet song, since
you're in such good form. Let them
aear you if they want to; they know
hH about US, and a great deal more
and none of them are abroad YETI but
Lord Gartmore was mistaken in this
My pet song" Emily said with
smile. THAT is your pretty way of say
ang, THE tune that the old cow died Of,
suppose?"
NO, not" Gartmore protested. you
&now | could listen to you all day and
all night.
Well, will sing your pet song, but l
will not sing so loudly as | was doing
just SOW, for fear of your fathers
armed retainers' and gloomy dungeons
and poisoned cups Oh, know a great
deal more about the ways of nobility
chan you do yourself, Tommy Haven't
been on the stage nearly five years!"
This ts the ballad of the two who sailed
Ger the blue and the green and the foam m;
And Just at the dawning It CHANGED tina
they hailed
A ship that was going home
happy shipi happy shipl A happy
ship that was running horre,
A happy ship that was running home
Like child to his mothers breast;
And It sailed, and it sailed, and ii sailed
Ger the blue and the green and the
foam,
And into the dark, and into the dark. and
into the dark in the west.
The singers voice died away with a
marvellous suggestion of mystery and
sadness in the last line.
She turned towards him, a tender
smile lighting I'M the STRONG male face