Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-09-17
Loves ENHANCEMENT.
BY A NEW AUTHOR.

was mild day after the cold and stormy
nlgnt, though rain, fine and steady, was
falling.
A motorman came across the wet.
cleaning platform, and saluted Mr..
Lorrln An automobile was awaiting
them on the road-a shabby enough ear.
and not of the best make.
"Dellsle has sent his motor" Iorrin
said, as if to disclaim responsibility for
this machine. The hood was up' and
there was little wind. so they did not
get much rain as they went humming
along the muddy, lonely road.
PRESENTLY great, distant sound fell
on thelr ears--a sound like the boom of
gigantic organ.
The sea-" Lorrin said. noticing that
claude was listening. "We are getting
near the end of our journey. but the
road runs nearer TO the sea here than it
does at Delisles place"
LORD Deisle's house was about mile
from the sea. The motor car entered at
wide gate and rolled up a broad. gray
eled drive. Claude could see the house
an Old, gray building with great many
| small windows. As the motor SLOWLY
assembled the steep incline which led up
to the door of the house Claude saw
Lorrln salute somebody with nod and
smile. Involuntarily CHANGING in the
direction OF his companions look he saw
a young man cross the graveled space in
front of the doorway, and plunge into
the thicket of shrubs. He was tall
youth, dark, with an awkward gait.
Its my cousin, Gartmore," Lorrin ex.
planned in his artless way. "Gartmore
is Delisles son, you know"
Claude was shown to his room. had a
bath, went to the drawing room and had
afternoon tea. Lorrin acted as his host.
one one else appeared. They sat in a
| great round window from which thew
could see over wide stretch os country.
although everything was vaguely defined
IN the mist
As Claude continued to gaze out on the
fascinating gloom of the scene. giving
meanwhile an apparent attention to
Lorrln's conversation, there was the
'clip-clop" of horses feet on the drive.
and Nlseount Gartmore rode down on a
| pretty bay mare. In the shimmering
| light of the afternoon his face and figure
were brought into an uncompromising
distinctness. and Claude was impressed
by the sullen, disconnected expression of
a countenance which Nature did not
seem to have meant to be disagreeable.
| lie turned his eyes from the window,
and said with laugh
What melancholy country!"
"Oh, it isn't always like this. you
know" Lorrin said eagerly. why, one
hour of sunshine in Scotland is wort h
a month anywhere else"
you're patriotic" Claude replied
smiling. But you mustn't think | un,
dervalue the beauties of your country,
even in the rain. There's something
| poetic about all that melancholy blue
gray"
That's just what Irma says" Lorrin
remarked, laughing as he rang for lights.
! But | think Wen shut out the poetry
now, and turn our attention to science
| for here comes Delisle."
Claude's heart gave an inexplicable
leap as Lord Delisle approached him. In
the now uncertain light of the big,
shabby drawing room the young man
could see only that his host was of mid
die height and of slight build, with a
| dark beard. When Claude bowed Delisle
offered his hand, and the pressure of the
| fingers produced a disagreeable feeling.
! His manner increased it, and when a
| servant had brought lights and drawn
the blinds Lord Delisle's face confirmed
the young man in his impressions.
| Delisle's expression could not by anv
| stretch of courtesy be called agreeable.
| The glance of the dark hazel eyes was
| furtive, the lines of the face eI ip-
| noble, while he made a washing move
ment with his long, bony hands.
"How are you, Alickf" Delisle turned
| to Lorrin. II hope you had pleasant
| journey, DIR. Surtess? Dear me, excuse
me, but"
He paused, looking questionab!y at
! Lorrin. Claude affected to completely
misunderstood the undisguised surprise
of Delisle at his youthful appearance.
"a very pleasant journey, thank you !"
he said.
"But rather moist ending to it, eh !?
Ha-h hal" said Delisie; but we don't
call this wet day in Scotland"
Claude Surtees decided that he had
never heard anything more unpleasant
than the falsetto, "Ha ha ha -he!" of
this man.
Lorrin had gone quietly to the door.
He bowed with friendly smile to
| Claude, and left the room. On the in
slant the earl came close to the young
man, and his jocular manner changed to
one of deep secretiveness and nxiety
81 presume that my cousin has alr.adv
given you particulars regarding your a
| tient, DR.. Surtess? ?" he said.
Claude was not at any time COCO at
concealing his hkings or dislikes, and he
felt already something very like re-
pulsion to Lord Delsle.
EYES," he replied. That is to say,
Mr.. Lorrin told me that the patient was
young lady, and that you feared that
she had formed the habit of taking
either alcohol or some drug in great
quantities Mr.. l.orrin informed me also,
| during our journey, that you had been
for some time back in great anxiety,
| and"
Gust so. In fact Lord Deisle said,
"the case is graver, and there is less
room for doubt than we lave allowed
Alick. poor fellow, to suppose. This poor
young girl is the daughter Of a very
| dear old friend of mine. She and her
sister have lived with me nearly all their