Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-12-03
LITTLE ANNE OLIVER:
BY LUCY A. LEEDS.

oeen cut Tor the purpose. Beneath the
orim OF the pianist's hat a narrow black
silk mask, edged with fine black lace,
was worn, effectually hiding the face
from view.
Fetching get up, amt it," drawled
Gernayne. Il wonder what sort of a
lookin' girl she is under that black patch
ugly as sin very likely. They mostly
are when they hide themselves behind
those things"
l don't know why you should think
SO. The children are good looking enough
at least the girl is; the lad looks like an
Italian" replied Roger rather cautiously
DE felt irritated, he did not know why,
at his companions careless criticism of
the masked pianist. He was standing 80
that he could only see her back as she
bent over some loose music piled on the
truck beside her, and a curly waved
mass OF pale chestnut hair and slender
nape rising, pale ivory colored, out of
her little hallond coat, aroused sudden
interest In their owner. The little gov
erness at the Chilcotes, who had been
sent for to the drawing room to play
dance music the night he had dined with
them in upper Brook street, had had just
SUCH nalT ne remembered.
The trifing episode of meeting her a
few days afterwards, and giving her the
moss rosebuds he had intended for
Agatha Chilcote, required to his mem
ory, and with it the small confidence she
had reposed in him about her young
brother and sister He wondered idly
if the girl had contrived after all to
take the children to the seaside as she
SO ardently desired, and whether, if so,
she had on any chance pitched on Sand
beach as a suitable place wherein to
spend their well-earned holiday. His
reflections were interrupted by Ger
mayne's drawling tones, addressing the
boy who had just then approached them,
plate in hand, for a contribution.
Il say, young man, can you and your
pals come and give show on board my
yacht this afternoon, eh2 A flyer for
the whole business, you know, and lots
OF fruit and cake for you and the other
kiddie.' His lordship put his fingers
| good naturally under Phil divers chin,
and turned the boys face with its mag
nitcent dark eyes up to his own as he
spoke.
II think so, sir. If you could wait
7 Jdob u L1AAuLS L COulu SO hUu ASK. OUT
performance is just over"
| The child darted away through the
slowly dispensing crowd towards the
piano without waiting for an answer.
Gresham, tired of Freddy Germayne's
society, took the opportunity of slipping
off himself, but not before the latter had
extracted a promise from him to go on
board in the afternoon
"Hand it all, man, if you won't come
and lunch you might look us up at tea
time! There'n be plenty of other men
to talk to without falling foul of Dale
Evans, who is one of the party whom
you say you don't like, and the yachts
just inside the harbor, l meant to an
Choir m tie roads, but the women de-
clared the chopping outside made them
| i'll. Well, so long, see you laterl"
Meantime Phil, dashing wildly up to
little Anne, almost flung the contents OF
his collecting plate into her lip as she
sat at the piano in his excitement at
the news he had to tell
! ooh, Anne! He wants us to go on
board his ship this afternoon-you and
me and Gerry--to play and sing, and
we're to have five pounds for doing It'll
Only fancy, five poundsl And there'll
be cake and fruit for us, and the man
said so, and l asked him to wait while
I spoke to you, and, oh, you won't say
no, will you, Nan, Just think of going
on a yacht-such awful fun, and"
Pills voice failed him for sheer lack of
breath. Gerry danced up to them-no
longer a pallid wrath, but gay and joy
Gus, full of life and energy, with love
| ly tint born of sunshine and summer
sea breees on her delicate cheeks.
'That" she exclaimed in an awe
stricken yet slightly contemptuors tone,
as her brother indicated with Brown
finger the spot where Germayne still
lounged few PAGES from them "That,
Phil2 Why, that's not man, that's a
lord! I tell you he is" she added en-
phatically "Some one trod on his toe
when he was looking at Punch and Judy
close to me yesterday, and the man said
I beg your pardon, my lordp Really he
did, Mani You can ask him yourself if
you don't believe me-"
Anne laughed in spite of herself
'FWell, lord or no lord, I suppose he's
waiting for an answer" she said, grow
ing rather pink under her mask. Dear
me, | wish I knew what to do. Playing
out of doors where no one is likely to
recognize one is all very we'll, but when
it comes to private engagement like
this"
'Why, you're never going to refuse,
Nan, surely" broke in Phil. Think of
going on board real yacht, and-and
everything, and if he really is lord as
Gerry Gays
"As Gerry knows" put in the IRE
pressible one pertly.
"Well, as Gerry knows then"-for once
Phil forgot to snub his sister. at might
be such good thing for US, even with
out the five pounds. "Oh, Nan, I thought
you'd do anything for five poundsi" ex-
4 claimed the boy reproachfully, tears Of
disappointment rising in his DARK eyes.
Fortunately for little Anne, however
her scruples on the matter were decided
for her, for impatient of the delay, and
having satisfied himself that the chill
drens accompanist, in spite Of her dis
guise, was evidently young and pretty
woman. Lord Germayne came sauntering
up to the ruck on which she was still
standing, and took off his yachting cap