Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09

had robbed herself of all that makes a
woman's dearest delight; and she was
young and life was long. She dropped
her head upon her arms, hiding her face
A gust of chilly wind came sweeping
from over the moor; a curlew lowering
over her head uttered its wailing, melan-
choly cry She raised herself, shivering,
and turned into the path leading to the
mouse. As she came within sight of the
gate she started and stood still, for a
carriage stood in the road outside
Was it from Hesslerigge hall? 1t
must be, and yet it did not look like a
Hesslerigge carriage; it was shabby. the
horses were not like those of the million
ARE. Her heart gave a wild leap. almost
turning her giddy. But for his last
words, which rang still in her ears. she
might for a moment have almost
thought She looked towards he
door, and saw him advancing from i, 20
meet her
He was still angry, as angry as when
ne mad gone away; he looked at her
with hard, bright, irate eyes, frowning,
and offering no greeting; his voice. as he
addressed her was harsh and irritated,
She stood still looking at him, caring
absolutely nothing for what he said or
how he said it, so that he was but there.
Il have brought my cousin, Lady Caro-
hne," he said. Perhaps you will listen
TO a woman, obstinate as you are. You
may believe her if she tells YOU that yoa
nave no right to do as you are / urp
that you are mad to do it, If you won't
break this insane engagement for re
you may for her" He seemed to sud
denly see how white she was. that she
swayed as if she would fall: in an in.
slant his face and manner altered his
arm was round her. MY darling, don't
look like that! I'm a brute 70 YOU. |
believe. Don't mind what say" Then
In moment his anger rose again. But
1t is your own fault-you should not
drive me beside myself with your mad.
denlng scruples and folly. But I'll not
put mp with them If you won't break
with Halstead I'll go to him myself and
tell him how things are; he shall not
marry you not knowing. How do YOU
think you will stand a lifetime of it,
when two days have made you look as
you JcJK now? If you loved me YOU
could never have put us both to such
internal torture. Good heaven! Do vou
feel nothing that you can stand like
stone and find not a word to saw"
"Say?" Verona echoed. His TRADE
poured over her in a pelting storm of
words; she could not check it. could not
move away from his fiercely-tender grip
upon her shoulders; she was half sob
bling, half laughing. oh she cried.
you will not let me speak! You y
not be so angry-you need not seol6 me
So Robert doesn't want to marry me:
it was all a mistake He is in love win
some one else-that little girl you saw.
He came an hour ago to tell me So ang
to ask me to set him free"
HE did?" He put her back from him.
I've still shred of patience left" he
said grimly. 'Tll wait while you formu
late few more reasons why you cannot
possibly marry me-"
Reasons ?" she cried
"Oh, surely there are plenty! You are
poor, l believe-you have not money
enough. Or my high and mighty title is
too great burden for you to sustain.
Or we have not known each other sui
ficiently long. There must be a thousand
such, and you have them all at your
tongue tip, no doubt!'' He stopped. as
she had stopped before and with as rapid
change. There, forgive me. dearest
| deserve to have you take me at nv
word. told you just now that was a
brute; come and tell me that I am an
ill-tempered brute into the bargain"
But Verona said nothing. 1t mattered
nothing to her that between his kisses
he whispered angrily that he did not
forgive her yet, or that she was wrath
fully reminded, while his cheek pressed
her hair, that she had done her best to
wreck both their lives; hard words and
caresses, both were his, and his arms
about her through all There was
amusement in her face as well as love
and tender reproach when presently she
looked at him.
''You told me-" she said TREMENDOUSLY.
chat if you went away-if / sent you
you would never come back"
did II" He appeared to think about
it. u believe | did, now you mention it.
Well / may be fool enough to say an
idiotIc thing, but happily I'm not ass
enough Is act up to it." He laughed
wholly tender and passionate now,
drawing her lips to his. Not come back
to you, for you? l would have come
back fifty times sweetheart. in the
hope that you would strike your eolors
and surrender at last"
"And scolded me every timer" We
roma said, laughing.
Lady Caroline, taken into the cottage
sitting room, and left there with the
briefest word of explanation and none at
all of apology, sat and waited as long
as a lady of active and impatient tenn
permanent could be expected to do. Get
ting tired at about this juncture, she
looked out of the window, and possess
ing, among her other admirable quail
ties, one which many excellent women
sometimes lack, sense of humor, she
laughed
THAT / have been hustled out of town
at a minutes notice." her ladyship re-
marked aloud, 'is a mere detail, and
doesn't matter Also that my engage
ments are upset for probably a week.
But / have been dragged-with my
rheumatism-a railway journey of 300
miles, l have been shut up in stuffy
hotel carriage and bumped without the
least mercy over the most abominable
road in a cutting east wind, all that |
may come to the rescue of a man who
avows himself unable to manage his