Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-09
CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER V.
Three nights of frost, and then the In
dian summer-dreamy golden sunshine,
blue haze under the trees, softly falling
leaves. In these late September days
Mrs. Gerard felt herself caught up and
borne along in the whirl of gaicty like
tie others Her strength returned, her
spirits revived; she could spend all day
wedding and raking in the garden, ram
bling in the woods, or watching Mona
fish
you look ten years younger than you
did in London" Lady Bannatyne said.
They were sitting on the lower terrace
at Loeb Linnhe; it was high tide, and the
water came in, clear and green and softly
heaving, over the fiat rocks The girls
and LeXie, in the Kelpie's dinghy, were
padding about, laughing and splashing
each other. Now and then shot rang
out, family, from the moors above
81 am feeling very well'' Mrs. Gerard
said She was sitting idle, some white
and yellow asters, lately gathered in the
garden, on her lap, but she watched Lady
Bannatyne's plump fingers form roses in
red wool on a square of canvas with alb
sorbed interest.
you are quite reconciled to-the in
evitable?" Lady Bannatyne laughed,
nodding her head towards the boat.
Cone must, supposed it is inevita-
BILE"
He returns from London today"
Eyes"
HE will speak to Mona tonight"
you have arranged it all"
6Wnp't ~ ha ftyupxy o,r ri ~,
gagged on the same EVENING""
Il don't see anything funny about it.,
Mrs Gerrand said, with sigh.
They were always such inseparables.
] sha'n't insist on long engagement for
Jean. I don't believe in long engage
ments. If l were you I'd have the we'd
ding before Christmas. You could then
arrange all your plans for the winter, as
/ intend to do What about this sail %
Lady Bannatyne paused in her stitching
to look at the Minnehaha, rocking idly
at her moorings. "He tells me you've
promised to chaperon the party
couldn't. The very idea of it makes me
feel quite i'll"
81 sha'n't be i'll; but 1 don't care
about it,"
q thought you were first rate
sailor"
IL used to be-"
Her shadowy eyes, following the
others look, rested on the white decks
of the cutter, on the bright brass work,
on the man in blue serge sitting on the
Oowsprit, working at something in the
rigging, and all at once she shivered, as
though some blast of icy wind had
struck her. Yet not leaf of the wis
ha NralI hah ind 81,
DO you feel cold2" Lady Bannatyne
glanced round
Not at all"
II hope you are not catching another
chill"
ooh, moi l only feel as if some dis
aster were impending-some misfortune.
But that's nothing!" And she laughed
You are the queerest woman! BY
the way, hope you like your room :?
Jean chose it for you because it's near
her own. She is sharing hers with
Mona, you know-it seems that's not the
least enjoyable feature on the pro-
gramme"
1T is very comfortable, thanks! And
L am glad it looks out towards Ard
caein."
Talking of Ardcaein, 1 can't find out
where Alastair Ogilvie is staying. Jack
says he has certainly been away, but we
saw him few days ago-dont you re-
member up the hills. In any case. |
don't suppose he could have come; if he
hadn't dress clothes last year it's not
likely he has them this. Jean is going
to wear her white frock again tonight
says she must be the same as Mona,
though / tell her'-she laughed compla-
cently-"she is only challenging com
parison! And she looks her best in
blue"
Mrs. Gerard smiled absentIy.
Il think she always looks very nice !"
"Oh, yes" her mother said; but l ex-
pect Mona win make sensation! Look
at them now-tearing across the loch for
all they're worth And they'll want to
dance tonight till their slippers are in
shreds.o
And wen have to nod in our chairs
till daylight"
You'll do no such thing. You've got
to dance the lancers with Sir John, for
one"
Mrs. Gerard shook her head, laughing.
i am only joking" she said u gave
up dancing long ago, in Madras. And
never cared about it, even when was
young"
Lord Trefoil dances beautifully, >
Lady Bannatyne said, and, a servant ap-
preaching with tea at this juncture, she
turned to pour it out az heard the girls
say so the other night, and it certainly
Is a pleasure to watch him. He seems
TO have been great friend Of your poor
brothers."