Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-12-10

away iAolt nm, Hushlng. WIN no one
understand"
no one," he said then. brusquely
enough. "And. nv dear. | doubt if YOU
understand yourself / helieye
though, do understand and I'm all
the sorrier."
Please explain. You are being very
rude"
Three things ] see" he said Zone is
that he treats you rottenly-and that
holds you to him; another is that he's a
good looking chap, and, of course, that
pleases you; a third thing is that he's a
complete change, and you imagine that's
what you want. There's a fourth-he is
utterly unworthy of you in every re-
spect; and a woman's chief idea of hap
piness-the sort OF woman you are-is
to fling herself away on something and
then spend her life trying to prove she
didn't. And that's what attracts YOU"
Alice Mervyn, leaning against the
wall. rather pale, said quietly, please
60, Kenneth
Goodbye" he said furiously, and
left her.
Jarvis, from the shadow of tree in
Richmond park one golden afternoon,
watched idly the approach of man and
girl, arms entwined, across the grass.
Idly, till a certain familiarity of figure
and gesture brought him, suddenly alert,
upright in his chair. by George,
Walker!" he said
Watching them, Jarvis heart-as he
thought bitterly of Alice-began to beat
in slow, angry thumps. Commences, in
the form of Gerald Walker, had come
near her. Sordidness must not touch
her.
AT last Walker jumped to his feet,
prodded the trunk of the tree with his
stick several times, and finally swung
away leaving the girl alone.
Jarvis, teeth grinding the stem of his
pipe. let him 90. Then he walked over
to the girl, who was crying quietly be-
meath the trees Can | help!" he said.
She was so young and so unhappy
that his advent caused her no embar
rassment. She lifted tear drowned eyes
to his face, rubbed her cheeks, and muir
INJURED forlornly, "Oh, ! don't think So"
Jarvis sat by her. Look here" said
he. you'll be doing me favor if you
tell me all about it. ] happen to know
Mr. Gerald Walker"
do you? Are you one of his g grand
friends ?"
Not precisely friend thanks said
he drily But I've met him. And [
am a friend of-of the lady he is going
to marry"
The tears flowed afresh. 81 hate her."
she sobbed.
Did you think" he suggested eau
| tiously, that Mr.. Walker was going to
marry your"
Think" She glanced up angrily.
I'VE were engaged for a year. till he
met her. He says she'll help him. bet
she won't help him as l could have
done"
so he's DESERVING you, is he?"
He says tit needn't come to that"
ooh, he says that, does he? Does he
mean he's not going to marry Miss
| Mervyn?"
"N.no, not that. He says it'll be all
| right when he's married. But | don't
| like that"
"The id cad" murmured Kenneth
absently staring across the park-Alice's
| voice in his ears. "Will no one under
| stand?o No, not even herself, as he
had said. But at least he knew now.
| "Will you give me your address," he
said to the girl at his side, and as he
wrote it down, added, II don't fancy
your friend, Mr.. Walker, will marry Miss
Mervvn after ALL
He called at Mr.. Walkers bank, OBJ
tanned his address, and paid him visit
Some satisfaction was apparent in his
usually impressive face as he made his
way to the station little later and the
neatness of his clothing was slightly i'm
paired.
A few days later, after the abrupt
| termination of Miss Mervyns engage
ment was given out. he went to the
house, ascertained that Miss Alice was
in the library, and walked in, unan-
nounced.
MAY | come in, he said then.
| Alice was in a chair by the fire, a
book in her lap and turned sharply at
| his voice, coloring wildly
MAY II" he said again, and came
forward, Il want so awfully to talk
to you"
please say anything you wish,' said
she. Jelly. Don't let any regard for my
feelings stand in our way"
I'm not going to, Alice, DEAR" he
said, and sat down by her Then, very
gently, he told her what he had done
spared her nothing, even to his
thrashing of Gerald Walker-and at the
end she hid her face in her hands, and
he heard her strangled breaths.
I've told you this he added, "be-
cause it viii make things easier for you
very soon. At least, you know you've
not been Tilted. Knowing you. couldn't
come To you first. / know what your
loyalty your dear obstinacy But
you'll admit ! couldn't stand on one side
loving you-and see you marry him. .
Presently he asked, Have you moth
ing to say to me, Alice? Am l to go
away again."
Her face still hidden, she flung out a
desperate, appealing hand. "Oh, Ken
meth. don't leave me-"
do you think l want to? Alice, is
it any use hoping that some day you'll
change your mind? l shall always be
there if You want me-
Kenneth. I am so very miserable
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