Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-09-03

Il think you may count on me still
If you care to" he said.
The low voice was charged with mean
ing which lanthe, with quick change
OF mood, chose to ignore.
IN, one can never have too much of
good thing!" she answered lightly. II
am always willing to make new friends
or keep on the old"
Then long standing friendship counts
Tor no more than new"
'Oh, friend is always a friend, new
or old, if he proves himself friendly! If
the new are more friendly than the old,
you can't blame me if l think more of
them!"
Ianthe tilted her face with disdain.
You know it was not lack of friend
ship that kept me away" cried Denis.
Am / to understand that it was ex-
cess of friendship"
Her tone was proYokingly cool and
sarcastic.
Call it what you will F" he answered.
On, well, it is not worth quarreliDg
overt" she said lightly. Here you are,
and ! am very glad to see you"
The conversation flowed easily enough
after that. lanthe had plenty to say,
but Denis was rather silent.
They talked of the ball and of her ac-
eident, of the news of the county.
Things have changed terribly" said
Ianthe, as she smiled. How old we
have all grown, haven't we? | can't
Imagine myself going round looking for
the fairy prince now, and actually weep
ing because | could not find him.
She burst into merry laugh.
But then you have found him, have
you not3"
Who told your said the girl quickly.
ITS the common report" he answered
How very Interestingly"
Her voice and manner might have
meant anything.
Am l to understand that it is true?"
II suppose that depends on what you
are willing to understand" she answered
enigmatically
Il cannot say 7 AZ. very willing in
this casep'
Then why accept it,"
The words, low spoken, were accom-
panied with a swift, tender look from
her sweet blue eyes
"Ianthe, don't play with me like
this" cried Denis You know that /
love you, that ! have loved you for
years. Tell me straight out, is there any
hope, or are you engaged TO some other
man."
Not that l know OIL" she answered.
'lanthe! Then there is no fairy
prince'?"
"Oh, l don't want fairy prince!"
cried the girl, her light testing manner
suddenly gone. 81 only want some one
who will love me some one whom | can
love and trust!"
She raised her eyes, misty with tears
Her lips were trembling and her cheeks
flushed with emotion.
Il love You. my darling. Could you
love and trust me through thick and
thin2"
"Oh Denis!" she cried "Why have you
left me so long alone? l have been so
lonely, so forsakenl | have never had
anybody in my whole life to love!''
My darling. you will never say that
again" he whispered as he drew her into
his arms and kissed her tenderly.
Miss Dawson made no secret of her
intense satisfaction when she was told
the news.
Il have always hoped that it might
come to this" she confessed. "and think,
lanthe, that If your grandfather could
know it would compensate him for a
great many of his disappointments"
Poor old grandfather! said Ianthe
MY one regret is that / should never
have pleased him till it was too late for
him to know"
1t was with some fear and trepidation
that Ianthe wrote to Lady Mellenden,
but she need not have been so alarmed
for that lady wrote back a perfectly
charming epistle which showed that she
was quite pleased with the course events
had taken.
why did you not tell me that YOU
had had such an attachment for years %
she asked. "Of course that puts quite q
different complexion on your refusals of
Gervase and Frank. So nothing more
remains to be said except, Bless you,
my childrenp"
From her father. too, came a letter
which secretly filled the girl with indig.
nation.
"If you had only followed my advice
three years ago you would have saved
US both great deal OF unpleasantness, y
he wrote. Il am aware that all / do
and say is wrong in your eyes, but you
see that in the end you find yourself
forced to follow my counsel in spite of
yourself. However, bear you no III will
on that account"
Characteristic epistle!' was Ianthes
sole comment as she handed il TO Denis
to read.
1t need hardly be said that the mar.
riage was popular one in the neigh
borhood Every one recognized its fit.
ness, and the tenantry on both estates
were overjoycd.
so for once in my life have pleased
every one,n sighed Ianthe as she sat
with Denis the evening before the wed
ding. Even your mother has come
round in way we hardly expected. The
only question is, why did ! not do it all
three years ago, and, as my father so
nicely puts it, save us both a great deal
of unpleasantness' r
She looked up with comical smile.
well, for my own part, l am glad
now that you did not" was the IN
expected reply.
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