Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-19
CHAPTER X.-Continued.

With face white as marble Lillian read
on; not word escaped her, and having
read, she broke into tears of Joy She
was saved! Savedl The hand that had
imprisoned her now set her free Open
ly had Kennedy Galbraith stated the case
to this same Stella Gray. Why had be
not sent the letter?
She looked again; there was a post
script.
NO need to post this it said; II will
slip it in your hand tomorrow, when we
meet at the Grosvenor gallery. You will
take it from my hand, my poor darling;
you will hope that it is to make some
sweet appointment with you. And you
viii weep when you read my Good bye
But it must be. 1 shall go abroad with
my little schoolgirl, and l shall set my
self to work to train her. fear she will
be bit rebellious, but so much the bet
ter; | shall need some work to do I
shall teach myself to forget you, and
you will forget me- Good -bye!"
Tomorrow, at the Grosvenor gallery! ="
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her betrothed, and his mother. Good!
She would see that they vent she would
GO although she longed to be at the sick
lads bedside. She would first go to the
Grosvenor. She herself would place the
letter in the hand of Miss Stella Gray.
That should be her revenge. There lay
the envelope; she put the letter in, and
closed it. A moment later she left the
library; on the threshold she met Gal
braith
"Oh, you here, Lii" he stammered
'Have you been writing home? Are you
still bent on going there tomorrow"
"Yes, but shall wire that they meet
me at the station. And of course, Ken
needy, as l understand that we are to
meet friends of yours at the Grosyenor,
/ will not disappoint you. l will go
there with you and your mother l can
catch the 1880 train quite comfort
ably all the same"
ut is absurd, but willful woman must
have her way!"
yes"
"And, Lil"-he took her hand, but she
released it swiftly-"Lil, if l spoke a
little wildly, forgive me. 1t was love
that made me hasty. 1 love you de-
votedly."
"Have you lost anything?" she asked,
a moment later.
Il thought that left letter here.
I had written one, and-well, if it is not
here l do not know what have done
with it."
"Was it important ?"
eyes, it was somewhat important"
Had you not better look for it %
He turned over the papers on the table
with impatient fingers.
ut is not here" he said, "and we must
not wait. l will have another hunt pres
emily"
NO, it certainly is not here!" Lii said
eve will 60"
They returned to the ballroom, and
from that moment LiPs triumph began
She danced as though on air; her feet
scarcely seemed to touch the ground.
"She is like a fairy" they said, and
voices murmured her praises.
"She is so gay" lady said to Gal
braith-"so eXquisitely gay!"
"She has no heart" he told himself.
"The lad lies dying, and she can laugh!''
But he had little time to speculate on
her mood-the thought of the letter
haunted him What fool he must be
not to recall where he had placed it He
had been called away just as he finished
writing it. What memory he had! He
could have sworn that he had left it on
the table But it was nowhere to be
found, though he searched long and care
fully.
Meanwhile Lii slumbered, her dreams
being of Billy.
hn 1oJ Pc bod cot lot w
DARYL and Lady Gwendolen. They two
weeks. And today, as the dawn broke,
the good woman entered the room, to
relieve the fathers watch.
Billy slept Lady Gwendolen stretched
out her hands; they were grasped warm
ly by the vicar.
you are so good" he said; at is ow-
ing to you that my boy is recovering.
How is it possible to thank you"
81 should not like to be tiresome,
Matthew" she said, "but, to tell you the
truth, there is only one thing you can
do that will really please me-"
He looked timidly at her-timidly, al
though his hair was turning white.
"Gwendolen," he said, sit can't be-no,
it can't be that"
ooh, yes, it is; it is just that!
should like you to make me your wife,
dear And-Matthew, don't make me
say any more. | have proposed to you
that ought to be enough
She turned from the father to set a
light kiss on the sons forehead The lad
stirred, and murmured in his sleep. They
caught the whispered word. 1t was
"Lil!" and then more loudly, Dear little
Lii"
Go, Matthew" said Lady Gwen, "you
need sleep"
This was quite true, yet he found it
hard to leave her just then.
CHAPTER HI