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

Il see / must refresh your poor, treach-
erous memory" she smiled. Count Ega
mont was executed in Flanders, anT
Baron Montigny was murdered in Spain"
"Gracious!" exclaimed the duke, How
on earth did You know that"
Every schoolgirl knows it, said the
dowager. And you" she went on ac-
cusngly, are popularity supposed to
have been implicated in both these
crimes"
~" said the duke, sitting up. Il pro
test | know nothing whatever about the
matter!'
It's no use prevarieating," retorted
the dowager, you win pretend next
that you know nothing about Harlem"
Never me- the gentleman" he de-
clared, with conviction. Never met him
in my life, | assure YOU
"Haarlem was not a gentleman" she
corrected
"Ah. then that accounts for it, said
the duke airily. 81 only associate with
gentlemen, don't you know"
"Haarlem," explained the dowager pa
tiently, was city, my friend. After
protracted siege you entered it and,
in defiance of your pledged word, mas
over 5000 innocent persons"
Dear me" said the duke, did
really?"
Undoubtedly" she assured him. DO
You mean TO say that you forget even
| that?"
Again the duke shook his head and
sighed.
at ah--it happened, you see, such
deuce of long time ago" he apollo
gi2ed 'Aly-er-my uncle would, no
doubt, recollect the sad occurrence" he
added, as a happy thought
Your uncle? Oh-fie' smiled the
dowager you shouldn't make fun of
the dear man. After all, he's not So
so very old remember
| well, he's older than | am, anyway
snapped the duke.
lie might marry again, you know
she reminded him, "even yet
The duke made an emphatic gesture
| of dissent
There's not the remotest chance of
it" he declared. NO woman in her
senses would be fool enough to marry
my uncle"
Then you really think" said the
| dowager and her voice became quite
confidential as she leaned prettily toward
her companion, You really think that
You will well, you know
what -"
The duke nodded in perfect eompre-
hension of this cryptic remark Il en-.
terrain not the least doubt on the
point, /" he assured her.
Il am glad Of that" she murmured
ahsently 1T would be rather Jolly to
be aa"
Duchess = suggested the duke The
dowager drew herself up haughtily and
tried to look angry.
Your grace mistakes!' she began
with extreme dignity. Il"
My grace does nothing of the sort, y
interrupted the duke impatiently
What Is a man not to be allowed TO
know his own feelings, pray?"
"A man" echoed the dowager,
We'll, a duke. then he corrected. re-
garding her sternly.
| oh, but l was thinking of mine" she
stammered, looking down at the tips of
her pointed little shoes. Il was wonder
/ ing whether it would be we'll,
right for a woman"
| "A womau?" said the duke, staring.
well. dowager. then--to marry "a
crime-stained man like"
Like" demanded the duke, severely.
/ His grace OF Alva," replied the dow
ager with a saucy little cmtsey
Il am told,T said the duke, fixing a
stern eve upon her. Il ann told"
The dowager stitfeued pereeptibly.
Pray, and what are YOU told :"
Il am told,' repeated the duke. with
4 ! - e 1. -
youth. the Dowager Countess of Elm
! park was-well was not better than she
/ should have been, at any rate"
! "An-au abominable calumny!" gasped
! the dowager hotly.
so l should hardly have expected, /"
calmly pursued the duke-"I should
hardly have expected her ladyship to
entertain any violent scruples of the kind
YOU mention"
Il don't believe word of it, protest
ed the dowager, blushing, "or ~
CIR WHAT'S inquired the duke kindly,
"Or | should not have chosen this
this particular character 10 come TO the
ball in tonight, Of course"
Il am very glad you did said the
duke, for | assure You it is an infinitely
becoming one"
That was my only reason" explained
the dowager earnestly. You know the
picture. / supposed"
The duke bowed, u see it before me-
he replied,
No. no she frowned. Il mean the
picture in the national gallery-Ho.
/ garth's portrait OF the Countess Of Elm.
park
L INSIDE a special point of examining
II the oll'e- day he announced, when
+ l locke, ~ to study the Duke Of Alyas
/ costume Hogarth's portrait 81
tbe nhlke Of Alva. you kuow-room s
A fine painting"
Il don't believe Won have ever beeu
TO the national gallery in vour life" je.
e'arej the dowager. veheweutly "Ho-
: rita never painted portrait of The
Duke of Ava az all"
.N-sr me said the duke, didn't he
{ Way not
Because he happened to live about
+ 500 wears after the duke was dead
/ snapped the Gowager.
Wei. he-er-he might have painted