Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-24

elime-impulsive, headstrong, thought
less"
Il know you torture me horribly at
times, Mia. Why don't you cease this
wretched hide and seek business, and
throw your lot in with mine? Place
your happiness and future in my keep
ing Leave the hateful boards; they
only degrade one so fitted to shine in a
brighter and purer atmosphere. Come,
my own love, and bless my existeneel"
Il would ask no greater earthly hap
plness, and you know it, Rex; but in
the name of mercy, do not sully your
lips with a word that would turn my
love into gall"
Il, of course, wish you to be my wife,
Mia. What, in heavens name, did you
thinkf"
II cannot say. All know is I
have deeply wronged you in my
thoughts"
Never mind, darling-I will not re-
proach you; our day must not be married
by one angry word"
"Rex, you have made me so happy, and
| am not worthy of your love"
All | impose is that our marriage
takes place abroad, dear-on account of
my father, whose prejudices are difficult
to overcome"
Il am content to obey You in every
thing SO long as I am near you," Mia
breathed, Is he folded her to his breast
and pressed burning kiss upon her lips
One morning in the late autumn, when
the trees and ferns were yellowing into
mellow tiEts, Lord Carfax ami his new
ly-m made bride passed out OF little
church that nestled in hollow. A few
laborers stared at them from an adjacent
field, as they entered a carriage and were
driven away.
A white yachting costume, richly braid
ed with gold, was the wedding gar5 Mia
wore.
Il don't look much of bride" she
said drawing on her glove over The
bright badge of love and constaney her
bridegroom had just placed ON her fin
ger,
81 think you look perfection, my pet;
and I wouldn't mind wagering your
dress would be copied by no end Of
brides if you had worn it in England"
The halcyon daysi how they seemed to
fly, to the happy young wife, on board
her husbands yacht, as it SKINNED the
German ocean!
Three months few by, and still found
them sailing the bosom of old Neptune.
"Rex, when shall we turn the DIV
cites head for England?" Nita asked,
one morning, as they were seated at the
breakfast table.
"Why do you ask" he questioned, a
little curtly, "are you already pining for
London, with its glittering distractions,
NitaH"
"No, by no means; I am as happy as
a May bird" she protested vivaciously,
starting up and winding her soft white
arms around his neck.
How demonstrative you arel" he ex-
postulated, putting her from him to re-
adjust his tie; then relenting, as he
noted the expression of pain that fitted
into her eyes as she quietly resumed her
seat.
"Don't mind me, pet" he urged; "yoa
know what fussy fellow / am about
my neck gear"
Several more weeks flew by, and then
matters came to head.
"Nita, my dear" his lordship said,
one afternoon; 81 have been thinking
over our conversation of the other
morning down dropped his eyes from
hers, that regarded him in vague alarm
"and I agree with you it would he adj
visable for you to land What do yol
say to the Cape? We could reach there
in three or four days easily
~ should prefer England, Rex; still,
if you think it advisable to land with
out delay, do so by all MEANS" she an
swered, in a istless, half hearted tone,
quite different from her once anima ted
way of addressing him.
He looked furtively at her from under
his eyelids to see if he dare disclose his
real intentions.
81 had better leave it till the last mo-
ment," he thought "There will be no
end of a scene, but it's no Use antici-
pating the inevitable"
Her gaze followed Inn as he passed
out of the saloon.
Can it be true?' she thought, in bit
ter anguish--"a month ago we two were
never separated, and now he seems to
sun my society,""
Tears rushed to her eyes at this bit
ter awakening from her short lived bliss,
but she dashed them away, for Louisa
Rawson, her maid, entered the saloon
with a busting brush.
Louisa, do you see any alteration in
Z" she asked, when the busting was
nearly concluded
"Why, no, my lady; unless you dom
seem as light hearted as you used to-"
the maid replied.
II appear dull, do II"
TO BE CONTINUED.