Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-08-26

hand to hope that she was wau a..
that his own health was Dever T1 ~
ter, He wrote that the sawmU hnst
ness was good, and that he exnaotas
to have his wages raised 10 500
month. He thought Of her often ~
said. In fact, he had driven a stale
at the spot where she had fallen in
and went there to look at it five ~
SIX times a day, Then he copied =
verse of poetry and ended the Letter
by saying that he hoped for an an.
sWer by return mail.
He didn't receive one however Two
weeks dragged along, and then ona
night as he was calling on Eunice ha
said:
"Euny, about our getting married"
Eyes, Silas."
Il think we'd better"
Very we'll"
She waited for him to ask her 70
name the day, but he had nothing
further to say on the subject
bright idea had occurred to him. He
had written I'm haste" on the en-.
! velope of his letter. but by so doing
he may have made the postmaster
mad and the epistle had been torn I'D.
He decided to write again.
He took his pen in hand with
firmer grip this time, as his wages
had been raised to $22 per month.
He hoped for an answer within three
days, but at the end of a fortnight
none had come. One mail a day
reached the village post Office, but he
inquired five times a day, so as to
make sure of missing nothing. An
other two weeks and no letter.
Was Chevalier Silas in love with
the damsel he had rescued? He was,
He didn't kick around nights and
dream Of her, but he loved her gal,
lantly-chivalrously - knightly - the
same as the heroes of his romancea
had loved. Perhaps the reason she
hadn't answered was that she was
coyly waiting for him to come to the
city and tell of his alteration. Hell
mother might have tied her up in the
garnet or her father thrust her into
a dungeon deep because she had told
Of her love for him. For. three days
Silas debated as to what the Chevaliel
st. Aubyn would have done unde,
like circumstances, and then he left
for the city.
Having the damse's address, 1t was
easy to find her fathers house. He
found it early in the morning just
as the father was emerging with a
very strong cigar in his mouth Hs
gave Silas a looking over, uttered a
"humph!" to himself. and then asked
We'll, what is it?"
"Your-your daughter was up al
Bellyille in July" stammered the
young man.
well, what of it?"
"She tumbled into the mill pond"
"And got wet. Well. what of thatr
Il work in the sawmill there"
IT thought so. Go on"
81 pulled her out of the pond"
"Oh, you did? Did it strain your
back any?"
mo, SIR
''If it did, try a porous plaster"
but 1 saved her life, str" con-
tinued Silas, "and she said shed
never forget it."
And I don't think she will She
lost her false hair and complexion, /
believe"
And she asked me to call on her II
was ever in town"
and being as you are in town, YOU
have come to call. Well, you can go
in and interview the cook If you
wish. My daughter has been married
six weeks and is still away on a
bridal tramp. She never mentioned
anything about you, but if you really
saved her life, why, have a cigar with
me-"
Silas reached home that night at
o'clock. His jaw was set and his look
was determined The villagers had
long since got to bed, but that was
naught to him. He walked to tne
house of Eunice's father and around
to her window, and, in response 70
his calls, a head was poked out ana
a voice exclaimed:
MY stars, Silas, but what's hap
pened!"
Nothing yet, but something GO
ing to- You be ready at nine O'CLOCK
in the morning to be married! There
been fooling enough about it."