Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-01

Langrishe, "but I have no intention of
taking your advice"
Before more could be said Montresor
and the Duke came up, and sat down
near Agnes.
We have decided to go and see the
gorge this afternoon said the Duke.
Mother won't come. She has found an
old lady to hob-nob with, and she will
be quite happy"
Agnes assented rather languidly and
went on reading, or pretending to read.
Presently there came ON to the verandah
party OF Americans. There were two
men and three ladies. They were laugh
ing and talking rather loudly, and they
stood to continue their conversation near
the Duke and his friends and close by
the window behind which Denzilia was
sitting unknown to anybody.
"All l can say is that she is a very
beautiful CIR" said one of the men with
heat which seemed to imply that some
one had been saying something deroga-
tory to the person he spoke of
Il do not wish to deny that. 1t is q
self evident fact" said lady q mere
the same New York girl who went to
London, and while the police were look.
| ing for her everywhere, and her relations
were spending oceans of money in the
endeayor to trace her. she was masquer-
aiding about dressed in mems clothes. If
you consider that nice thing for girl
to do / have nothing more to say"
81 do not consider it nice thing to
I . l.,
But am perfectly sure it was not this
lady"
The lady repeated
81 am quite sure it was the same per-
son. 1t was Miss Lavenham'
AT this point the Duke suddenly rose
from his chair and advanced towards the
group.
Il beg your pardon" he said, raising
his hat very courteously, but with an
unmistakable ring of anger in his voice.
Miss Lavenham is a friend of mine and
must ask you not to speak of her in
these terms aloud in public places. She
is a lady worthy of all respect"
The curtain over the window beside
which the group stood was suddenly
pushed aside, and Denzila stood up
straight and tall before them.
1T is kind of you, Duke" she said in
her clear tones, "to be willing to defend
me against all corners, but | want TO
say that these ladies and gentlemen are
right. | am the New York girl who
went to London and masqueraded in
mems clothes, though the detail about
my relations is founded on a misappre
hension" She smiled slightly as she
spoke but her face was flushed, and her
| glance wandered to the spot where Mon
! tresor and his companions still sat lis
tening to this extraordinary converse
ton But I would ask you to be merci-
! full, and not to blazon abroad this story
! of your countrywoman. l have learnt
| in the years that have passed since then
! to be very bitterly ashamed OF it, and
would fain have all those who know me
! forget it."
/ 1t was a curious scene. The girl spoke
with a gentle dignity that took of from
what might have otherwise seemed the
| eecentricity of her conduct. After a mo-
ment's embarrassed pause the gentleman
who had so loudly proclaimed his dis
/ belief in her identity took off his hat,
and said in exactly the same tone that
| he might have used in apologhing for
| having trodden on her dress
Indeed we have reason to be ashamed
of ourselves for having uttered n lady's
name aloud in a public place. / can as,
sure you that we shall respect our coun-
| trywomans confidence. and it shall not
be through any of us'-he indicated by
O slight wave of his hand to his own
party-"that it is talked of again"
Denzlia smiled, and, dropping the cur
tain, disappeared from view.
When they met at the midday de-
9eiuner Miss Lavenham was not smiling.
! She was unusually grave and quiet Once
/ she raised her eyes and met Montresor' 3
with that half-dcprecating look which
always gave him a sensation of angry
discomfort. She had no business 80 look
at him kke that
As soon as luncheon was over they
started on their afternoons excursion
with Heterogeneous in attendance. They
always took Heterogeneous, even when
/ the services OF guide We're perfectly
superfluous.
They started in theff usual order, Che
Duke beside Denkilia, Eangrishe beside
Agnes, and Montresor ahead with the
guide. Sometimes Agnes or Langrishe
would range along side of the guide, but
Denzilia was never allowed by her cav.
aher to quit his side If she wanted to
walk to the guide the Duke took his
| place on the other side of her. She
seemed to accept his devotion without
any reluctance, but the lockers on
thought that she hardly took it seri-
ously.
ITO Be Continued)