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

proye-some one who wiz make you
happy For two years, at any rate, you
cannot marry without my consent"
well, Sir Arthur. | am afraid ! shall
lplease myself in such a matter ii ! have
your consent or not" and without look
| ing at him again she turned and left
the room.
And he sat on with clenehed hands
land a grey face. II have offended her
now he muttered. "She loves that Nor
lton fellow. and-heaven forgive me- !
have done more harm than good''
| II was a very warm night 80 warm
THAT the youngest members Of the party
were strolling in the grounds There had
been several guests to dinner at the
court and il had been a CHEEKY evening
altogether
Pamela had sat next to Captain Nor
ton, and some demon had entered into
her. She talked and laughed and firted
with the man to such an extent that
| Gilbert glowered at her from the other
side of the table, and Sir Arthur
| frowned.
| The guests had gone, and Pamela
| slipped out of the window into the
grounds to escape from Gilbert. who
| had gone into the hall to see the last of
Miss Darcy. She wandered round the
/ lawns in an aimless way. A late moon
was climbing the heavens, and throwing
long shadows from the trees But Pa
( mea suddenly realized that it was grow
| ing late, and she would be shut out. So
she retraced her steps and went back to
the house,
The lower rooms We're in darkness-all
except the study, where lamp was
burning Pamela glanced in as she was
passing, but as she could not see any
body, she thought at first the room was
empty. However, on looking more at
tentively, she saw that Sir Arthur was
sitting at his desk with his head buried
in his hands.
! The girl caught her breath. She saw
the long French window was aiar, and
impulsively she pushed it open and went
in. "Sir Arthur" she murmured tim
idly.
| @You:" he muttered under his breath.
is it your
'Sir Arthur. are volr ill?' she said.
and there was world OF anxiety in her
voice.
He gave a curt laugh. at is only that
am fool" he said. He started up
land paced the room restlessly to and
fro. and then came back. Listen, Pa
lmela," he said, IL have fallen in love
with fower"-his voice halted and
he found some difficulty in going on. at
is the most beautiful flower you ever saw
it is only Just QUIT is little more
than a bud, and II am merely faded
tleafI have been through many sea
sons-I seem to have been on my stem
such long-long time. Don't Iou think
must he mad to fall in love at my
time of life?"
But what of the Aower?" she asked in
II low voice. Perhaps that flower is
like me, and prefers the love of a leaf
that has lived to the immature affection
lofa bud"
Pamela" he said harshly, what are
You saying? You don't know what your
words mean, for heaven help met is
YOU | love-I have loved you so long
but | never meant to tell YOU Only to-
might tonight / am not myself am
tracked with jealousy, and you find me
IN a weak moment. But for that, you
should never have known-you should
never have known"
would you, then. have doomed me tC
misery all my life?" she asked in low
tone. Her face was radiant as she raised
it to his. ooh, Arthur, how blind, blind
you have been | began to think at last
that | should be obliged to propose tc
you"
He started. Pamela !" he said hoarse
ly. Are you hooking me? Do you
know that am more than twenty years
older than your"
What has age to do with love-" she
said, and love you-T love you!"
He gazed at her incredulously He
had fought against his feelings so Ions
was it possible that the struggle had
been all for nothing? But there wa:
that in her eyes as they glanced at hin
shyly over the table that was mmis
taxable. He wasted ne more time in
questions. In another moment he hello
her closely in his arms "Ah, my dear
my dear" he murmured tenderly.-
Mabel H. Robins in NJ. A. P.