Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11

ing her yourself, why. then, What do
you do?" / stopped and faced him
We were crossing Hartsmere common
and the castle was already in sight.
and his eyes fell before my just in
dignation. He didn't seem anxious to
tell me, so l set TO and told him my
self. Why, you go and spoil it all
by flirting with Agatha First, noy'
don't you,"
Spoil it ALP he asked without
looking up. Yes" | affirmed impa,
tientiy that's just what you're doing.
l should think you could see you'ra
jeopardizing your chances with Agatha
Sixth every time you so much aa
glance at Agatha First, and really.
when you consider that you've asked
the girl TO marry you and are sup,
posed to be awaiting her answer with
all lovers Impotence. il doesn't look
well. 1t doesn't really! What do you
want TO do it for, anyway" pause
in my TRADE, but he made no motion
to answer. Why. it's plain loony OF
you! | exploded in my irritation3
For man in your position. it's posi-
lively suicidal to fool the way you're
doing, I shouldn't wonder at all il
Miss Lawrence refused you eventual
ly, and then the game would be up
indeed"
What gamer" said Arch, if you
please, just as if he didn't know what
| was talking about.
why, your aunt's property in Au5
stralia." / beloved in his ear. You
can't inherit it if Agatha Sixth WON'T
marry you, can your"
Cant To- he said simply, as if 10
didn't matter at all. and l nearly lost
my patience.
How could you?" l returned. The
times up in two days; is it likely you
could get anyone else to marry you in
that length of timer"
He looked up Il shouldn't care I'd
marry anyone else," be said, Il hap3
pen TO care about her" and his ex1
preston was so earnest and sincerd
/ had TO believe him
We'll. then, for heavens sake, mako
little more effort to convince he |
that you care!" / advised, but NOR
gently, and we walked on in silenceI
broke it first, as he didn't seem INF
clined to talk. Honest, old man."
said, Il wish you'd tell a fellow what
you're up to! | hate to see you mai
king a mess of this thing. for no good
lF I ~
renee it would be different But you're
self-confessed as to that, and it's es1
pecially hard to bear when Dearest
and | have been doing our very best
to help you. Tell ME what it's all
about, can't you? Why will you per
sist in running after Agatha Endicott
just at this critical stage of the
game?''
My dear fellow" he replied. I'D
tell you everything in a minute if
there Were anything to tell. But there
isn't, not a blooming blessed thing; /
deny your last statement, however.
can do that much for you am not
running after Miss Endicott, not the
least bit in the world | give you my
word I'm mott"
For a moment / felt a curious sense
of positions reversed, as if some time
not long ago had been the one to
speak so to Terhune, and he to lee
ture me. He is older than | and has
always been the one to look after me,
not ] after him. And this feeling al
most impelled me to drop my in
quisitorial tone. But | thought Of the
automobile in the woods and the scene
| had stumbled upon and grew firm.
Really il was too much. | couldn I
let him string me like that.
q don't know what you call it, !
retorted Indignantly. but whether you
think so or not, you're with Agatha
First all the time lately. Why can't
you let her alone and tend strictly to
business?"
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