Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-10-21

S4aiSu II 10 De neT opinion InaL an
attachment that couldn't stand the
fire of a little conventional coquetry
which she thought one of the most in
aiienable of women's rights, was not
worth having, and that | could not
excuse or explain Arch's conduct in
| that way.
However that may be. when Agatha
| First and young Freer had romped out
/ of sight in the direction of the garage
| for the fun of telling the men them
| selves to send the electric runabout
around, Agatha Sixth rose slowly from
/ the little rocker where she had sat
/ through all the talk as if she were
not at all concerned in it, and clench-
ing her sewing in one small hand,
walked past us in silence toward the
house,
Are you going to get ready. dear?"
Ventured my wife to the small rigid
back, We start right away, you
know
There was a moments silence, and
then at the door she turned the BRAY
est little face toward US you ever
saw.
Yes she said sweetly. I'm going
! to get ready You needn't think l
shall stay at home just because he's
| not going" The hes" was empha-
sized. I'D rather go without him any.
way!" And she vanished into the
! house
| My wife and l stared at each other.
Well, what do you think of that?"
I exclaimed
Il think she's little heroine!" the
secretary mean Dearest-answered
CAS- for that mani" she stopped, but
her expression was such that was
glad Terhnne wasn't there to see it.
Well, it is a shame!" l conceded.
He ought not to treat the poor little
| girl so! What can he be about, any
way? If he doesn't take care he'll
| jolly well fall between two stools!"
Yes. if you mean the girls by
stools, agreed Dearest, land serve
| him right too-the old flirt! But
Wilfred," and she fixed me with a look
that l secretly trembled before be.
! cause it means an unpleasant duty to
! be performed by me, you must find
out what he's up to-" But before
could reply we were in the midst of
hurried farewells to Terhune, who If
! he were in disgrace, was also our
guest, and we had packed him off in
the little runabout to catch his train,
without a word of rebuke.
Not half an hour later we were
standing on the steps of the side en-
trance to the castle in our automobile
! toys, with Agatha Sixth and Leslie
Freer, waiting for Agatha First, or
Miss Endicott-to use her proper
name once in a while-to join us be-
fore starting on our trip to see the
| cricket. Freer, a pale-eyed, sandy
haired young chap, was enveloped in
one of the coats that go with the ma
chine for the convenience of chance
guests, and was promising us that he
would be quite comfortable, though
no one seemed particularly solicitous
Il wonder why Miss Endicott
doesn't come-she's so SLOW" he re-
| marked for the twentieth time, at
least
But it wasn't until l had quite fin
| ished fussing with the machine, a six
cylindered touring car, having gone
over every part of her with the chauf-
feur, and was beginning to get bit
impatient, that the young lady who
was responsible for the delay appear
ed in the hall entrar Q.
But to our establishment she did
not wear so much as linen duster
over the white frock she had worn
that morning to indicate that she
intend to motor with us that day,
Goo gracious, Aggie, deaF!" ex-
postulated Dearest from the ton
neau where she and Agatha Sixth
were already ensconced, aren't you
going to wear anything warmer than
that? It's cold motoring. you know,
even in June"
But I'm not going. Agatha" re-
piled the girl pleasantly. I've de
cided not to-
Decided not to-" echoed her host
ess, little taken aback. land Why,
please?" While Freer added a drawl-
ing, 20, say, Miss Endicott, that's
a shame! We can't go without you.
you know" to her expostulation.
mo, can't 60" explained Agatha
First, coming down a step or two
you see-you see" she passed a
strong brown hand across a
fine, sun-burnt forehead, Il don't feel
very we'll I've the worst headache!
Knocking that ball around in the sun
so long this morning. l guess" she
added, looking severely at the young
man from the village, much as If it
/ were his fault.
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