Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-29

" YEA loQdE.
Denzilia did not trouble herself TO in
/ qulre who the acquaintance might be
whom Francesca Lad invited to tea.
Put on your best tea gown, please"
SAID Francesca as the hour approached.
and look as interesting as YOU can.
mean to get YOU out next week"
Denzilia permitted Francesca and her
maid TO do with her what they would
in the matter of toilette
She did indeed look very lovely as she
lay on her sofa in soft silk tea gown
of the p,,lest blue trimmed with pro-
fusion of lace. Her beautiful gold brown
hair was very loosely plated and coiled
on top OF her head as a more comfortable
couture for constant lying down.
When Aubrey Montresor was shown
into the room by the waiter he stopped
for an instant on the threshold. Never
had he seen Denziha look so winning.
| She was pale when he entered. but at
the unexpected sight of him the color
mounted to her face and gave her a per
feetly brilliant appearance.
| Miss Nanbrugh came to the rescue at
once.
Il am glad you We're able to come"
| she said, holding out her hand in such
way that he was obliged to advance
to take it. And by the time he had
shaken hands with her Denzilia had suf-
| ficiently recovered to hold out her hand
| Francesca sat down at once to the tea
table.
You might find some more people to
bring to see us" she remarked. I'VE are
beginning to get blue -mouldy up here"
Il should be very happy" said Mon
tresor. But, the fact is 1 don't know
anybody here"
Really" said Miss Vanbrugh. 81
wonder you care to stay here so long if
You have not single acquaintance"
MontTesor said nothing. He was be.
| ginning ungratefully to feel as if he
hated this tormenting young woman
| Denzilia began to talk of Agnes and
! Langrishe, and this topic served them
/ till tea was over. Then Francesca made
| some excuse for leaving them together
and after her departure there was n mo-
ment's embarrassed silence. DeuziIa
broke it. She lay with her hands folded
and her eyes shut.
| "I am sorry that Francesca should
have dragged you up here" she began.
l"But She"
! The sentence was never finished. The
next moment Montresor was kneeling
! beside her sofa.
"Denzilia!" he said. "Denzilia! Win
you forgive me? I dare not ask for any
thing else, only that you will forgive
me"
! His eyes were fixed on hers, and in
their blue depths he read clearly enough
that he might ask what he would He
gently lifted the little slim white hands
in his and held them softly.
"Denzlia,' he whispered again, "to
what lengths will your forgiveness go?'
"To what lengths will your repent
ance go?" she answered with something
of her old sauciness.
And at that he caught her in his arms
and kissed her. A moment afterwards
she murmured in his ear
II never want to deceive you again, sc
| must tell you that hoped the Duke
would repeat to you all l said to him"
Aubrey only kissed her again.
Miss Vanbrugh came in about an hour
later
81 can't find the photos" she said
airily; "but l don't doubt that you can
exist without seeing them"
She paused and glanced archly from
! one TO tne OLneT.
Come here" said Deuzilia, and when
the girl obeyed she took her two hands
and said playfully, Il will forgive you
this time, but if you ever play me such
trick again our friendship will be
broken Off for ever"
"Never mind, Miss Vanbrugh," said
Montrcsor rising and graspng Fran,
cesca's fingers in a hearty grip. MY
friendship will be always yours in CON
sideraton of this days work"
"And now" cried Francesca, when half
an hour after Montresor was about to
/ take his departure, "as you two have
lost three years in sulking, one on each
side of the Atlantic, why don't you get
married at once?"
Montresor dared not openly express
! his appreciation of the audacity of this
proposal. But he flashed glance at
Denzlia as he left the room which suf-
| fciently conveyed to her his sentiments
! on the subject. But she took no notice
otherwise than by blush, of the look.
/ How could you!" she exclaimed to
Denziia the moment they were alone.
Francesca not only declined to express
/ penitence, but proceeded to demonstrate
! that as Denzilia was of an age and in a
position to do "a she pleased there was
no use waiting till she returned to Amer
| lea and then having a grand wedding.
And her counsels prevailed.
A month later Montresor and Denzilia
were quietly married in the little church
at Zermatt by the English chaplain
After the wedding they went down to
Martigny to spend a short honeymoon,
for Denzilia was still not strong enough
for much travelling Francesca, in the
meantime, found some eompatriots with
whom to travel for a time, and after
wards she Joined her friend and her
friends husband, and they went home
to England together
Here Miss Vanbrugh found many OPP
portunities of laying siege to the Duke
of Courtalsea's susceptible heart, and i'm
proved those opportunities with so much
vigor that when six months later Bir
and Mrs. Montresor and Mr.. and Lady
Agnes Langrishe left England for Amer
lea Francesca accompanied them to make
preparations for her own wedding, which
was to be decOrously celebrated in her