Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-29
A SAINT AND TWO SINGERS

| bering fire in the eyes, and she let
| her hand fall on the arm of her chair,
so near to Anothony Valentines that
their fingers almost touched
Tony" said Mrs. Reneer softly,
| one of the luckiest days | have ever
had if you chose?"
II have the rottenest luck in the
world" he said. The best thing /
can do for anyone is to go away
from them"
Her hand stole closer to his and
lightly pressed it.
Il should miss YOU dreadfully, she
saio Il want YOU to tell me what
/ has been bothering you lately
II can't do that" he answered
briefly, but he imprisoned her fingers
] in his.
Then l m going to guess. You are
| in tight corner and if you don't see
! a way out of it. If you had, say,
| $500, would things be easier for you?"
| Il daresay," he admitted, but you
! might as we'll suggest 5000. One is
| as difficult to get as the other
| "Oh, nor she eXpostulated Its
! nothing One could borrow it from a
| friend without the smallest sense of
| obligation. Surprising you had it
now, this moment what would you do
| tomorrow"
Clear my way" he said; chuck
all this stupid game and go abroad. "
Her eyes flashed. Alone?" she
asked.
NO; not alone--if | could help it,"
Her lips fun and fresh and muffin
| Gus, smiled. Wei, Tony, | was
! thinking of a little trip myself Per-
| haps we shall meet"
| Il don't mean a trip" he answered.
| Il shall get hold of some work and
| sink myself till l pun things straight
But if things were pulled
straight" she persisted.
They can't be" he rejoined. and
! added as ne rose, Shall / take you
! back? There's another dance start
! ing"
"One minute" she rose. too, and
| faced him while she slipped her hand
! under his arm I've written some
| thing for you. I'm going to post it
tonight It's little bit of-wen. of
affectionate advice. win you prom
Use not to tear it up or send it back p
"Of course" he answered Should
be likely to treat anything Of yours
like that? But I'm not worth ro-
nance, Mile"
the way your wife has asked me to
tea on Friday Is ii a party?"
Il shouldn't think So" he answered
I'VE are not giving parties just now :"
Perhaps it's just to have a chat
about old schooldays together. Any
how, I'll come" she concluded lightly.
1t was the following morning that
Mrs Valentine, opening her letters at
breakfast sat transfiXed with aston
ishment gazing at a check and note
lying on the table before her
"A valentine to A. Valentine" the
heading ran. and below was written:
You told me that only money stood
between you and happiness. Take
then your happiness and make il mu-
tual."
The check was Tor f500, signed
"Millicent Reneer," and made payable
to A. Valentine or bearer.
In her excitement Ada Valentine
sprng to her feet and began walking
up and down the room, talking ir
quick, agitated sentences to herself,
Five hundred pounds, she repeat
| ed in a whisper. I could pay every
single thing. all Tony's debts, ana get
him to come away into the country or
abroad somewhere and start fresh.
He would be his old self again, / know
he would; it's only trouble that has
! changed him so"
/ Then sudden resolution seized her
! "lll go TO Miicent," she thought.
| forbid me to take it. but if he doesn't
! know until it's all settled and she
! ran away TO get her hat and coat
! At this very moment Tony was in
! Mrs. Reneers boudoiT. where he had
| insisted on an interview at 1880. and
| Mrs, Reneer was standing, the picture
of angry despair, in the center Of the
! room.
"Oh, you fool Tonyl" she was say
ing. why didn't you guess Why
didn't You get hold of the other letter
| before Ada opened it?"
Il couldn't" he said. Her letters
! had been taken in TO her. and she had
gone down to breakfast bcsarr i
! opened this"
He held out the missive which had
| been enclosed in the envelope adj
! dressed, a. Valentine, Esq"
MNhCent SnatChed ii from him and
read it out with Infatuated emphasis.
My dear Ada-Friday next at by
all means unless | have 10 leave town
this week, which is possible. Tours
ever. MilHcent Reneer'
Il wrote the letters together" She
went on, in the small hours this
! morning. And l could have sworn /
/ put them into their proper envelopes
Let me think now. What can we
! do"
There was a ring at the he'll at
this moment and steps approached
/ the bOudOir.
surprising it's Ada" exclaimed
Mrs. Reueer with sudden intuition.
/ For heavens sake go. Tony"
Can Mrs. Valentine see you. please
/ ma am ?' asked the fuotman
Certainly Show her up here
And the next moment she had
/ turned with her usual elf-posscssion
/ to greet the eager agure advancing
I from the door.
"MihCent," exclaimed Mrs. Nalen-
/ tine. chow could your
! u hope you're not going to be ride
| ulous and make a fuss about moth
/ ing She remarked Coldly.
/ Nothing" echoed Mrs. Valentine.