Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-08
A FOOLISH FROLIC.
BIZ the Democratic Duchess, Err

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as circumstances would permit, and he
preathed sigh of relief when she set
her foot on the last step and was on
safe ground again. He had recovered his
color and looked no graver than usual
que there was something about them
Doth which made Agnes exclaim directly
she saw them
What has happenedl"
Montresor answered lightly
Miss kavenham has been DOING her
best to injure the company's property,
II it Is company that has put those
ratings up"
This speech called for explanation.
which Montresor gave in the matter.of.
fact manner ne knew how to assume.
The Duke burst into ordinations of
horror and sympathy. He showered
excavations on the careless people who
allowed their ratings to become rotten
and so endangered the lives of tourists
and finally he turned on the unlucky
gulde and abused him first for not hay.
ing accompanied the pair and then for
not having warned them that the rail
lngs were rotten. Heterogeneous took the
the scolding meekly. Indeed he was as
much concerned at the accident as if he
had been responsible for the condition
OF the ratings. As they returned home
he view with the Duke in plying Den
zllla with attentions, in guarding her
dress from catching on brambles, in Civ
ing her helping hand over every inc
quahty OF the ground, and generally in
treating her as If she were made of glass
that might break if great care were not
taken to prevent the cata strophe.
After this little incident the DAVIS went
by without bringing any new develop
ments to light. Miss Lavenham's friend
did not arrive, though she sent notes
from her hating places to assure her
dear Denzilia that she was coming.
Il told her." Denzilia explained to
Agnes, that / was willing to stay at
Zermatt fog an indefinite tim. But now
am sorry told her So"
Why" asked Agnes.
Because you English people think it
so shocking for young woman to be
staying in hotel by herself"
Young American ladies are not much
in the habit of doing it," observed Agnes,
who wondered if Denzilia was afraid of
shocking the Duke
mo, they are not; but don't aspire
to follow the fashion of young Amer
lean ladies'"
do you mean that you prefer to couy
English ones?" asked Agnes coolly.
Denzilia hlushed little.
Il do not mean that" she answered
with saucy smile. Il find that English
men are, as a rule, quite satisfied with
American girls as they are. No. I meantn
she sighed and leant farther out of the
/ window fha {xrA ~. ~
Matthieson's sitting room-"I meant
that | wish had been born boy, l
hate the life OF woman-its emptiness,
its conventions, its shackles. / some
times think it is hardly worth while to
be alive at all, and yet I feel how
glorious thing life might be-in some
circumstances"
Agnes" said Denzilia after the pause,
did you ever do foolish thing in your
llifef"
Eyes" answered Agnes, with sudden
concentrated bitterness. II have done
the most foolish thing woman can do. "
DenZilia turned and looked at her.
"Ah" she said slowly. Then she with.
drew her arms from the window-sill.
II am going downstairs" she said. eff
l stay here looking at the mountains I
shall become CONFIDENTIAL; and one al
ways regrets afterwards when one has
become confidential"
Denzilia went downstairs, and on the
verandah she stumbled on Langrishe,
who was sitting in wicker chair with
his legs stretched out in front of him
in an attitude expressive of boredom.
Denzilia took seat beside him before
he was aware of her approach.
"Mr. Langrishe," she said, 81 wish you
would do me a favor"
II am always willing to do anything I
can for you," he replied, without any af-
fectation, though he seemed little sur
Eprised.
"You seem to have become one of the
Dukes party" she went on.
81 might say the same of you," he OBJ
served
She tool, no notice of The interruption.
"I wish you would take them all
away"
ITO what end?" he inquired.
Il want to be left alone" she answered
coolly.
1 Would it not be better in that case
to go away yourself" he remarked
blandly. "Zermatt is, you see, not your
private park"
81 must wait here for my friend" she
said.
"Would it not be possible, seeing that
yotYr need of solitude is so urgent, to
leave word that you were tired Of wait
ling for herY' he asked a little ma
hciously.
1T would look as il were running
away" she replied.
-From whom? From the Duke ?" he
said. and his tone was more than ever
malicious.
!, The malice in his tone struck her this
time, and with apparent inconsequence
she exclaimed
you do not believe in my friendf"
He looked at her for moment keenly.
Then he said
81 did not; now do"
She rose as he said this, and went out
of the hotel grounds up the street to
the shop where we've sold Swiss wood
carvings, alpenstoeks, photographs, and
I hke toys for tourists to take away with
them.
I AS she entered the shop she perceived
that Montresor was there buying pho