Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-14

lIllS dpdI tu0HL july
The shaded lamps made pretty
| light over Miss Reynier's cream-col-
| cred silk founces, over the delicate
| lace on her waist, over her glossy
| dark hair and spirited face. AS Aleck
contemplated that face, with its eager
yet modest and womanly gaze. and the
noble outline of her figure, he thought,
with an unwonted Towering of imagi-
nation, that she was not unlike the
Diana of classic days ~ domestic
DIANA" he added in his mind. She
may love the woods and freedom, but
! she will always return to the hearth.
Aloud he said: IF you will permit
me. Miss Reynier, would like to in
| form you at once of the Immediate
/ object CT my visit here. You must
| gs Wei aware" At this point MIR.
IA Camp, who, true to his nature,
VS. looking squarely in the face of
his companion. of necessity allowed
himself to be interrupted by Miss Rey-
niers lifted hand She was looking
beyond her visitor through the draw
| ing-room door.
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Lloyd
JONES'" announced the servant.
AS Miss Reynier swept forward with
outstretched hand to greet the new
corners, Van Camp fixed his eyes on
his hostess with mingled expression
Of masculine rage and submission.
Whether he thought her too cordial
toward the other men or too cool
toward himself, was not apparent.
Presently he. too, was shaking hands
with the visitors, who were evidently
old friends of the house Madame Rey-
nier, the aunt OF mademoiselle, was
summoned. and Van Camp was ma
rooned ma sofa with Lloyd-Jones.
who was just in from the West.
Aleck found himself listening to an
interminable talk about copper veins
and silver veins. new kind of assay
ing instrument. and the good luck at
tendant upon the opening of Lloyd
Jones new mine. the Liza Lu.
Aieck was the essence of courtesy
to everything except sham, and was
able to indicate mild interest in Mr..
Lloyd-Jones' mining affairs. 1t was
sufficient. LloydJones turned side
wise on his end of the soft, spread out
| plump gesticulating hands, and
| poured upon him an eloquent torrent
of fact, speculation and high-spirited
enthusiasm concerning Idaho in gen.
eral and the future of the Liza La
in particular. More than that, by and
by his cheerful, halfimpudent manner
| threatened to turn poetic.
ITS great. living In the open out
there" he went on, by this time in
Guiding the whole company in his ex-
ordium. You ride or tramp, or dig
rock all day; and at night you lie
down under the clear stars, thankful
| for your blanket and your rock-bed
and your campfire; and more than
thankful IL there's bit of running
water near by. It's q great life!"
Miss Reynier listened TO him with
eyes that were alternately puzzled and
appreciative. 1t was discourse that
would have seemed to her much more
natural coming from Aleck Van
Camp; but then, Mr. Van Camp really
did the thing-that sort OF thing
and he rarely talked about 1t. It had
| probably been Mr.. Lloyd-Joaes' first
| essay in the world out of reach OF his
! valet and club cocktail and he
YVES consequently impressed with his
achievement 1t was evident that Miss
Reynier and the amateur miner were
on friendly terms, though Aleck had
not seen or heard of him before He
| had ko5nobbed with MIR. Chamber
| lain in London and on more than one
/ scientific jaunt. The slightest flicker
| of jealous resentment cleaned in AL
eck's eyes, but his speech was as slow
and precise as ever
Il was just trying to convince Miss
Reynier that outdoor life has it's Pc
| cuIiar joys he said Il was even
now suggesting that she should dig,
LIoyd-Jones' lucre seem more allur-
ing than my little wriggly beasts. Miss
/ Reynier:-'
/ If Aleck meant this speech for a
trap to force the young woman to in
dictate a preference. the trick failed,
as it deserved to fail.
| Il couldn't endure either your mines
or your mudpuddles. You are both
| absurd. and I don't understand how
you ever get recruits for your hobbies.
| But come over and see this new en-
/ craving. Mr.. Jones; it's an old
I fashioned picture OF your beloved
Rhine
Aleck. thus liberated from Mr..
Lloyd-Jores and his mines. made his
way across the room to Madame Rey-
/ rier. The cunning of old Adam was
in his eye. but otherwise he was the
picture of deferential innocence
Madame Reynier loved Aleck, with
! his inoffensive Amaricanisms and un-
failing kindness, and with her
! friends she was frankness itself With
two men in Miss Reynier's hands for