Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-05-16
i am both surprised and shocked.

Il hope he never calls here again.
so do l. Thomas must be instruct
ID to say that We are not at home to
him"
Hypocritical June Temple. Within
half an hour she was writing Mr..
Dinsdale note to say that she had
left her handkerchief in the auto and
would he be so kind as to bring II
with him when he called again"
Mr.. Dinsdale might have called after
a few evenings, but the lost handker-
chief would not have been with him
securely wrapped in tissue paper and
then in tinfoil outside. The reason II
wouldn't was because ii was not to
be found in the auto. 1t had never
been dropped there. 1t was right be-
fore the girl as she wrote the note.
The lawyer was thinking of calling,
however, when he heard that the
Duke Of Richmond was on the job, so
to say. If he wasn't calling every few
minutes it was at least every day.
His highness was having heap to
say about his title, his castles and
| his plans for the future. Mrs Temple
swallowed the words greedily, but
! Miss Temple found that she didn't
care much about titles and vast es-
tates and the family jewels of Ouch
ess. She was more concerned about
a plain Young lawyer She had set
out to make him sorry. and she was
being sorry herself
one day the duke called when Mrs.
Temple was alone. He seemed to be
glad to find 1t SO. In one way he was
almost stranger to her, but in anoth-
er the friendship had progressed so
fast that he dared to ask for her
daughters hand. That is. he wanted
permission to win the hand If he
could. Of course, he had brought
scores of testimonials with him, and
stood ready to submit barrel or two
OF them at any moment.
Il should be proud to be your moth
er-in-law," was the prompt answer re
eeived.
And | should certainly be proud to
call you by that title AS the Duchess
OF Richmond your sweet daughter
would have the world at her feet, al
most"
How grand"
Il should honor her as if she hao
been born queen"
Il know you would
"All l ask is a fair chance to win
her"
Il will aid you all can
And there is one more thing, my
dear Mrs, Temple. 1t is a matter
must ask you to hold in the strictest
confidence"
You have my word that / win,
Duke"
My solicitors in London we're to
send me hundred thousand dollars a
week ago, but a letter just received
from them says it will be whole fort
night yet before they can comply.
Meanwhile"
You need funds?" said Mrs. TEN.
pie.
"Ah. what a woman! If you have
$4,000 you are not going to use for
few days"
81 will gladly give you a check for
it,"
An hour later when Miss June had
returned and been told of the loan,
she went straight to the telephone and
said to Mr. Dinsdale:
Come at once with your auto!
Never mind what for. but eome!!"
Then she telephoned her mothers
bank and stopped payment OH the
check, and was at the door when the
auto drove up.
Where to?" asked the lawyer.
Fourth National bank"
What for?"
ITO nab the Duke of Richmond"
On the way down two detectives
we're picked up The duke had taken
trolley car and got into block. and
had only reached the bank three min
utes ahead of the others. He was in
line to present his check, but made
, break to get away when he saw the
detectives.
who is he?" asked Miss June as
Mr.. Dinsdale was taking her home.
Dick Turner, the greatest conf
dence man in the country"
But he has thirteen trunks at the
Belmont and occupies parlor suit
HE has carpet-bag and occupies
room in a cheap lodging house"
Gracious, but how he has fooled
mammal"
"And the real estate men and you
and others!"
No, not me, sir"
And why not?"
Because had feeling-feeling-
'Well?"
"a feeling that / shouldn't marry
any other man but you, Brian"
And Mrs. Temple was the only one
who shed tears and talked of the wick
edness of the world.
Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Really Mot Borrowers Fault.
NOW, look here, Thompson, remark
ed Bloom, 1T is six months since you