Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04

CLEAR Shy. lie u6uCct
Yes" she went on in the most cas-
ual tone. mothers had her heart set
on 1t for months. You were supposed
to be mine at first sight, l believe.
Please don't look so uneasy. I'm not
going to propose to you" She laughed
her little ironic laugh.
$50 that is the way things stood,
chr" he said, still little amazed by
her candor
Yes. And what is more to the
point. am quite sure / should have
said yes If you had asked me. Sounds
odd, doesn't It? Rather amusing, too,
being able to discuss 1t so unreserved-
ly. isn't it?"
Good heavens. Vtvi" he cried un-
comfortably. I'll had no idea you
cared"
Cared" she cried, as he paused.
* don't care two pins for you in that
way. But would have married you.
just the same, because you are worth
marrying. I'd very much rather have
you for husband than any man /
know, but as for loving you! Pooh!
I'd love you in just the way mother
loves father, and wouldn't have been
bit more trouble to you than she Is
to him"
Cad. you don't mind what you
sayt''
Failing to nab you, Brandy, dare
say I'll have to come down to duke
or. who knows? maybe a mere prince.
1t isn't very enterprising, is It? And
certainly 1t isn't gay prospect. Real
iy. had hoped you would have me.
! fiatter myself. suppose. but, hon.
estly now. we would have made q
rather nice looking couple, wouldn't
we?"
You fiatter me-" he said.
But" she resumed, calmly exhal-
ing, you very foolish1y fell in love
with some one else, and 1t wasn't
necessary for me to pretend that I
was in love with you-which / should
have done, believe me. II you had
given me the chance. You fell In love,
first with Hetty Castleton."
"First7" he cried. frowning.
"And now you are heels over head
In love with my beautiful sister-in-law.
Which all goes to prove that would
have made Just the kind of wife you
need. considering your tendency to
fiuctuate. But how dreadful it would
have been for sentimental, loving
girl like Hetty!"
He sat bolt upright and stared hard
at her.
See here, Wv. what the dickens are
you driving at? I'm not in love with
Sara-not In the least--and---" He
checked himself sharply. What an
ass ! ami You're guying me-"
In any event, am right about Het-
ty," she said. leaning forward. her man
ner quite serious.
IF 1t will ease you mind" he said
stifly, Il plead guilty with all my
| heart"
She favored him with slight frown
of annoyance.
And you deny the nuctuating
charger"
Most positively. can afford to be
honest with you, Wv. You are q
corker. l love Hetty Castleton with
all my soul"
She leaned back In her chair. Then
why don't you dignity your soul by be-
ing honest with herr"
What do you mean?"
For half-minute she was silent.
Are you and | of the same stripe,
after all7 Would you marry Sara
without loving her, as / would have
done by you? 1t doesn't seem like
you, Brandon
Good heaven, I'm not going to
marry Sarai" he blurted out. Its
never entered my head"
Perhaps it has entered hers"
"Nonsensei She isn't going to
marry anybody. And she knows how
feel toward Hetty. II 1t came to the
| point where ! decided to marry with
out love. pom my soul, Wv. l believe
I'd pick you out as the VICTIM"
Wonderful combination" she said
with a frank laugh THE quintes
sence of no love lost But to resume
Do you know that people are saying
you are to be married before the win
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| ter is over?''
Let EN- say it" he said grufiy.
"Oh. well. she said. dispatching Il
all with gesture. "if that's the way
you feel about it, there's no more to
be said
He was ashamed. Il beg your par
don, shouldn't have said that"
"You see, she went on, reverting to
the original topic. people who know
Sara are likely to credit her with mo
tives you appear to be totally ignorant
of. She set her heart on my brother
Challis, when she was great deal
younger than she is now, and she goi
him. If age and experience count fol
anything. how capable she must be
by this time"
| He was too wise to venture an opin
lon. ~ assure you she has no designs