Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-10-23

You're late" PLANT
"All right" Mark sighed
'em out" Bring
Then Kazia spoke her n.
"Piotr. can't you see he's tiraa p !.
But cant do EN-" Piotr ~.
sulky at once. And haven't I s.si
once this week" ialed
"Piotr. you're a greedy Hun,-n
Don't you do it," she turned to Md pig
Sundays the double turn" '''fk'
Was this the olive branohq ~,
ing then could have persuaded ' =,
to give up the hour with piotr INN
he saw an opening; he unIi7nba.. oul
Dig gun and sent one she'll screanins
toward her camp, "You," he said ing Ing
crushing dignity, will be waIki," "',a
the park and won't care. Piotr wo,l IN
losing time" "eFe
She turned away SO quickly tb..
could not judge his marksmanss, ~
The lesson began and lasted until Pin.
rushed of to school. wi
The double turn came and was d,,
endured, as are most of lifes draaaas
trials when they actually nrasan.
themselves. But even Roman sbowas
the effects of the long strain. Wboa
be reached home he began at once ~
crown his fatigue In huge potations
Mark went to his room.
There surprise awaited him. cleo,
clothes, neatly laid out-also Kazia
who had just completed this kipdIr
service.
4 thought you'd like to clean nm
before supper" she explained with .
newsdifi dence.
Thank you. Kazia You ALWAYS
think of the right things"
No. not always
She moved toward the door-anv.
ious to avoid him, as usual, he thought
But he had no spirit for the siege lust
then. He dropped into the chair, bury.
ing his throbbing head in his hands
He supposed that she had gone.
But she had not gone. She stood
uncertain in the doorway, watching the
tired detected figure he made.
mot always" she repeated. Tha
ready color mounted. Sometimes I'm
cranky when l don't want to be-"
He glanced up, bewildered by this
sudden striking of colors.
You look awful tired" she went on
hurriedly.
He nodded stupidity, trying to grasp
the fact that for once she was neither
hostile nor Indifferent. Its the heat
It'll be worse in summer. 1t hurts
even Uncle Roman then. You can't
stand it."
He reused himself. Yes, l can stand
it-because will" Richard Courtney
would have detected new firmness
in the line of the grimly shut mouth.
Several thousand men stand it"
Il hope So" she answered gravely.
When you say it that way, you make
me think you can"
Il say 1t to make myself think so,
guess" He laughed shortly. Then
he observed that she was wearing her
white dress; the reason, of course,
was obvious.
Was 1t nice walk today?'
Il didn't co.
Obi" He leaned forward, very
eagerly for an exhausted man "Kazia,
do you still think I'm stuck-up and
selfish?"
She shook her head slowly. You've
been so nice to Piotr this week. when
you've been so tired"
"Kazia--" Before that honest gaze
he, too, had to be honest. "Kazia
l did it to make you think that. But
it was to help him you wanted me
to stay, wasn't it?"
mo, it wasn't"
Then why?"
Her eyes looked unwaveringly into
his. Il don't know" she said slowly.
Because you're different, guess. You
know things. You" A queer little
frown of puzzlement furrowed the
pretty brow as she CROPPED for the
words. She sighed impatiently, for
the cropping was fruitless. You're just
different thought / could learn
something from you-mebby."
viii you go walking with me next
Sunday, Kazia?"
Yes she said very grayely,
"Kazia," he pleaded whimsically'
you even laugh for others-some-
times. Don't you think you mighs
smile for me this once, anyhow?
A smile quivered on her lips and
was gone. But for a breath she lin
gered, her questioning eyes still upon
him.