Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-07-02


By the way. there is a man here
by the name of Mallow,- began the
consul general
Yes" interrupted Warrington. with
8 smile which was grim and cruel. Il
expect 70 eall upon him. He owes me
something like fifty pounds, and I am
going TO collect it Then he went
out
The consul general dropped NAL
lows perfecto into the wastebasket
and lighted his pipe Once more he
read the cablegram. The Andes Con.
struction company. What a twist
what an absurd kink in the skein,
Nearly all of Elsa's wealth lay bound
up in this enormous business which
General Chetwood had founded thirty
odd years before. And neither OF
them knew!
! an not bad man at heart" he
unused, but I liked the young mans
expression when / mentioned tina.
bully Mallow."
He Joined his family at five He
waved aside tea, and called for
iemon-squash.
Elsa, am going to give you lee
ture."
Didn't tell your" cried Elsa to the
wife. 4 felt in my homes that he was
going to say this very thing" she
turned to her old-time friend. Go
on; lecture me"
In the first place. you are too kind.
hearted.
That win be news to my friends.
They say have a heart of ice.
and what you think is ipdepend.
ence of spirit is sometimes indiscre
ton"
"Oh," said Elsa, becoming serious
"A man came into my office today.
He is rich copra grower from Pc
nang. He spoke of you You passed
him on going out. If had been TWEEN.
~ years younger I'd have punched his
ugly head. His name is Mallow. and
he's not a savory chap"
Elsa's cheeks burned. She never
would forget the look in that mans
eyes. The look might have been in
otter mems eyes. but eonventionality
he'd always yelled it: she had never
saen it before.
Go on" but her voice was un-
steady.
Somewhere along the Irrawaddy
you made the acquaintance of a young
man who calls himself Warrington, IA. /
miliarly known as Parrot & Co. I'll
hn 20
thousand would have declined to ac-
eept the attentions of such a man. He
is cultivated, undeniably good look.
ing. a strong man. mentally and
physically"
Elsa's expression was now enig.
NAUTICAL
There's not much veneer to him.
He fooled me unintenuonally. He was
quite evidently born gentleman. of a
race of gentlemen His is not an $50
lated case. One misstep, and the road
to the devil"
The consul generals wife sent a
startled glance at Elsa, who spun her
sunshade TO tighten the tension of her
nerves.
He confessed frankly to me this
morning that be is a fugitive from jus
tice. He wishes to return to America
He recounted the circumstances of
your meeting"
Uncle Jim. / have travelled pretty
much over this world. and never met
q gentleman if Warrington is not one"
There was unconscious belligerency in
her tone.
"Ah, there's the difficulty which
women will never be made to under
stand. Every man can, at one time or
another. put himself upon his good be-
havior. Underneath he may he fine
rascal
Not this one" smiling Tile warned
me against himself a dozen times, but /
that served to make me stubborn, The
fault of my conduct" acidly, was not
in making this pariah's acquaintance
It lies In the fact that had nothing to
do with the other passengers. from
choice. That is where was indiscreet
But why should ! put myself out to
gain the good wishes of people for
whom | have no liking; people | shall !
probably never see again when / leave /
this port?"
You forget that some OF them will /
be your fellow passengers all the way
to San Francisco. My child. You know I
as well as | do that there are some i
laws which the Archangel Michael
would have to obey. did he wish to In
habit this earth for a while"
Poor Michael! And If you do not /
obey these laws. people talk"
Exactly. There are two sets OF
man-made laws. One governs the con-
duct of men and the other the conduct I
of women"
CTO BE CONTINUED
Conscious Doors Of Kindness.