Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-10-17


I wouldn't ask her anything so alb
surdp
George would" Georges father. re.
marked. That's what he's gone to
do"
Mr.. Minafer was not mistaken: that
was what his son had gone to do.
Lucy and her father We're just rising
from their dinner table when the
stirred youth arrived at the front
door of the new house. It was COZ
tage. however, rather than a house;
and Lucy had taken a free hand with
the architect. achieving results in
white and green outside and white
and blue inside to such effect of youth
and daintiness that her father COM
planned of "too much sprlngrime ="
The whole place. including his own
bedroom. was a young damsers bou-
doir he said, so that nowhere could
he smoke a cigar without feeling like
a ruilian. However, he was smoking
when George arrived. and he encour-
aged George to join him In the pas
time, but the caller, whose air was
both tense and preoccupied, declined
with something like agitation.
| 81 never snoke--that is. Tn sell
Gom--I mean, no, thanks" he said.
Il mean not at all. ia rather net
Aren't you well, George?" Eugene
asked. looking at him in perplexlty
Have you been overworking at col.
lege? You do lock rather pa"
Il don't work, said George. q
mean / don't work / think but
don't work only work at the end
Of The term. There isn't much 10 do.
Eugene's perplexity was little de-
creased, and a tinllle OF the doorhel
afforded him obvious relief. Its my
foreman" he said looking at his
watch an take him out IN the yard
to talk. This is no place fer fore
man." And he departed, leaving the
Giving room" to Lucy and George.
What's wong. George?" she asked
softly.
what do you mean: whats
wrong?' What makes you think any
/ tHlng WRONG Win neE
you do look pale, as papa said.
and 1t seemed to me that the way you
talked sounded-well, a little con
fused
See here" George stepped close
to her. Are you glad to see me?"
you needn't be so fierce about fer
Lucy protested, laughing at his dra.
matte intensity. "Of course / am
DO tell me what's the matter with
YOU, Georger'
Il Will he exclaimed. ~ was a
boy when / saw you last. I see that
now, though / didn't then. Wen, Tm
not boy any longer. I'm man, and
a man has right 10 demand totally
| different treatment"
Il don't seem to be able to under
stand you at all, George. Why
shouldn't a boy be treated just az
well as a man?"
George seemed TO find himself at n
loss. 'Why shouldn't Wen, he
shouldn't because man has right
to certain explanations"
"What in the world do you want me
to explain?"
Your conduct with Fred Kinney !"
! George shouted.
Lucy uttered sudden cry OF
laughter: Sc was delighted Its
been awful" she said. Il don't know
| that / ever head Of worse misbe
havior Papa ana ! have been twice
to dinner with his family, and I've
been three times to church with Fred
land once to the circus l don't
/ know when they'll be here 10 arrest
mer'
"stop tbat" George commanded
fiercely. u want TO know just one
thing. and l mean to know 1t, too"
whether / enjoyed the circus?'
II want to know If you're engaged
to him r.
mol" she cried, and lifting her
face close to his for the shortest IN
slant possible, she gave hin a look
! half merry, half defiant. but al fond
It was an adorable look.
Lucy" he said husklly
Bat she turned quickly from him,
and ran 70 the other end OF the ROOM
lie followed awkwardly, stammerlng
] Lucy. 7 WANT want to ask you
win you-wlll you-win you be en-
gagged to me?7
She stood at q window, seeming to
look out into the summer darkness
her back to him.
"No." she murmureG. just audibIy
"Why not?"
You're too young"
Is t5at-n he said, gulping-"is
that the oaiy reason you won'tY
/ She did not answer.
As she stood persistently staring
out IT the window with her back to
him she did not see how humble his
attitude had become; but his voice
was low, and It shook so that she
could have no doubt of his emotion.
Lucy, please forgive me for making
such a row." he said, thus gently.
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