Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-21

dlsconsolately IN the neighborhood it
mad a.maximum capacity of two. Fur
thermore, it was removed by several
feet from the nearest listening post.
he was so close to her that their
sleeves touched; he looked into the
beautiful eyes which were so clear, so
unSuspecting; and his will swayed
periiously. Had he prepared so long
ana Sayagely for his requital. only to
lose his impetus at almost the first
glance OF those brown eyes? he re-
heeted that there was nothing to pre-
vent him from being a good salesman,
ana from renewing his prediction for
Carol at the same time. The idea of
oourtlng her again. in his false char
acter, was highly dramatic.
know You won't misunderstood
me- be said, his heart shaking. "and
nope that you won't consider 1t as.
| TOO presumptuous-but other day
you spoke of Dicky Morgan as very
dear friend of yours. Miss Durant.
want TO Go everything In the world ]
can Tor you, and he was my dear
friend as well as yours. I'm not dis
loyal to him. or to you, or to myself
but should like more than can ever
tell you to feel that l had done my ut
most 10 take his place. No one can do
that literally am not so valn--but /
feet, and have felt from the time we
met each other. Dicky would have
wanted us to be friends"
''That's-that's wonderfully thought
full of YOU" said Carol. softly. aAnd
and think he would have wanted
that If he'd known :" Her
eyes were susplciously dim and Ha-
liards loneliness dissolved into a
great spasm of longing which held
him and shook him and left him weak
with impotence
Then I'll stay in Syracuse" he said
abruptly. "Provided-provided you
won't be offended If / do have to want
to know you for yourself-just a little
sefishly. I'm afraid that isn't very
clear-it's difficult to separate it--but
you see"
Don't try to explain" she said. sub
dued. Il know how hard ali this must
be for you-and l think perhaps you
need my friendship as much as need
yours"
Before he could reply, there was a
flutter Of indeScribable gtacefulness
before them. Angela was courtesying
in mock obeisance to the floor. Behind
her, Waring was watching her pos
sessively.
IF your majesties will wake up half
a second" she said, "everybody's going
to walk up around TIE Sedgwick farm
tract to get some fresh air. Coming?"
As they stood together, drenched
with regret for the condolences that
might forever remain unsaid. maid
appeared in the doorway.
Please, ma'am," she said breath
lessly. ''its the Western Union-for
Mr. billiard"
fright in my study" called the doe
tor, hurrying. Just across the hall.
There YOU are! :" and ushered him into
the sanetum and considerably closed
the 10vr.
Despite the urgent Summons which
the average person feels under such
circumstances Hilliard was astonish-
ingly tardy in sitting down TO the re
ceiver. For one thing he was still
vibrating from his recent stress of
passion; for another he knew pretty
certainly what the message was going
TO be, and for third he was some
what emotionally under the spell of
the doctors room. billiard had spent
a hundred hours in it-pleasant hours
so that involuutarily yielding to its
kindly atmosphere, and all that the at
mosphere implied, he took time to sur
vey all four walls before he look up
the receiver. And after he had lis
tened to the telegram, and ordered q
copy mailed to him In care of Mr.. Cul-
len, he took time to survey those walls
again, more closely; and this was
partly for their intrinsic significance,
and partly because his feelings were
so fresh and tender that he dreaded to
return at once 10 the gathering which, |
as a waole. couldn't be expected to de- /
fer to them. His eyes fell upon the |
doctors desk, wandered and suddenly |
focused hard and piercingly. He |
went over to the desk and slowly put |
out his hand and lifted up . small pho |
tograph in a metal frame.
"Wen. I'll be darned = said billiard, /
Just above a whisper. The turning of |
the doorknob reused him; he wheeled |
with the photograph still in his hand.
"Hellow said Doctor Durant, cheer |
fully. Get your message all rlght2 |
What's that you've found? Oh. yes
Dicks picture"
billiard swallowed hard. and found !
thai his voice was queerly out of con /
troll.
'It's-it's the same one"
'Yes-its the same as the one you
brought back. I've had 1t there ever
since he gave it to me-"
He took 1t gently from billiards /
hand; replaced it on the desk. How
that bay would have made good If he
had lived !" said the doctor, in an I'M /