Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-08-20

Naiieu ueF name DeIOre she hau oppOr-
tunity to announce her Identity.
Thank you so much for the beauti-
full roses. Mr.. Cardigan" she began.
'Fm glad you liked them. Nobody
picks flowers out Of our garden, you
know. used to. but I'll be too busy
hereafter to bother with the garden.
BY the way. Miss Sumner, does your
uncle own cara"
u believe he does-a little ole rat
tletrap which he drives himself"
Then I'll send George over with
/ the Napier this afternoon. You might
care TO take a spin OUT into the sur
rounding country. BY the way, Miss
Sumner, you are to consider George
and that car as your personal prop
erty. l fear you're going to find
Sequoia a duh place; so whenever you
wish to 70 for ride, Just call me up,
and I'll have George report TO YOU"
But think OF all the expensive gaso-
line and tlresr'
"Oh. but you mustn't look at things
from that angle after you cross the
Rocky mountains on your way west
/ What are you going to do this after
! noOn2"
II don't know. haven't thought
that far ahead"
/ For some real sport I would sug-
/ gest that you motor up to Laguna
Grande. That's Spanish FOR Big La
COON. you know. Take rod with
YOU. There are some land-locked sal
mon in the lagoon.
/ But haven't any rod"
/ I'll send yea over a good one"
"But ] have nobody to teach me
how to use it," she limited daringly.
Il appreciate that compliment" he
/ flashed back at her. ''put unfortunate
! ly my holidays are over for Tong
/ long time. / took my fathers place IN
the business this morning"
| $50 soon7"
Eyes. Things have been happening
while was away. However, speat.
| ing of fishing. George Sea otter wiz
prove an invaluable instructor. He Is
a good boy and you may trust him
implicitly. On Thursday evening
you can tell what success you had
with the salmon"
ooh, that reminds me. Mr.. Cardigan.
You can't come Thursday evening.
after ALL" And she explained the rea-
son. Suppose you come Wednesday
night instead"
wen call that bet. Thank you"
She ehuckled at his frank good hu-
NOR. THANK you. MIR. Cardigan, for
all your kindness and thoughtfuness:
and IL you win persist in being nice
to NE, you might send George sen
Otter and the cor % one-thirty. I'll
be glad to avail myself OF both until
/ can get a car of my own sent up
from San Francisco, Till Wednesday
night then Good bye"
As Bryce Cardigan hung up. he
heaved a slight sigh. II was difficult
to get out Of the habit Of playing; he
found himself the possessor Of a very
great desire TO close down the desk,
call on Shirley Sumner, and spend the
remainder of the day basklng In the
sunlight of her presence.
Following his discovery of the out
rage committed on his fathers sanctu-
airy. Bryce wasted considerable val
liable time and effort In a futile en-
deavor to gather some further hint
of the identity of the vandals but
despairing at last he dismissed the
matter from his mind, resolving only
that on Thursday he would go up
into Pennington's woods and interview
the redouhtabIe Jules Rondeau.
Bryee's natural inclination was 10
wait upon NJ. Rondeau Immediately
If not sooner, but the recollection Of
his dinner engagement at tne Pennng-
tor home warned hin: to proceed
cautiously; for While harboring no
apprehensions as TO the outcome Of
possible clash with Rondeau, Bryce
was not so optiI listic as to believe he
would escape uLscathed from au en-
counter.
Colonel Pennington's polnpous i'm
ported British butler showed Bryce
into the Pennington living room at
six-thirty, announcing him with due
ceremony. Shirley rose from the piano
where she had been idly lingering the
KEYS and greeted him with every APP
pearance OF pleasure-follpwing which,
she turned 10 present her visitor to
Colonel Pennington. who was standing
In his favorite position with his back
to the fireplace.
"Uncle Seth, this is Mr.. Cardigan,
who was 50 very nice to me the day
l lsnded IN Red Bluff"
The Colonel bowed. II have to
thank you, sir, for yorr courtesy to
my niece" He had assumed an air Of
reserve. Of distinct aloofness, despite
his studied politeness.
"Your niece. Colonel, is one Of those
fortunate beings the world will always
cldmor to serve
"Qulte true, Mr. Cardigan. When