Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-16

Ideals; all his hopes on Christ
mas giftl What would your"
She frOwned adorably.
And he's not just little BIT
quixotic?"
Not at all =. suppose he did ii
deliberately. and after great deal Of
thought Just on the change that 1t
might please you? When 1t woull
either do that-or end their friend
ship?"
She fingered the small package over
and over.
Why l should think that If this
mythical person were so very anxs
ious to please me he wouldn't take
quite so much risk"
But when I'm the mythical person
myseif-that's different. isn't it5@
why should it bep' She gave him
no opportunity to see her face.
You've forgotten great deal
told you once that if you knew an that
| I've been all that I've done . :.
You might not be SO willing to have my
| friendship. anyway"
Mo- she said subdued. i've not
/ forgotten. nut You havel said that
! didn't helieYe you"
You're holding 1t all In your hands"
/ said Hilliard His expression. as he
gazed at her. was infinitely yearnin2
/ hut his voice was even and low Il
spent good many hours over this
| wondering whether it was right
/ for me to take such risk on this day,
above all others !. and finally,
! thoaght ii out this way; if it pleases
| you. ii ought to make the day better
/ yet if it doesn't, II would have
/ been just as unwelcome TO you NJ any
/ other time Understand. IN never at
tempt to excuse anything i. we're
beyond that. All | can do is to wait.
I'm giving YOU +. will You open it
now, please2"
Her fingers bungled with the knot,
ana he made as though to help her
NO" she said, holding the packaee
away from him. Il want 10 open il All
myself"
Hiniard rigid, watched her A
| phrase was beating heavily against his
consciousness one OF the PROVERBS
-. something about the bread Of de-
ceit, and ashes
The knot gave way; and the tissue
wrapping, falling aside. disclosed an
/ Oblong pasteboard box Carol lifted
the lid and billiard caught his brru,h
There We're two cabinet photographs !;
uppermost was very excellent like
ness of billiard hnlself. She looGpd
at him perpleAedly; he was getting out
his fountain pen. His hand was cod,
unsteady.
1T lacks something, doesn't it," he
said. in an UNDERGONE "Let me have
1t "a moment" While sac fdilowe {
his every movement, he wrote, with
his left hand and somewhat painstak-
mgly, an Inscription aud gave b.tca IL .
picture.
christmas. 1916" she read. with
love from Henry Hnliard' she
flushed shotly.
/ Now look !" lie said, ignoring her
| reaction. "I'he /. next one Ma
chanically she took OUT the second
| photograph; IL was a duplicate OF tie
picture of D.cky Morgan ON The Doe
| tors desk. Her checks were suddeiGy
devoid Of color. she stared ieaulun, It
him without speaking.
THAT lacks something, too, he said !;
and his voice was yielding to the ire
mendous strain upon hiin. WIN com
spicuous care he shifted the pen 10
his right hand; held II poised for a
moment, gave her a smile of lneTable
| pathos, closed his teeth hard 81 have
a very useful little tralt." he said
Tin ambidextrous." And wrote his
| message.
She had the evidence before her
| the inimitable unmistakable, ornainen-
tai script of another personality.
christmas. 191G-and love from Dick
| to Carol"
@The real gift is Underneath he
| said. and his diction now was foreign
even to himself. "But !. no. no; 70
on ;"
Her uncertain. exploring fingers hail
touched a smaller bcx; it sprang opei
! in her palm; within, was a gorgeously
flashing. scintillating, living gem set
| in platinum Her hands, unsteady now
as were his own, closed over It as
though to guard and shelter it. Her
eyes sought his, and held them--fright
vas Meeting fright.
"Al.d In my thought" he said. ARE
| all the sweet memories / have OF YOU
!. and 81 the fragrance Of you
and in the stone there +. there's
story for you to read :. bigger than
| any boot could hold =. :" She stilI
made no answer; she was holding her
three gifts tightly and staring at him,
staring not IL TIC revulsion he
had imagined, not In the measurelegs
contempt he had feared, but with the
wrath Of a smile trembling on her
pale lips. "Only one of the photo
graphs IS to keep he said thIc1ly.
zone Of the two /. Pm giving you