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

NhVWs Diuh you ever TeaA Leish
/ HuntYr
Just little" There was a trace
OF warmth creeping into her voice.
billiard held his breath:
| Say I'm weary. say I'm sad:
Say that health and wealth have missed
me;
Say I'm growing old. but add
Angela kissed mel
He had spoken the lines magnifi-
Gently, with the precise humor and
/ pathos which go to make them inn
mortal. I'm glad she its into the
meter" he said thoughtfully, "because
I can understand just how Leigh Hunt
felt about Jennie"
/ "And-how do you think that WASP"
"Very sensitive" said Hllliard. and
perhaps little repreSsed snd--de-
/ creplt" He smiled reminiscently. II
suppose there are very few things In
| life that make man feel more ;nind-
ful of HIS own crudIty and general
! worthlessneSs than to have chlld's
! spontaneous affection" Z was the
testing venture. She looked ut him
sldewise.
More than if-if it weren't
chiid?"
Il think So" His tone was fault
less. "A woman can make man feel
like Romeo. hut it takes very young
| gil To make him feel like Launcelot--
AZ my age"
"She is adorable, jGn't sheP" His
/ heart jumped at her cordial accept.
ance Of his statement. "only-shes
seventeen. Mr. billiard"
/ Il know" he sad gravely. "And
that's why I'm so conscious of my
own senility. Because all that beau
4 tiful innocence aud ignorance Is
doomed, Miss Durant-who knows
] that I'm not the very last person TO
see it? Today. I'm only much older
man. some one she likes; tomorrow,
| may be man without the only
| and the more she liked me. the less
she'd show it. But there's been
mighty little Of that sort of thing EOS
me in the last few years fron any
body, and do appreciate il, md I'm
not ashamed of it. either"
No" she said, you couldn't be.
You're too human" SIZE smiled at
him, and he was transporter at the
proof of her sympathy. III were in
your place, I'd Snnt 10 feel the same
way about it."
He thanked her in his heart. He
had saved both Angela and himself
and held his pristine advantage.
But there was no disputlng the fs.,t
that he had made an active enemy OF
Waring, aud an alert rival out Of
Armstrong. He smiled grimly as he
looked at the man aheaG.
MIR. Armstrong seems 10 he very
nervous" he said "Not shat I can
blame him for wanting TO be in my
place On the contrary, TN sorry for
him"
"rhat shows a very good disposl.
ton" she said demurely
Perhaps it does. and perhaps I,
doesn't | believe every man owes IL
to himself to get what he wants. II
he does, he's success IL he Doesn't
it's his own fault"
AS he said this, they came abreast
or the others. and Armstrong, who
had heard the final sentence, whlrled
toward HIlliard
Regardless of methodist" he de
manded.
"Why--to some extent" laughed
Hlniard. 'Why not?"
Armstrong delayed. 50 that the two
men we're few PAGES behind the rest
OF the group. as that your regular
creed. Mr.. Hilliard"
"My creed isn't composed OF words,
Mr.. Armstrong, but of actions"
They had spoken so quietly that no
one perceiving them would have re
motely suspected that challenge had
been offered and accepted.
ACTIONS do speak louder. Of course"
Mine" said billiard, twill give you
no offense. Butt generally get what
/ want"
$50 do ! Shall we shake hands on
it?" Armstrong was very affable. but
tremendously in earnest.
with pleasure. can count on
your generosity. / see."
"And on your courtesy"
"Thank you" He went complacent |
Iy forward; but inwardly he was
stepped In perturbation, The man
was so deadly sure OF himself. Could
1t be that he was tacitly engaged 10
Carol In spite Of what Angela had
surinised, or so nearly on the road 70
an understanding with her that Hi
lard was only making fool of him
self
Armstrong laughed gently. II was
Ike a dagger thrust In billiards
heart.