Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-09

ture TO wiring him with shame md pity.
out was followed by another which
electrified him, for ont of school he
ald not lack Imagination. What II
Albert had reported his Illness too
wildly 10 Milla? MlIa was so fond
What IL, in her alarm. she should come
here to the house TO inquire of his
mother about him? What If she told
Mrs. Milholland they were "engaged"f
Inc next moment Ramsey was project
ing conversation between his mother
and Milla in which the latter stated
that she and Ramsey were soon 10 be
married, that she regarded him as al
ready virtually her husband, and de-
manded to nurse him.
In panic he fed from the house be-
fore breakfast, going out by way of a
SIDE door. and he crossed back yards
and climbed back fences TO reach Al
bert Paxton the more swiftly. This
creature, ladies' man almost profes-
sIohaiiy, was found exercising with an
electric iron and pair of flannel trOu-
serS IN basement laundry, by way of
stirring his appetite for the morning
meal.
See here, Albert" his friend said
Oreathlessly Il got a favor. 1 want
you To so over TO MIllas-'
I'm goin' to finish pressin' these
trousers Albert interrupted. "Then
I've got my breakfast to eat"
AAAlI y~p l., a
Ramsey hvrriedly. 1T wouldn't hurt
you to do me this little favor first.
You just slip over and see Milla for
me- If she's up yet, and If she isn't,
you better wait around till she is, be-
cause want you to tell her Pm
whole lot better this morning. Tell
her I'm pretty near practically all right
again, Albert, and I'll probly write her
a note or something right soon--or in
a week or So, anyhow. You tell her"
well, you act pretty funny!" Albert
exclaimed, fumbling in the pockets of
his coat. "Why can't you go on over
and tell her yourSelf2 But just as 1t
happens there wouldn't be eny use
your goin' over there, or me, either"
"Why aot?"
"Milla amt there" said Albert, still
searching the pockets Of his coat
when we went by her house last night
to tell her about your headache and
stomach and all, why, her mother told
US Milla'd gone up to Chicago yester-
day afternoon with her aunt, and said
she left note for you, and she said If
you were sick l better take IL and
give 1t to you. was goin' to bring 1t
over to your house after breakfast"
He found it. "Here"
Ramsey thanked him feehly, and de-
parted in a state Of partial stupefac-
ton, brought on by a glimpse of the
disabilities Of life. He had also, not
relief, but a sense Of vacancy and loss ;
for Milla, out of his reach, once more
became mysteriously lovely.
Pausing In an alley, he read her
note.
"Dearie: Thought I ought to call
you up but over the phone is just nix
for explanations as Mama and Aune
Jess would hear everything and
/ thought l might seem cold to you not
1 saying anything sweet on account Of
/ them listening and you would wonder
why l was so cold when telling YOU
/ good-by for a vile maybe weeks II is
4 Ibis way Uncle Purv wired Aunt Jess
/ he has just taken in a big touring car
/ on a debt and his vacation starts to-
morrow so if they were going to take
trip they better start right way so
Aunt Jess invited me. Now deare /
/ have to pack and write this In q hurry
/ so you will not be disappointed when
/ you come by for the B. c. to-nie {. DO
/ not go get some other girl and take
| her for | would hate her and nothing
in this world would make me false for
one second to my kiddo boy. | do not
know just when home again as the
folks think l better stay up there for
a visit at Aunt Jess and Uncle Purvs
home il Chicago after the trip Is over.
But l think of you all the time and
you mutt think of me every minute and
believe your own dearle she win never
no not for one second be false. So
! tell SADIE and AID good-by Tor me anu
do not be false TO me any more than
l would be to you and it will not BE
long till nothing more will interrupt
our sweet friendship"
AS measure of domestic prudence,
Ramsey tore the note into irrepar,ble
fragments, but he did this slowly,
and without experiencing any Of he
revulsion created by Mila's former
missive.
He was melancholy, sggieved that
she should treat him 30.
"Yes. sir; that quiet iitta