Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-16
CHAPTER VII


him picture postal" from Oeonomo-
voc, wisconsin, which his father dis
engaged from the family mail, one
morning at breakfast, and considerable
\ ly handed to him without audible com
ment. Upon it was written, "Oh, you
I Ramseyw This was the last of AIilla.
Just before school opened, in the
autumn, Sadie Clews made some reve-
iatlons. "Atilla did like you," said
Sadie. "After that time you Jumped
In the creek to save her she liked you
better than any boy in town, and /
guess If it wasn't for her c0unsin NIut
Il up in Chicago she would of liked you
the best anywhere. / guess she did,
anyway, because she hadn't seen him
for about a year then.
well, that afternoon she went
away l was over there and took in
Everything that was goin' on, only she
made me promise on my word of honor
wouldn't even tell Albert. They
didn't get any wire from the uncle
about the touring car: it was her cou-
sin Milt that jumped on the train and
came down and liked it all up for
Milla to 90 on the trip, and every
thing. You see, Ramsey, she was
turned back couple of times in school
before she came In our class and |
don't know how old she is and she
don't look old yet, but I'm pretty sure
shes at least eighteen, and she might
be over. | didn't think such a great
deal Of this Milt's looks myself. but
| hes anyway twenty-one years old, and
got a good position, and all their fam
lily seem to think he's just fine! 1t
wasn't his father that took In the tour
Ing car on the debt, like she said she
was writing you; it was Milt himself.
he started out in business when he
was only thirteen years old, and this
UP be was gettsn' up for his father
and mother and Milla was the first
vacation ne ever took. Well, of course
she wouldn't like my tellin' you. but
can't see the harm of 1t, now every
m'ngs all over"
All-all over? You mean NIilla's
going to be-to be married?"
She already is" said Sadie. "They
Eot married at her Aunt Jess and I'm
ue Purv's house, up in Chicago. last
thursday. Yes, sir: that quiet, little
Mias a regular old married woman
" TINS time, I expect, Ramseyt"
"hen ne got over the shock, which
was not until The next day, one pre-
u0mlpating feeling remained: 1t was
gloomy pride-a pride In his proven
maturity. He was old enough, it ap-
psafed' TO have been the same thing
- engaged to a person who was now
Aarrled Woman. His manner thence
.~'n showed an added trace of seri-
'usuess and decentralization.
,. na5lng recovered his equipoise and
soLoething more, he entirely forgot that
a'oueit OF humble admiration he had
se't Tor Dora Yocum on the dav Of his
. aa..eSt psostration. When he saw her
!. Ing 10 the classroom, smiling bright
-. W al the teacher, the morning Of
an sVnoofs opening in the autumn,
- ~ ms humility had long since van
~h 49, and she appeared to him not
osueF"ise than as the scholar whose
,oUplete proficiency had always been
70 irksome to him.
..,. LOG at herI" he muttered to him
~ Same ole Teachers Petv
VOW and then, as the DAYS and sea-
r sous passed, and Dora's serene prog
IA. gsonunued, never checked or even
III There stirred within him some
n a T., OF the old determination
=, SHo" her; and he would coniure
mo- y aa}'dream of Dora in loud la
.. ~ while he led the laughter
,ssf, -s SPECTATORS. But gradually his
an aoout her came to be merely
bsv ~ OPPRESSION. He was tired Of
N 49, 70 look at her Gas he stated
tina ~ ne thanked the Lord that the
hss noAdn't be so long now until
bso =. ~ our Of that ole school. and
esrs =, Ie'd have to do he'd Just take
vas ever to walk by her house. II
sro. sssg enough TO use some other
III. "Aen ne had to go down town.
SO"a ole class OF Nineteen