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„Bnder the winter Moon the snow
• gleeined 48 brdllantlYal fietoe'opt
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hand bad -.sprinkled poldered dia-
monds upon the emooth, white ;mat
Here MA there gaunt, naked trees
spread Week abodowei and the lines of
fence itloaked 'the "glittering eXitenee
Into eegular squares. s
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But the beauty Of perfect nightWati
• kat on Harvey cirent,ley as be etood hi
4be libraty *WOW lieeritlit thrO(113
tbo treated !Slain', .
rrarvelr OW' 003' the Mg house •on
the with Its . lights gleaming:
• threegh the great WiedeWs. The own-
er that.hOueeN Burden Porter, bad a
fanc3" for leaving. the Curtains up 80
that ;pi lights might /dream out un-
clieelm4 by' holland ohade dams*
fabric. • •
He likedlo tate the place ablaze with
light at night, and the suggestion or
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tal
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"mins twit sou into sOar'. in camp. '
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cheer 'warmed • his beart. as he ars-- •
• proathed it 7An the 'winter *evenings:
Andthe Porter house, was at the :Very
, top of the hill, where ii•cOuld. be seen
miles around. • • • '
• Tonight the brilliant lights brought
• i07'suggestion'Ist warmth and cheer to
Harvey. Indeed he did not notice.the•
lights 'save to wonder in which ratan
i'Amy might -be.
•The Chances. were'that she. was in the
mimic roma, from-'whiCh shone . the
softer lighta of Shaded lamps. She
might -be sitting there playing .softly to.
herself the Old 'airs that slie loved -so
well. ,He,• too, lovetl to •sit guietly,•
listening to the Old melodies and en-
joying the glint of lainplight the
brown. hair and the. soft warmth: 'of „
flesh, tones. • • „. •
'• But that was all •over now.:' Never
again would he sit there in the music
room.. The old eOnge 'that She loved to •
croon would.to lenger.bring him pleas-
ure,•:Theimould:only..-Serve •neW;:tn re..
call the -happy days ottl3e past. .for he
:and Amy had-•miarreled .and parted,
with the vow that. the other mast be
the first ask pardon; • ...;;
He Was certain that -he would •never
acknowledge •faultiof „which, he was
not conscious,• and .he knew eunallY
well that it would beldle to expect her‘.
to speak first, ' • - • •
!He looked out aerciss the fields and
tagaelY planned y.) .on a trip. . He
'did net knoW where. he wanted to go,
but it slifird diteNehere w-o-uid never
even hear .02 .• 13reoillield again.. rte.
could never live on there, pasSing'Arny.
every day ..and never speaking. .
In a Midden frame of anger he de,:
tiered he was glad it was all, over. He
was. glad that he was free to go .whith-
er he might. -Bet his eyes turned long-.
they • toward the beim on, . the hill
even as he. MentallY recited- his decla-
ration of • independence. • , • ,
44414,a0 •h4't loo'ked there came ..a :dish
of 'bilitding light, followed by a rosy
glare, and presently . a clottd of smoke
drifted Aimee „the ' Muse, ' gleaming
White as it seared into the Moonlight
above the Shadow of the rob!. QA. Ore
had been started, probably by the ex-.'
plosion of a. lamp, • .•
With no thought of the qUarrel, Har.
Vey caught up his hat, and coat and
dashed Out of the bowie. There was a
shed cut aerate; the fields, and he
made for the gap in the hedge throng!'
which he wall Aceitstented to slip. It
mit bait. a idle off: the trip to the
beetle,. and be. Could isover the dIstence
• in five Minutes.. though it *e.t.a liteett
cliMb Platee.
Ad he ran he thought Of a thousand
peesible aeeldenta, but alwa.ys Amy
:WWI the centrei figure in the tableau
of horror. He Could Me her Wrapped
in naming oil soaked garments., Ile
totild„ Nee the Whole house &elite
threugh the et/eaten ef the Wier
.that „led the heating. eyetent, With
• Amy cowering at the top of the Mat
int stairway; • :
, Its settee beetle detieed a .bundred
• mere ill he rushed blindly on. A.
dump at gra cut oft his view4o2 the
bons% and be cenld ate nothing abbe*
the dark ellidoWit of the &ore.
the crust Was herd and slippery.
• More than once he went eras/dug to hie
exteett, Only to pkk himself up and htret
ty ouvratt itiktsbneet gen* the
thkket Aire and *at climbing
abiongit the last tint& eilt Milt SUM* •
kt
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the tenee When dethee term one
from the shadows and came ,thwurt
For MI inettint his blood Chilled nib.
• tbengbt that Mx perhoo might be
Aineit OW. The quail* hati
:a. deep impreitikei WeePt We roMiltira
Imagination, end the ldlta did not oeein
aboard to his overwrought mind, but
• as the figure advanced he could see
• that tide. was no. creation of thee spirit,
but subStabtial lieett end blesod. •
• .Tbanit God you Are miter be cried,
"Aro you going for help?"
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am • going skating, and 1, don't
need any help, PAW; you," was, the
saucy reopen/M. ten:Pared by a ripPling,
laugh.0 r •
• "1311t the house is en tilV COMO- •
iated Hare',' •
"Not at' all," deelared Amy* "What.
galre ZOO that Idea 7"
•• She eyed him oharply and 410704.
away, 'Hitt face Was seretcbed and
• bleeding, his hat Was titled -At most
rakish angle, and his wild look atett
bored breathing teotified, to bis mental .
• exciten2ent • •' • • • • : •
°I 'saw' tite, dash of 411, exPlesien and t
the glare of flame)), and berried to
-Your relief," explained Harvey,
• "Then yott do care:' cried Amy,
!Mite of whet yet; letid this after*'
noon?' . ••_ . . •
"1 bad forgotten thie afternoon,", he
attsweied. simply. "I only hoe* that.'
you were dabger."' • • ,. .•
`"And you Came. :to my 'aid," elle mild
softly,,but her volee grew ehatfper aa
she added. "And did you purpose wait-.
• Mg until eried .foe help and spoke,
first before you rescued user'
•told you: that had :forgotten
that," he said ' reproachfully.: • "I • did
speak tlrst. didn't Ir.
•J'You did," she admitted, "40 for
• that shall tell you what the fire was.
It Was a combination of flashlight old
red fire. It was 'Teddt-trying an et-
.perIntent for those private theatricals
the boys. of the eehe.61, are. getting up:.
It was a 'realistic tire: effect,. even to
:the emeke.• ThereiWas too . much of
-that,. We had to Open till the windotert,
and I• am going. out Skating to keep
warm." . • .
, "A.nd I hare had ait my excitement,
for nothing?" he asked ruefully. .
"As usual," 'retorted, Amy; "jest as
I told you tide Afternoon." • •
'"I admit 'it," said flarVey humbly
"May I tome skating with yen?" ..•
"The lee free," was the. ambigu6013 '
reply. "r bate to 'put On my. •oWn,
skates," • • , • •
"Vil get my eketes, and be At "Ilin
lake by the time yotl ere," was the.
• joyfurreeponse es Harvey. vient,:rush-
ing•dewn the hill again, •
. . For a monlent: Athy leaped .agiiinst
the tenCe •watched the hurrying
figire. She. was very fond. of Harvey
in spite of his impetuesity, and a•Smile
•PlaYed about her lips as; she slowly
Made her Way toward the lake. ...
'Harvey, Was already,. there,. :skating'
up and down -impatiently; and. as be:
came ,down • the :bank; bo knelt to ad-
just- her slcaten. • • • . • • • •
"2":irs sorry that was such a feel:
flais• afternoon'," he said humbly .ashe:,
tugged at .th,e4stra,pb. • • .. ,
"I'm• sorry you were, too," waslhe
•,uncompromisingly reply, ••"-
"Ir'you had been burped to death,"
Ise Went On 71113.4 shadder, "'I never..
:shotild forgive myself, . It's taught rad
a lesson." ' •• ' •
•"I'm glad 'it ;has," Said. Arai. Then
something; in.. his utter humility Or
'speech and.attltude touched her . • •
. "Will you keeR ft secret if 1. tell yoe .
• she demanded.. Harvey nodded • .
`.7. was coining •.to ask you if you
wanted to ge•Skating'wheal Met you;"
confeisedAmy.- . • • •
,,,Harvey looked up. •hopellitinilitating •
his face., The•red Bps were 'very near .
his ONVIi,' forglyeeess :Wag sealed
:witt a, kiss; • :••"•• " . • • '•
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Cairo Named • For .* •Croisf..' •
'Cake received its .name feoni:4the ac.•
cidental settling of. a crow upon A:cer-1
Min String. the naming, of the place
dates from. the year 969; when Ocher,
a Tunis general, Invaded Egypt and
-preparedtelinnutrynevreity there7-t-
",The architect., having made arrange-
menta:fer laYingthe .first stone of the
,new wall, waited fer- the fortunate
moment; which was 16 • 130 • shown - by
the • astrologers pulling a cord extend;
Ing to a ceesiderable.diStance from the
ip'et" certain crow, however, who
had not been taken into the copncilof
-tialf7wise :men, perched epee the cord.,
which was shaken 14 his -weight; and
the...architect, .supposhtg Viet the ati-
:Pointed 'Ogee] had been given, 0m-*
nienced his work accordingle. From
Able onducky amen and the vexation
felt by those .eoticerned the .epithet 'of
kahlre. (the .vesatiours or unluelty) was
Added to the name of the city,' Maar
el It abbe, •tuettnieg. 'the unlucky eity •
of Egypt.'" Nahira in the Italian Pro- •
titmciatien has heeds softened Into pai-
r& • • • •
up erttit,iono!
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of Rhoda, -.
Er Nerd* Endicott Zelott.
tiepyrighted, 100e, I,sy N. E. Daley,. '
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, it Wes eVel1401.. ,I.thecla ,1414 dhs
The parlor in her littla'fiati wittelt
also her study, , was well ligh
• Logs were burning brightly on •
' Andiron*, niverything was cozy trd.
"comfy." *, • • •
44e
Rhoda b d drawn a' .bliechair cl,
to the fire, and you.. Would h ve
thought she had . everything he *rt
could desire, but if you . had I d ,
hard you would have seen a Mae A
the long eyelaehee, * .
al.„
She was a' writer. Hee eteries. had
always sold Well Until lately', t-.
,A-04"1. Went • the, doorbell, _
%meld let in a tall, good looking
'With a G013,011 ChilL ' Rheum gave
her hand with a faint Mae- . . , • .
Zack Welles sate:the tear. she tried
to brush:awes% . . • • • '.,
,
"Rhoda, dear, What is 4:11.
' "Weil, to tell, the truth; 2 ain • .'.,
Coltraged-another rejection. Do yhu
know,: Xack-4-I've putt thonght of *I ,
don't' believe I aball sell another storry.
.1145 Year, It my thirteenth,yeare
, "No; you don't tneen it?"
- "Yee, and it is no use. .i. might as
well not write at all. I wonder if :my
.Money *will held out.until next year'''. .
Jack roared .wlth laughter.i He
IncOouni:it, •:helpit: .7.17ed 00.,seri. OA*: ,
see the moan 4threngh the gleeft t !ft '
. aBut. then.", she 'Continued, "I,.
and be could Hee ehe•firmly,. belletedit..
:"Is that bad?". ' • • " .! '
"V.00 bad. Didn't . you item It,
Jack?" ' .• '•',
"NO, II, , never j give . the mem a
thought?, '...- : • ,..-. , .,, ,
"Yoe' don't? Oh, • how i ' wish .:I''
didn't!. It I, see: it 'face. 'to 'face,. yeti .,
'know; I have lots of lick, and I., bow
three times and eay. 'Good evening,t
Lady Moon," very politely."
"Why, Rhode Stratton; I never knew '
IOW". exclainted Jack. '. • ,
, lq. ,eeally. can't help it, ,' jeek.. . It's .
' atavism, I think,/
,. "'Say, Rhoda, if you really think- ydu.
.won't . Sell any More stogies this year,
why: den't you. Marry me, and thee # :
'won't matter?" . • '." ' '' . , . . '....:' •
'Jack had asked her .te marry him
nearly •every week for the• last, five
years, - • : • • • , • :
•.".1 ettlet, Jack. y don't want to. be
. inar.ried," pleaded Rhoda; •• ., , '
"You'd better.' You taightstarve,"
. "No, '1,/ Won't. Maybe I ' .ean 'find -a -
. hunchback 'and, tonela .his. InimP, and
that 'Win change my inele'ned, break '
.the'epell. of the thirteen," , • ' . 4'
-• "11,h41 -d -al" gasped Jack. 4..4Where
did 'you lattre all tine?" : : • . ' • -
• "I- don't know, 1 havealways known.
"I tearlytorget'I hadtickets for the.
theater. Get .013. your *raps. Mother :
'Is coming for us In the carriage. Here
she Is." . , .. ..
Rhoda laughed heartily .all the even-
ing at the fun in the. play. Afterward
they Went Per a bite to -eat. And a -very •
tired': Rigida'. ttimbled into 'bed that
'night . Her. trouble weft forgotten for.,
awhile. ''.: ' 4. • ' , : • • But, alas, mite .she dreanied. • She dream-
ed a spider was Spinning A Web in the .
r.ungft of her chalr.....,
• She xeMernbered her. dream when she.
awoke ind.cafied to her Maid. tOrbring-.
her a ' book .which Was on her ;desk.
AS .she , drank her: early clin of tea -.7.a
• habit formed in Engle:S(171;11e :perased
the pages of 'ter dream book and found •'
what'she .Wanted. ' . - " : • •-
: "To. dream a .spider spins. his Web
before you Means you will receive. n
Sum of money." .' . - - " .
11fuch encoUraged,.•RhOda was Soon
dressed. She always Walked • befOre 1
sitting down for . a long day at • her
Ite
t:
Today---she-didt-a-thihg--unnsuat-in
. took her story and prOmised to pais
her, She took a manuseript •with ber..•
end bearded an editor In his'.den.. He
judgment upon it shortly.' ,'
, Rhoda. :thanked • him ' ed Walked
honte quickly.. tier friends. knely they'•
[must never oetuth her in the morn -
Ing & o'elock,ltowever, some girls
.came.for tea, • Rhoda always had some
new dainty kir • theth.. Today.,: after
finishing a new short story,. She had
prepared some, chopped walnuts .and
chopped pimentos ,. and create cheese
and Mixed them tide a -Paste and
spread iten so tne delete biseeitii. The
girls declared it very good, '
• Only two caete,that,afternom Bat
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hare. Van Allen and.'DiillY Van Brunt. •
By and by Jack 'Welles:and 'his mether
• came: then Bob Kingsley.: Bob wee a
kindred spirit • Be .was al. supersti-
tious. as RhOcht . • ' • •
'took, - ithisda," be saidt 01* found
nail. With its ihead toward me," •
"Row.' Neill I walked. mileti down .
Breedway, but no Mick luck came to
' A eeream of laughter :came from, the .
. •
"Whitt iti Barbara?" queried Rho --
da. '
"Ma •Kingeley haft a rabbit% foot In
his pocket.' •
'to ; it oft a' left hind )eg• front a•iith•
bit Shot in a graveyard?" Miked Rhode.
"Rhode? exclaimed the girls.
. "She's as bad as • Bob," remarked -
/0k. • ' • •` .
• "Well, that% the' Only foot thee* ,
lucky% anYwaY•"'sald Riled&
"Ithrkdai deer, how ean you believe
"rtith • thingttbiloked tiro. Wadi, "4.
girl so sensible in Other Wept and Otte
• Who, Putt so Mech. heart int6 her Work)
end you are nietheiliest toe." .•
"hiro. *elite," ansWored 'Rhoda set •
herb+, "tame ette ha* east .1'here is *
mew loose lo every due that is
Woo liereW., 1 OuPpille. slOt MOW?. ,
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BeCtiliali Washington tit Dead. '•
• One of the most inapresolve of the
ceremonies prescribed in the Chapter
On "Honors and, DIstidetions" of the
Milted States navy regulations is that
to be • foll‘Wed when a vessel of the
navy, on its' wity up or dOwn the Pa
toMae river, passes 'Washitigtoft's torah
at Mount Vernon. 'Unfortunately the
oboervanee of this ceremonial it Unifi-
ed to smaller ships, as for Mich only
is the Petotnee at this point navigable.
The smeller erelsere and gunboats that
oicatdondly visit Washington fOr pre".
Mendel InatIguration or Similar *Venni
°Wive the terelnonial Strietly that
It would seem through infreodtt oe
curette, it gains in intereit. WW1
any naval veeeel Opp -ache* IOWA
Vernon the rtittrins guird and 211. 1154
are paraded, the ship's bell is tolled
*14 211. colors halt waited. When on.
Voolte Waihlttstonos: toinb. the haStilit,
sound 401,0 the MMUS ,guoutil' pre.
Mots mini, add *11 officers and Meets
• Meted ist attention .end, eeltite.-411*-
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101.• sontinue4, "that I
anything, Thirteen or Um
4On't 'Ulm. featly* 1 woOldn't
journey oti rtio,y or do any
nee' 0.14'. Of (mum I 404,1
be obe Wed, latt,4
to wit In a Nat Marked at ft NV or.
con"rvwt Orie pet the sem% 1 sheilitt:
."10.et ms rent" nant'-ithode?
paid Barbare,!
Blioda„ left the the table. and took' .
chair "WI Betbare, *WI an Merl
11* paIntiatryo Barbara read
-"Ton bare „the alitlior's .hand, aU
;right -drooping headline with a forked,
end, rather :large theMb and a Orr,
ed ontolde; Which rdiews imaginatiaa;
Your mennt of 4Polter • is .well dove'.
oped and, has a stet on it, which. shows
thatyouavvreol'esineb,itireoalusliest4n.4 that r yourlfo
line Is long, and, Yes, „Yea Wive' a line
which Shows. superstition, You will be
ularciea e0ou and have quite a long
atez, - • • . •
"Thanba.: Bab, dear, if that is all
true. Bet I do not intend to be mar*
married Soon, dear, your hand tel
:41411:.4'1041•ntti'Th.,;,e.". eentleti.f1;tp9W1qaleuVdoeite.psdlaaos:robfara.' Mice ',,,zenodul.
the tale." "'•. •
know, ,the rept, Rkeda. „ Yin] will he
They lbadti:her gOodity, chasing her
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Jack lingered, gave. her hand a gee.
tie squeeze and fetid, "See,- dear. the
Cafes, are againot you,"
"Well, it is not you,
100h, len't •It? Do. you think.4 'Quin
tet ane other in marry yon? Net
mtichP' - :
.• Not, long after thli Jack Called', Inst.
AS •fith pcsItmen was leaving the mall.
He took from Ills hand an etrielope
witit - blue figure". in lbe .Corner,
mark Of a well know -n magazine:: He
entered Rhoda% study, waiting it Over
hio bead,•yelling, "where nevt Is your
fatel.16?"
,
She reached for the letter, which he
held beyond her redelt. He teased her
:tor *While end then gave it to her.
.yEioeuri-tsotooryay.• .• accepted, Th. e, en:e1.1,
lipe contained a generous check.
"Now, Miss Rhoda, neW' -what have
"Faith!" • That's .only one. in tour
44-7•.‘cin'Wtbelal.;" one, said you..
wouldn't eel' any." .
. " • .
"Rave • a •eup : tea, Jack," she
asked. "Two -11=0.1" „
"One:only-one; and no cream, 'You'd
make A nice vrtfe; Wouldn't you? You
have poured tea fOr nie.for five Years
and:• you can't reinembk now how
inany lumps :take. . Wee is mel"
the're, wets:* naugjity, twinkle in hie
13 4 ". .14
nring e rest, 9f year Rhoda
'did not sell another 'story,. whether it
was really because tbe„..thir-
teenth 4900 of ter.Vot•Iting,-4the-cenier;
101ii • • • ,
When the. year ended, , she tried
again. The first did not sell either.' • .
Jack said, "You Must go to Pastures
new.".
• He had 10 go to Europe On..130Sineass,
• and be meant to take Rhoda along. He
• teased her to marry him. '
t'Ithoda, dein I'love you o, and 1.
have waited fiveyears." •
"Well, wait seven, like Jacob."
"And then • get Iieah-no, Sit ea,
Await not another day," he said stern
"2 am going' litsme now, and, yOu
can think it over and when' you de-
cide to marry me let me know; Un-
til you say 'come' you , will not see
•
• *eek passed and no . word from
Rhoda. then another :and another
Then she-tegan to think, She missed
him so. • '
• Her aunt, who had returned from a
trip, Asked, '`"Rhoda,„ What have Yee
doneoto 'Jack?" ' ,
"Nothing," answered • Rhoda.
has left me." •
Finally, the tetelihoned to his office.
"Hello, is that you, Jack?"
"Yes, Rheda.11 ' • .
, "Come--have-a--cup-of-tea-tbia-after
•
."You mean it? iTot knew what this
invItatiol imoeort ,
"Yes, I klici*,"' meekly.
It Was a pale Rhoda who was clasp -
'ed in leek's dear arns,s-f0i'sueli they
had become to hetr-that afternoon,
but a happy One. 4 ' ,
'Jack told her he was gIng to Eu-
rope,• ;so they would have to be maf-7:
rled soon, and then As She tonSenteil
.the llttle goose's suneretttion crept
"We will', he married on Wed-
nes,
day,P She declared.' :• .
"Why on a Wednesday. dear?" .- '•
"Jack; deer, don't.',' you knew • the
rhyme? ' , . •
"Monday forAvealth, • • ' •
•
Tuesday for healtb.
' 'Wednesday tit best day of all;
Thursday rot 'crosses,
Friday for lemma:
gaturday ae Wok at ts11.1' • • -7
'So they were married On a Widnea
•day. lack didn't care: She was so
lovable he was glad to take her, ;tuber- •
etition and all. • *, ,
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Cede Mesessio by; WirS.
It eeeins strange that even noW„there,
'ere Many, reetrictione On the nee 'of as
ordinary a Ailing as ,eable or telt*.
graph wire. Yet it is true that nabody-
11
perntittedto mend to OP through Por-
tugal snYthillif hayloft to do 'Itith the
deedi or thong/its ef anaratito Wad
that code • mesoageo •of, any nd are
tot•blddenin TrIpobl, floenia,
Retintenia, Ilerseetovfne, Bulgaria and
'other Balkafl itable. Alter" that it
i.ems.unneceesitity to 'mention „that
Tuttert4bide 0040 01818/Itgek but it IS
a little surprising to did that you eon
send * meitottge te Moot pads of Pert
eta iti• Only one language -that id,
lertaichrand 12,v7Ou .sddrtolo stOet
OK*in the land of the ithith 74or
• wilt, b� - tritholatia late the_
, tengtht Ot Ost01 and dipiOtint0
lead* TOWS* '
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S. 1,1, to,
:Lee entedi0 , tenlauee •
for Ruth .Jeffrey •• as, with' a loot drawn
sigh, she closed her 4e0it at tile .01Id
the day. What. was :there after.
017 asked- :WOOL: She 100$44
ahead arid inlagl'ilfid'ene day following
another- in lauvaried:,Inoneteily. She
fancied ehe nee her 'heir turning :
gray And the. eeler fading from heo.
theeke„ though for that :it must have
taken a Very big Stretelt.'et the ithegi-
nation indeed.
'And what return was life Malang
her Or all the lifted that ehe "Was pnt-
iing Into It? 4 negattve reciprocation
it heel. She was nek..compelled to
Ifiet 'iSfe YrIi1tlf11g 1i,
bee6111311: hed:***.rft7
n34"fat
eineta"
:44nrsot,ti-toraantad *gib.
iivs1. obiloilik He's
him fOr. damages. I On*
:When did he send 'Elleoe roer
• "Every daywt-totht7, I SOW Theo
bjd"treshones Sent *Very
1.1Tte
WePilvi*YoefrYthr41331ttartniftl,"e°Y°404$444,441;ketk
caet0Rfaomettna teigslyinglar4catetdheue notvgalant,,4000,
'lucky:You *we're not, the. Otte run Ortfo •-
net Man Wetild byre had you
ing'hinit.for 'the Privilege, but be _44
bribe me With deity Visite hild AOC.;
.contribution. Yoe see there isn't th.
ghoet;et a • chance /Or anythbgAZ
raantic It the idtilatie.% Ufa ina
• 0. 1100tabkl",nbelieeldeiritepedipoo,' 410104.11641nialt. s
know, Mkt Alith. I beg you Perflon*'Ll''
So that was why, he' Prelitiefekrell„Oe
anonymons1i,,e4a vvbx:
hated him, DopeibltY ,..hefore2 ho:mfain'
therrYa. Site had'Prolfed, herself capable • • martleq-it .."43 0110 the *04 40'04
ef Independence. .'It *air , Years
Once ''she had entered Won her bniti7
nein career. „Her vim- and •optimism
had miee'fee:n ,succees, even •beyond •
her m6et.itanguinetnntlelpationti.
Only a ,ntenWago she had accepted
at praetioally,hor•oWo loins a.position
that • :hundredis".,,..pc, Women might well
envy, her and.".0013ab17 'did. Surely it
was an unseasonable timefor ,her to
feel blue 404 discouraged. There Must
be some definite: ealnie for her unrest. •
'Ruth pet herself thetaskof diecover-
Mg it. , ,
with • a' somewhat shame-
faced yet Wistful little tonne, she was
forced to admit that :the disturbing '
undercurrent began" to ruffle her
thoughts about' the moment, 041 she
had stood by her °Mee window. that
„morning and froth ..the height ofmany
stories watched a Toting.' Man el,ad 18
atfer.lfned overcoat step .out ot his re
's,plendent motor ear and eater the•
.bnilding., ' ';,‘: •
'Who the 'man .Waii did, not matter,
nor that to • Was wealthy; , It wasthe
woman In the • ear whe,:istirred old
yearnings in Ruth's heart', She had
with her for comfort and Inspiration
through the day ,Alte Memory of
man's farewell kies, • •
This pretty and refreshing bit of
•Sentintent.'.in 'the Midst of a kindling
workaday world Rath had Witnessed
nearly every „morning, to be sure, since
she hadbeen in her new position But
never before had it, plunged her 'kite'
'Such an implacable lueed of diseontent,
' "Welt? she boranieuted to herself as
she •Plone.d. on her little tailor Made.
• hat, witha gestere of. wietlesome de -
terminatio, f.`this';will never de at all.
It's my own fault.. I reftsed him, and
•
that's all there:is.about It, At the time:
matrimony seemed such an obvious,
commonplace transactina in .compari-
''-gon'• with the ',allurement -6f kidepend-''
lug about At.• may binifp 'into re -
:The wind ou the hight in :,question .
was blowing a hUrrjeane. 'When 'Ruth •
tried to open. the Outside door ok the
building, she 'f9undtile resistance. too
'much for her strength and, was obliged
:to fall lack a Moment: '
• As she made a seeend 'attempt s the
door yielded with a Suddenness that
ttimok • upset • her :lequilibrians. She
heard some one immediately .. behind ,
her s'ay,; mee".and. was • trWare
•.028 masculine ,cOat .sleeve. fur lined,
• hniding.backthe door. tor..her to Pass.
Ruth thanked the auxiliaryarm inc
chanically, half eonscioui Of a tinge 'of'
resentment in hergratitude; that she
' sheuid„be In any way beholden, ..to 'the
man, upon whein that 'woman, whom
she envied also 'depended. But the
next moment, with characteristic im-
pulsiveness, .1111th found herself chas-
ing n derby bat down • the Sidewalk.
Justas she • was about :to rescue it
from an imminent. mud • puddle at the
Omer soinething,strack her a fearful
: blow, And she lost consei9usness:
'-.Ia the days.' of dellriuMitliae followed
raonretlmes iiiiagined-thate-hea
door *as swinging -buck Open her; that
a matt Steed by and would not rescue
her.. And again Ahe Wimild shrink in
fear from a plunging automobile that
bore down ;upOn ber,,;-while the Man
and woman within the ..ear laughed
and, Weird each 'other. 'And Always'
themen Wore a fur lined Overcoat. ,
When ;• Ruth ,had ,itecovered
sum-
clently to be interested in her sut.
.roundings, . she, noticed first the tell
• fragrant- .AMericse Beentiee by her
bedside. • .: , • : •
' ."Who sent' them?''',She aelted the
nurse languidly. • • .
gentleman, Ruth,"
' "What gentleman?" "-
Paint and weak though Ituth"tt voice
Was, the nurse detected 1W -it a note of
sustilcion. • • • .
"He did •not ,leaVe bbs cqrd. Miss
Ruth,"
•RUth,"' replied 'the. nUrS0.• blushing at
her own subterfUge. but Rethr•ilid not
observeher confusion. • •
Why Mr. McDonald did not wish his
identity dikelased In connection with
thkroses the nurse 414 -not knew. But
he bad 'insisted: erten holes' an aneny-'
• moil* benefactor.' and it Was not her
concern to demand his Sutton for it.
• sit"Wteeit deo he ieekilicer. Itutit pee,
to
"fle'e young and VorY distinguished
looking," atieletted the Verde, both her
manner attit*Orde Wheel/int unshak-
able convict**. •, '
'Aid then calite.the crueler question.
l?Notes h wear 7 tift.ittlesitht4thflevt6ture°r4t7in't
pathetid atteitteht. t� Wei the eitita.
tiOn.
thOUlthV•00.titarned
hate him." ' •
at'. Only nittinni, 2.puppene, dear.
But you what voreetaber that he isn't
really to blab* It it *AO his car that
ran iota yon. Atter the aceldeitt he
held yon in blifirmitifil the way he*. ,
le Oil thii WOW !if the car *OM
"7 • •1 4•
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her Imagination 10 wit trte a141ffroi. tot °
gether, ' • • • , -
"Don't keep011X'?Vere or hie ''old
roses,•:please,, and. Oft, let him, demo
here tuly rave," Ehtli gavo herterdere'
1,W,eart1Y einelvalt805134•110100. ° •
Norman McDonaldcontinned to. Call,
•
however, and.toitenO'reeesollgte,nnw .
. eonseidus that illo,Arterrleyort#4.0d
their why te,Ruth'i siekroda
-The reports thitV the -MUM gave him
from day to day 44.tho recovery "
Were not4gratifying* .
"She doesn't egetn to gee at all," the
nurse complained ono Morning discon-
solately. "Shesfth up,, but she has no
;animation -no courage 'hardly, She
:lifter Mentions her work, and they say '
she Was 'heart and soul devoted to it ,
before the-beffere lier illness. The • • • ..
•rivistfulneifil . of •Ifei llttle a1e face' IS
:enough to, break your teart,",,. .
Thafryanfig Man looked; very thought-.
' • • • •• • ,
suppose she has never asked to •
see me?" be inquired at length,
, "I beie never heard' her speak •Yearo •
dame, Mr. • McDonald," ,• replied - the . •
nurse evasively. . .
okceerse. It iina't • likely that
she Would.It's A blessed thing, though, •
•
that she doesn't realiSelhat it Was I-
4.4
• that It was thy e.ox thai injure4 her."
The nevi* was confused. • •
"But 1 fear, she does, Mr. McDonald. .
. In fact, I'm eure She does:"
"But I thought yeu said you never
'heard.her speak of me?"
""Not by name," the nurse repeated. ,
Norman's perplexity was evident ,
"She speaks of yea as the 'gentle-
man of the fur lined overcoat,'' the• •
' nurse eXPlained."-"And she has request-
ed nte not to 'let you come here, Mr. .
McDonald. I hadn't the courage to tel ".
you before." .
The Young man showed no Surprise,
but looked deeply troubled.
- he. said .flwilly "at 'least I • • •
ca'n,telephone,.Atid I'm 'sate you'll ten .
me if there is ever any way I 'can be •
• of •further service to her.,. When, see
has.fully reeovered, Pshall hePe"-,-• • . • .•
"Oh, Mr. -McDonald' the iforte.'in.
terrispfed, "1 suppose I haven't any ,
right to tell You, but sometimes in her , •
delirium Miss Jeffrey used to Mention .
,some one for Whom,' she seemed to gat*.
• a greitt dal -some one evidentlyAvtom
She had refused' to marryt I realize\ . •
that J am""betraying confidences; hut I •,
. thought 'perhaps yOss,,tiliiht know him 44
and ' that •it might. do her good to See ,.' •
,bim She :Called him •Laddle.:" .
'Tlie• young man started at the 'name . •
*then,broke out Int9 a hearty laugh- •'-•`• • • •
I
The nurse cautioned. 13..im to be quiet, • .„
but the. cantion came too late. ' • • •
"Who's there?! lt Was fluth's,voice • •
calling anxiously feath. the room Above.
Thriiurse had. no •eyasive. answer '
ready, but had she had .one at her .' . •
tongue's end there would have been no,
time to utter it, for at ..the sound of •
Ruth's voice Norman:had bounded up
the stairstivo,: three; at a time and
• new, stoo& on the upper landing with
the girl crushed raidtirously to
"11,.4.addle1,addiefRullx.cried •.
joyously.' ."1 knew, your laugh," ' , • '
But at the: consciotemess ofhis kiss •
she drew back from hire with a cry • .
• that • p•Aut "half grief, hail "singenand
thretV.herself-uPon the couch, sobbing ,
bitterly, • . . ,
'Ruth, Ruth, whet is It, one
Tell' me, dearest." 'Pleaded Normhn.:
:"Go back to her." ;the girl *taped •
finally ihrOugh her sob,
"Go back tO whom?". asked Norman, ,
utterly mystified.
4"01i, you stie 'cruet, Why did you
come? I've watehe,d you kiss her good:
by every Morning *hen yeti •left her at
the °dice, And .1ouvlisd. ter then,
though 1 d k now it wee you. I-1
Only 1 -Membered: what bud lost. Oh, . • .
don't: stand there ittid pity lee Go
bath, go book!" • -
• "Ruth, Sweetheart, listen! There is ' •
00 oitettogtoe,back•teo;ithbSurely
a,t,lsnteleytoenr
trahaednw•
knew 1 would tvalt Mt, you -and yott . •
have come. Don'i ery any more, little .•
, • .
And Ruth let herself be emeforted
and ed and ,kiseed-tillte, any ,.tIred • .
,
"The return is *very swetst Laddie,',"7
She whispered. "You'll keep on cent: .
Ing every day now Won't yen?".
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Quarter. ' •
The term "quatter,"' Used in Wart
• fare,.• originated front an , agreement .
ancletitli Midi betweeu the Dutch
and 'Spattlaeds. that the ratetoin of a
Soldier- taken In • action ehould be a .
quarter of hie pay. 'Probably It'nteent
• t� "grant feehdlifetuer in this settee
i the eapredstion Was .cininnonly used at
one fink. Ate mode Watlika, ten)r, .
,te give qugrtereamthat the' 0118611-
le
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era of War ehotlid Sent to\the rear
ofthe utibi 014 shoe 164ge4 and fed
• Oy thetantoro Atutit exchanged* Or to
leased On tie thrinluirtion fit hilita. ' •
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