Show BY FRANK FRANJ PI SWEET cop C op right 1903 by dally daily story pub co there I 1 had bad be been en an abundance ot oi 1 pace on the through train from froin new york yoi k so when after two days stop at st augustine mabel waring con her journey toward palm palin beach she neglected her customary precaution of securing seat in advance so avith the folds of her dainty traveling altri skirt held gingerly between her gloved fingers mabel waring entered one of tile the common cars and an d moved down tho the rows of passengers until near tho the far end a sill made room for her the man and woman in the scat opposite arid and the woman ahead might bo be like herself without a choice in the matter and that nice old man with the white hair and tile the tall young bihn man on tile the end seat who she dropped cropped her gao gan quickly and turned with hel heightened likened color to the girl at lier side who all this time had been watching and walting waiting with eager wistful recognition in her eyes ali ah miss waring sho whispered 1 I saw coif on the platform and was limping I 1 might get a chance to thank you for that delightful trip last summer I 1 been able to see aee you since why ye yes to be sure how stupid of me and in mabels expressive face 1 was now aquill aqui a quick cl interest which atoned v for her former forme r lack ot of recognition 1 I always liked your counter for you ii seemed so interested interest edin in what I 1 bou bought glit and so anxious not to tn mislead yes and the girls eyes sparkled at fl t being feo 0 o well remembered she married a florida man and went to west palm beach he keeps a store iam ia am going there now you see im not strong elou enough h for the confinement of store work so beb beasie ale wrote lor for me 1 to come and try to get the public t school one of her husli husbands ands austain ers is the trustee arid and they seeni seem to think I 1 will have a good chance no r j one ona has applied for the position yet that will be nice mabel declai declared ed so much better than store work I 1 think one morning a few days after reach ing palm beach mabel took out her purse to tip a walter waiter and was surprised to find how small mall s i an amount of money there was left leff it was odd how money slipped away avay in a place like this she must have another draft J 1 cashed at once n her drafts were made in amounts of one hundred dollars each for convenience and were kept in a small leather caso case among her stationery she opened the trunk and reached in con fi dently then as her hand did not come in contact with the case raised the trunk lid higher and made a more careful search but the case lid did not p reveal itself and hrom from the stationery she began a hurried examination of the entire contents ot of the trunk and ana 1 I then went to another trunk and i another and repeated the process but etwas it was no use and at last she rose arid and went to a window which overlooked the sea perplexed and annoyed what had become ot of the drafts she had tl 5 t cashed one at st augustine she i remembered lc and then why yes cor she had gone directly to her ber roo room from tile the office of course she had returned the case to its usual place had it been stolen she made 11 a quick gesture of dissent at the thought no she would not bellove believe that it was only her carol carelessness ersness ess ness u but it was gone that was the main point now what was she to do her uncle had started for europe and she would not even know his address for another adother two weeks it would bu be a month armore or more before the drafts could be rented Q course she could so J to afie hotel cra tile the I 1 situation to him but that would be humiliating mid and best besides d cst there were the little ever evory y day expenses expense 3 of boats arid and curiosity stores and magazine counters counte rs sho she did not oven have the money for bor th tham half an ail hour later as she was walk IV 5 tm she began a hurried examination of the entire contents of the trunk ing thoughtfully down the avenue she almost ran rain into the arms of a young girl who was hurrying fron from n tile the opposite direct direction ioli to oh I 1 bog beg your pardon miss waring 3 apologized 0 the newcomer new newe comer omer laughing 1 I was vias thin thinking lOng so was I 1 mabel answered then why wh 11 lucy how bright you look that school has become an assured face I 1 suppose 1 no ind indzel zed with a wry grimace the trustee told me I 1 quite competent lucky for nie me though for the hotel manager has bas offered md ma a position at five dollars a r month more than I 1 would receive as school teacher has any one else boon been engaged she asked for the school no to ll 11 not t yeti yet looking at laer her curious curiously iv do you know of any one the th trustee saif said lie he was wasa puzzled who to get do bo you think I 1 would suit lucy stared pursing her lips as though to whistle rih istle then her lips straightened and quivered in a vain attempt to i keep beep from laughing yes I 1 think you would she answered at length controlling her voice with a visible effort excuse m me 1 mabel label interrupted hurriedly 1 I want to see about tile the position before there aro other applicants goodbye good bye when mabel returned to the hotel a fow few hours later she met lucy in on one of the halls a dusting brush in her hand arid and a tiny whito service cap rest 0 ing demurely upon her brown curls did you get the position miss waring sha asked striving to keep her face straight yes A label mabel answered and aad thank vou voli verv much for d vinz me the in formation lucy I 1 comm thee tron day week after week went by azid and mabel E till remained at the hotel going across to her school every morning and returning at night there bo be but one conclusion it was a rich ith girls freak nothing else would woul explain a primary schoolteacher school teacher receiving thirty dollars a month stopping at a hotel that charged five dollars an a day and this was the conclusion of the mut k L 1100 you I 1 would sult others also for b by y this time every one knew ot oil mabels occupation but perhaps the most curious feature of it allawas all was that mabel never once thought of the inconsistency of a working girl staying at a place like the breakers the jhb climax came one day when the clerk handed her a letter from berlin it was from her uncle and after a brief account of ills his travels stated that lie he had arranged for a trip around the world to be gone a yearn year it would scarcely be worth while for her to write as his address would always be uncertain she would better remain in florida until spring and then go to the hotel in new york where they usually stopped and na where here he would join lier her on oil his return the letter concluded conchi dod with the statement that lie he was glad he had furnished her so abundantly with mo money ney she would have plenty for all possible con cles for the first time she began to go over the details of her situation it was now the last week in january she had been here twenty five days and that made one hundred and awen ty five dollars due the hotel she wondered dovir much more than that her salary would be quite a deal s she he hoped for she he was beginning be inning to feel the need of many little things and besides she wanted to buy presents for all her school children lucy came to the door in search of a truant child and mabel motioned for her to approach do you know how much salary the school pays she asked lucy laughed 1 I thought thou glit the money part appeal to you she answered that was the first thing I 1 inquired about the primary teacher gets thirty dollars a month and then she hurried away to the child who was laughing at hot her from the hall mabel sat rigid t for a moment then she arose and crossed to the elevator the mana manager er was in the office but she did not glance toward him nor toward any of the guests somehow she felt that she had no right here now once in her room she opened her trunks and methodically began to take out arid and examine their contents her eyes ivere ere clear now and her lips firul firm these tunes must debt arid and provide for lier until sue could draw drair the school calary she would send them to or borha to new york it did not mat iter they kiley would brin brins butis 0 of L their real value at alth cither r place but still they 11 ha ata ost a great deal end yield enouf enough h to free ree lier fearn debt sho she to havo have wn in the first place piece that a school teacher could not net afford living like t ams at length from the very bottom dt df a trunk she took out ont and unfolded EU pa plain tin cerge 3 of all ter her oviet oi at it thu 0 one ne article which showed unmistakable tal cable signs of wear vear dut but it lidd had been a favorite gaivin and was serviceable and for choser had been brought along for bo bolting a ting and other rough usage tho laz last t time she had worn it ft had been on a trip from st augur augustine gurtine Au ine to fantanza Man tanza well it wao just what she needed now and she EW was waa about to place it on the small pile when she felt something jn one of tho mechanically she took tt it out oat vind nd then with a low butr cry sprang rang to her feet it was the leather case containing her drafts |