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Show THE LOVCn'3RETURN. He Wanted io h Irlljr Typewriter Who Had Smiled Ovr the llallln. I I that is, yon will hxcuso mo," he stammered as ho enten-d storo on upper Itroadway yiwterday and was ao-corded ao-corded an interview with tho proprietor. "What did you wish, stri" was tho cold bnt polito rejoinder. "Well, yort may think mo fisdish, but I muxt run tho risk. About a year ag you had a ov,r tboro behind tho railing ft typewriter and private secretary, secre-tary, 1 pnisimiH.'' "Yes, sir." "Hh was a bandsomo girl very hand-some, hand-some, and her speech and demeanor uliowtvl good blood." "Yes." "Well, I-I Ml In lov with her." "Did yon? Well?" "Hho was very coy and shy, but after I a timo I thought I could detect signs that my fiflings wero reciprrK-at-d." "Ah! indeed! Look at you m a tender way'r' "I thought so. For wocka I mado It ft prnctico to pass yonr storo at 3 o'clock daily, so as to get sight of her. Hho got so nho looked for Mu at that hoar." "Indeed!" "That Is, I thought alio did. I thought her oyes llghVd np as sho caught sight of mo. I suppj tho proiier way would havo len to come in and ask yon to in-trKlnco in-trKlnco mo, but but ono Instates over thoHo things, yon know." "Yes, I know." "Alsmt a year ago I was suddenly called to Chicago, Wbilo thero I lm t with a bad accident, and only yesterday returned to New York. I wanl-d y writo her, but under tho circumstance I could not." "I follow." "But I thought of her daily, ayo! hundred times a day'' "That was correct." "And now that I havo returned I enllcd to catch sight of her dear, swe-t twit once more, but I duu't seo it. Lt sho with yoti yet?" "fib, yes." "Is sho iiir "Oh, no." "Absent temporarily?" "Yes; over at tho horso." "Y'our boiw V "Yea. Perhap yoo'd liko to walk over? I marrie 1 hut alnt a year mt.n and this is tho hour when tlio baby i aaleep and sho is at liljerty." Tlio ai felL With raoan of ngu'h on In pa'" t!ifl "rtwed lwT walked i out of tbo sure In a blind, itawriiig I way, re l-d down tho street as if drtink, and uttered no word until hi niwhed tho dng sti.ro at tho corner. Then ho mado a great efT.rt, ptiHe l him-If t-g';!iier, t-g';!iier, onrel, sat down on a stool f iro tho svlj foniitiiin and liiarv ly whispered; (Jivo mo lemon and vaail.'i, with p!n,ty r,f froth hi it, f T I u!--uhitl i.i-M rur.i eno'ifch to support n Wir j New Y'ork ri.m. j |