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Show j AFTEfl MANY YEARS. I ralketlt Aeeao In e Metropolitan net-laaeaal net-laaeaal That Iteealli ir llaya, I ttw a rtirlima bit In the flrnmitc.f life lli oilier Uny, nn.l It tiymcel lo land out tlio more effectively for Imr luif tmAll at It wna, a cortAln liUtorlonl tmckgrnund I wot Inking n tnndenito cliop In n Hitlli Atcntie rettnurnnt Tlio wollera were negrore. An 1 from tlio time I went In I had looked at the lifn.l waller with Interc-t. lie wa aii elderly man, with Hit patient, lubtlllej, emtio courtewy Dial lohl a tlorjr of "ImIo' dt wall," and that affected the chancier of the trrry wrlnktea In lilt nutlcnl, will bruthed droaa coat lie eatntltthett, or rather he allowed his wllllngiicra lo catalilUli. rclitlom of an Ideally lull tnate character Willi Iho (uttroru of tlio place, utterly eenantllkfl, anj yet pro (nretl lo note your tar te ntnl enter lu them with the devotion of friemlililp. When I wat half through my incnl two young women with (ho nlr of ladleaeritenMl and aat down near mo, I euul 1 not helpotorhenrlng their talk, milet at II waa, and It toon npjicnm IIiaI they bclonge.1 to tho over Inerona. Inn army of Ctrl Uvliclori Ihat hare taken the town. They wero tluJenla at tlni Art leaguo. 'I he oil hend waller ttoo.1 neArhyi then he cntno nnd changed tho glaae of eel. ry for n freahcr ona Then ono of the yoiinif women mkr-1 him to have a certain window lortrcd nt Iho top. llo tent tome one lo do It, nnd then aal.1 lo one of tho cjrK rearmnglng: tho (ablo n little nerrotuly. In hit toft, old voice, "IheuM mot but I've been hoping: yonM cicuw me tlneo the 11 t night you Rimo In, If I tukcl J on wlutt luht of the totilti da yon come fonif 'Mer'tild the girl ilcwnlitly. "1 coiuo from Trnnvwi. I auppoeo vott know I wrutaouthe'ii by tliowny I lulkP 'e 'in i yet, 'in," the old nun aald hastily, taking tho phtct from the waiter In charge and aoAnklng with an odJclTertnf Hurry 'Jly young tubv t'ottlio marry down In Te nurture). She waa ono oh de Kentucky I'anllcea." lie etopped Abruptly and looke.1 at the glrL and the wat atnrlng at Mm. "Hhe nmrry ono ob do TiuncaKO Rluclalra,'' ho cul Ic.1 "Why, that veu mjr mother I" ' Hlio a my young luUt'eat,1' aald the old man. The girl held out hrr lutnd to him. "Why, my mother nlwayi lovod her old fiooplo to much," iho aald, the Icort prliiglng to her eye. "She aloayt antcl to know what became of all of them after tho wait, but the nover cuulJ learn uiucIl Now" tliotopHil. The vhllotu lato wat tnmbllug all ovir "I'leaie Ull-plcAM tell her thatlke, Tellow Ike nllui" 1 he girl w at looking At him Itcadfatt-ly Itcadfatt-ly through a mitt of tiari. "blio't dcailr the laid. Tho old man leaned hard on n chair a moment, and then tho habltt of a lifetime ol rlf control nnd dofereneo to utlnr pcoplo't comfort came to hit nlJ he ttllld the working of hit wrlnkhd fueo and took n eJUh from the waiter nt ho came up, although hit liandt ttlll thook n little. "1 II wait on theto ladlet," ho tald, and then givo tomo direction (.bout another an-other virt of tho room. He caught the proprlotor't eye Died rcbuklngly upon him, but ho Huck to tliat table) lie wat going to wait on tlioto ladlet If It cott hlui lil place, Thltigt went on tllently for tomo mo. mentt and then ha told, at hu brought n ilMi that had not been or.Ii ml, aotto t ore, "1 heru't iiolhlng here lit for jou, inlwy U ye named for your inn I" Tho girl nodded 'i Hiouhht I known! you by the fv or," he o. led, trj lug to tiullu hit dog-hko dog-hko ntTecllon upon her, and thon ho took hluitelf oft to a little dltlnuco and Hood walling tiion their call. 1 wat putting on my coat wherr I heard the wulliem girl, who liad licen cry tllent, toy lo her friend, "I tuppoao ho would rather not er hat e teen me at all, really, than to aeo luo lu ah like Ihlt." And then I left, hut I think the girl wat wrong. :ew York Herald. |