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Show H a )ili:m.m.. IH Mr. LW train linniar Mt on the nrm of H I chair in tho hall of tlm hotel ntUcnr- mH tionmjih Ami UIj iwudk hi ft, 11 r, HH Lannr wm bore!. An oxtviitlixl uc- HH tiualnUtiro with tlili jotiug inanforcw jH inoloconfcw tliatlio v.'m nfct often nf H IllctMlntliit ov. Yo know tlwttio H man can niro to 1 of tlw.hlghtt H fwlilon wltliuutoomtfintly exirftoiciii H J ho iwntf of thl illitli ptUlml ollmciit, H ami jet Mr. Lamar win tiniuttlynallj' HH of thelileliMtfathlon, The tnoit cunwry KB eltnni uouM ttll you thU, Any oiw 1 couMm-othiit hu ImIuiikI to tho U"t H people, tint hti vnu tins! to tho tetl WBKm (wople, tltat only tho lt jwhiJiIo wgnl 1 9UH t Usirablu to him. Hut novf ho r,uA jHI ptnuluely Ixirwl. pJmB LadlM jum1 oM one, viho swept mBH bI' t'10 1ti"tv(t)i trftiiu.aiijwlm cnokitl HH they movot, n If thry wnntwl uilinnj H yonnj one in liltt fncki iinJ idf HH ilfi.rerol luti it n tuulow over tho n chorMtt)Ki. lhiykrt laiinlnf until W tho Rhus Juon antt ruIhk out Into thu wB Haw of tun Wyond, with n btirvtiri fiH into Lloont of lace jwwwol. or ttKiiiiitf llH into tho cuclnf tho hall, with tho nu- H tlinjt, Bllkn (.hriklhin of tho itomU HH mnhlcnly furled ami thu t-innK of littlo jH IkmU on tho &i tUtor, Ho tiitttr H glanccilat thtm. Hut thiy till atlilm H wlft!y, obliquely from tmlvr tliuir jj hat brim, out of thufthalow. Hu 1m)Y&1 WH away, villi mined thin and lixluluitly HH driwpoilryelliK Thcro wa.4 vm Kirl ho lccjt uts to HH and f n aa J m ).o luoktl on tho tfroun X WM hu could ko tho lam of Iur Jrt and aM bcrftMt, Thcywcruprttty fit iuycl- DH low ihoc, i mall and inliitvl, Mr, H Lnmar found hlui If ruiuinuUn,;. "Mui- H nmo tho liirwl h ui pntty M tho fitt. HN Hut it nocrl4. 'ihtrc'iiuhw ct com HH prn-ntlm which irvrntji Hut. The H l'tHtd which K'lontfi to thaw fvot li H thirtynvc.H And lio lookvd u. Tho HH hfud matclicd tho fitt to jrfcctiim, Mr. LamarfeUtliaUmdllntlukljrrd B nay JuUKPr, Hai'r, howittr, than H ctcrifico this dourly Wight mid t uviablo jH condition of U inf, ho lurnwl hU buck FB on that cnrlnnttnjhti'l, nnd NiunUrod MHI into nn mljoinliitf rt-im. Theru would IHf bo no tno to look nt there, HH Tlioroout wiiacinity,rikolanddhn. It HB had uuL chair mv I table nnd writing H9 iliwki, n4a f,nn muIU nnd u grtut win- H dow opoidni; on thu Uiknuiy, Outilo H thcrowtro lalUit of ttnlutt rvatin uei HB t-lltlnff under it fonxt of iKiraiHN. Ho K ondurrovhety vcp4of tlowirrojM HH hU turf, tlatipltHl vlth ihort rhidnmi HB ihrinliiiff to tho treo rooU. HplinU-ri of BH dnaty uiiiUght crijt down tho bolcti of 6fl tho ntntvly t!uii and truiibll on tho EH vhttodne8 of iukinjf trK iir, l.n BM mar felt that ho inU'ut garo uiou thin EbB liroiK-ct for ou inUiutudo of titno tin 1 ro- IgH inaiu borwl. IjRj Hut futowllltd othcrwie, Aihocu- H 1 wl tho loom how.' noinulhlnff on tho IjHj Itooriuurthotublo, lloi-itkcl it ni. Jt JH vaa n hand nbout nn lurh nnd it linlf H wide, coore-l with jmckcrM w How ril H Uni, nnd with ono tod ruu through n H i laspof dullMlerhuwIiiiit muiotcrtm H In kinall dUinoudir. Tluro waHnbumli WM of n.irrouirullyw ribbon UUo tho Ml i1aji, each tud iinlfclicd with a littlo jHjj tuucntlcM lher WU. It n)iK'aml tj QKE& itAtuar from eomo Imnslinc hhiuentiof fHI tl rvnd that tho two f tuli h id uuto lou 1HI rtlttboil togulLcr. Ho lobkid cut1oiul jWB nt hw llnj. Hfn "Wlmt cin It Urimiuuwd, itnrin fm Wo lmvo iwid that ho woa young, and jl cjmo of tho best j-ohlj, and with tlw wl boit ix'Oi'lo thero I ulw u n dnubt n to j H whether thoy wirtmh ulxartliin4n Inj BUtcLlng or Ihhmnu mucIi uiiuuntii u tblo i'ninm sj;, "WiiiK. nut Kg and OH 1m t,bhaUxnoothcin'u4 tho iKntgruco- n fully oxtiroMts it, mmb Lauiar Ural thousht ho wont 1 tnko it gH to tho ofllco, hut curiotll) conn lh d him Wl t.i uludy it. Uulghtlvwimi round thu s9jfi titvkt but no. it will not loii utouh. H lhtdrowthotiuMril tu.h toother and nRI beld it off from htm, cclii(; It dnblouil) BH nnd relltfctivtly imllljit hU vumll nou- mwW tarho. Oh, )c, of courtio, Now ho EmH mh IuwihiiN)hodbHnt Abruuht. WM Ihd Una it togithor ho jmihed Mi tuudi raJWB through it nnd it swung on hli wtfot. BJHH "1 don't think lour snwnbraciht BaBi 3ut lil(,J that lforo," ho thought, luov- LBH ln around nnd looliti j at it ith hU iWI ni ad on ono side HmBB Audthen, a ho looked ntit.ramon hMB iuiUui tLwh of wakiidug light, nnd for IMBH n moiiKnt ho blood ttiLrlng at it lu HUM KtnibUnl horror ui it hung our Mi ATvPfil wrUt Wlth tuo "limrf consciotu- Pf3 Tj' " ho crumoltd U up mid rtndnd it 1 J ' "do hU iKitkit V.lut bhoull ho do vrlthlu If ha tnokfttalho ufUto tho ' owmr would t.cur tbiro tu cLm it. If ho futind out who fc.iu wiw ho would lmVirdarulooiTrit. U could ImaiuQ tho iccuo, AlovOy inJ jonlhfol lady Udl-roeml walking hi tho corridor, lo Iilt ni"i M' IVrtriim Iaruar In fnll ennintf drt-M, with n white pink in hi buttonhole. Thf nf drawing a rirkngo from hii pnOtcttfr. Lunar prencnti it to htf murmuring, "Voum, I brlieve," Mid ranMicfl throngh n trnpdr- r Tho Inmar wero famous for tltrli cldAlroii9 nttttudA toward tho mx. 'hat should ho do to puro her foelingt nnd hla own? And ho turnM tho cuuii of his l-tTturlMtton urer in his jiocl t-t. J nst tlun ho hfurd a Mr outxldo n femiulno step. With n utility start Ik retreated from thu table, fell into n chair nnd Meed tho morning jrftjior, lu fhieh ho htirle! hi head. Any one I noting this fact woul 1 of connw imagine lint ho slumbered, nnd fool tutituelvo nife fntn esjtlal. "It is she," thought Ucrtrnm, eeUl with guilty In mors. "She hw cotno to hunt for it," and ho remained motion lew. Ho did ihc. Thero win not the nllgl.t est i bra ting rtutlo from Iur silent ilgure, lWrtrjm rattleil tho jwikt, ahdiled n littlo hole through It with hU tlngvrAnd ipd nt her. Who was stand lug In tho doorway iveplug almit the nwm, and sho was I ho )uung Isuly with lbs jtllvw shoos. Hho win charMlngly lrf tty In n light drvsa of trlid flannel ami n looso shirt of thin silk made like a boj's. Under the tnrudown collar was I mitteil n fourdn hand necktie of white pt'iue, and about htr waibt was n worcn eilk Ult chuped with a silver H. Hie wo slowly swwnlns tlm room with u I Ijng gbuH, only her head molng, ht ' fifnirofiimly irect, her right thumb in her bolt nnd her lift hand hanging by her ililo and light!) da-ring n little loAthtr thong wlihh wound nbout hti j knuckles. As to her head that lovely lie'l with strong brown hair iur ling n( urtstily under her sailor hat, delicately rottiidodihocks nnd gra wly pouting lijt ( it was hii imago if sutt, ddlciousl Wnuty. At her stdi sat n little tuK dog on It luunches, gtu In.' ond 111 tug Its lyos. j Hlio rnt ft hurriwl cUnco nt tho ' f;nllemaii rwtdlag tho jjijvr ond wnlkcd Into the room looking intuntly nbout tlnj llour. "Wliat would ho any, thought Her tram, asshu poseed ldm in her sonnh, "If 1 wen to tniKxintly Of-k her what sho wat looking for and gullintly offur Ui ' Ulp her lind it? Hut 111 pnro her tliat Kho was certainly limiting thorough I . 8he laovinl sot oral of the tlmtrs, drew tip tho hco inrtnlns nnd lookvd , tinder ikim and peerod Into all tho ior When fho hti wan-hed nerwhrc sho straightened hcnlf with n right I threw ono lost reluctant look nlut tho j room, mil calling to tho png, Comol aloiU, dearest, it ln't here," dip.irteil. I IWrlram lil down tho ip-r mid 1 wked after her. hho apiioftn-d to hlui to hat o u singular ntnouut of s.tng f roid, also a wry graevful bark, I 5!r, Itmaru it Ix-nd thatnftcr noon. Ho wai cousumetf with iwrploxi ty. How could ho return tho lost trea-sum trea-sum to tho owmr without cnuiiug her imbarrjM nt, without making ht-r hit immy fur lifer If ft hud bvoti nn tiling tlso how delightfully ho could lnvu brokut tho ho with lit Hut to bretk tho leu with that hUtorlo cmbhm IuiihjmI blot "Imuit ghoit to her thUorutng,' ho thought. "1 11 wrap it up in jajtr nudtloonoof tho rlUtons round It that nro f u that hsndkmhtof rno Mlllygiue me. Then, if bhonxkti mo nof luiirfo rimvrttl what It !. I'll My caroltwdy: Oh, noUiincI dun n littlo trillo I thli.lc U loiys to j on. Don't hurry to opt n It, I Ia o ) ou not Iced w hat n beautiful night itir Andsolll iiigngoh(riui;bm)iI ingcontenutioti. Hut If thoccmerM-tloii thoccmerM-tloii is not unflklently ubsorhfng and i-ho 1m gins to oh it It I mmt lleo from tho wrath to come, ALd when next I meet her, d) iug to ek or c en bow to her, tluro will bo u tnll if Ico ral J lw twetnm, hlitt will turn htr prutUoto ward inn nnd lxnomo ingtoMitl in tho hoautltu of tho IaudM.apt. btith U tho iron) of fate," At "o'clock Mr. Latnar canto slowly down thu broad ftalrs, hooking as h.m 1-horno 1-horno nn tho ouag I)Ioii)fIust lit hi droM stilt, hi shining jddrt Uom and it white ptuk in his buttonhole. Tho hall was full or muting figures and u Uaxo of light and color, Mr. IKinar w a-t ton pcrturW lo lulu Klowilhthogaj.luud olul, luughiu? trowd. llo HUhed for sulltudo and dl-lertoiUiIaatiihi dl-lertoiUiIaatiihi toward tlw littlo writing nwm. Ho had not rapped tho trttwuro in pnii r, not ti.il it with n rlb1on fronv hf hamlkt rchh f r.i- Ho hud not dono aii thing with it. llo did not dare. Tho i-ightif Its owner might inpin him to thodeipuatoplUhof bohlly olTirlng it tolxrorsuggikt to him homo cunning v.ii) of rrtuinhu' It without Utralug thu hh ntlty of tho flnde r. With thto Iileas in I.U mind ho inrrhM It stlUU his I-otLtt in cumiuiuy w ith his key. Thu gat in tho writing room was not ht. Mr. Jjiniar wtnt to tho opiuwin dow. Jut tmtsido It on tho baUony was tho oung lidy who had worn tho illow bhous. rliu wort loading mid iwklng, hor pug In Iur lap, nnd if iho wpM'rctt) iu Iur ttaiiud morning dre wurdi'iMiot detribu her iunmUt of tiuo black gauze iut wpiure around Iur nick, and showing her urins to thoth Ikiw, Hcrhklu win ni whilonudlttvr-leMinan whilonudlttvr-leMinan lUuchl almond. Tluro wah tho gleam of a gold I lu from tho blmlow of her d-irk hair, and n jiwil lmnging n run ml her mile row and fill with Iur I imUt breath. At ho read iho iibwiitly I pill. -d tho pug's cars, wldih lay with ItA t oa lulf i'i.u nnd it hitid ngaiiwt Iur nrm. ltiutarlookM. Sho turned tho page. Tho9ug,dUlurbeI,roo to its furtiw, gazed nt hr with nil uxpridou of lltotio fouilneu, nnd triitl to Ikh her iliili. bho molded thl- ihuioiutrathiti of ulTiitlou h) moving hur ihlu from tMo to tIdc, kt-eplug hi r ccs itill ou tho book. Tho pug oonliuuluj, ho t. truck It gently, obAningt "lKii't, )ott Utd, little, uboiniuable dog I' "I ltftf our pinion, aald Lamar sud denly from tho window. 'llo lad) look i J up with raUod 0)e-brows 0)e-brows of iHlito inimiiy. "I hau souuthlng of your." suld Jia joung laau dospcraty nnd lu a low tone, "Vi"'1 Whntiilt" "I -I Jon't nuito knot.- Or rather Will Hut Vinl Ididut1ikoUl.no , It nt tho ofUre I thought He u m d out of tho window wtihhUoWa hmd I ex -'iiddl "Hero H W 1 bUu hild out Ur haud, nnd ho dropped It in. r no I oki d aim! U4 m en Inini tl iof ju) iliut causeil thu pig to jump tollo ki 1 "Oh, how glftd I ninl Thanks so mm Ik Tluuik lawfully. I was afraid It was hint Isn't that lucky?" And ho looked nffTthmattly at the returneil trnvuro with Iter hand on one side Thero was light enough to eo htr fnen ilffttihttly. Sho did not xhlbit n rln of cmlwrrrtwuietit, not the ghost of a bluth. Lainnr felt n snddon cldll of dts SpKfidinent and ilisupnrobation, "Vou found It In therer sho aahl, Indicating In-dicating the writing room, and looked ct him with flunk, an id Id e)es. "Ves, there's where it wna lost, "I -1 nupposod ffu," said Imar, trlth a wan mde. I looked for 1 myself thu morning all orcr," sho contlnnml, "under overy-thing, overy-thing, b w It was gone " "Vvs,"snld tho yoting mtn, wltlt n falnonsly Inqnirlng air. "If sht knew I was belli ml the itper she'd ask mo why I didn't give It to her thou and there, and what tho douco would I sAyl" "I value thli rry mtioh'sho went on, tuinhiff It over lu her hand. "I should imagine so, 'You aw, there U only ono like it. Thero la not a single daplicato any win re.H Mho looked smilingly Into hit face, Irftmar stared at liur hi stupefied horror. "Only nne did yon aayr" 1h mauagod to nrtltnluto In a faint voice. "Onl one,"ahe reiMHttoil, nodding her heifl. "It wm i nail o to onler " Tliere vraS a moment of silence, I.a msr mado no comment, hut contfnuoil to stare vacantly at her. He was thinking! think-ing! 'It must have xvn an nccldtnt. Oho can't lie n etorau of the war." "Vheii)ou Otato only one, and that such n tft," fho continued, not noticing his eltonce,) oil like to hnto crer)thlug w Irvtty as possible "V, j i. f cottrsc, of courso," rjacnl ttel L unnr. laughing Miotlcally, "If )utthavonly one, I cxpei t It tunt lie Mimowhot of u treasure," ho' t hough t, Tliett he mldM loldly, but with tho nir of couOdlng; u jiev-o of nows, "I huvu two." "Twor Mhl tho jonng lady, with !-arion !-arion interest. "What kind Ianiar looked nk tnce at ler in alarm-M alarm-M sllenco. Wna sho doubly afflicted? hho was stroking tho pug with the tips of her flngirs, und thero woe nothing hi horitUcHoxiroMioii to ouggest maid.; of nny form. "ThoMtmon4ierylo1yrle',Nhonn iwtred with soiro hauteur. "Ate tho ioplu lu thU j-nrt of tho country In tho hahtt of managing with onor "As a rulo, tin y lmo only one; it's so ranch less bother. Though, to bo euro, 1 liat on friend who ha lit mo iw-)e, iw-)e, ilctiii." "Slie must lo n centipeile, thonght Iamar, "I Mvm to ! mount f ring re markahlo freks of tmtnro. There It a fortune- waiting In ro for auyonowhi wants to start itmtnKiim. '1 hen ho re-I re-I marked nlond, ngnnlliig her with hi 1 head on ono side, a tohinnt, fund nmilo ou his li, "Thero must 1k ijnito nn t m-l m-l lorrnM do rlihessu, t-siilally whin jou'ro walking." I "Thoy do git lu the way," admitted j tho )oung lady, "but most of them a. will trained,' "Wry clu er of them, I am sure, murmured mur-mured Lam ir, filling that ho wo about to nwoon. Tluro was anothir thort IUncc,dur Ing whiili the girl inntiuued to cxituiluo hir restored tretniire. Presently alio m 1.1, iiiiuliigl) t "I see tho thread nro 1 roken, Hho hn broken tin tu onco before, be-fore, though I don't bvo how sho can pos-lllydiiU pos-lllydiiU Iinmir only stared nnd swallowed, bho hi Id hU glatico w 1th n horrible, ttrlo f im. hint hm. "VotiktiowphelivM to run t me," fho l rat thi I on. "Hho ran nwayfiout mo this morning, nnd when she tamo lack It wad gone. Hho must h.tte cupt under tho table- and hut tuiuo out uutil sho had got It oil, "Who Is shol" aakid Lamar in n trou bhd voice. hlirt Why, IUibo my pu;r, hn't i lie a beauty? Cunu up here, llolw"-pattlng llolw"-pattlng Iur hnco. "I want to put jour ioll.tr on, nnd thow thU guitleman, who was kind enough to nturu It, how putty )ou hok whin )ou'ro nil drtsrietl u li." hhoholdtholuudnround theilog'n neck, and turning to Lauiar, said with laughing arihnerMi, "Isn't It Unomlng;1 Lamar Mt down ou tho window sill, Ho took up tho morning puper nn 1 begun to fun himself with It, though tho icu-lug icu-lug hod grow u rmmlitukubty i iol Uir nldino liouncr lu Now York Journal. |
