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Absent Absent Ab isent sent mindedly mlndedly he tie snapped snupIJed Hie the rub rubtJ.r rubber rubbcr conllnued contInued to dream dreamUe . tJ.r tJr ber ( . band and _ lie He often sat In the waiting wutlng , room of ofthe ofthe oftlie watch watch- watching watchlug . - the large 11lre . ; rlllroad railroad r < , illroad station ing lug the people IJeol'le IJeolle ' . lonlglit 'lonlght lonlght 'tonight tonight he'tonight ' , as always ahYs arrays ah\ ah \ Ys of late , , he hewas liewas was thinking of Aunette Annette The 7.he 7he 1 ' . he girl girlon girlou girlon on ou the opposite bench b.nch bnch ( . looked a lit- lit little lit ht little . - tle tie like m.e me . her ; iar large lare . ; , a blue gray dray ray eyes eyeswith eyeswith eyeswith with just lust a glimmer of laughter lauhter , ; ? inthem In Inthem Inthem them , , a siucy S'1.ucy S1.ucy S1ucy duty ' . nuse nu.e nue nose : . , , , and Ilnd hair thecolor the thecolor tliecolor color of brown fern . . Bob Dob 1Vallaee 1Vallaeetsas W Wallacewas clllace clllaceas \as as tsas \ . , dancing attendance on Annette Anncite Ann Annctte ctte ette now . [ For Lor 'or or ' tlie the past two months monthshe monthshe monthshe he had been takln taklnj taking her to dinners dinnersand dinnersand dinnersand and tlie the tlieatcr theater , to society dances dancesand , and for motor drh drives drites es , , along the the11l1dson theHudson theUudson 11l1dson Hudson . . But liut Harry couldn t affordto alTord afford alTordto affordto to take Annette to dinner and the thetheater thetheater tlietheater theater except once In a blue moon . . Ju&t Jut JU.t Just & : . today he had met Bob Wal Wal- Wallace Wallace . - lace on the avenue . Harry hnd had hndgrunted hadgrunted hadgrunted grunted a reluctant greeting and andwas andwas andwas was about to pass on when wben Wallacespoke Wallacespoke Wallace Wallacespoke spoke . . . Listen 'Llstcn Llstcn ' here . , Peterson , " ? he said saidgrImly saidgrimly saidgrimly grImly , , Td "I'd Id * " " ' ' advise adv1se you to stop see see- seeing seelag - ing lag Annette 1 I ' Peterson merely merelylaughed merelylaughed merelylauglied merelylaugliedBut laughed laughedBut But though he hadn't hadnt ' asked heryet her heryet heryet yet , . , Harry still sUlI hoped to marry marryAnnette marryAnnette marryAnnette Annette some day Ue'd Ued lIe'd lIed He'd Hed ' have todo to todo todo do something about It very soonl soon soonlfor soon/for soon for , / ' for he hadn't hadnt ' even been able to save saveenough saveenough saveenough enough money for the ring . . As he heplayed heplayed heplayed played with tslth \ lth the little lIttIe package on onthe onthe onthe the seat beside him , the rubber band bandaround bandaround bandaround around It broke and the paper vv \ \ rap rap- rapper rap- rap rappercame rapper - - per percame came off ot ! Looking down at thebox the thebox thebox box In his hand , , he opened It and andstared andstared andstared stared , for shining In the blue vel velvet vel- vel velvet . - vet lining was a n blazing blulng blu7ing ? solitaire soUtalre . . Harry s ' " whistled hlstled softly . . "What What " a abe'1uty abeauty abeiutyl be'1uty be1uty beauty ' I 1 " he whispered Tlien Then he hefrowned hefrowned hefrowned frowned Maybe It was only one oneof oneof oneof of those Mc\Ican Mc Ican Mc\.lcan Mc.lcan .lcan lcan Me.ican Meican \ . ' diamonds he had hadseen hadseen hadseen seen advertised for $1S 1S $1 1 $ ! ) 98 OS But this thisgas thiswas gas ' " as the finger of fate pointing poIntln the theway theway theway way . He \ would could \ ould beat Bob WnHace Wallace Wallaceto WnHaceto to It and propose to Annette to tonight to- to tonight - - night ! 1 ! 1The , . The Tbe following Sunday morning morningHarry morningUarry IIarry Harry sat In his room reading the thenews thenews thenews news In a leisurely fashion I'Irstlie rlrst I'Irst IIrst rlrstbe Firsthe ' be lie looked through thorough the home townpapers town townpapers townpapers papers his mother had sent him blm ; ; then he opened opcned the city C1ty papers He Heglanced Heglanced Heglanced glanced casually over the advertise adcrUse ncltertlse- ncltertlse ad\ ad ncltertlsements advertisements \ crUse- crUse crUsements - - ments of the apartments for rent.Now rentNow rent . Now that they were engaged he heand heand heand and Annette must decide "here here where "herethey wherethey " wherethey they were going to liveTurning liveTurning live liveTurning Turning to the news ne\\s ne s \ \ piges p'1ges p1ges p'iges ' ' his hiseye hiseye hiseye eye was caught by an advertise adertlse adtertise- adtertise ad\ ad adtertisement advertisement \ ertlse- ertlse ertlsement - - ment In the public pubtIc notices It read : 'Lost Lost ' Lost , a diamond solitaire ; be- be bet bets be between - - t\\ t ts tween teen \ een eea the Hudson apartments and andGrand andGrand andGrand Grand Central station Finder pleasereturn plea please pleasereturn e ereturn return to Ballou and Ballou , , At- At Attorneys At Attorneys . - torne torneys s Reward " Puffing Pulling furlou furiously ly on a cIgarette cigarettehe , , he paced up and do\\ do down don \ n before the thewlndos thewindows tliewindows wlndo\\s wlndo s windows \ Well , no matter what whathappened whathappened whathappened happened , , he couldn't couldnt ' ' let Annette Annetteknow Annetteknow Annetteknow know . But he must act at onceDressing once onceDressmg onceDressing Dressmg Dressing quickly , he lie went out . . Onthe On Onthe Onthe the lon long subway bub\\ny bub ny \ \ ride to Annette Annettes Annetteshome s shome shome home he formulated a plan lIe He lIecouldn't Hecouldn't Hecouldn't Hecouldnt couldn't couldnt ' tell her hcr hoer that he had found foundthe foundthe foundthe the ring ; ; she'd shed ' never nc\er nc er \ forgive himfor him himfor himfor for that And he be < didn't didnt lidn't lidnt ' desen desert deserveto e eto eto to be forgiven forglsen forgh en , either . He stiffened stltened , suddenly reallzln realizing realizingthat realizingthat : ; that he must lo lose e her . But there therewas tlierewas therewas was no alto altuniihe alttlllilhe inriive ; tied hed lied made his hisbed hisbed hisbed bed and IItl111 um\ um IItl\\ IItl cos umiiiust \ \ 111 iiiust must list He 11e lie In 1n It Inorder In Inorder Inorder order to get the ring back he'd hed he'dteU he'dtell he'dtell hedtell ' teU tell her that he wanted to hive b'1.ve b1.ve b1ve ' . It Itencira itengraved Itengraved encira engraved ved Inside the band rrom Prom rromIIarry PromHarry FromHarry IIarry Harry to Annette ' " with Ith 10\ 10 love 10e lose \ e And AndS'1Y Andsay Ands-iy Ands iy S'1Y S1Y say ' - that hed he d bring bnng It back In a fewda few fewda fewdays da days s Ihen 'lhen lhen then ' he be \ would ould fade out of ofthe ofthe oftlie the picture entirely , lea\ lea leaIn ( leaving easing \ In a clc'1.r clc1.r clc1r cheer clc'1.rficld cheerfield clearfield ' . ficld field for Bob Wallace A As q hewalked hewalkeddown he \ walkeddown all 'd d 'ddown ( ' down the street strect to Annette s home home.Hirry homeHirry . , R Harry thoughlie thoughtae 'Irry Irry ' tried to \ whistle histle , but thou though h hhe he tae \ wet ct his lips tlie the tine tune Just justwouldn't justwouldn't justwouldnt ouldn't ouldnt wouldn't wouldnt ' " ' ' come . . . Harry felt more lonesome th'1n th1n than th'1never thanever thinever ' ever as ns he sat In Grand Crand Centinlstation Centu\l Centu l Central Centulstation Centralstation \ station a \ week eeI . later Inter and watched watchedtbe watchedthe watchedthe tbe the cro\\ cro crowds crods \ ds passing throu tlirougli through h the thewaiting thewaiting thewaiting waiting andhomesick room He IIe lie IIe1.S \ vvis \\1.S 1.S was \ ' . tired anel and anelhomesick andhomesick homesick ; and now all the gull glilsreminded 11 h hreminded ' , reminded him of Annette She h-ulplioncd h ulplioncd In had hadphoned - ( ] phoned several times Urnes but he hoe had hadtold hadtold hadtold told the landlady to th-it th it th1t that - sny say he hewns hewas hewas wns was out . . . She hid h'ld hld had ' \ written rltten , too des desperately dosperately desperately perately hurt at his sudden dls1p dis'rp disrp dls1ppearance dis'rppearance disippearance ' pearance \ without shutout Ithout a \ word ord of or e'l el ee etplipatlon ' : pI pIpatlon pltpation \patlon patlon \ But Dut he \ wouldn't wouldnt ouIl1n't ouIl1nt ' see her hoer herag.llne heragjin ag.lln-e\ ag.llne ag.lln aglln e ag.llneere again-esers again esers . - ever \ ere ereWhen . againesersWhen When he reached his room , . , he hewalked hewalked 'alked alked walked " ' to the theIndow window \\Indow Indow \ \ In the dukand d'u du d'uk duk ' k kand and thoughtfullyon htfullyon sat down do\\n do n \ \ Pulling thoughtfully thon htfully on a pipe . , , he gazed vacantly fit at atthe fitthe the Lightsshining skyscrapers skyscr'lpers skyscrlpers ' downtown dontown do\ do \ . , ntown . . . Lthts Lights Lthtsshining . ; shining from tliclr theIr \ windows lnllo\\s lnllo s \ \ twin twln- twln twin- - - kled kle mikehim m,1.ehIm 1 < as If it they theyere were \\ere ere \ \ trying tr lng to m,1.e m1.e m1e mike , . hIm smileGetting smile smileGetting Getting Cetting up , . , lie he snapped snnpped on the 11ght light thelight the11ght and picked up the mall mail on the dre\Ser dre Ser dresser ' \ . . He Ile opened an nn em envelope elope canJessly carelessly envelopecarelessly elopecanJessly envelopee . . As letter lie he took out the let- let let - - ter , , a u slip sUp of piper p'per pper ' fluttered to the tothe floor . . Looking < down lown at nt It he saw that It was a check . : ; " ' Dropping to his knees , he lie st'1red st1red stared ' at It It . . . I'h Ih I'teliundred Iteliundred ' Five ' % e hundred do1Jdrs dollars ' ' When he came out of the momenta momentary ' daze dnze . , he lie read the note accompanyingnote accOmpanyln accompanying COnpAnyln accompanyingCOnpAnyln [ - ! ; } " ' , note"That "Tha Tha "That That " ring belonged " to me , It Itsaid ' " said "And And 'And here Is the reward re\\nrd re nrd \ for findIng forfinding 1L It It . . But nut lint the girl Irl I proposedto ellto propo proposed ell to turned meadow meAodo\\ meAodo meAodon me dovsn \ n ; ; so I am send send- . - ing lag sending the ring to iou you ou unllcseparate under unllc\ unllc \ " separate cover separatecover . . I aro am sure she wl ' " will III Il accept It Itfiom Itflom itfrom flom from youhe you " . ' lace laceby ] aceya Iaceya 1 ' 'hoeIl ' Ihe 'hoe hoe he letter was sl signed ned b by Bob Dob Wal 1Va1 ' ' I . Suddenly Harry Uarry found that he hocould hecould hewhistle could whistle agaln-and agaln and agaln-nnd nnd again-and again - I very well , |