Show tJ 1 tie the she shears ar of destiny by CLINTON dangerfield copyright by J 13 co 1 1 C contempt sat eat scornfully on woy way nans mans fine features tinged strongly with cynical amusement as lie ho watched tho the jostling throng of women oyer ever thickening towards tho the center of the store I 1 up and down tho the broad aisles of blank dros first farst floor stalked a redheaded floorwalker floor walker not without ayn leal ical amusement himself chanting tits hta directions in a loud insistent volca voice which penetrated everywhere challenging attention from enraptured shoppers tit at tho the different conn cor lera and sending them flying for a place tit in line at tile the civo shears sale As tile tho seller beller held up the first pair of shears tile tho women massed madly towards to aida him hats were knocked sideways giving their ow owners nors a decidedly tipsy appeal appearance anac toes wore trodden on violently and skirts wore divorced from vainly clasping belts tho the dominant human desire muttered wayman to got get something for nothing no doubt they clotild could duplicate those shears for a dime at ordinary times B uy BY Y covol the avoirdupois in purple Is wading in tor for a second pair confound her berl she eho deliberately knocked golden locke locka out of the lie way golden locks slender gray gowned her nickel upheld in a childishly small hand made a pitifully inadequate effort to regain her lost loat advantage she was not strong enough and with a gesture absolutely tragic sho turned from the crowd As sho she faced weyman wayman ho he saw to his utter astonishment that unconscious tears wore ware rolling down her ter cheeks then her eyes violet long lashed lashea despairing met his bis something in the girls glance moved weyman to tho the very thing he most objurgated in others unreasoning impulse ho he sprang forward tot fok ward lifted tho the girl as though sho she were a feather and keld held her over tho the heads of the women just in time to exchange her nickel tor for the very last pair of shears sli ears the neighboring clerks both men man and women the gathered clan of cash boys tho the seller of tho the shears and even the proprietor himself who had just stopped stepped oft off the elevator joined in an excited chorus of at approval noth ingao dramatic as this tall splendid ly ironi groomed ed stool steel strong figure holding holdin 9 t the he I 1 slim form of golden locks over the heads of we the crowd had met their routine wearied eyes in many a long sir cried the seller as he pressed the shears into the hands of beail ered golden locks none but tho the brave deserve tho the fairl may alay sho she live to cut our your or er collars for long and happy years stirred by the chivalric compliment tho the cash boya boys burst into a cheer vexed and disgusted weyman was about to set hla his burden gently down when suddenly the coveted shears dropped from her glove gloveless loss fingers and her head bead sank on his shoulder sho she had fainted this caused much greater excitement advice command and comment tilled the air weyman cut the whole thing short by striding out the side entrance and depositing golden locks in a closed carriage waiting there for him ho had been en an route to tho the nearest station where ho he expected to take the train for his sisters country place now he changed the direction curtly to dr Hap goods fifth avenue for there had been something in tho the touch of golden locks sunny hair as it brushed his check something in the droop of her slim and helpless fig ure which made mada him totally averse to leaving her to be rescued and gossiped over by the maudlin curiosity of the crowd her shining shilling head still rested on broad shoulder but before they had gone halfway half way to tho the doctors she ehe sighed moaned a little and sat up tip looking confusedly around her 1 I whore where are wo we site she faltered was I 1 dreaming I 1 thought we were at the scissors counter you grow a little giddy said weyman gently and I 1 am taking you to the doctors 1 I dont need a docto site she cried in alarm it wai just the hot air the pushing and being hun him I 1 mean bean being a little tired you know good god thought weyman ashe she needed that nickel for foidl lie he stopped the carriage and changed the route again you will let lei me out now she asked pushing her hair from her forehead with a pathetically resolute attempt at trying to appear quite herself again 1 I dou dont 1 1 care cara to drive farther and I 1 am so eo very much obliged oh ob please where are my scissors in my pocket said weyman mendaciously for the precious bargain had been lost 1 I will give them thein to you as soon as we have had lunch As she ato ate and drank a most lovely color came to her cheeks and light swam in her eyes like twin stars radiating in rd reflection from the liquid beauty of Voin companion panion lakes once silo elio laughed it a little low laugh and looked at her friend with mischief in licher her glanco glance yet behind ho 1110 mischief a touch of returning sadness 1 I am a very dreadful girl she bho said 1 I am eating cating and drinking with a total stranger whose where named naino I 1 shall never know my aly name is robert marshall acy man mail interrupted her friend she blushed blua hed indeed mr air boyman Wey nian I 1 mean to ask you for it IL I 1 would ratler not have known for when people will never see each other again never Is too big a word tor for us little mortals to play with tile the powers that do de defeat us its whenever wo we use it not when a woman uses it sald said golden locks calmly you havo have rendered me a great ser vIco she hesitated and blushed again this time hotly but adorably as aa she thought of liow she had been snatched up ill in those strong arms and restored to a chance at the shears sliders a grea great t service she went on but I 1 ask for a greater it if you are a gentleman you bod will not ask my name nor try to discover it if you are a gentleman you will not ask aak my name unfortunately I 1 am not a gentleman e said weyman cheerfully pouring out more wine for her before the watchful waiter could reach the bottle 1 I am simply a man and tomor to mor row I 1 am coming to see you and bring you the scissors myself I 1 am afraid to trust you with them after this fatigue you might cut your fingers that thai night an excited excite dand sand worn out golden locks sobbed forth the whole story to a white faced patient elder sister a sister who had once been very fair herself but who had long since woven into the dresses of more fortunate woman her youth her beauty and hope itself and he just would know where I 1 lived lie he just would drive me home pursued golden locks and I 1 afford to lose those shears after all I 1 went through for them could 1 I dearest gladys said the other barnin warningly gly you will pay dearly for your wonderful bargain it you are not careful let me receive him little one not you just as you like sat gladys scornfully why should I 1 care dut but tho the plans of the most cautious too often defeat themselves when miss bliss strafford came herself into her tiny parlor used generally to receive her customers a light of Ini tant recognition flashed into Wey maus face why VIty its miss julla julia stefford he exclaimed 1 I used to you often at my lin linclon clot place when I 1 was a youngster 1 I am sorry you yon have placed me said miss bliss stratford strafford with grim frankness though shaking hands you must perceive perc oivo for yourself sho she added as they seated themselves vea that I 1 and mine have dropped out of the race we live and we have our pleasures she added wl ili a proud disregard of truth which weymon deeply respected but we live so busily as wage earners that we fiade no time to receive except in case of other wage earn ers returned weyman easily 11 quito bite so im one ona myself made ton ten dollars on a magazine article this week and expect to got get somo some more for a short story only im badly mixed as to my heroines gown getting my chiffon and buttons in the wrong places dont you know and I 1 want you to advise me you ai and id your sister whose shears I 1 must return ho took out a pair about the size of those lost but of exquisitely fine workmanship these we scissors are a grave responsibility lity ho pursued 1 I must return them to the actual owner owne r that Is an unwritten law concerning barga bargalla bar galna ins you know oh you are incorrigible halt sighed half laughed miss bliss stratford strafford |