| Show thim aid 61 m IQ 95 biffl I 1 had bad just discovered a chilling shilling la in my pocket it wag was the oil wil shilling the only coin in fact I 1 was at that moment capable of producing with the calmness born or desp desperation era I 1 reviewed the situation in one minute by the big station clock beneath which I 1 stood deryl beryl would be standing by my side the libe Is u bunc punctual as nhe Is pretty wo we were ere to lunch somewhere and at ter warda wards go to whichever theater she 1 I mean we fancied my worldly wealth lay in the sovereign case that doubtless reposed oa on the dressing table of 0 my henring ton I 1 dies digs the total assets on ray my person consisted of the wretched shilling aforementioned one vi biting card in my case a signet ring and a letter from sir john kenway of hall Tr asking me to run over for a weeks shooting there was no time to realize on the one article of value the ring beryl never carries more than in her purro on principle I 1 knew know no one from whom I 1 conid could bor row to confess to beryl was not to be thought of only the previous week I 1 had bad been lectured severely for combined extravagance and careless ilear So something teething must be done but what perhaps for once beryl might be unpunctual dare I 1 risk it was beryl looking alluringly sweet and in a beautiful temper her temper varies a little fit ct times and now jack dearest well have a lovely evening ive been looking forward to it so much first of all I 1 want you to take me to the new empire restaurant it you dont think it too extravagant I 1 converted a groan into a sigh of rapture shall we have a cab darling 1 I asked jauntily the jauntiness such as might be displayed by the dishonest bant clerk on the eve of audit day certainly not was my sweet hearts wc answer walk ja jeres plenty of ume 11 and I 1 felt as the bank clerk would on hearing bearing that the day of reckoning had been postponed a few hours when wo we reached the dazzling exterior of the restaurant despair reigned in my heart but the shilling remained intact in my pocket I 1 ate as though in a dream while alis shall we have a cab darling I 1 asked jauntily V beryl eryl was in raptures with the dinner and the tho service and the bead wait walta r inquired it if all bud bad been to our entire satisfaction I 1 told him with alth almost pathetic earnestness that my companion and t bad hild never till this night realized what it wag was to dine I 1 by tho the wu wa I 1 said carelessly have you a room to accommodate a club dinner party about twenty peo cs VC yes ha he had tho the very tory room would I 1 care to see it I 1 would berl graciously excused me nd we mado made our way to the ban queuing hall in once inside I 1 told him quickly tho the state of a at fairs and as he listened I 1 had an ob eject lesson in mobility of the italian countenance I 1 produced my card and declared solemnly the money should bo be sent to him the first thine thing on the morrow ho he gazed at the card doubt fully even auspiciously and I 1 felt I 1 was lost A flash of inspiration I 1 fook sir john kenwane Ken waye invitation from my pocket and thrust it into bis his hand tri trl antly now will you trust rae met I 1 asked tha the crested notepaper note paper the imposing address and the contents of the letter turned well certain defeat into glorious victory the proprietor bowed almost abjectly and entreated me to forgive his original hesitation he ile would have tho the bill sent to my ad dress and I 1 would send the ridiculous amount when it suited my ura cloua purpose pay the bill jack dearest she aid said ive been looking over the the ater list and it if you want to please me take me to lee u the one and only girl at the frivolity I 1 daresay we can set get seats as an its been running a long time I 1 informed beryl that f bad had nettled with the proprietor I 1 gave the waiter sixpence out of ibo shilling aud ho he looked at me with a mildly disappointed gaze when the bus deposited us at the frivolity door the lordly sum of remained to me I 1 laid my plans with desperate con summate cunning requesting beryl ti to stay in the theater vestibule for a ru 0 ment while I 1 inquired if any ippol circle seats remained have you two upper cir clest clear I 1 stammered as ray my turn came ane at last how I 1 wished the encyclopedic om clous commissionaire commission alro might be hopelessly in error but he there wore were plenty of seats good seats too how many sir air inquired the clerk two I 1 groaned ho ile handed me the tickets the horrible moment bad come and with an air of almost conscious guilt I 1 thrust my m signet ring through the barrier trust me till the morning I 1 en treated ive left my joae atheme at home and my fiancee Is with me in what fearful suspense did I 1 await awalt bis his reply I 1 sorry sir came the fateful words wortle but I 1 barent do it happy though tl again I 1 withdraw sir johna johns invitation from its resting place inscribed in jhb bottom lefthand comer corner was my name and address what a virtue Is method especially in titled people for the second time the cresel crested ed note pape of my ony only swagger friend turned tho the fortunes of war I 1 got my tickets and bounded up the calra with joyous step how I 1 reveled in the one and only girl how I 1 laughl nt at the johes jokes of the comedian and bow I 1 ap pa eded the efforts ot of the I 1 felt like the victorious genera general I 1 tasting the delights of home after A hard won campaign when tha curtain had como come down for the last time I 1 breathed a sieb of unutterable relief but my ordeal waa was not over for w en an we emerged I 1 perceived ta my dismay that it bad had hern been and slight drizzle was still falling then came a great final blow jask defir derr I 1 think you can take me to the station in a cab said beryl after a glance it t the e condition but dut mind you doat doal ewe live the man more than a g A cab dashed toward cs us tragedy loomed before my eyes ax adroit veiled inquiry in the course qi ott the evening bad lutor ined we m chist deryl beryl burfe contained the sum of wo d had hail tal twe on n ua UL there wa was no hope for it M 4 conte coot sulon esplan would avert the coming 4 ft catastrophe W beryl I 1 eald said humbly fear it 1 I cant then a strange thins thing happened aa as the novelists bay say i 81 the horse lipped slipped and tell fell to affe ground kicking furiously furlou aly beryl grasped my arm in a para par v t of terror oh jack arck sha she cried oh look at that poor poo horae barse oh ob ht bl I 1 gadrow gM drow her quickly into the shelter of the theater and hope and joy flew into my heart agala again its all right now beryl I 1 whis pored cheerfully the horse la Is up again 1 we can get into the cab t get into the caba cab screamed beryl 1 I tor for after that llor t rid dangerous well go by hue bus 0 or walk jack my darling I 1 remonstrated with superb recklessness 1 I really think of 0 such a thing N now aw let in 4 call a cab liko like a nice sweet brave I 1 little sweetheart ewe etheart beryl faced mo me with a look of un swerving ew erring determination showing from her lovely eyes they are really lovely eyes jack ahe she commanded if it you call 0 one no of 0 those horrible sliding deadly things you yoo can go horae home in it yourself im going by bus and it I 1 cant got ge il a bus ill walk so there he gazed at the card c d ven even auspiciously after that of course there waa was nothing left for me but humble sub mission and therefore I 1 submitted accordingly chicago american |
