| Show A al 11 KISS S S 10 0 men were tere bitting sitting rj at a tible in ill a 3 quiet corner of the err 11 cafe ot at one of the tile I 1 a uptown n hotels 0 of now new A ork one list I IN winter I 1 time to time one or tho the oth r took tool up t tie lia stan standing dill before lit him ex milded it with gratuitous minu uness ness sipped it few fell drops ot 0 its content contents ant bet it bu on oil tho tile table nothing was 13 rat sail I 1 b cither either beoni some foule atmark about the or a guest nt anoil cr table hoth iloth were mere waiting matting t f one tn to tell i it star the other ther to listen to it nut but ohp first could not ill I 1 anti force hini belt into a 11 11 1 0 0 d for cipfl lence in I 1 the tile see in ml I 1 ill I 1 not force a c ice nut not reely freely gli given en bus posing them to be I 1 a Fl tn rinier nier would sa 83 that clr doull be littlie to choose beaw between een them in the ees es of the other sev sex since one was gilbe JB as as the other and both would mould pai for line looking I 1 dinall the one w who ila wis mis to tell the story In terrill to tol I 1 the of trivial r marks with till this apropos of flo nothing thIng that hij 1111 h ij fone one beton befort it N r ell ot at course this ends me with the Temple tons oh olt I 1 don t see why jik wis mis the answer akon up eat lentil where it ha hal I 1 berm left unfinished on some former occasion I 0 a ila have e to go there all the same onie one in lit i t while any vav ila just as if nothing hi I 1 happened no Us his ends the whole bust nc naturally ou oil dont don t see why but you aull it I 1 toll ou all evem thing it a 13 just as well though I 1 m was as rather expecting to 0 o go abroe I 1 next month ant an I 1 now I 1 shill hiie all the exume I 1 need for or going 1 it olo nut she oh oil no matter about her I 1 ve aln ishel myself in lit thit quarter for or gool and ill all I 1 I 1 in even clen so hy should you hits tho the use rise ot of springing thit old shift stuff about other nh in the sia sta on mca me this isn t that sort of an at fair with me I 1 like ike an internal infernal iss I 1 t keep it to nl gelf not arm ou oil aniie nut I 1 can trust 3 a ou U hat dil those oil Temple tons want nant to interfere with avith it for I 1 ie e been a trifle fast I 1 ie e spent a pot of money I 1 i e done heaps of things 1 I 1 in not par ticul irly proud ot of remembering hut but with her I 1 would mould be only too rial glat to settle down domn I 1 don t suppose I 1 could nake nabe much of a fist list of for a it ing now luckily I 1 don dont t need to though and I 1 could be a decent citizen catl at any rate nut but those templeton Temp letona 1 teem to bai hae e an idea that I 1 ira in a kind of well dressed tough and andi they let me know through mutual friends con kund their friends that I 1 wouldn it have any chance with her it if they could coull prevent it still I 1 ve kept on calling there pretty often I 1 coulden couldn t stay away and finally one day I 1 told her hew bow much I 1 felt toward her there was as a long silence hare but archie made no attempt to end it jack IN is DUMB dumn look took a sip sill from his gliss whir whirlee lell it around back ind hilt hilf a dozen times on the table by the stem and at last went nent on xit without hout looking up I 1 suppose I 1 mi as well tell the whole thing ne e went ment on afterward just the same as over per act fir is 19 tho the Temple tons saw the probably me to be P pretty call er but nothing more 1 I 1 li it took goal rare though I 1 lot at to leive lense us together gether tn much still we me found means of kaep ing our affair going and she nisel to wilt milt dear girl as long as necessary or until her ter father an I 1 mother get into a different frame ot of mind about me lou jou brow krow that way I 1 have base of drum aing out tunes on olt the piano the question reamed so irrelevant that archie looked up tip amazed hy he answered hastily j AN hat hats s that got to do with it Eiery everything thing ev frothing 1 hen I 1 billel I 1 on her I 1 often used to sit down town at tha the piano while waiting for beto come don downstairs stairs and play some mel met ody she liked I 1 was intimate enough with ith the family for that I 1 had a tool fool I 1 ide file t I 1 suppose that my playing waa was i kind ot of love message rubbish of 0 i lourae course hut a fellow in my condition 1 will suppose anything sometimes I 1 I 1 bo be placing louder than usual ant koulin t hear her when she came into ac lie room those times tt it the old folk talks aern t around she would up be lind me aid ald put her hands ni 01 my shoulders 1 hen awell I 1 med tried tu to put my arm arms IP p and und pull her sweet little face ace down to mine end uhlie hits the use of rem remember embed tl bowl another fadse which archie filled tp ip by lighting u 9 fresh cigar elgar and offer ng one to jack who gazed blankly at it some minutes without accepting it ind then continued night before lat last I 1 called on her rhe maid eald said she was dressing dres sim bat but i crould see me 9 as boon as po potable sible at ter my ii usual m ia f fishi ili 11 1 I went to drun drum wing on oil tit i jano I 1 rc n member I 1 ua j plaN 1119 it tl it t time the lover losers song in n aide uhn the are burled ilive I 1 was it 11 lit i it ft tiled to tit flit tha th sit antion A nih nil h w 11 e we A c e hitrig I 1 alive I 1 tho i thi tomb of th tin templeton 1 jr J 11 4 1 ion 1 t kno know hour how long I 1 plaud I 1 1 4 t I 1 in the nui mu sic 8 le n iloria i felt the leht pressure pree eure of 0 tw tv i ia t 11 is 13 on roy my shoulders an I 1 1 real II 11 1 i i I 1 k v r my nty heal heat aa 1 hi I 1 dezii f i it iia 4 afi iff IK md ind draw art her het fica f ice q 1 I I 1 I 1 1 k I 1 it to mine hid ilia kiat ki at it I 1 it tit in in ther cant I 1 had hat leidi I 1 ot tl ti plan stanl sto A in ili auml horr r ait I 1 ti I 1 gp se i hp fief fice an jul I 1 II 11 asti t ni lint pirl at all but h ht motet r II 11 1 mis ilis Itin ila ll k t 11 klich hl lo w hit it it hl h I 1 p asse ibel I 1 her to tt du do whit rl 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 it 0 mile hod hild done toile li ft I 1 abol ab ol i 1111 L iq i u ith crib i t a 14 irl H 1 I 1 or old 1 I st t all ail kill suna af u ion 1111 0 embla it 11 I 1 i 1 4 fiti fi liall ull blurting out like ilke i I 1 it ill I 1 i I 1 cil ed idl allt t ie to I 1 N is I 1 dlinn t t in lilt t knew know it na oil h oid think it ivis it I 1 I 1 t n 1 is all j lie tile oli olt lad hat I 1 lilt tut she s i 11 I 1 it m mith jill i i north pule vote sort of de au c mi nil i lire tire thit ept ret me ine shier ing ti it my iny vitali mith ith i t old eld tion I 1 sift sm in ili an in instant that I 1 itil I 1 letri i I 1 py en tiling ea so I 1 I 1 titia itsinie fl I 1 dieber into conil co mileto leto linh ellit ily MY dear II 11 s taij leton 1 I tl 11 in ill t t airily city roe in tit thit it I 1 in ill urt 1 I ili 11 in ill t ninn 40 thing thin but I 1 wig w ig s lel I 1 1 fact t act 11 1 in rot pot at all well vell this cen 1116 1 1 libe ibe gl ado 0 in to I 1 mileton ani ant sa eai I 1 vai as not feel ns ng well sell ani ant hid bid to leave lease without Ithol lt srelda her gatti N ith that thit I 1 I lufroy irly ran out of the tha room an ani I 1 UK tile bouse house 11 I 1 the si s i I 1 lift tint thit ciu ou in like so nitah emch it the tile I 1 ut tit I 1 ill iso I 1 iiii 11 us its I 1 rot got out illa list now 10 lo think I 1 shall ilo to any more calling it the sa s1 a it jick was either elther sm pall pail 3 or ad adice ice now that hla hi story was tit till I 1 he lie torti linly rot got neither article acm r in laulile la clile w who ila brol t e out into a pal ot of li tighter tint thit itt ratel the wondering attention of eiry one in ili the room and cea cien startled the sedate ft alters I 1 I 1 leg cg air 0 ir pinion at oil I 1 mm min he said hin bo be coull firall speak but tut there re li 14 i A ills f hinry y side to boar lio honestly nestly my leir deir jick jack I 1 ra not riot laughing at i 3 11 bill but att jut t think of biking such an awful arvak with old lid Temple templeton toul hy sites she e the main brace brae and chief pillar in lr dr church and this ta h her first scandal jn in her long and highly re ro e car career ee r I 1 jack gazed ruefully nt at echle nell ell be sighed I 1 dare daresay ay iy there Is something funny about it fur for bome u bo boly ly else hut but how about mo ine an ani I 1 1 her IN hat shall I 1 do to do 1 I nothing old man was the hilarious rejoinder I 1 aure re all right and bet a hit ou on it I 1 u just keep quiet and watt malt llean 1 I trust to me to keep mum I 1 ahen jack reached his bachela ba chelo r barters that night he found thia this note awaiting an alting him west fifty first street my aly dear jack abhat 1 hat did 3 ou do to mamma the other nighta I 1 cime came downstairs and found her in the dr drawing issuing room instead of you the gentleman ou on call jack rather faelli ir it seems to me Is ill she said t least he told me so and ho be as cd ed me to present his apologies for not waiting matting to see ou all of course I 1 was dreadfully frightened but mammi sat sail I 1 she mas sure the tire illness was ivas not in any wa via dinE erous because she rho knew what caused it acre aou ou really very ery ill jack do 0 ou o know mammi alis is just as sweet sw beet as she cona call I 1 te I 1 a about it bho she comforted me an I 1 sal sat I 1 I 1 should write this note to jou 3 ou alth il ith her compliments ments she a as ery particular about my putting that in fri to ask you to call at the house houge tomorrow morning she liia sho she wanta m ants to till to ou oil about our she tot toll I 1 me to bo be sure to underline thit that norl morl nl n I 1 jack bho she actually pit sit I 1 phe she ims 1 benn looking up our record and she carcel ou are a much better young man ahn sho she has been led to believe belim e 0 lou o will cill tomorra to morrn roiN as pirle as possible w on t a i jack I 1 shill have lots to tell ou oil always yours december 16 1895 c it cr I 1 rather guess there s ill be i good deil doil tc tell all around in that house ft hen I 1 get thought jack as he performed sorna 4 foolishness ocr the little note 1 I doit dolt understand a bit what w hat amrit templeton TemP lettin h I 1 driving nt at but call to see her tonj tomorrow orrow with my life in my nan han Is 19 if the heavens don doll t fill in the meantime 0 0 jack at the present n riling is 1 i 11 decent citizen it any rite an ant a married one he ile reco lerel thit cine from the templeton house some timo time aig ngo 0 by the by an I 1 archie Is carrying 1 now as a gentle reminder that certain tangs aro are not to be outside of at bellin ce biln circles archie also h has as a hit mar thin usual in his coth collection of eadgar had b aag gar ar |
