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Show I PENN'S MISTAKE H S By F. FITZGERALD. Hm Mr, OoBey ttnod Is the kitchen of HHj the "Iluih Hotel ' and fried egg, and Hflj Mr Goffer, alltlne at table dm; the Hjgl window, peeled potatoes RSft Thm Mm Goffey pulled t elolhet- HHY bore atarer tbe Are, on It an t neat HH Iweed ttilrt. Jaiket of ib aame ma- HHlj leriaj, gaiters. sailor hl, an I a pair HHw of walking shoe a small atn ind well HHgj HHY i "Art the Kent a iblnCK dry? ' 'hqulred HHp Mr Ooffty meekly, as be elowly ami HHY i iaretully removed tbe eyea from a po- HHg kato HRn I Mr Ooffty miffed and repented Ibe HHd UUeatton satirically "An wb; wutildn t HHg the be dry? lie got hete d reckly HHg "lifter dinner, dldn t ber An' be 1v tue HHg bla etoet dldn t le Au' I Bad 'em HH afore tbe Are all Ibe afternoon, hadn t HHg d. An' row teen me take 'em In Mi HHl iloor, JMn t yoT" emphaelalag each HHl Question by ber vigorous actlona round Hflj lb fl replace. HHfl VI r. Holler atowly put the potato 9J ilnlo a aaurepan, and Mi wife began HJ9 fvlleetlni rupt and saucer on a tray Hi Then he don't know about lb HHg young lady beln here?" Mr (lottey HH rurlotlly overmastering hi dtecrt- HHl Hon HHJ "No, be ilon I, nor (he 'don't know HH tie a her either, an' I II tell ber when HRb I lay on the tabid." HHl ' With tbla Mr Oaffey took up the Hb Oar and disappeared Into the neit HHg loom, the board creaking a ah went. HHw t "Hope you're not feel In a if you'd HHl rot a thill, mlaaT" she aald, addressing HHa n ctrl who ant In a tlialr by the lire, HHV hnd who wm wearing Ibe aforemtn- HJ t toned allk diva HHl Hha looked up from her hook and HHg pmlled "No, I am feel I in perfectly HH wall, thaiilu, and I'm ktiklng forward Hi to my au..r She wondered, wllh HHg bom alli,hi alarm. If Mr (loffey HHg meant to ahar tbe meal with her, for HHl two cup were beln plated on the In- HH He, two platea, two knives, two fork. HHl "There t a gentleman alayln' here," Hi Uld Mr (lotfey, auavely, "an' It'll bo HfeHi nice mnipany for you, he teem a very HfeHJ gtnteel ptrxm HHa I aboold prefer nipper by myeelf, ' H laid the girl ti.l.lly Inwardly the we)i HHg furliiui Wm hn o suffer u prolmiged' HHl tete a tele with a ttranger a cummer-1 HHb clal travebr of loiime I HHl Mr (Jotter looked at her In tome HRb surprlte I in aur he quite retpect- Hi Hi Arm Wtre Around Her. HHl able (Miffty d never have let Mm In HH tf he wain t (KilTey a nlu't the plare HHg where bUikguard niuiel thlt w.tli a Hi lo of htr head He a real Kent. HHl 'I'm aure, weura a ring mi hit lint it HH an' Iota of other Joulery HHJ Tbe lrl abuddered, though, had the HHJ known It, lb Jewelry, wllh the ei HHJ repllon of tbe ring, wm purely a fle- Hflj Hon of .Mr llolfey' HJ Tlie girl fiowned "U ( really very HH annoying 1 with you could make H some other arrangement I thU Ibe HH only Hilling room In the houkeT" HH Yea, It I,' replied Mr tiortey, HH ahortly, and nounred out, appeirlnx In H W few nMiinenU with the bacon and HH ejm, the tea, and aonte hot buttered HH tout Thrn the lrl heard her so HH '1odk ih- narrow iMiie, and knock- HH Inc at a door at the farther end, In- HH form tome one that (upper wai ready Hjl In the ilium, room HH The man wa half-way acruet the HB room before he taw htr fare HUt HH JouK.hI up. for he. gave a atiddrn eicla- HH millon uf uikrlM, nnd thtn the HH fluiliod Kctrlel, and rota In a nervoua HH way, hen book dropping unhoeiled to HR the ground They looked at one an- HH ! bther for n moment, and then abe aald H In a low voire' "How dire ybu "oaiet" HH llut he did not aniwer, nad Mr HH tloffey entered wllh a un of hot w. HH HH ' "Kow you two, ' the tald brltkly, "I BH '' hopo you'll be rood fren'a The nentlo- HH I man can lit here an terv Ibt beon HH? an' esit, an' tbe Udy can (our out the HBf fee, quite domettlc like," an 1 the ' HH chuckled HH "If yoj want anythln' Jett rap on the' HH Able, an' I'll hear1 you I'm Jett In the HH kitchen Kettln' Ooltey a tea Hhexave! HH It aurreptllloua wink, and thrn d'ap HH peartd, looklnic artlcularly knowing HH "What to be done, Ten?" Tbe man HH looked down at her 'Heaven anowa I HjH km not to blamtl What fate on earth HH rould have brought ue together on thla HH Bay of all daya What the dev dick- Hj (-o ar you do log here all by youe- HH lf?" HH , "On a walking tour," the replied, fjHHHJjHjHHHHJHHHHHI alHirtly I wa to nieei the Ceyi at tht neit town, but the rain waa too awful Mr nylfllD, and I "topped at thl halefui place If I ti.nl only kuown you were here I d hae drowned lay telf rather than ato ' He ree'fd hie eibunn on the table and aald nille.ly My 'ie wu) i.i you happen to know what Hie date If, ren" Agfln ahe btuihed, but innwered sarefeaaly 'Tbe eighth of March. ' "Yum eetni very clear about Ik' He ttlll looked at ber "Yea. ' ! certainly wa plucky enonch "It waa to ha been our wedding day on tbe nloib, I believe." "How ar you going to apeaJ It? Jitter "I think not I thall go on and meet the Caaay, uo mailer what the weather I" "Are ycu aure I hey will be there?" "Altnoet I'aa tbe toaat, pleaa ' ' I thall gel lloirey horwe, or whatever what-ever he call tbal mlwrable strawberry strawber-ry quadruped outalde, and gu uraight on after lea and tell Kreil Catey to rome for you ' II felt that a row wllh Pre! Caeey would do him a'l In good In Ilit. world, and waa fi'rloua that Its tbould be alranded la thl way I "You will do nothing of the kind thank you, I can lake care of mywlf i perfectly "Apturently you ran t Might 1 trouble trou-ble you for another cup of lea, pleaaer' "You at not to go,' ahe aald "I am wrry to dltptea you, but t certainly will go" He puttied hi chair baik from Ibe table, aluwly filled hi pipe -every action ac-tion wa an familiar, ahe knew ao well how he crooked hit little Anger aa ha puttied the tobacco down Into tho bowl, how he would light It with a coal from the fire and aland with hi eye halt cloeeil enjoying the Aral tew whim 'Iben uddfity he wa gone. Then Mr Hoffey came In to clear the table, and presently ahe waa alone by the Are, her hand tightly claaptd on her knee, tear In her blue eye Three month ago' How long It i teemed mil how mlnerable the had been altirc' How her attempt n' bot-plttl bot-plttl nurrmg had fulled ll.iw ner attempt! at-tempt! to become an Intellectual wo- man nnl a power had fallen 'hrnugh' How almlea ahe had been, ind how entirely certain that ahe waa lu tho wrong, that her petulant temper was to blame, nnd that ahe altll loved Tom neoffrry wltji all her newt! She was Juit 21, ntone In the world, poelng aotne money and entire freedom, and at preeent tie loathed and hated that freedom A Fear dropped on the white apron and (no gave n little ahudder of dltguit that alio thould be caught looking men a fright, tibo rapped nn the floor for Mr Coffey "Ilrlng me my own thing, pleate," the tald, "It thty are dry; 1 am afraid of (polling thla handtome drua of your " Bo a tew minute later the waa In her own thing again, and tented heraelt on the Ooor In front of the fire At nine o'clock Mr (hitley brought her In a glata of milk and a alien of rake Pen tipped oma of tho milk and tur-reptlllouily tur-reptlllouily poured the rut out of tho window, the cake the hid under a glaji thad Half an hour later ahe heard the horee a lioofi again, iiul thtn Imu appeared ' Trail It driving over for you cow," he tald He looked approvingly at her change of tiwtiiine Hh wa ao pretty,' and her ligure waa eo dainty "I'en, dear, wut It a mlitnkeT Wa there any doubt lu your mind? Lan thing be n they weru befuruf I love you iu much aa ever I did I hluk more, and Ten. to-morrow wa tn have been our wedding day ' He tpoko quickly, eagerly, there waa n queer tin-tertaln tin-tertaln lone In hi voice, und ne atood awkwardly before her "1 don t kuow 1 m miserable, andj I'm lonely " IDbe turned from bltn .Hid leant her fate agaloat the inautol-ple, inautol-ple, bit txith her tone and utntude were yielding TImmw two lonely hour had done more fur him than 'he moat eloquent pleading "Well, wbo rau look nfter you better bet-ter than IT" He cume dote to her hi heart wai boating fatt, the drAanl I'en was hit own again llut, dear, there mutt be no mlilaket, no inliun-derttandlng inliun-derttandlng thla time If you Hike me now, It ! for good and all, and we will be married nn our wedding day. ' Bhn milled, but he could not tet ber face, "I'ray don't conault me about any arrangementa you are making ' "I'en, don't jett It la fur good and all thlt time Girl. I can't tee you turn to me ' He laid a band on her arm, and then with a quick Irnpulilve movement the wung round, turning htr far up to hi. "Ah, Tom" waa all ahe tald Hit aruie were round her '.Sweetheart, '.Sweet-heart, It I good to bau you In the dear old ruy If )ou could only know what the time bu been Ilk e I It waa cruel of you, girl, It waa cruel!" "And do you think I ha been ao happy'' llut her voice wa InJlttlnct, for her face wa burled on hit jIkjuI-der jIkjuI-der "Uwk here, I'en He raited her head tenderly, and the tow how grave he wat Darling, It I really true and certain tht time, for I could not ttand tuch a thing again. 1 love you to that" "Tom," the Interrupted, "If we lire to be married to-morrow, I don't I don't think I'll have much chance ot doing It again, will r (Copyrlabt, IK, by Jeieph II Beivltt.) |