Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-15
A STARTLING EPISODE.

Late on even ny a group of y ing men
had the snlo ing room Of the blenhelm club
to theinse yes They sat in cic.e round
the blazing fire. chatting, laughing, chatting
one another and handy ing Jests At length,
during u mo rtary pause, one OF the party
who las lounginS in an easy chair with his
legs da- CLING over one of the arms, and his
hat tilted over nis eyes, lilly too up news
paper which was at hand, and read out
from the agony column the following adver
tisein Mt
"JACk.-Meet me at the Marble Arch to
morrow, Tuesday. at O'Clock p II. 1t is
the a favor 1 shall ever ask. Come if you
love me - MAGGIE
1 here was a sheer on the face of the read
or, and the announcement caused laughter
among hi, au ii-nce. One Of the young men
turnei to anot er, and said Iogingly;
"JaUk, you base deceiver it your little
nii4liner III nj You We behaved shocking
", anI it's your duty TO go
"Bosh returei Jack Canister, slipping
tran .uiiiy at his tumbler. She ha con
solei her ell long ago Best les, Maggie
isn't her name
! ,hoa.d Ii ,e to know whether ia adver
tisement is geduine or not. said on o the
you lgest the party boss ss,ng h,uiself of
the newsp per. at W uli I've rather I'm to
insestigate 1t. Ill 20 if any one else will
~ hats the good giowied Jack Can
iste cont.mptuously.
The youu.ster who had suggested the
expeiit,o WIS newly elected member o
the clue. wl4o even in lis novitIat,. had
tontiIvel To establish a reputation for
ii tat-on, OF which he was immensely proud.
lie Al UNI ers ,ily Ii ell on arcoll,t o. his
amIab.e dis; osltlon and his ioys franz
ness, an though lie on ly ima- Inc that
he had attaiue TIE dignity O a man % tae
word, he wa, teally regarded rs an honest.
foolisa young ieliov, VINO would Don so.'er
down into u diguiiied member OF soc.ety
When the ne tevening arrived AMI young
Thur, OIL, wn, stll Diet .rmlued to carry
out hi, inve,t CATION, found that none OF his
frien IS wer disposed to fulfill their p otntsr
of ac, ON any ing him, he ST. ted OFF 10 tine
ystin pace a.one in a hans IN, and ar
rived the eNa tly at the appointed hour
1t hal Teen thoroughly wet day, and
the an had ceased so recent that the
pavement, were still shining, therefore there
were very lew people about Thursion lit
cigarette men ally deci In not to waste
more u an live ninu es, and then oe, an to
look lets rely about nim
$ ne III so lie uecame conscious of the
figure a woman s.anIing close against
the ratings, watching HIM iniently. She
advan ed straight up to him as bis glance
met hers, ard accoste.i him
AR, you a'k in Girsi abruptly.
YES re li,d lhui ston, recklessy
TLey wee stat..ing beneatn Il street
lamp, the light from which ell full upon
his face. wine hers was in shadow he
could So, however. III she was young
woman, ,,uie, iy and de ent.y ,ir ssed Sne
IA for flu mi, in al
!snce, during which hurston, unable to
control lis habit of blusning, turnei IN
comfortably led.
Maggie he murmured int.i 70 sativelt,
mstinc lively guessing tai he wa, aidres-
ing so lie other person.
Maggie can not cone. said the yolns
woman shortly. Il am her sister Helen
Follow me-"
Thurston completely taken aha k by this
perempto re uest. AMI hardly realizing
what hal uappene,i, followed his companion
without a VOID He was naturally MS
conce ted by this une pectei turn events.
He bad never designed to pefsouate jack
his response to thu girls question hal ome
Almost inyountArily to his lips hu, hav-
ing once done so. he reso we'd 10 wait AMI
So what would happen, impe lie by an al
venturous spirit and tie desire OF having a
koUA SUI W trAaef at ttlo tiuD
The girl silently ed the way along tho
Edgwaie roai She walkei quickly, with
her head bent. but the brilliantly nigh ed
shops rgveaied that she was d adv pale.
Alter waking several minutes without a
word, Thur ton began to ieel embarrassed,
and be attempted to utter some phrase of
boyish gallantry At the first word, how
ever, the girl stoppei hin
-Dont speak to me-. he said. in a vote
trembling with suppre 5 d emotion
oung 4horston Was uisc n ersed that
be hal erious thoughts OF disappearing
do side street Una ,hIn- only was
quie clear to uin, and that was that the al
venture he had embarked u.on was very
diE srent from snyt-in.; ne lad vaguely an
ticip.tsd ! he g-r1 apf eiran and man
ner preciu ei sli suseisin OF lshtn-ss OF
character. Her demetier inde ~. impress d
him with feeling OF soIe-nnity. He lid
not for the .l:e of him bring himself t. e.
plain that b. was not tue person Ne b tt. pre-
tended outhful aw4 " ariness and a sense
of shame kept him silent
At length his guide turned aside into .
nean narrow street, and stopped beiore ole
Of the FOREST houses Tburston, unfamiliar
with the Limitations of the poor .or.ot his
embarrassment in uncomfortable wonder
and distrust
AZ the top Of the highest fight the high
Ct story in fact-she girl laid her hand
upon the handi OF a doorway, and then
paused She lifted the candle which she
carried, an gazed ssrutini ingly at thur
sson
SUMMON up your courage sh. said
aerniy, yet With mocking note in her
VOICE DO not afrailv
Tie girl conducted him into . smah, mis-
9ahly iurnis-ed room, with . sloping roof