Telegram-herald., 1889-12-01


Annie drew hack astoniShed.
Il &m aflSl5 h4vs baen awkward IN
loy speech. As esnIlnasa. i Ins~aI a.
say thai foT any dslss Ar holorooA "li
blame ma. He is very exzctng "a o..sl-
hess natters. Ttsl Is Why sAy al
impatient"
WAY. ii l. not yet 20 o'olook. " ex-
claimed Annie.
Pardon me, / an afraid your time
piece il oat ~ order. IL Il considerably
after 1e. But here IS = note / AN charged
bs Ar Holmook - deliver - yos1-
hs handed Il 10 her wlte = bow,
Annie took II and read.
SURROGATE OFFICE
Nav AoRK sept. "A, 80
My DEAA Ms IEsr4EroN-I regret
- much 10 o3sse you the snnoy anco
undoubtedly 40 tals morning, bat busi-
hess Knows no other lAw than It's own.
The surrogate sits al koaae this morning
"A fact / only learned OF arriving here.
have other business as well as your
own before the surrOg ate. anu 80 he viii
sit but for a short time. ! must hurry OF
/ leave s CLERK 10 escort YOU. Your sin-
oere friend, HENKT HOIEKo0K"
When Annie had finished rea ding the
note she looked up with . oonhding
snlile, saying
You are then clerk Of Mr Hol-
brooky"
~ es, Miss Templeton. and entirely 81
voar service. The surrogate is confined
10 has house with a cold, AND sent word
down that he would noI dare 10 venture
out. but that be would listen o. all who
had pressing business at his heuse. Now,
If YOU please. We vii 20 there here is
carriage have had ia waiting fCI
you."
The c0ncocters Of the design against
Annaes freedom had evidently counted
upon her Ignorance q the methods a
conducting business. fer wAlle to almost
any one experienced la tho world t4is
would have proved but a clumsy device.
Vet, directed against al unsophisucaied
creature like Annie. lis very Glmphclty
and transparency made il tie more skill
ful.
II is true that after entering tie car
riage, and after she had had time 10
E =
man who had taken the seat opposite
her, she had mentally concluded that she
lid not like him, and that lie seemed 10
be everything else than a gentleman.
though he dressed Ike one and assumed
the speech Of one. There were certain
signs which influenced her Judgment. as
/ they 10 that Of most wonlC.:. Iis hands
were unmistakably dirty, and his finger
nails were in mourning.
A male observer. especially If slangy,
would have said tAat the young man had
/ been on bat" the night before; has
/ hair was harsh and tangled, though well
/ oiled; the inhamed rims Of his eyes, las
parched lips, and the heavy putfs like
cushions under his eyes, would have
shown this. If plain odor Of gin cock
tails. above the breath heavy with the
flavor of cloves and roast coffee beans,
had not told the tale.
But Annie was not experienced IN such
things. and she gave little heed 70 one
who, after all, was nothing 20 her
merely an instrument Of Mr.. HolhroOk.
She did wonder. however, why il was
J
one in which there were such small win
dows. 1t was so stuffy. The young man
did not obtrude himself. He was appar-
emily busy with memoranda and papers
Once he lifted his head to say that IL
was necessary for them, in order 70 make
quick trip, TO pass through a disagree
able portion OF the town.
To this she made no reply.
Finally they turned into the street, the
dirt Of which passed AL comprehension
upon her part.
Children seemed TO swarm on the side
walks: women, often drunk even IL that
early hour, and clothed in rags, talked
and ouarreled on the sidewalks and N
the stoops of the squalid dwellings.
She became interested In the scene,
novel 70 her. and leaned forward 10 look
from the window. She did not notice
that the young man had drawn the cur
tain over the window on the opposite
side Of the coach.
He broke the silence that had con
tinued for some time:
Il beg you VIII excuse me, Miss
Templeton. ! know it is not the proper
thing 10 do. but I am suffering greatly
with nv eyes this morning. Have
your permission TO apply lotion q
themy'
Wondering at the strsngeness of tho
request. she nevertheless murmured her
permission, and turned again 70 the
street
he drew his handkerchief from his
pocket and then bottle. with the con
tents Of which he plenufully saturated
the handkerchief
Before she could realize what was be
ing done the young man snapped aspiring
the curtain shot up over the window II
front of her. she was forced back on tn
curhions with vigorous push on hc'
shoulder. the handkerchief was closely
pressed on her nose and mouth, and
though she struggled Intellectually for
time. unable to make a noise, she sool
lost all conscieusness-
To BF COFTIrUTD