Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-08

mas the advantage OF me. was TOO
much disturbed In mind to know what ]
was saying"
IF there is any message / could do
liver"
Nothing of me; but here are some
memoranda in q case which interests
Miss Rays charity. I forgot them last
night, but she will want them as soon
possible. Take them to her this even.
ing"
My dear boy" said Russell, there Is
one difficulty in the way; haven't o
dress suit"
"You don't need one for this call 4
assure you that you will be received as
simply as If it were the home of O we'll
TODD man in New England village"
But I should much prefer to go in
evening dress. Perhaps 1 would better
wait a few days, and"
Nonsense, old man. What ridiculous
notion is this? However, the difficulty
is easily overcome. Take mine. 1t is
packed away with some other traps ]
leave behind. did not think 1t would
be essential to my social standing in Zu-
luland. You're welcome to it."
But, great heavens, man, she'll REQ.
ognize it,
Mot at all. One dress suit looks Just
like another, and we are as nearly alike
in figure as two men ever were. But we
are off. Goodbye. If I can send you
any address, write to me. will ride
hundred miles through the desert to get
o word from you"
Standing on the pier Russell be-
thought him of the old superstition that
it is unlucky to watch a person out O.
| sight" He reflected that the saying is
especially true when the watcher has q
| great deal of business on hand and very
little time for it. That was his own case
exactly, so he waved an adieu to his
friend and FASTENED up the pier.
1t will be useless to defend Russell
from the readers suspicion that he had
not dealt frankly with his friend. If
he had said: Eyes; shall be pleased to
make Miss Rays acquaintance, but 1
shall be forty times more delighted to
make her fathers acquaintance" he
would have given a much more correct
impression of his thoughts. He had a
confused idea that money must sur
round a millionaire, even as the vapor
of matter surrounds the nucleus Of O
nebula. 1t was possible that the outer
most edges of this golden mist would be
somewhat attenuated, but he believed
that it would harden into dollars eventu-
ally.
To do him Justice, it must be said that
Miss Ray, personally, did not figure in
his vague plans. He would have jumped
off the pier sooner than have enter
tanned the thought of winning her af-
fections, or even her good will, for such
purpose. He did not expect to see her
often, nor did no think that their ac-
auaintance, in itself, would be O source
of pleasure to either. The meeting of
two people who have heard each others
praises from mutual friend is usually
enough to estrange the whole three.
But the affair interested him and
raised his spirits. Monotony is the
father of "blue DEVILS" but novelty be-
gets hope. Russell was in a cheerful
and smiling humor, and he wore the
mask of prosperity. Perhaps this was
the reason why he had no difficulty in
obtaining o loan Of FIVE dollars from an
acquaintance; for the right hand of
assistance Is always outstretched to
those who are not in need. He reserved
portion of this sum for the payment of
the small debts contracted on the pre-
vious day; and expended little in the
purchase of some visiting cards, which he
was fortunate enough to get engraved
that same afternoon
Then he exhumed Browns dress suit.
The idea Of wearing another mans
clothes was not pleasant, especially when
1t was complicated with tho fear that
they might be recognized; but the
thought of their usefulness triumphed
and he took them home. The suit fitted
him like his epidermis. He thought
with pride that it could not possibly
have looked so we'll on Brown. There
is somebody in the world whom every
coat fits better than the man for whom
it was made; in fact all earthly things
but our temptations are insists.
1t was q son Of Erin who said that q
certain affair did not turn out as he ex-
pected, and he never thought 1t would.
This luminous remark admirably de-
scribes Russell's impressions of Miss Ray
after half hours conversation. Browns
words had made picture Of her in his
mind, and yet he had known that 1t was
not q likeness. In the first place, he
found her much prettier than he had ex-
pected.
Physical beauty was to him q moro
considerable matter than to Brown; and
his preference as to types was strongly
IA 1dNOE o1 IuS Vu4SS NAY udO
an abundance Of wavy, light hair, and,
one might almost say, an abundance Of
blue eyes, too, for they were very large,
and she had habit of opening them
like an astonished child. Doubtless,
thought Russell, this is what has given
Brown the impression that she doesn't
know much. Then she had none of the
modern articles to conceal a scant
enlightenment. The well-informed
woman nowadays is she who can skill
fully confine the conversation to that
portion of the subject which she under
stands, and avoid all the rest Of It.
When Miss Ray was Intellectually lost
she frankly asked the way. Her fault
lay in believing what she was told.
Russell had been tho victim of q
double embarrassment at first. In the
seclusion of his apartments he had