Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-24

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stoop IL the queen ~ the present had
any uss for her drawing room and IL
not wonli shs mind II / did little
drawing there.
sent my new engraved card with
esquire az the end 81 the name. together
with the message and a sovereign. Ny
card had attached % 10 q note of intro
ducticn from one OF cur embassy %
Lsndon. . man whom | since learned
has made a good livelihood by claiming
that he II an assistant embAsssdor or
something Of that kind He told me
ali about London. and i believe now
that be is fall born Englishman Of
the Artf,ai Dodger variety.
He told me that one evening. when
studying tho character Of the cabmsn
of London and spending . couple OF
hours with then q enc Of their ''shel-
tiers. which her most gracious majesty
has provided for the cold and hungry
easman IN ell the principal streets, he
stepped out 30 tale his own cab when .
pleading voics bsggsd him In Gods
name 10 xivs . Fids uprths street to the
end OF Piccad14y.
He turned % - IN the uncertain Light
Of the nasty light . Roy fAcsd girl Of
10 or 90. Hs night We chilling, and
the pieturespss md AZ No great city
sc>med 10 riss up cot q the earth and
ooa5 down ost q ~ sly till the roads
wrrs lfks eoppsr.s solorsd glue.
he opsasd The door and asked the
tearful child 10 step In and look
sharp. fes he was IN . hurry. Looh
sharp 10 hglish fos getting a move
on one" Thsy rode on for . mile. and
he p.sssd - Let her out bat shs crzved
. drop Of wa.sail frsm Q two quart
bsaker and seemed 10 show an Affections
for him that would indicate the lore Al
frss sight which Picczdilly makes q
speciality Of.
I'm ssryy. me girl. f" hs said. "but
your affection n not returned. While I
respect you. mast tell you frankly I
love another"
May only ak your name and adj
dr-sss" shs said. with 1. quivering chin
and ey-s all VET with tears. which hung
on her long lashes like morning dew on
the whisksrs VI the waving corn. Then,
with playful pas On his shoulder, she
slipped frOzn his breast pocket letter
on the outside Of which his London ad-
dress was written
VITA . rirlish isuga shs held 10 near
ths cab lamp 10 rad 10. but he was IT.
ritated and rudcly snsfched IL from her.
tore u TN two ard threw IL away. Her
great blue eya grew larger and ths
color seemed 20 leave her face. Her
bo~on rose ana ffil with the checked
pants vhieh marked her heavy breath
Ing
"ca. woe. vus'-' shs walled In her
s~-st Voice. that ! should have taken
yos fur . EsnsIemsa VIXEN ySa ara
- ~ up tie crick. On. why did
is-ve 80 lsEtnrious one % b hinsultei
~ hlnfnia h..rssi Give ma . bob. er
III y mash youf a.
BE Iooksd AZ her sskance and told tho
eaehy 70 panse md lst the lady slight
Thts tcgas enhassadcF was always q
gentle xna rs6ped man. even though a
frsni wouli rather b defrsuti~d by
him mao eutsstsinsd for an evsninr By
spule oshtrs \ know.
With fhsf SIC lfack~ned hss eye with
ses be-. and VITA bar right shs lasd
epsa his Jaw with sssl ring she w.ors.
Th+n ~. msshsd his chimney pot rat
81 = ot@ entire brad ana face. .a thss IA
rs~srei - his c,llar hone srd ffs.n lstcf
= stssek thar made every hesr, stand
riii wiyiia miie.
lie was a psFfset g-ssi.epnan. hot Ne
fspri tsr her benaet. tore Il In two and
tafsv it isssc> nad He ~ss aatufsIly
= tsudhy saan. essf soa eeald uot proul-
rne,ig ap sEd dew. - me Stomach with
Vted ~n'r~s uzkws yua conid give him
= eItuF fie reaeon for - dning.
Thu ~ poer girl Walled again. 30
thnt - hss minutes thu cab WA sar-
f,sr.iqi. sr a beast sh~ sidewalk nessst
49, hEs'k with p~ople. n,sas a tssrn
w7asa. who yeiied a. Kill 1nf'' Burn
irs a th~ stasefs >. Is =. sssr hoe '-r
At ana avs. Il hon TIE 1'wKfi'- No
hosiy s~npsthit~,I wifh the PER Sasrsr.
Nan wha gs-e hrr tn ride.
a- ss~ the 3ail loomsnx tp bsfers
hffa s1st ea~e - eli huoe. r. kilI ttms
t>esil siseal.sasa and inst tksn esnskf
- Nisk n s1totheT eahhi~ near kina-
Isis eshbie raetianed tke ppasf aevil e
silsi~ err "a TN street sssis n csb / ard
isis est 3 whteh ~. ssslly sic,se q.
" Ne. , ras afivsa hab - bah eth
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