The evening world., 1893-10-13
Her PHOTOGRAPH.
The Singular Coincidence Which Led to a
Marriage Proposal.

One would imagine that, having concen-
tratel my tenderer emotions on n bit OF
~pasteboarl. l could move about the
world with some security. And so l did
until yesterday.
/ went up the river to spend the day
with some people l knew who are stay
ing at NARROW. Fiorrie Sinclair was with
them. There were ONE rather nice
girls among the party. but l make IT Il
rule never to so on the river with a girl
i like. There is something about the
river which induces condolences. and l
prefer not to be over-contident. SO l
got Tlorrie Sinclair to take me in her
Canadian canoe. thinking that as i
rather dislikcd her l should be moder-
ately safe, especially If l could get an
occasional glance at my talisman. All
the way up to Hurley l smoked n good
Zeal and talked not much. What little !
did say was about lunch.
1t was not till about 4 O'Clock that the
real danger began. Up to then the party
had kept together. But at about 4 Flor
RE Sinclair began padding around
among the b~ackwaters. ] could not OBJ
ject, for she was padding her own ca
noe. After a bit the nose of the canoe
dug itself gently into a bank. We swung
round with the stream and lay hidden
from the rest of the world under n tree.
1t was SO quiet that the water rats
came up to look at us, and the fish be-
gan jumping under our very gunwale.
For a long time we scarcely spoke. but
the magic CT the Summer evening was
sliding into my soul. for the influence
| IF tho riypr ic anita trrostottbla
BY 6 o'clock Florrie Sinclair was hold
ing my hand n telling me my fortune.
She found out that was in love with
some one who returned my affection,
which at the time struck me as absurd.
Then l told her fortune. l said there
was one young man very much in love
with her. which seemed at the time
more than likely to be true. Then we
both lay back. and she told me in conf
dence several things which had hap
pened to her, and which she had never
told any one else, and l told her sew
eral things that had not happened to me
The sun was getting low and shot a
broad CLEAN of gold down the baC!iwater,
Just catching her hair n lighting 1t
into an aureole round her head. IT
struck rle that ten years ago she might
have been a very pretty girl. And thel,
/ began to think how pleasant 1t woull
be If | were with n girl l really liked.
II only l were alone with my girl! l
tool, her carefully out OF my pocket
in my hnndkerchief-and took a look at
her. What Il guileless face! n vet
how noble. How commonplace Florrie
Sinclair seemed beside her.
"WnOSe plOtO is that" said FlOrriy
Sinclair.
She had detected mo.
! concluded it was better to tell the
truth. ] could then talk sentiment freely
and without prejudice. for Florrie Sin,
clair would know it was all meant fol
Il third party.
That" l answered. "is the guidin.
star OF my existence. the girl I love
| have never told her so. She probably
wouldn't care to hclrt it. But her face
Is always present with me, and l shall
never love another"
Let me look.' said she.
/ handel it across to her. She looked
at it for n moment and smiled gently
II don think it's much like me now
she said. at was taken some years
ago, Just before l went on the stag
at some amateur theatricals. l wi!
give Won a better one tomorrow. And
better proposal. Teddy.'-Pall Mall Bud.