The herald., 1895-05-07

B--.and were to take tea together at
4 and then so for a drive to the Clin
house..
well, said /. Charlie, you've got
I" Have YOU an engagement for tomor-
row afternoon?' asks Charlie
Now, above all things, hate liar. L
didn't have an engagement Tor TINS aIter,
noon. and with my usual truthfulness l
told Charlie l hadn't wondering az the
two engagements.
Then I'll tell you what you can DO
for me, said Charlie. You have met
Miss b often enough. Suppose you
be at the BALDWIN tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50? You will find her in the RECEPTION
and were together just an hour or SO
ago; that fell from cable car. broke
leg--a neck, if necessary-and am lald
up for several days. Doctor has enjoined
utmost quiet and rest; won't let me see
a soul until the danger of blood poisoning
out to the house to see me. You'll do
+his tor me. won't you. old man? I'll do
as much for you some time, il l have
chance.
Now Charlie has smooth tongue.
He's coed fellow. too. at least use q
from grace. and I'm not so sure but what
the thought Of Miss BIS black eyes
played It's part in making the fall easy.
A messenger boy would have cost just 30
cents. I'in fool don't mind admit
ting that. | consented.
This morning l met Charlie in the
barber shop.
g Say, old man, lend me some mon
ey, was his greeting. So troubled Satur:-
day that l didn't think to go to the bank
before it was too late. Now I'm nearly
broke. or will be hen 1 come. from
nh uah knn
l can stand off the livery-man'
Now there's one thing there's no
gansaying, and that is that Charlie Dun.
ker has bank account. But was near
ly broke myself. had just two ten-doi-
lar gold pieces to last me till Tuesday.
which is the first of the quarter
- Can let you have one of them, said
to Charlie. Then 1 decided not to be
mean about it and made him take both,
knowing he would pay me on Monday,
and expecting to incur no expenses to-
day.
Baldwin and found Miss B. waitings
What lovely eyes! What splendid mass
of hair! were the thoughts that occurred
to me as | walked over to where she sat.
Charlie is fool to treat her So. Well.
delivered the message-saving Charlie 30
ents and giving myself chat With a
really amiable woman. She was greatly
affected at the sad news.
And was Charlie hurt very badly? 1t
wasn't really serious was it?' Then her
big eyes became fearful and | realized
how great brute Charlie really was.
had to sit down and tell her every little
detail of the sad. sad accident. Blood
poisoning Oh. how dreadful OF course
| had to do the polite thing. | suggested
tea at the Doree. l was Charles nearest
friend. | told her. ana he had asked me
to take his place for the occasion: She
hesltated, then accepted, though with evl-
dent ditfidence. At the table our theme
was poor Charlie. She ate heartily. con-
sidering her deep sorrow and in my
recklessness | ordered the costliest viands
in the menu. The bill was $4.65, and not
until the waiter brought 1T in on a silver
tray did | realize that was penniless
Pardon the interruption, gentlemen,
but | want to say once more that | am a
fool. If Miss BIS big eyes had not
robbed me of all my senses-if hadn t
been clean daft would have had wit
enough to have excused myself on some
pretext long enough to have explained
my predicament TO the cashier, and. if
necessary. hypothecated my watch with
him as collateral security for the bill.
But | was wtless. and as the waiter
stood before me with the bill, watching
for his tip. | became sadly confused as l
remembered that poor Charles had my
last cent.
Il colored. | stammered; [ ran my
hands through my pockets in a vain
effort to find a stray coin. Aha | found
one pulled it out 1t was nickel!
Il groaned.
Miss B saw my trouble at once.
In moment she had her purse out and
was insisting on my using its contents
for the emergency. Then she laughingly
recalled a similar perplexity of her own
when she was out shopping with gem
tleman friend. She had allowed him to
pay for her purchases with the under
standing that she should send the money
to him in the morning.
II tell you, fellows, she worked it very
neatly; so neatly, in fact that after pay
ing the bill and giving the waiter gold
eagle in mistake for four-bit piece.
shortly regained my senses and told her
how came to be penniless.. Then we
started back to the Baldwin. Miss B.
and her mother, you know, are stopping
there for the present.
Somehow or another we had forgot
ten poor Charles and his broken leg,
and the conversation became general.
I'm crossing Post street We were nearly
run over by fashionably equipped dog
cart. We both stepped back abruptly as
the gaudy vehicle dashed swiftly by.
Necessarily our eyes were raised.
What do you think we saw. There sat
Charley bunker. large as life, and beside
him sat the blonde-the angel.
"No; Miss b didn't faint, nor
scream. She Just turned those big black
eyes on me. and gave me such look as
| mean to kill Charlie bunker with when
l see him again.
Then she turned and walked down
the street. her head way above the roofs
OF the houses, and her nose higher than
her head. But never a word she uttered.
For u moment or two | stood glued to
the pavement. watching the gay dog cart
speed westward. Then came here, hun
gry for blood. DO you blame me?''
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