The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-10-30
looks at Il. mDick. !" saxaI.

looking at me sharp like.
swell, mate, and suppose I did;
what O. that?" for it comes into my
mind about the trouble as we thought
Dick might have been in. What of
that, stranger?" says I.
'Come along up to the bank. We
wan TO find him."
"Oh ye do" says I. SCOT for
tune for him, mater"
"Well, no, not that I know of, any
how, but there's party come in that
wants to see him-wants to see him
bad, too"
Hooks at him. "What for?" says
I. taking a draw of my pipe. "What
for, mato?"
"Oh, you needn't be suspicious, It's
a gentleman and lady," says he.
"Why didn't You say there was
lady before?" says, 81 might know
the party, and again I mightn't, but
Indies amt common. I'll see the
| iHuy' nhte, huynOW'
went along with him, though after
all | wasn't sure. IL was Dick in the
picture right enough, but wasn't our
Dick; the picture wasn't to say
''shevvy devry" come to that, but it
had been meant for Dick once.
1t was after bank hours and the
door was shut, but he took me round
by the side into the managers Office.
There was n man there and girl
yes, she was only girl, / could see
that, although she had a thick veil
over her face. The man was swell.
''Do You know Mr.. Forester, my
man?" says he.
"Not much" says I short
He turns round on the clerk angrily.
"He doesn't know him by that name,
but he seemed to know the photograph
you gave me, sir, the clerk said.
The girl stirred uneasily in her seat
the man turned to me hastily. "You
know somebody like the picture?" he
said.
looked at the girl; she seemed to
be listening eagerly. "Well," said,
81 have seen somebody it might have
been ment for once.
"We want to see him."
EYES," says /. "What fot."
The man looked at me angrily.
"What for, my man, aud how does
that concern you?"
"Well," says l, "I don't rightly
know, nor l don't know how it con-
Germs you to see him."
The man looked at me as fierce as
Goanner in tight place, but he didn't
speak. And with that the girl rose
and took step forward. ooh, sir, 4"
she said, in soft, low voice that shiv-
cred bit as she spoke. "Oh, sir,
you will tell us, I'm sure. 1 must
know; 1 must see him !" She had
clasped her two hands together; they
were small hands and very white, and
they shook as she spoke. 1t was for
no harm, anyway, 1 could have sworn
that much. ''Yes, miss" says 1. "It
might be the party, or again it
mightn't, for he's changed if 1t is, but
I'll find him for You in the morning" "
1t was a lonely spot where we found
Dick, and not another soul was in
sight He was working in the bot
tom, the same steady, dogged, hope.
lees work that he'd always done.
There" l said, stopping short
and pointing to him, 'is that the man
your looking for, miss %
We were standing at the edge of
the trees, and dick was below us, and
it might be thirty yards away. She
had said nothing as we came along,
but she had trembled SO much that
the man had given her his arm to helI
her. Now she seemed to pull herself
: together all in a moment as she threw
back the veil to look. l looked a
her then, and tell you I could have
gone on looking. All, that was some
thing like face-a face to think on il
the dark, that was. She just gave on,
look and then sob. ''Stay here,
: she said, motioning the man back will
her hand. ''Stay here. Oh, George! +
Then she went down the slope, ant
with quick, smooth sort of walk
She didn't seem rightly to walk, onl,
to go, and to go quick at that. In Q
e minute she was close to Dick.
"George," she said-only the one
: word, "George!" The word came ur
d to where we were standing, and L tel
L 4 I a