Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-18
Am coming to town today. Meet me

lie looked at hlS watch. It was scarce ly o'clock So there was still ample time for light luncheon at his club, whither he accordingly repaired.
 By Jovev' he thought to himself as he discussed this meal "I am glad lit tie Gladys is coming up today! By love, 1 aml Shes coming alone evidently, and that is a mercy. l so seldom get a chance of seeing her except in tho pres. l Cnco of that female ogre, Miss Bailey. Purse proud, exacting old snobl l won. der how my darling has managed to es- capo from her this afternoon? She l scarcely ever gives the poor child holi- | day. Dear little Gladysl What a trumr the girHo is I ain't half good enough for her, by Jovel Give you up for Uncle Obcd's gold, my little brown eyesi What do you think, ch?''
 With these and such like reflections did Jim Trevor beguile his solitary meal, looking the while as pleased and happy as if ho had just inherited q plum. A schoolboy out for holiday could not have showed a jollier, more beaming face than Jim'S The waiter noted it and thought that, in defiance of regulations, it would mean a tip, wherein he was not deceived. Several oi tho young mans friends also noted il | and came across to rally him. Has the uncle stumpod up hand. some, then?" asked one.
 "No, my boy. Refused to part with brass farthing and kicked mo out oi tho house, with his special commenda, tion to the devil"
 Upon my word," laughed another. You tako the disappointment uncom, monly well, Jim, considering how you stand"
 ''Lifo's too short to worry over such trifics," said Trevor philosophically, lighting cigarette.
 By love, you've changed your tone since last night. You wero glum enough about your affairs then, and that was whilo you still had hopes from Uncle Obed."
 Yes, said Jim. I'm like what's his namo ill what dye call it As long as tho life of my hopes was trembling in tho balance I lasted and wept but now that death has suporvened I con- sidcr it foolish to fret !"
 He did not tell them tho reason of his hilarity. They would only have, to use his own expression, "rotted" him, foI they could not bo expected to understand a phase of feeling which he scarcely un- derstood himself. What mado him fall so utterly in love with Gladys Boydi Sho was not prCtty-sOmewhat tho re- verse, People, indeed, admitted that heI bright, expressive eyes quite rcdcomed her face, but then tho very word ''re- deem" carried with it something un- complimentary to tho rest of her fea- lures. Her noso certainly inclined to q snuh; her complexion was sallow; heI mouth too largo to satisfy aSthetic can ons. Ill addition, sho was short of sta. turC, and though her figure was trim and gracvful as far as It went, it gave you the impression of not going faI enough hy several inches
 Yet hero was Jim Trevor hopelessly ill lovu with hcr-Jim Trevor. the hand some, flashing youngstCr who had turned up his noSc at a hundred prctticr girls and hadalwayS chaffcd his frionds with, | out mercy when they had developed symptoms of what he contcmptuously styled "Spoouvrs' diScase" He was go. ing the pace like a regular young rip, falling into the fastest haChelOr pursuits, earning himself reputation which strait laced ducnas look earnestly into shop windows when they met him, which Cau>rd his namc tu be snufflrd 1 dubiuuAly by Hebrews ill dusty offices | and his signature to be regarded as Rn old friend by the secretaries of assurance companies Then i'll the middle of it all, while the fun was still hot and the pleasure still sweet, he was pulled uI short, converted. reformed, revolution izpd And by what?
 By the brown eyes of demure little pusS, who had scarcely personal attrac ton and absolutely not a shilling tC bless herself with. It was, as Jim him self had phrascd 1t, "the rummiest gC alive" He couldn't explain iG Ht simply accepted it, conscious that i was by far the most elovating sensation he had ever exporienccd and that "'pon my word it did, by Jovo!"-i gave his past pleasures such sickeninl taste that he chucked them one and al from sheer disgust.
 He reached Victoria in plenty of tim, and had been standing on tho arriva platform quito 10 minutes when th' ! train steamed in. Io soon caught sigh of Gladys, who thrust her head out O the window of a third class carriage and hurried forward to grOct her. A her uplifted syes he detected traces O tears What was tho matter2' he won dcrcd. Hc was not long loft in ignc rancC.
 Two must ser about my luggage frs Jim, " she saii '' It k ill tho van nos tho VuSinC.
 Your luggage. Gladdic? Arc yo coming to stay in town, thrm?"
 "IVs. I-I havo left Aunt Louis; Jim.
 "Loft Aunt Louisar" he eiaculate, "uuw is that?''
 II should like to gu for Il walk wit you, Jim. and tell you all about it, bu first of all, let us put my luggage ill Il cloakroom. must leave it there unt until know where it Is to be sent
 This task was soon completed, wit the assistance of a suave porter, WI took Jim's shilling with tho ahecee abstraction characteristic of his orde Then tho two set out from the static
 and turned down one of the quiet, streets As they walked, Gladys told h.
 tale
 Ut was only this morning, Jim." sl
 said, that Aunt Louisa asked U
 point blank whether or not was el
 gagged to you Itold her that was. al
 you can't think how furious she becam
 She said all kinds of furious thin.
 about us both-told mo that if I ma
 ried you your uncle would cut you c