Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-24

full little face no had ever seen. "what
shall I do. nrst OF allr
Talk about something cheerful"
she urged. with SILVER.
"well. In the nrst place. you're Ger.
tainly wet. and you must be cold"
lob. no: the night Ia too warm for
that"
won't you take q little tnste Of this
brandyr he suggested. producing bic
TASK. 1T may save you from catch.
ing Q severe cold" She took the mask,
but only the mcrest drop passed her
lips.
Then Joe, In obedience TO her within.
branchcd out into dissertations on the
most general topics. lie felt that he
was talking like an idiot. but he evi.
IDENTITY pleased her. for soon she Joined
In his talk. and displayed not only un.
common Intelligence. but o vivacity
that was hardly to DO expected.
All this time they had been speeding
up the North river. Joe suddenly
awakened from his delicious ABSORB.
ton to ind that they were opposite
Harlem.
"wherc shall land your" he asked.
Anywhere; must DO getting
home"
"And may I escort you thcrc?"
"Oh. no: not for worlds"
Her look was both pleading and
frightened.
AT least, may I call tomorrow, TO
make sure that you have not suffered
from your exposurc3"
"Plcasc don't think Of doing that,
either. And don't try to iind out any.
thing about me-"
II am gentleman" said Joe, with Q
simplicity that much have touched
her. The boat had landed BY this time.
She stood up. shook out her garments
which were almost dry BY this time
and held out her hand.
"GoOd.by," she said. "and thank you
thank you for more than I can tell
you. We shall probably never meet
again. but shall always look back
upon you 40 one Of my friends. Thank
you, again. most earnestly, and good
BY"
Joe held her hand for few seconds
longer than he needed to, and tipped
Ills hat almost revsrently a. she glidsd
away.
mo. she certainly didn't mean to
commit suicide" he soliloquixed, gag.
Ing intently at her rapidly disappear-
Ing form. "Coufound II, II I meet that
girl again. I shall certainly fall In love
with her. What ID all tho mystery
back Of this affair. I wonder"
Then Zoo wcnded bis way home, his
pretty craft forgotten In tho maze Of
thought with which the adventure Of
that evening had fiiled his head.
And when. In bis bed. Joe Parsons
tried In vain to WOO sleep. these words
kept running through bis brain:
III meet that girl again, shall
certainly fall In love with her."
But month after month went By, and
Joe did not once behold tho woman
that tho river had yielded up to him,
only to let the town swallow her up
half an hour later.
1t was only q few weeks ago that
Joe had been taken from the books OF
the bank and established In small,
cosy Office to attend to tho correspond.
ence Of tho institution.
A typewriter was necessary, 90 he
advertised for one. There were host
Of applicants. but many Of them had
not tho necessary knowledge for hia
kind Of work. 30 they were rejected.
When the door opened to admit still
another applicant. and Joe looked up
no almost shouted In his glee, for the
newcomer was the young woman Of
the river episode.
The recognition was mutual, but
each strOve to ignore the fact, aud Joe
plunged Mt once into an examination
Of her qualifications.
She gave her name az Nora Dur
well. and responded to all his question:
50 satisfactorily that he engaged bel
on the spot.
II am sorry the salary 10 not larger
no said, apOlogetically, hut the banl
regulates that, and ! have NO contro
In tho matter"
Only a few days ago, an observer
might have seen Nora gazing with
truly feminine delight at q pretty soil
taire ring on her finger. J0e's hand
was resting affectionately on her shout
der.
Tell me-" he said. suddenly, ani
with something OF IN air OF proprietor
ship. show you happened to be In thu
river that night?"
II was pushed In" she replied, turn
Ing pale at the recollection.
by whom?"
my husband"
| "YOur husbandT
Eyes; he was a fearful brute. Tha
night he inveigled me out on the pier
with the deliberate intention Of muir
dering me. But am trying to forge
all that. Please never speak Of
again."
"Little GIRL" said Joe. with husk!
tenderness. III you are willing to mar
ry'me after such an experience In mat
rimony, what q great faith you mus
have In me-"
II have" she replied, simply.
The Nancy has new skipper now
the most delightful skipper imsgins
ble.-Minneapolis Tribune.