The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-27

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absolute silence for several minutes
waiting for her to turn round, but she
| stood there as immovable as statue,
with one arm resting lightly on low
branch of an old tree, apparently OBJ
iVous of anything but the beauty OF the
| landscape.
Danbury finally began to grow jeal-
GUS of nature and resolved to demand
little attention for himself. He raised
himself above the fringe of grass and
addressed her cautiously;
Madam" he said softly.
She turned with such a sudden start
that he involunturily ducked his head
down behind the grass for an instant,
but quickly remembering that she, not
he, was the offender, he looked up again
and said reassuringly:
Don't be frightened, madam, l mean
no harm"
Her momentary confusion had disap-
peared and she regarded him with i'm
perturbable GOODNESS.
"Oh no." she returned calmly, I'm
not frightened at all, but don't you
think you had better get up? What is 1t
you want?"
He slowly rose from his recumbent
position and stepped through the grass
into the shade of the tree.
Nothing in particular" he said, Il
simply wish to ask few questions,
that's all. You see, the term of my or
iginal advertisement have been slightly
altered. No reward is now offered and
/ don't intend to let you go without put
ting you through a catechism. Madam.
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are now Wearing?'
Yes" she replied serenely, have you
still got it,"
1t was his turn to be surprised, but he
gravely took veil No. l from his pocket
and held it up before her.
Il supposed you would keep it" she
remarked,
Yes" he retorted, but it has been
a poor compensation for my story"
But I sent that back to you"
But not till after my book was out
with that tlimsy substitute in its
, place"
That's So" she assented sympathe-
tically.
Your second edition of Some Women
| was not nearly so interesting as the
original copy"
Miss Miss he began, then hest
tated, not being able to suggest any
name with which to fill the blanks.
Miss Allen-Miss Lucy Allen" she
supplied glfbly.
Miss Allen" he resumed meekly,
, have you any objection to telling me
, why you stole my story?"
Certainly not. / took i'll don't like
the word stole; it has harsh sound
through curiosity, and kept it through
. fear and shame, You will doubtless re-
member that you had told friend, a
, certain Robert Nichols, a good deal
, about your work; indeed you had even
read portions of it to him. He in turn
related few incidents which he thought
: you might be able to weave into a story
q You utilized them in Some Women Now
Mr.. Danbury those facts were part OF
: my own history, and I went to Shore
o ham and Robert, who was my cousin
, told me how friend of his, George
! Danbury by name, had used me as a lay
figure on which to pile his artistic in
o nuendoes and Writticisms, | was natur-
= ally very anxious to learn what you
4 had said. You had spoken to Robert
0 about running into the city for the
night and I thought that would be a
good time to read your story. intend
Il cd to nut If back before Won returned I,
y .sWhat puzzles me is" INTERRUPTED
= Danburv chow Won ever eot into thf
: room"
: when absent minded people forget
to lock their own doors, what is to pre-
vent other neonle from going IMP
' did / do thatp" he eroaned
= "You did. she replied sweetly.
/, II would have gone to Won and made
confession had Won NOT been in smell
), a rage" she went on presently. "but
v considering the state of mind Won wer,
in 7 was afraid IN do that ar even r.
send the story through the mail les
r Won ehould track mo down in some wsv
S T actuallv went so far as 70 cut tha
e gray dress into tiny hits ana stuff then
e into a sofa inflow for hadn't doub
e hut that Won wouId have every room
. about the bouse searched Indeed T bay,
q been On afraid Of. Won that This ;s III,
e fret +inoa 7 howe dornod INV fayor,t
: costume since that NIGHT,
II ar is very Incoming no ra+urped
Z no,iteIv ,Jt is a nitv Won ,,ent n off c,
e long
y .Tbapx Won Ana WOW, M n.,hur,
II since Won have cantured the thief wha