The age-herald., 1898-10-16

lasted just two weeks, and that he was an for letting it hold him for even two minutes-in all of which he was probably correct.
 Now, it is notorious that a young man is never so susceptible to a fresh attack of love as when he has just been rescued from previous attack. And the more Vlo- lent the remedy that has been applied, the more likely, as a rule, is the conyalescent to take the infection in some other quar- ter.
 For this reason, and considering that he had some time before given up all hope of winning a smile from Mamie Spaulding, it was not wise of Fred to put himself in Nannie's way within twenty-four hours of his summary rejection by the superior Georgiana. But this is just what he did.
 Why, Fred,' said Mamie, "I didn't think you would ever come to see me again..
 ''Why not?" said Fred.
 II don't know. 1 thought you were taken up with the intellectual society of other people,"
 Mamie was not a college graduate.
 Meaning Miss Georgiana, of course" said Fred, with emphasis of the full name
 Miss-who? Oh, yes, Georgie Edwadrs Have you had fuss with her? l never heard you call her Miss Georgiana be- fore"
 "No one could have a fuss as you call .t, with Georgiana Edwards, A. B. She is not the sort of person one has a fuss with. But she has asked me very pointedly not to call her by her nursery name.
 'Is Georgie nursery name? Well, now, what a lot of things you don't learn Per haps you'd better call me Anna Fred. sup pose that's the grown-up for Mamie. Now come in and let me show you something pretty"
 Fred had not the least objection, now that they were at the front gate of Nan nie's home, to going in with her. They had always been good friends. These two; Fred's only grievance in those former days, before his two weeks of frequent intellect ual opportunities with Georgiana, had been that Mamie would never think of him as anything more than just a good friend.
 The something pretty turned out to be silver bangle. And there was chain to it, and at the end of the chain dark, splintered piece of stone with a cross very plainly marked on one surface which had been polished.
 Dear mer' said Fred, where did you get this?"
 Uncle Tom He's making a railway, you know, in Chile. He picked up the stone to send me. Isn't it funny; the stone is just like the one you showed me?
 Yes, but it's fetish."
 What's that?"
 "A weakness-a sign of a feeble mind"
 Cant help it. I'm very glad Uncle Tom sent it to me, and I'm going to wear 1t. All the same, you told me yourself 1t brought good luck. Didn't you?"
 A sudden thought struck Fred. By Jngo," he said. q have been wondering whether I really believed that or not. Now I know. I'm certain of it."
 "Certain of what? That a cross stone brings good luck? Of course, it does. know it. You showed me yours a month ago, and I was wishing l could find one all this time. And only yesterday this one
 pr4[ xryit asking for it."
 And what good luck did it bring you?'
 ''Oh-well, there's the bangle, you know" ''Yes. And I turned up the very next day"
 Like the cat" said Mamie. "You haven't lost any conceit by your intellec- tual companionship, MT. Fred" But she certainly blushed, if ever little, as she said this.
 If I haven't, it isn't the fault of my intellectual companion,'' he laughed.
 Why? Did she take you down one or two. pegs?"
 ",Told me I worshipped a fetish-among other things But I don't care for that any more than you do, Mamie. l know now that a cross stone is lucky. Be- cause"
 There the young man broke off short, fusion.
 "Go on Fred" Mamie insisted. Because what? l will have it.
 "But she was right about one thing" said Fred. "I am an ass."