The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-11

studying his face and, being prepared
for his words, [ answered that he was
welcome to the best counsel | could
give, whereupon he thanked me very
earnestly and threw himself back in
his easy-chair.
cts rather curious affair" he be-
gan diffidently. cit happened last
night. | wanted to go out to Bays
water to see my old nurse, who lives
there. | took the trolley car. As l
dare say, you remember it was nasty
night, wet and foggy, and the car was
soon FULL i'll fact by tho time we
reached Westbournc Grove we picked
up our last passenger. She was a
young lady"
."And of course you contrived that
she should sit by YOU" | said.
"You would have done the same
yourself" Debeuham,rctortod. "Amy
man would, for she had the sweetest
face. It's hauntcl me all night-it
has, really. / dare say she was about
eighteen, or perhaps twenty not
more. She had brown eyes, very
brown oyes-you know, the kind that
seem to speak, almOst-and they were
shaded by long lashcs. She had
brown hair, too; the kind of hair that
twists into lot of cUrls-natural curls.
you know. | wonder why all girls
don't wear their hair that way. Then
her mouth-her mouth"
Never mind her mouth inter
posed hastily, seeing that he was about
to indulge in an cxtravagaut flood of
rhapsody. eft was an ideal mouth.
l haven't n doubt, and I'm sure that
her chin was all that chin ought to
be, but these special features, [ take
it, have nothing to do with your story. "
'Well-er-nOt exactly, but you'd
understand n fellow raying about her
if you'd seen her. OF course I can't
make you understand what she was
like. She was the sort of girl you feel
you can never describe"
Just so; regular unique speci-
men. | know the kind"
Indeed you don't, for there isn't
another girl in the world like her."
''Well, well, then, there isn't" |
returned impatientIy. The fact was
Debenham had come to my rooms so
often with the same story that it was
u
She sat down next to me" he went
on. There wasn't much room, and
sha thanked me when I moved. she
had the sweetest voice"
We'll, there nothing curious about
that. ] believe YOU suid--"
"Im coming to it if you'll only give
me time, - he returned, in an aggrievcd
tone. you've no patience. 1t was
when the conductor came round for
fares. Then she iclt for her purse.
she found it was missing. At first she
thought she must have dropped it. and
/ searched the floor aud under the
seat. However, it wasn't there. Poor
girl! never saw anyone so distressed
III my life IT seemed she had So i'm
1t, and it was evidently quito n fortune
to her. Well, paid her fare for her
and we got ont together"
CT don't think YOU need tell mo any
more / said dryly.
Debeuham stared.
"Why not?"
Because / know the rest. "
GLOW tile"
eyes, ! do. You lent her tho 225.
Of course. My dearfellow, you We been
done
81 didn't do anything Of the kindr
D7beuham retortel holly. "at.
wouldn't let me. That's what I cam,
to asl, your advice about. thought
that rs you wero lawyer you might
be able to suggest something. but !
wish I'd never mentioned 10 TO- You 80
OF cOurso-G FASTENED @, sootho his
RULED plumes, and on little while ho
went on with his tale 10 appeared
that he had seen her home, and that
he had learned her name 10 wa.
ChnrnLnv KIM lLILnL.- -L-. 49, =