The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-04-25
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BY A. E. Manning Foster.

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When man is about to entertain q
very charming girl whom he is anxious
to impress and suddenly finds that,
with the exception of few coppers,
he has no money in his pocket, lie may
surely be forgiven the use of few
strong CALCULATIONS. Such was the
plight Of Everard Hamlyn Mt 10 min
utes to on q certain Saturday after
noon. He had been SO absorbed In
reading the brief Of an important case
which was to be heard In the courts
ON Ioniay that he had forgotten the
emptiness Of his pocket. At o'clock
Alice Valentine, an American girl with
whom he had formed deep friend
ship, was coming to see what q bar
rister's chambers in the Temple looked
like, and she was also to be taken out
to lunch.
The worst was that there were only
ten minutes to rectify the mistake. He
wrote out check hurriedly and then
remembered that time would not per-
NIT him to 60 to the bank to cash It.
His clerk was gone, and the Temple
was wrapped In Its usual Saturday
afternoon peacefulness.
Without a hat he rushed over to
Harcourt buildings to see if his friend
Anderson was In the chambers. He
could rely upon him for q couple Of
pounds.
But the fates were against Hamlyn.
Anderson was out and the doors were
locked.
Realizing that there was nothing for
it but to go to the bank. he hurried
along up the court into Fleet street,
meaning to hail hansom.. But as he
arrived there the clock struck /. and
he knew that he could not get to the
bank and back under 20 minutes. Alice
would never forgive him if he were not
at his rooms to receive her.
a Suddenly his eye was caught by the
hhree brass balls hanging over q shop
almost opposite. The sight suggested
new idea to his mind, and he prompt
ly acted upon 1t. In another moment
he rushed across the road and, enter
ing the shop, handed his so guinea
hunter over the counter.
"How much?" said the clerk, eying
the hatless and breathlcss Hamlyn
somewhat suspiciously.
"Oh. only wanted a lver," replied
Eyerard hurriedly.
s'Havc you got card on your" asked
the clerk, thinking that he was on the
track of a swell mobsman.
Unvcrsed in the ways of pawnbro-
kers, Hamlyn pulled out his case and
handed him card.
GAN right, SIR" said the clerk, seeing
the name and address and noticing the
name corresponded with the initials on
the watch. ~ beg your pardon. sir" and
he hastily filed up q ticket and count
ed out f5. "Have you q penny FOR the
ticket, please?''
Hamlyn impatiently thresv down a
copper and fairly bolted out Of the
sho- The people In Fleet street stared
at llm with amazement, aaa a gutter
arab with whom he had collided shout
ed, "Who are yer shown OFF, as he
crossed the road.
Now. IL happened that Alice Valen-
tine was Just at that moment passing
down Fleet street on her way to the
Temple. She had es.=..7-feedi: es.=.-ed SOMEWHAT so1af
earlier tlan che had intended. for che
upheld the traditions Of womanhood
with regard TO unpunctuaTity.
cit would never do."'. she sa:;a to her-
self. "to Be- Gszils. puactz.ai. He would
think was too impatient"
So. timing herself to arrive ut the
Temple about 1:15 o'clock, she was
strolling leisurely along when she
caught sight OF Hamlyn rushing wild
ly out Of pawnbroker's shop. For a
moment the ludicrous side of the sit
untion struck her very forcibly, and
sne laughed softly to herself. But
gradually. as she realized the fnll Sig
nificance OF the action. her amusement
gave place to pity.
"Poor boy!" she murmured. 81 had
not the faintest idea he was hard up.
And to think that have let him spend
such lot OF money. In taking me
about. I must get even with him some
how" s
There was very tender spot IL her
heart Cor the tall, clever young barris.
ter, who had shown SO plainly his pref
erence FOL, her above all other women.
Alice Valentine and her aunt, Miss
Stafford, were making q tour OF Europe,
and had met HamIyn first OF .all at q
hotel In Geneva. He had rendered
them number OF cfvilities and as he
happened to be doing the came round
of Switzerland as they for. a month he
was their almost daily companion.
With the frankness OF American wo-
men, they accepted 4 his attentions
graelously, and, flnllng him a pleasant
attendant. enrolled him I'm their sery-