The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-08

the exception of few coppcrs, he has
no money In his pocket, he may be
surely forgiven thu use of Il few strong,
calculations, Such was the plight of
Eycrhard Hamlyn ut ten minutes TO ]
O'Clock on n certain Saturday after
noon. He had been so absorbed In read
Ing the brief of an important case that
was to be heard in the courts on Nom
day that he had forgotten the cmptl-,
ness OF his pocket. At o'clock Alice
Valentine, an American girl with whom
he had formed deep friendship was
coming In to see what a barrister's
chambers in the, Temple looked like.
and she was also to be taken out to
lunch. go e
The worst was that there were only
ten minutes in which 10 rectify the mis-,
take. He wrote out q check hurricd-
ly, and then remembered that time
would not permit him to go to the bank
to cash It. His clerk was gone, and
the Temple was wrapped in its usual
Saturday afternon peacefulness.
+, Without n hat he rushed over to Har-
court building to see II his friend An
derson was in his chambers. He could
rely upon him for couple of pounds.
But the fates were against Hamlyn.
Anderson was out, and the doors were
locked.
Realizing that there was nothing for
him to do but to so to the bank he hur-
ried along Fleet street, meaning to hall
a hanson. But rs he arrived there the
clock struck one, and he knew that he
could not get to the bank and back in
twenty minutes. Alice would never
forgiven him II he was not at his rooms
to receive her.
Suddenly his eye was caught by the
three bras balls hanging over 4 shop
almost opposite. The sight suggested
4 new idea to his mind. and he prompt
ly acted upon it. In another moment
he rushed across the road, and entering
the shop handed his eghty-gulnea hun
ter over the counter.
"How much?" said the clerk. cycling
the hatless and breathless Hamlyn
somewhat suspiclously.
ooh, only wanted q flyer" replied
Everhard. hurrledly.
Have you got 4 card on you?" asked
the clerk, thinking he was on the track
of swell mobsman.
IMMERSED in the ways of pawnbro-
kers, Hamlyn pulled out his case and
handed him q card.
.'An right, SIR" seeing his name and
address. and noticing 1t correspondent
with the initials on the watch. II beg
your pardon, sir" he said. hastily, and
filled up a ticket and counted out five
pounds. Have you penny for the
acket, please?"
Hamlyn impatiently threw down
copper and fairly bolted out OF the shop.
The people in Fleet street stared at him
with amazement. and = gutter arab
with whom he collided, shouted, "Who
are yer shovin'?" as he crossed the
road.
Now 1t happened that Alice Valentine
was Just at that moment passing down
Fleet street, on her way TO the Temple.
She had arrived somewhat earlier than
she had intended, for she upheld the
traditions of womanhod with regard
to unpunctuality.
would never do" she said to her.
self. TO be quite punctual He would
think I was too inpatient"
So. timing herself to arrive at the
Temple about lis o'clock she was
strolling lelsusely along when She
caught sight OF Hamlyn rushing wildly
out of a pawnbroker's shop. For 4
moment the righteousness OF the situa-
ton struck her very forcibly. and She
laughed softly to herself. But gradu-
ally as she realized the full significance
of the action, her amusement gave
place to pity.
Poor boy" she murmured. II had
not the faintest idea that he was hard
up. And to think that have let him
spend such lot OF money in taking me
about.
y must get even with him in some
way"
- There was'a very tender spot in her
heart for the tail, clever young harris.
ter. who had shown SO plainly his pref
!erence for her above all other women.
Alice Valentine and her aunt, Miss SAT-
ford. were making n tour OF Europe,
and she had met Hamlyn first OF all in
a hotel at Geneva. He had rendered
them a number OF cfvilltles. and as he
happened to be doing the same round
OF Switzerland as they. for month he
was their almost daily companion. with
the frankness OF American women,
she accepted his attentions graclously,
and, finding him pleasant attendant,
enrolled him In their services withou,
further ado,
MISS Stafford generally accompanied
Alice wherever she went, and showed
quiteias much eagerness to do" every
place as thoroughly as her niece. 1t
was only on rare occasions when the
elderly lady was obliged to admit thnt
she was too tired for anything" that
Hamlyn had a chance OF taking MISS
Valentine out alone.
The constant companionshlp, how
eyer, had brought about the usual re.
suit. Hamlyn was not an lnGammablc
man. He had reached the mature agG
OF thisty-not unsought after-without
having succumhed to feminine charms.
But there was sometime /, hor, ~ ~