The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09

You are waiting for ONE one? Can
I be OF service?"
Thank you'll" We gods. what a sweet
voice. Il am afraid there has been a
mistake. No one has come to meet me.
May I ask you TO call n cab7"
And when he had done so, when she
had thanked him. when he stood bare
headed on the cnrbstone as the We
hicle rolled away, he recolccted that he
had not listened "a the address She
had given the driver. and he walked
on In a towering a z st his W I'M
beciiity.
Never was there SO drcary n day. al
though the late August funshine found
its way into his office. Never had the
reading OF the law seemed such 4 dun
and tiresome drudgery. Never before
had the pages blurred into a mass OF
meaningless black marks. But. then
never before had a betwitching young
face come between him and his booxs.
a face with reddlsh-gold ~rinRlets clus-
tering around q white forehead. AMI
shy eyes the color OF woodland vio-
letsl
lie leaDed from his seat as a bright
thought struck him. He would hunt
up the cabman. That was the thing to
do. But, although he hung arounl
the Union Depot for two whole hours,
and questioned every jehu withil
reach. he could not find the man he
sought. 1t was evidently that particu-
lar cabman's busy day.
Tired and disguised. Ross Stafford
took a plunge at the Athletic club. got
himself home. shrugged himself into
his evening clothes. for he was going
out after dinner, and went down to the
parlor to find himself face to face with
the divinity OF the red-gold ringlets
and the violet eyesi
Ross. my DEAR cooed Mrs. STAT
ford, "let me Introduce you to Mis-
Chester. whom somehow you managed
to miss this morning. Why. you
For they were smiling at each other
-merrily. spontaneously.
Indeed. no, motherl" Perhaps he
held the pretty hand she gave him a
little longer than was necessary. Il
met Miss Chester this morning. pid
she not tell you | put her In a eabg'
Miss Chester laughed. Ross STAFF
ford laughed. And the bewildermsnt
Of the head OF the house OF Stafford,
OF the golfing son. and the studious
son. as they In turn presented. set
them laughing again.
Lord bless mel" cried Stafford Sc
nior rufiing his hair. your father said
you were a little grill"
20, l shall never be grown up to
papa," cried NJ S Chester.
He said stammered 0e young
gentleman who was getting ny an nrti-
? Gle on the nrcnitectpre OF the teetn
century. ~thats-thnt yoA ~<re = 49,
: chald.@
Don't you tnin,. qaerssa 40
he Chester mikchi vousiy. that I'm nicel
IS whereat Ralph grew Euiltily red
ne "a gray gov r. gasped Dick. rAn
10 land a hat with gray feafhersi'
s. MY travelling costume. Don't you.
with sparkling eyes. find this bscom'
ing?"
This" was a trailing. foamy. be uf-
Ned robe. all deleately green and white
as the crest OF a breaker. a dress tat
revealed while & ncealing the snoyi-
less o: arms and bosom. Bec0mingi
Ross told her then and there o nc
coming. Not In woTds-dear mol Bur
words are so stupid sometimes.
Helen Stafford reached home before
dinner was over. Her brothers RIP
turous recep ion amazed her. Never
had she known how they missed her,
Nor could she drca.l that each OF three
Young hypocrites was saying to him
self, "she won't go EGss in such a hur-
~ II she and Helen take to each
other."
They did take to each other. Ross
found IL was not necessary to keep his
: engagement that evening and pe'm't-
E led his friend to DOL ms heels a one
e a. tLeir appointed rendezvous. RnlDh
learned his tenor wen wonderfully
we'll with the pure soprano OF .hair
,, guest. Anf Dick was so anxious TO
I initiate \ $ 'stei into the my5;er
'es OF fashlight pieTrres that he made
a himself no end OF bore. The country
cousin of the Stqnords did not go East
that week-nor the next. when she
did 90 all the mirth and laughter OF
g the Stafford domicile seemed to &c
e with her. One morning a week az Ell
ner departure Adlph anu DiNh odae
Ie some bitter things When they discov'
d, cred that Ross had found out he mus
e attend to /. siness in New York. ana
ID Lad left for hat city on the midnish
$ train. And when Ross returned, silent
to but smiling and exultant. they werI
m not at all b kward about telling hin
N with true frate,nal frankness thei
AZ onfnion ~ his conduct
h lyon were a~fully good to go Z
By meet that little country l~assiei' com
mented Ralph witheringly. Il beliey
~, you knew all the time she was tn
n prettiest kind Of a young girl!'
ne "Kindness-sheer kindness on m
part, dear boy' But, as | have strive
to impress on you. virtue. is ever Il
own reward"
to 20, come OIL" entreated Dick. "Yo
'ss just got the inside track, and you ker
n. IT,
Il assure you in taking my late has