The Irish standard., 1900-04-07
MATED BY A PAWN

w HEN Il man is about to entertain
w very charming girl whom he is
anxious 10 impress, and suddenly finds
that, with the exception of few cop
pcrs, he has no money in his pocket, he
may surely he forgiven the use OF few
strong organizations. Such WAS the
plight OF E.vcrard llnmlyn at ten min
uteS o one on Il certain Saturday after
noon. He had been SO absorbed in
reading he brief of an important case
which wno to be heard in he courts on
Monday hat he bad forgotten the
emptiness of his pocket. At one O'Clock
Alice Valentine, an American girl with
whom he had formed Il deep friendship,
WAS coming to see what Il barrister' S
chambers in The Temple looked like,
and she was also to be taken out to
lunch
The worst Of il was there was only
ten minutes to rrctiiy he mistake. He
wrote out Il check hurricdIy. and then
remembered that time would not per
init him to 90 to the bank o cash il
llisclrrk wis gone. and tine Temple was
wrapped in it's usual Saturday after
noon pcncri'uIncss.
Without II hat lac rushed over to llnr.
court binding to see if his friend An
dersnn was in hi:, chambers. He coul,
rely upon him for II couple of pounds
But the fatcs were against llamlyn
Anderson was out and he doors were
locked.
Realizing hat there WAS nothing for
il but To 90 to he bank. he hurried
along UP The court into Fleet street
meaning to hail II l,anSom. But as he
arrived there the clock struck one, aud
he knew that he could not get to the
bank aud back under 20 minutes. Alice
would never forgive him if he were not
al his rooms to receive her.
Suddenly his eye WAS caught by the
three brass balls hanging over IL shoI
almost opposite. The sight suggested
Il new idea to his mind. and he prompt
hc~rushcd across the road. and. enter
ing he shop. handed his SO-guinea
hunter over the counter.
''llow much?" said the clerk. cycling
the hatlrss and GREATNESS llamlyn
somewhat Suspciously.
oh. ! only wanted a flyer" replied
Everard. hllrricdly.
''llavr YOU got :; card on you?" asked
the clerk. thinking lie was on the
track of Il swell mohsman.
IMMERSED in he ways of pawnbrok,
crs. lIamIyn pulled out his case and
handed him Il card.
All right, sir" said the clerk see.
ing HE name and address. and noticing
il cnrrrSrnudcd With the initials on tn.
watch. II beg your pardon. sir" anC
lie hastily filled up n ticket and count
i11 l't7115s5:- 1lii;r1r .yot I; l,ri1l1,
for the ticket. please?"
Hamlyn impaliently threw down 6
copper and fairly boltcd out of the
shop. The people in Fleet street stared
at him with nmazcmrnt. and gutter
arab with whom he had colided shout
ed: "Who are yer shown Of" as h,
crossed HE road.
Now il happened that Alice Valcn
tine was Just at that moment passing
down Fleet street ON her way to tn,
Temple. She had arrived somcwha
earlier than she had intended. for sh,
upheld the traditions Of womanhoot
with regard to unpunctuality.
at would never do" She said to her
self. "to he quite punctnaI. lie woule
think was too inpatient"
So timing herself to arrive at tn
Temple about 1915 o'clock. she wa
strolinS lrisurelv along when sill
caught sight of lIamlyn rushing Wild,
out Of Il pnwnhrokcrs shop. Fora mo
ment the ludicrous side of the situa
ton struck her very forcibly. and sh
laughed softly TO herself. But grad
ually. rs she realized the fun signifi
cancc of the action, her um,lscmcn
gave place to pity.
Poor hoy" she murnured, ~ ha
not the faintrst idea that he was har
up. And TO think that | have let hin
spend such Il lot Of money in taking M
about. must get even with hin
somehow
There was a very tender spot in he
heart for the tall. clever young ban
ristcr who had shown so plainly hi
preference for her above all othr
women. Alice Valentine and her aun
Miss Stafford. were making Il tour c
Europe. and had met llnmlvn frs
OF al! at a hotel in Geneva Tie ha
rendered them Il number of rivlilic
and as he happened to be doing III
same round Of Switzerland as the,
for Il month he was their almost dali
companion. With the frankncss
American women. they accepted h
attentions graciously, and finding hi,
pleasant attendant. enrolled hi
in their services without further ad
Miss Stafford generally accompanie
Alice wherever she went and shove
quite as much cagcrness tc "do' eve,
place thoroughly rs her niece 1t r;
only on rare occasions. when IL
elder lady was obliged TO admit TIL;
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