The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
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drrc< down to Ragged Staff and stood
Watching the bay. In the distance Il lii
tie steamer could hr seen thurninY it's
"rha,'S the I'ihcl Mux:"' said Ted
suddenly. "Dry<dajex on board. lie
suddenly applied for a fortni=ht'S leave
and has gone boar hunting in Morocco. ;.
ronl('nt see him. so had to leave Il let
ter rXrainn& thinSS.'
'ENplanin@ WHAT" asked Hpryl quick
"Oh. he happens to be the man owe
the money to-that'S all"
She remained perfectly still. Then the
mc!nlnS OF the thing came hunle to her.
six months later, DryS,lalc'S leave came
around, and he found himself in London
AGAIN. One night he went to Il dance
given 10y an old friend OF his. He had
never cared much for functions of this
kind. he cared less now. and as he stood
watching the crowded room Il feelin" rf
WearlneSS crept over him. and he found
himself wishing that he had elected tn
spend MS leave elsewhere than in Lon
lon. Ills hostess crossed the room TO
him.
You must really let me Introduce you
to some nice people,
He suffered himself to be led to tho
other end OF the room. Mrs. Nav:lSniir
stopped in front of a couple of girls who
were standing chatting together.
DrXystalr gave, a slight start. but in
fore him was Rcryl Falkincr Her eyes
met his. and he saw her change COLOR
Mrs. \avaSour introduced them, then
turned away:
Neither spoke for a moment. The music
for the next dance started, and Young
stcr came to claim Beryl. DrySdalr
pulled himself together, and made the
Stercotypcd request.
She CAV. him her programme. H.
hastily scrubbed something on it.
Il have taken the next, he said.
lie made his way ont to a balcony.
The blood seemed to dance through his
veins. He had met her aGain-W;>> going
T." lance with her. What would she say
| to him!
lie re-entercd the ballroom and found
her y thrill went through him as liz
felt her arm resting on his. They took
Il few turns, and then their eyes met and
| she smiled.
II want to 1alk-1o thank you' she
| whispered.
They stopped dancing. and he led her
out to the balcony. They did not speak
for Il second Then she turned and laid
a hand lightly ON his arm.
| Il found il our a month ago" >}l" said.
"rv'n 1h"u%!' You means, il /" be kept Sc
rrtt. There's not another man in the
world would have done it"
IT WAS nothing.. replied. II was
really the gamer. | merely took some
Of my money which was in conSolS. and
invested it II your fathers frn. now
get four per cent. instead Of three and
| three VuartcrS.'
exclaimed. You saved him from ruin
and disyrace-rnahled him to resume his
old position. How can | ever thank
| you?'
1T was only rcpara,iun.." he said.
"\tvcr in my life have l felt such Il
h!ack@uart' as | did that morning at
Alameda! Ever since the thought OF Il
card has SicKtned me-
Il was very harl-vrry cruel" she
murmured.
lie looked at hcr in;rntly. de saw a
| swift wave Of color sweep her cheek.
Then her eyes slowly lifted and met his
| Suddenly he bent forward, and caught
| hold Of her hand.
I'm gambling "ya;n''' he cried. "t'am-
bling for lover
He looked entrcatingly at her. He
saw her lips smilngly frame an answer.
The gambler had won.-Mainly About
| People.
An Indefat i%uablc Workers
The German artist. Adolf Menzcl. is 4
great favorite. and his va=arirs afford
},endleSS amusement to the Berlin art fra
tcrnity. says Youths Companion.
1t seems that Mcneil was engaged on Il
mural decoration. lie had riggetl up Il
Scaffo,ding in his studio, on which his
| model was requested to stand. For two
| long hours the poor ''pOSeur' stood up
aloft in a most falguing posture. Men
| Zel. meanwhile, worked 1T his sketch,
needless Of the fact that his model was
growing tired.
At length the model found it necessary
to speak.
Herr Professor" said he, "how about
recess:
Mcnzcl apolo%izcd profuScly for his for
getfulneSS.
""Certainly: certainly. my dear sir. ''
bit
The model ha;! clamlrrcA from the
scaffolling to; the ladder which led down
from it to the studio floor.
"Stopr' cried the artist suddenly.
| THAT pose is fine. Don't Move a mus
cle.'
And once moro t he model WAS forced
into strained rigidity. while the cuth,l-
>iastic draughtsman set abolt Sietchiny
him.
At the end Of half in hour NIcnzcl
| looked up from his work.
There" said he. that Will 10 nicely
Get back on til" scaffoll. We have ha,!
our rest. Let us get back to work
again.
Billions Of Bicycles.
IT * ESTIMATED that aIout > OOO 900