The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-09-13

to dislike her. Many girls in his social
set knew her, and they all declared
that hc and she were "madr for each
othrr.' Tn" basis OF that view, so far
as he cOull discover. WAS that she was
tall and dark while he was tall and |
light, and that both Of them had the
and hard to approach in friendship |
Or Irritation.
AS rule he did not like girls who
were cold and reserved. Suffering
from 4 chronic embarrassment him.
SELF he found ii hard enough to get
along with girls who were Jolly, talk
alive and open hearted. Moreover TO
hc slated us Il girls ndnir"r before
II fellow has met her is enough to Kill
all chance OF liking her. Gaines was
glad when NHtalir Went abroad with
her mother. Instead OF ruming to New
York. Within two weeks ne had heard
that she was hour again And now it
seemed he iuuSi meet her.
"rhcrc she is" WHISPERED Jessie.
Bingham. "iSnt she perfectly love.
typ
Gaines &lancrd across the ROOM ana
his blood hr":lIir ice water. lie had
always regarded himself rs q Irruliar
~ unlucky ulan, hut thn, \atalir tlnir
of all people in the world, should
prove to hr The ll"ruil" ct the Twenty.
| third street adventure struck him rs a
| little the worst blow in even his rx
pcrirnr".
cor collrS" | should he greatly pleas.
ed to meet her. said h". and his
voice S"uuhrd iu his own ears as if II
w"r" being ground "ul of Il phouu-
graph "But there's no hurry Any
time will do"
'What nuuSrn$r'" exclaimed Jessie.
| 'hl course You want to meet her this
minute. And they +" bringing her right
| over hcrr.'
| Gaines perceived that Jessie spoke
truly. hnlf dozen yuuu, people. with
| the most obvious intrutiulS. were gen
| tly steering Nr;' clair IN his direction
She, however, S',nI"d l." h, wholly un-
aware OF their purpose unIll she was
within six feet OF him Then she start
cd n% pr"ttlly aS Il frightened deer
GailI"S looked auNiuuSly into her
face. Huh when hr saw that he was
recognized II" felt rs one upon whose
shoulder In" hand OF the Shrrim is laid.
II WIS all over in a inollirnt Early
In his lii" Gaines had been introduced
to Il Boston east wind, and once. when
boy. ne had been lorkrI in an ice.
nous" rs Il joke, but Miss clair gave
him new sensation. NO one else ;Ip-
prarrd 10 notice the chill though il
seemed 10 him that all New York must
be ShvrrinG.
ii" dared not say anything to the
point among 50 many people. and so ne
tn" ordinary nonsense while
waiting Tor rhancr to escape. That
was not I" he, however,. lie saw Miss
l'lnGfiAni G"iu" one way and Miss
somebody Els" going another way. and
here was no way at all for him. He
simply got left in the corner with Ma
allie Clair. and if il had been done on
purpose i, ruuldn't have been done bet
rr.
y man of tact and assurance would
lavc found no difficulty in saying the
light thing. hut Gaines lacked those
qualities. and his faculties were in Il
panic.
''Thr situation is somewhat difficult,
Miss Clair" ne said "Nou must be
strongly prriuilc"d against me, but
but
What utter nonS"nSc! Why couldn't
be say straight ont, Il saw YOU on
twenty third street today end miStook
you for my ruuSint' He knew rs well
rs anybody could that that was the
light thing to say. But the words didn't
'omr to him.
"iou can't hrlp it, said she; "nei-
her OF us can help il now. Let us for
get everything that happened before
SO met tonight.'
And then she looked around with n
frightened eye for somebody to come
md take her away.
Gaines felt rs if the black cap had
been drawn over his face. He had had
his chance To speak. and it had passed.
Evidently Miss Clair. knowing the cir
Gle III which lie moved, had decided to
tolerate hiIn, perhaps even to be silent
about what she believed 10 be his black
disgrace
IT Jane were only there. he could
nave pointed To the resemblance and
nave '"'n ms story with Il good grace.
Ai' ''.''' h'hih lhal she WAS expected
later IN the evening. lie would reserve
his defense tin then.
Somehow ne escaped from Miss
Clare, ana immediately, to fortifv his
soul. he mentioned to Il number of per.
SONS that. in his opinion, Miss Clair
rcScmhlcd his Cousin Jane.
The first two or three had never no
iced II. Gaines began To he alarmed.
lie ran from one to anOtlr". Appar-
'ntly there was IOi Il human creature
present .Wn6 lhti>thr eve to see Il trace
If that likeness upon which his fate
depended. SO il seemed that James
coming would only hrightrm The i'm
Of his tale. Hlrraly weaken
'd by delay.
Many OF the people whom he Ques-
Toned spoke Of Il strong resemblance
'ctwccn Miss Clair and Olive Trasl, n ,
'ounS lady whom Gaines had met scv-
raj years before. Would 1t be possible
o substitute her in this story? His ac- ,