Daily camera., 1901-10-05


HORDoN HAYNE had hardly taken
III his old seat st the club when
George Hammond came up smiling.
Congratulate you. old mani" hs
said.
.Thanksi On vhat1" responded
Hayne from behind his papsr. But
next moment two other men repeated
the felicitation-
Upon this Hsyns looked up. "What's
It all about r he said. .PsrhAps you'n
sxplsia1~
perhaps this win explain" noessd
Hamuond. And he read aloud pare
graph from . society Journal:
~, IL intimatsd. on the bsst authority.
that the engaSemsnt OF Misc Doe3s AfA-
erton and Mr.. Gordon Hayns viii shortly
Be announced"
Haynes teeth set hard bat his fsee
did not change. that's . stupid bust
ness" he said. .Somebody's blundeF.
which shall have TO contradict"
Contradict" exclaimed Hammond.
Wuyv yOu0 GAk@SS~0 - = Ss~*sse'
ago. Then it's not trueF
.Not . word Of truth in Il" an
swered Hsyne. And hs walked away.
leaving three psxzled faces behind.
Hayne went straight TO the editor
of the Social Calendar. with whom he
had some acquaintanes. The latter
looked up from his writing With .
smile.
"Ah. Nr. Haynsl Allow NJ 70 con
gratulsts you'll"
That is precisely what have come
about" replied Hayns. Il want tAat
notice Of my sngagsment eontfadist-
ID. It's . mistake"
"A mistaks!" Deering stassd 81
him. "How caa that bs1 lad II
fron-"
-Yrom whomr Hayns lsansd ovss
the dsak where Dserin9 wss pulling
ont some papsrs-
"Yrom The lsy herself. Yes. here II
10. Written in the third person. but
that's her monogram. you sssr
Hayns glanced 1t The dainty note.
With its familiar breath Of hehotrops.
Her monogram. but not her writing. !"
he said. This could not possibly have
come from Miss Atherton. There Il
some strange mistake. and I can speak
for both in requesting IN immediate
contradiction"
"Oh. certainly" answered Deering.
II am very sorry for the eontrstsmps.
but the utmost care 10 not IN absolute
safeguard. you know"
-Well.~ said Hayne, there Il moth
Ing 70 b done now except to contrs-
diet IL next week"
When his visitor had gone. Dsering
wasted . whole busy minute In trying
TO put together this curious puzzle.
One month bsfors, Just such An an
noupesmsnt AAd seemed imminent.
Then came Haynes sudden departure.
followed BY much speculation - to
whether the match had been broken
on, or simply deferred. Next his
return. with the logical sequence OF
this notice In the Calendar. And last.
the denial. which scattered the pieces
again into hopeless confusion.
Meanwhile Hsyne was thinking only
that he WAS going to see Doris Ather-
ton again. With every step his heart
beat quickly against that bit Of per-
fumsd paper In his breast pocket.
How IL brought back their last meet
ing and their parting quarrel, his mad
Jealousy and his vow never to ssek
her again until she herself sent for
him! And Well, she certainly
had not sent for him; Of course. she
had known nothing Of that mysterious
announcement. but be owed II to him
self to tell her that hs was equally ig-
porant. And he felt an unacknowl-
edged thrill Of pleasure IN the nsess-
sity Of the nestins. paiaful and en-
barrassing % Il must be.
A. he sat wsiting willis his card was
taken up, he looked eagerly arount
the roon, 20 Alled with reminders o.
bygons happiness. There was II,
piano, where they he'd sung together
the window boz over whose blossoms
thsir hands had met, the eozy cornell
whore the Arst words Of love had beer
spoken. But with her entrance. q
they stood togsthsr again, tsce 4
facs, Jet 20 far apart, al the bitter
ness Of tie present swept back upol
him.
There was 10 tousA q hands, nj
lingering Of syss. Hayes bowed lik
! . stranger. Miss AtAsfton glsaced .
lin ard thsa q tAs esrd sAs held
"You wished 10 - - on IN urten
Srrsnds" ~ sa31, rspeGtfng IL pan
cilsd words.
"YSe, 10 answered, distaatly. ''1hi
Muss - ny exeass for troublihg yeu,
rp1dlng cat SAe e4en pepss and II
nS1o9ra1ssd nst6.
.Har 1rst h1eAk Reeder wss follows'
by ) Aash 81 eompFsAsnsion, and
~ ss.sseupoaeR E sNDyns bit his Up Il
iagss, NJ q D., Ssassd her Assd b
tsstay laaIa - szprsssioa iron
.i;es DC u ! Ipas 70 assos.t 70
siAis sajtii W. - lsald. formally. 70
conrse, knsw tAat you-I neen
suinhAA - anouxA - lAAt -" II