The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-06-20

HIS cltFtr ulsS ulSt. Az tha 1 iAAS ldub Ac
would have sacrificed unhesitatingly
the entire manuscript of "Redemp-
ton" could a chasm have opened un-
der his feet and swallowed him and
his dirty blouse. She looked al him at
last and smiled kindly, a little sur
prised evidently at the appearance of
this workman. He seemed decidedly
above his position!
SIT is yon," she said, "that | must
thank for returning my darling Mira.
have missed her so much. am very
grateful for returning her and for
your kindness 10 her. How can e er
thank you?"
She stopped suddenly, evidently re-
membering how he expected to be
thanked, and blushing PRETTY, she
added: II must tell mother. Wait
a moment, please"
Not giving him a chance for
word, she ran out of the room Felix
could hear whispering in the next
apartment, and then the mother APP
peared. He saw with Joy that she
was alone. She added her thanks TO
her daughters, and then going with
Felix to the door, she pressed some
thing into his hand, and, the next
minute, he found himself on the door
step.
He was covered with shame; red
with rage! What had he done?
What should he do next? Ring the
bell, and say that it was all mis-
take? Offer an explanation to that
lovely girl? No, no, thousand
times, no! He could not face her
again. Now that the worst of his
programme was over, why not fol-
low the rest of il out to the time
when he could return the loan? After
that, who knew what might happen?
That evening he wrote to his pub
Usher.
Two years afterwards, at a great
charity bazaar, one of the most popu-
lar tables was the one presided over
by Mrs. Dennis and her charming
daughter, Gertrude. The rooms were
crowded by elegantly dressed peo-
pie, and the bazar was such a success
that even the simplest things were
selling for many times their value.
Everyone was talking about Ger
trude Dennis. She was very beauti-
full. and then her fortune was some
thing enormous. She had already re-
e,sod NOW, o4fors Il was ,.un,ora5
but look at the men around her now
The crowd was so great, indeed, and
the flowers she was selling were 60
ing so fast that some one suggested
that the remaining ones be auctioned
in this way they might bring even
higher prices. Stem by stem, they
disappeared AT fabulous prices until
nothing was left on the table but a
tiny bunch Of violets. Furious COM
petition had pushed the price on
these TO $50, when a new voice was
heard;
Two hundred dollars!
Everyone turned to see who the
happy man was, whose means per
mitted such generosity.
"Oh, said one, pointing out fash
'onably-dreSSec young FELLOW, whose
head dominated the crowd. "ot
course! IT'S singleton, the poet
whose play Is ha'in% Such run HIS
success has been remarkabie. TWO
years ago almost no one mad heard
Of him. but by JoVe! he deserves his
iucK'
Gertrude, blushing slightly and
smiling, held up the yioietS.
1.-TWO hundred dollars! Two hun
lred dollars! Going at 5000! Am
offered any more? Going-going-
SOld."
The crowd separated before Single
ton. who came forward and gave the
money to the young girl She seemed
embarrassed as she handed him the
COVERS and looked searchingly at
him for a. moment, as if trying to
connect him with some incident in
aer memory. Then she thanked him
very prettily for his generosity in
the name OF the charity for which
the bazar was given.
DO not thank me- he said, lower.
ing his voice so that no one else could