Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15

route Of mine, and if you don't
mind
Mine, too" I replied; and in a few
moments we were on the heights in
the vicinity of Kennesaw avenue. Mr..
Baxter was right. Biking and conyer-
sation don't 90 well together We came
back via the same route.
OF trust we will meet again" was
his simple way Of saying goodbye
when New York avenue was reached.
had neither name nor prospect Of fu-
ture engagement He was clean
shaved, something ] detest. Ida says
going to a circus in the afternoon is
like kisses without a mustache
l remembered my going back to the
diningrOom the next day to meet Mr.
Stivers. Thought /, If it would work
I'm one instance it ought to in another;
so next afternoon, after making my
purchases, loitored in the.vicinity of
The Fashion about G o'clock My
friend put i'm an appearance and we
whether we had been acquainted fif-
teen minutes or fifteed years
There's a place on Thirteenth he
said, where we can get a mug Of milk.
after which should you feel disposed,
we can take a long ride"
/ felt disposed; and we visited the
Thirteenth street holein-the-wall, not
only that one but several other even.
ings. 1t was, an unpretentious dairy
and we had the building almost to our.
selves. the proprietor bustling about
outside. My new friend introduced
himself as NJ. B. Pleasanton; said he
had been more or less successful in
the mercantile line. He wanted to
know if he could cali Here was a
dilemma. The parlOr at Mrs Grants
was good enough for Mr.. Stivers, Tom
Baxter, or anyone else whose acquaint
ance 1 had formed to date; but Mr.
Pleasanton-I was afraid not. I told
him that I was deficient In reception
accommodations, but would meet him
any place he might suggest. I was
. Just about to mention the railroad de
/ pots or theater lobbies, but refrainet
/ therefrom when I thought Of Mr. BaX
/ ters late remark about my beinl
Smooth people," he might think
| knew too much. In fact, he did ash
numerous questions about my parents
the late departed Mr.. Roland, and my
antecedents I'm general. With anybody
else | would have resented them; per
, haps to the extent Of saying It wa:
| none of their business. l refrained
however.
Some time I will tell you the rea
son for my making those inquiries,
he said, as he noticed / flushed slightly
on answering.
One evening we circled both Frank
| lin and Lafayette parks in search Of
/ an empty bench. Then south on Seven
teenth we rode, making a grand rounC
of the big buildings, to the entranc,
at the head of Pennsylvania avenue
/ Here he suddenly dismOunted,
Look at this he said, pointing e
/ two shadows on the asphalt, evidentl!
a male and female head. We moved
/ I'm the shadow Of the Treasury build
] ing, and saw, perched, just I'm the
shade Of the electric light way up OF
/ the steps a young man and young
/ lady
TT would be cruel to yell breal
| away Somebody else, evidently, n
the same boat we are-no place to d,
courting," he said This gives me al
idea, he added. "If they have taker
possession Of the Treasury, / see n,
reason why we can not utilize the Cap
itol I hardly think the terraces arr
as crowded as the park benches
He was slow In mounting
This spot is almost sacred grounC
| to me-" he said, as ! waited a moment
"I have been wanting to tell some ont
about ESPECIALLY one with the gooC
sense ] believe you to possess
I thanked him for the bouquet h
was throwing, and a quick dash cas-
on Pennsylvania avenue brought MS L
the Capitol steps. We had littl
trouble IN finding a cOzy nook over
looking the thoroughfare we had jus
traversed. And a gala scene, with III
vari-colored lights, it presented. w
extinguished the lamps on our wheels
after finding a place where we coul,
rest our backs I'm comfort
He began: THE chief mission o
woman, TO my mind, is 10 be the con
fidant. the recipient, the consOler fl
the hour Of need. I am sorry 10 hav
inquired 80 particular into your famil,
affairs yet when you have listened 4
me for a few moments I am sure yOl
viii not censure me-
I nodded for him TO proceed.
Some time back, when / had no
climbed as high in the world CONNER
cial as / am to-day, about 8 o'clock Fl
the evening / was riding on c stree
D.. northwest, I'm the direction Of tn
/. White Lot. found the street full O
powders. / took TO the sidewalk an
. was pushing the wheel along when b
a sudden jolt, the light Of the lamp wa
J thrown full I'm the face OF lady seal
ed on the stone step Of one Of a TO,
b Of brick houses. was startled b
/. her beauty. which was Of a peculia
. type. II beg your pardon, ] said, IN
flashing OF the light was unintentional
She murmured a reply SO fascinate
was !, as she looked up into my fac,
that l found Il impossible to proceed
Please don't stand there; the folks i
I he house. she bega2, Then ! notice