The sun., 1901-07-25

Sne stopped suddenly, cNlucnIly re
inembering how he expected to be
thanked, and blushing prettily, she
added: 81 must tell mother Wait
moment, please"
Not giving him a chance for &
word, she ran cut of the room. Felix
could hear whispering in the next
| apartment, and then the mother ap-
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 ragel What had he done'
| What should he do next? Ring the
bell, and say that it was all a mis-
take? Offer an explanation to that
lovely girl? No, no, thousand
Times, mol 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 loan2 After
that, who knew what might happen?
That evening he wrote to his pub
Usher.
Two years afterwards, at great
charity bazar, 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 success
that even the simplest things were
selling for many times their value.
} Everyone was talking about Ger
trude Dennis. She was very beauti-
ful, and then her fortune was some
thing enormous. She had already re-
| fused many offers, it was rumorcd,
hut look at the men around her now.
, The crowd was so great, indeed, and
! the flowers she was selling We're GO
ing so fast that some one suggested
! that the remaining ones be anctioncd
! 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.
| pi9h'h wv li'N w
. these to $50, when new voice was
p 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
ionably-dressed young fellow, whose
head dominated the crowd. so
6 course! It's Singleton, the poet
$ whose play is having such run. Iii
success has been remarkable. Tw'
! years ago almost no one had heart
I of him, but by Joye! he deserves hi
: luckl"
Gertrude, blushing slightly AM
I smiling, held up the yolets.
"Two hundred dollars! Two hun
g dred dollars! Going at 5000! Am
: offered any more2 Going going
Sold!"
!, The crowd separated before Single
ton, who came forward and gave th
2 money to the young girl. She SCENE
embarrassed as she handed him th
4 flowers and looked searchingly n
n him for moment, as If trying I
!, connect him with some incident i
i her memory. Then she thanked hir
;s very prettily for his generosity, j
4 the name of the charity for whic
10 the bazar was given.
i. "Do not thank me-" he said, lower
[e ing his voice so that no one else coul
n. hear him, 81 am simply paying
debt contracted toward You during
/, most trying time in my life"
n "Ah," Gertrude cried. "Then hay
r seen you before! You are"
'tNIirZa's rcscuer! After you,
shall always be grateful to her fc
IN her timely help"
Mrs. Dennis joined them, and Sill
" gleton, with the confidence of a ma
lr whose present prosperity permit
y him to resurrect an unfortunate pas
w told them how, with their 5000, j
ne had published "Redempton," and ho
'o all his luck had dated from tn;
or happy occasion. He ended, gayly. !
ne begging to be allowed to thank Mir1
in person for her part in his forum
nd "Do come to see us" said Mr.
RS Dennis, gracously. eve will be gla
81 to have you, and ! am sure that Mir1
us has not forgotten her rescuer."
: Felix Singlcton's first visit was fo
lowed by others, until the day wht
WI his most audacious dream was rea
y. ized. That day, as they returnt
OF from the church, he beamed wit
i. love and happiness as he entered Il
'o- house, and he pressed very closely
- his side the trembling little hand
'e the girl who had agreed to bear il
80 name, name that, thanks to he
" and the dog, was now n celebrate
=" one.
Ought 10 Know How.
ne "That fence is miserably painted
re- remarked the sarcastic one.
ISL "Ies," replied the other; "old JIM
ne undertook to do the job himself, Al
ne he doesn't know how to paint"
on "Foolish man! when he had pc
lts son Of experience 50 close to him, to
ne Why didn't he turn the task over to i
81 wife?"--Chicago Post.
;on
elf Prudence.
mt "What male you jump into the mid
ms of the fght?" inquired the friel
the "You had nothing to do with the fc
those men were trying to settle"
I'm, That's perfectly true" answer
me Col. Stilwell. "But ! had To take sid
&c | ,,n. ,,,N nr tho ,t her I anulun't In