The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-12-21

when he saw that momcntary light in
Dorothy's eyes he felt that for once he
had made Il misplay.
''llillis looks lonely over there" said
Dick in Il spirit of revenge. Il think
I'll ask him over to our table"
"Dick" gaspcd Dorothy. IF you do.
| shall never forgive YOU
1T seems most extraordinary" said
Mrs. Van Tuyl. raising her lorgnctte,
"but Mr.. Hills appears to be spoon
feeding Il bird"
Its Il street sparrow" said Dick.
turning his chair.
mamma. Dick, Please don't look"
said Dorothy, stretching her own pref
ty neck to get Il glimpse of the scene.
And it was quite true. There sat
Jack, apparently quite unconscious of
the fact that he was the center of at
traction doing his utmost to force a
little hot milk and brandy down the
throat Of half frozen street sparrow.
He mad found the little creature that
morning in one of the city parks half
dead in the snow. 1t was an easy mat
ter to slip it into his overcoat pocket
and hurry back to the hotel, for it was
Christmas day, and he had little to do.
In fact, time had been hanging most
dolcfully on his hands. and he was
glad to feel that in what seemed n lost
morning he could still do one good
deed.
Finally he got a little warmth into
the tiny body, and there was Il faint
''chcep" or two and a few signs of re-
turning life Jack administered more
milk and brandy, and the dragglcd lit
tie fcathered street arab gave n weak
struggle or two in his hand.
Dorothy, timidly watching the scene.
felt a sudden sense of shame sweep
over her. Any man who would be kind
to animals must still have little good
in him. After all. perhaps she herself
was just little to blame for the way
she had spoken to him and the way
she had acted She inwardly noted
how lonely looking he seemed at lis
table, with no one to talk to, a"l t.
fact that it was Christmas day. IL,
time OF molTimout and good fellow.
ship. made it seem all the worse. ST.
he ought not to have taken Marion
Gardiner three times 10 the opera. rEyli
though she had dincd three times Will
REGGIE. Reggie was different and cr-
cry one knew he didn't count. Ana
then Jack had inSinuatod that she was
tyrannical Il pink and white tyraut"
was what lie had called her to her
face. He had said that she was head
strong and WAS always jockcyiug FOR
the rail. which wasn't bit true. She
would even forgive him, forgive himi
freely, if he would come and say he
was sorry. But no: on second thoughts
she could not Things had gone too
far. Even though she did take him
back, size could never love him as She
had loved him before. All the Ole
days were gone forever. Dorothy
wished she was quite alone. so that
she could have Il quiet little cry.
In the meantime Jacks sparrow bad
quite made up its mind to enjoy lon
ger lease of life. lack let it 20 free
from his hand and watched it hop
weakly about the white tablccloth.
taking an occasional sip at the hot
milk and an occasional nip ut an oys-
ter cracker. by this time great mum
Der of the guests in the huge dining
room had noticed the bird. and every
now and then some well glovcd man
or some well goWncd girl leaned over
Jack and gave him some laughing nd
vice as to the care of his little charge
Miss Dorothy noticed this. and it did
not make her any happier or more at
peace with herself and the world He
hid not seem to care bit
BY this time the much petted spar
row showed spirit of unrest Giving
its wings premonitory shake or two,
but before Jack could catch at 1t, the