The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
CHAPTER V-Continued.
SENTIMENTAL EXCHANGE.

tainty that she remembered. Had not
this memory kept him awake? That and
the final. mysterious emotion which had
shQEvn itself in her face as he had last
looked upon it? A thousand times had
he pondered over that startled look and
the signs Of agitation. Was it fear? Was
Ii dismay? Was it renunciation? What
ever il was. it sorely disturbed him: it
had partly undone the charm of the mo-
rneut before-the charm that could not
and would not be gainsaid.
True TO his intention. he went to the
Office early. virtuously inclined to work.
His uncle greeted him warmly and long
conference over business affairs fol-
lowed. To Lorry's annoyance and dis
comfUure. he found himself frequently
inattentive. Several important cases
were pending. ard in a day or two they
were TO go to court with a damage suit
Of more than ordinary consequence.
Lorry, senior. could not repress his graft
fcation over the return of his clever, ac-
tive nephew at sucn an opportune time.
He felt himself unable to handle the case
alone: the endurance of a young and
vigorous mind was required for the COM
ing battle in chancery.
They lunched together, the elder eager
and confidential. the other respectful and
-absent-ninded. In the afternoon the
Junior went over the case. and renewed
determined TO be constant in spite of his
inclination to be tickle. Late in the day
he petulantly threw aside the books.
curtly informed his astonished uncle that
he was not feeling well, and left the
sfice Until dinner time he played bill
lizards atrociously at his club; at dinner
his mother sharply repToved him for ma
grant inattentlons: after dinner he
smoked and wondered despondently. To-
he b11f
see her once morei
At 7:3O his mother found him in the
library, searching diligently through the
volume of the encyclopedia that con-
tanned the G's. When she asked him what
he was looking for he laughed idiotcally,
and, in confusion, informed her that he
was trying to find the name of the most
important city in Indiana. She was
glancing at the books in the case when
she was startled by hearing him utter an
exclamation and then leap to his feet.
Half past seveni can make it,
What is the matter, Gren, dear?
OH he calculated, bringing himself up
with a start Il forgot-er-yes, mother.
III Just have time to catch the train, you
know Will you kindly have Mary clean
up this muss of books and so forth? I'm
off, you see, to New York-for a day only.
nother-back tomorrow Important bust
ness-just remember it, you know-ahemi :
Good-by, motheri Good-by!' He had
kissed her and was in the hall before she
fairly understood what he was talking
about. Then she ran after him, gaining
the hallway in time to see him pass
through the street door, his hat on the
side OF his head, his overcoat futtering
furioUsly as he showed his arms into the
sleeves. The door slammed and he was
off to New York.
The train was ready to pull out when he
reached the station, and it was only by
hard run that he caught the last platform
painting but happy. Just twenty-four
hours before she had left Washington and
il was right here that she had smiled and
said she would expect him to come to
Edelweiss. He had had no time to secure
berth in the sleeper, but was fortunately
able TO get one after taking the train.
Grenfan went TO sleep feeling both dis
appointed and disgusted. Disappointed
because Of his submission to sentiment.
oisgusted because Of the man who occu-
pied the next section. A man who is in
love and in doubt has no patience with
the prosaic wretch who can sleep SO
sudibly.
After hasty breakfast in New York he
telephoned to the steamship compauy's
pier and asked the time of sailing for fhe
Kaiser Wilhelm. On being informed that
the ship was to cast off at her usual hour
he stra1ghtWay called a cab and was soon
bowling along toward the busy waterway
Directly he sat bolt upright rigid and
startled to find himself more awakened tn
the realization Of his absurd action. Again
IT entered his infatuated head that he
was performing the Veriest schooIbov
trick in rushing to a steamship pier in the
hope OF catching a final, and at best nm
Satisfactory glimpse Of a young v,oroo,,
who had appealed to his sensitive adT,f~
alton lovesick boy could be excused
Tor such display Of imbecility, but
mana man Of the world! Neverl
Inc loea OF chasing down to the
waters edge to see that girl IS -sno,,eh
to make you ashamed of yourself fo- 1iea
Srenfau Lorry," he spostrophized sTt,s
worse than any love-sick fool evsr
dreamed Of doing. am blusbine Tn
be bound The idiocy of the thing And
suppose she should see me staring a+
her out there on the pier? What wouI6
sne think OF me? III not go another foot,
I won't be a fooll'
He gas excited and self-conscious and
thoroughly ashamed Of the trim into
which his impetuous alteration had driver
him Just as he was tuggine st +ba
door IN the effort to open fl that he
might order the driver to take him hack
20 the hotel, a sly tempter whisnered
something in his ear; his fancy wss
caught, and he listened:
why not go down to the pier and 1ool,
over the passenger list. just to see If She
has been booked safely2 That wotIId he
perfectly proper and sensible, and besides
II viii be q satisfaction to know that She
gets off all right. Certainly! There's
nothing foolish in that. EspeciaIl,y
as I am right on the way there
And as have come so far there's
no sense in going back without seeing
whether she has secured passage.
] can find out in minute and then %
home. There won't be anything
wrong in that. And then I may have a
glimpse Of her before the ship leaves tbe
pier She must not see me, of course
Never She'd laugh at me. How I'd
hate to see her laughing at me!' Then
sinking back again with smile Of justi-
fication on his face, he muttered: I'VE
won't turn back; we'll go right ahead.
Well be a kind of a fool, but not so
foolish as TO allow her to see us and
recognize US as one
Before long they arrived at the wharf.
and he hurried TO the Office near bv.
The clerk permitted him to look over the
list. First he ran through the frst-class
passengers, and was surprised to find
that there was no such name as Gug-