St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20

he had made of the whole thing with
his clever disguise! At that instant he
would have sacrificed unhesita tingly
the entire manuscript of "Redemp-
ton could chasm have opened un-
der his feet and swallowed him and
his dirty blouse. She looked at him at
last and smiled kindly, little sur
prlsed evidently at the appearance OF
this workman. He seemed decidedly
above his position!
'It is you," she said, 'that I must
thank for returning my darling Mira.
have missed her so much. lam very
grateful for returning her aid for
your kindness to her. How can ever
thank you?'
She stopped suddenly, evidently re-
membering how he expected to be
thanked, and blushing prettily, she
added: II must tell mother. Wait
moment, please"
Not giving him a chance for
word, she ran out of the room. Felix
could hear whispering in the next
peared. He saw with joy that size
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 done9
What should he do next? Ring the
hnn nd {ho% oil
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 it 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 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 a success
that even the simplest things were
selling for many times their value.
Everyone was talking about Ger
trutle Dennis. She was very beauti-
full, and then her fortune was some-
thing enormous. She had already re-
fused many offers, it was rumored,
but look at the men around her now.
The crowd was so great, indeed, and
the flowers she was selling were go
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 q
tiny bunch of violets. Furious COM
petition had pushed the price on
these to $40, when new voice was
heard:
"Two hundred dollars!'
Everyone turned to see who the
happy man was, whose means per-
mitted such generosity.
/ ooh" said one, pointing out a fash
iona ably-dressed young fellow, whose
head dominated the crowd. "Of
course! It's Singleton. the poet,
whose play is having such run. His
success has been remarkable. Two
years ago almost no one had heard
of him, but by Jove! he deserves his
luck!"
Gertrude. blushing slightly and
smiling, held up the violets.
"Two hundred dollars! Two hun
dred dollars! Going at 5000! Am I
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
flowers and looked searchingly at
him for moment, as if trying to
connect him with some incident in
her memory. Then she thanked him
: very prettily for his generosity, in
the name of the charity for which
the bazar was given.
s.Do not thank me-" he said, lower
ing his voice so that no one else could
hear him, ST am simply paying a
debt contracted toward you during a
most trying time in my hfe."
"Ah," Gertrude cried. "Then I have
seen you before! You are"
s'Mirza's rescuer! After you.
shall always be grateful to her fol
her timely help
Mrs. Dennis joined them, and Sin
:. gleton, with the confidence of mar
whose present prosperity permits
; him to resurrect an unfortunate past
told them how, with their 5000, hi
had published Redemption" and how
all his luck had dated from thai
happy occasion. He ended. gayly, by
, begging to be allowed to thank Mira
in person for her part in his fortune
'.Do come to see u.s." said Mrs
Dennis, graciously. 1--WE will be glae
:. to have you, and I am sure that Mira
has not forgotten her rescuer.
Felix Singleton's first visit was fol
lowed by others, until the day whel
his most audacious dream was real
lied. That day. as they returned
from the church, he beamed will