The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

coffee. He urged the ladies to order
this. that and the other-anything that
would defer the catastrophe and pro-
long his rapture. On tenter hooks Of
delight and terror. at last he saw Now
att strolling across the verandah. He
hailed his friend as q deliverer, and
Jerry was soon chatting with them.
No, he would have nothing; he had
just dined; he was going for sail
with the Hild2brandts. Steve winked,
grimaced and in a dozen ways tried to
send him wireless kilograms of distress
financial distress-but Mowatt, curse
him, either could not or would not see
them.
Matters We're becoming desperate.
Steve saw the waiter making out the
bill. He excused himself moment
and tried to walk jauntily as he ap-
preached the cashiers desk. He ex-
planned that he had left his money
in his other suit" Was he Il guest of
the Shelburne? No. Then the cashier
was very sorry to say, but" etc.
steve grew red and gray by turns. but
he went back to his table and sat like
& craven image for a whole minute.
Then he twiddled his watch chain
furiously for another minute. Miss
Glendeinin, who sat next to him. no.
ticed the ruby Chinese ring he wore on
the chain and leaned over to examine
II. Here was BRIEF but priceless
oasis IN the desert of his troubles. He
felt the pressure OF her perfect hand
upon his arm. He caught the vague
fragrance of her ebon hair But Now
att came around suddenly, shook hands
with Steve, and said good-by. Cald-
well could have throttled him as he
stood an instant grinning into his face
Il was evident that Jerry understood
the awful predicameut his friend was
in, and was deliberately deserving him.
But the economical villain gave Steve
no chance to say word, much less to
make quick ana dcxterous touch"
lie bowed grandily to the ladies and
was gone like q flash.
As Caldwell turned round he caught
a lieeting look of puzzled curiosity up
on the expressive face Of his idol.
! She's on to me-" he thought and
/ b!ushed like a schoolboy. Mrs. Glen
DENIM was getting nervous. The
waiter had brought the finger bowls
long ago and was skulking near pill
lar with anticipation of liberal fee.
Steye's right hand wandered aimlessly
into his trousers pocket.
"Eightyfve cents, count EN-" he
thought, grimly biting his mustache.
Then his fingers stole up into his vest
pocket. He felt hard, round bit of
metal clutched it. looked at Miss
Glendennin and turned purple. He
pulled out $40 gold piece and tried
to look his gratitude at her. He sue
ceeded in looking foolish. but she
smiled family and sighed with pleased
relief. The old lady noticed nothing.
| Steve paid the bill and gave the bob.
bing waiter a dollar. When thew
! walked into the cool air Caldwell felt
as man feels whose reprieve is de-
| iiyered at the gaIlow's trap. He was
| sure now that Anne, his Anne. was an
angel Such tact, such sympathetic
acdmen, such considerate regard for
his feelings, his dignity, his vanity!
| lie told her, in whisper. that she
was a goddess. In the evening he
found that Jerry was yet out on the
water, so he borrowed a $40 gold piece
from the hotel clerk and FASTENED TO
his tryst with Miss GIendennin. It
was midnight when he returned to his
room and found Mowatt in bahamas
smoking a pipe.
jerry said Caldwell, Pm going to
marry that girl-yes, Miss Glendennin.
II | can, and think l can. You didn't
! see that / was broke to-day at dinner
| did you? Or course not. You found
1t easy to 20 blind, deaf and dumb all
at once. But / forgive you. DO YOU
| know what she did? She saw was in
a Tx about settling the bill and she
managed to slip $40 gold piece into
my pocket while she was examining
this watch charm. ia die for woman
like that Jerry"
But are you sure? How do YOU
know:'
I made her admit it tonight First
she said no, of course, and tried to get
angry when 1 insisted on paying her
back. but
But whatT
Finally, when she saw that it would
CRATE on my pride to resist longer, she
took back her ten
Mowatt smoked furiously for five
minutes. Steve, speeches. with ex-
element, began to1ose his TEMPER.
~ Well" he bawled at last, aren't
r, 9u going to say word?'
/ rSStere" drawled Mowatt. lolling
back N his chair, "if 1 were you /
wouldn't have anything to do with
Anne-Miss Glendennin.''
Why" snapped Caldwell.
We'll. she bunkoed you out of that
ten, that's ALL
But don't you see it was her ten, |
was paying it back. She put tt
NO, she didn't. l slipped that ten
into your vest pocket myself.
II. Raftery. in the Chicago Record
Herald
Safest of All Safe Piaces