Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-09

invite myself % dine with you tonight.
Not al LAliy's either-we1i 20 TO that
forty cent place where the coffee Is 50
sinful that Il always suggests an APP
peal to the police. Maybe some Of the
others win be there"
can Of them. It's near the middle Of
the week. Pay day IL two days ahead
for most Of the gang" Hilireth an
swercd. with alckering smile. Lord,
I shall like TO see them when they
knowl You are going TO tell them. OF
course, Heleny'
'fycu may tell them. shall not say
a word. Helen said. setting her finger
tips together. I'm beginning to be
cowarsily." she went on. Suppose II
should turn cut that my money costs
ne my friends and my iliusionsf7
Il hardly understand Hildreth be-
gan.
She raised her hand This Is my
fear" she said IAN these I've years !
have been out In the scurTy OF things
have Rugged the belief that my-that
people liked me for what was, not for
what might one day become. Latter
ly, since Gumpsey's has asked for and
exploited my stories, there has been SO
perceptible warming up In some quar-
tiers II has made me bit cynical Now
am saying 70 myself. Suppose the
money draws the sycophanss to you.
and the fear Of seeming sycophantie
drives away the real onesY That would
be terrible. hope-oh. how ] hope
that those care most for win under
stand. however my way OF life changes,
! myself shall be Just the samev'
Il shall believe H." Hildrcth said,
lifting her hand TO his lips. In proof.
you must dine with me this night year.
and at the forty cent place-if II sur
wives 10 long"
III II docs not. you shall dine with
me-" Helen said gratefully. 'and not
at the sweildorf either II shah be
deep in the country. under my own iig
tree and vine"
"No; the forty cent place did not die
in answer 20 my prayers" HiAreth
said upon the anniversary Of Helen's
inherifisg. He sat opposite her. with a
broad damask snowheId between. all
the breadth of II cleaning with silver
and crystal Roses iay loosely over II
heavy headed dollhouse roses grown
upon the place. Helen. a vision In
misty white. with pearls AZ her throat
and richer roses at her breast. was al
unlike the girl Of last year. She had
been trinity tailor made. yet very. very
threadhare then Somehow Hildreth
found II hard TO give her place 20 the
fluffy. Cutlery creature who now an
swered her name.
He had beea absurdly fond OF the
tailor made girl. sinfully fond II one
reflected that between them the two
had had nothing certain week Free
lances Of the pen. they had been also
free companions. sentient, responsive
NJ the wind harp to the winds, yet nev.
er by any chance sentimental
4 suspect II died In answer 10 ny
petitions. | did not see how else was
ever 10 get you down here" Helen said
demurely. Vance. you have treated
me very. very badiy--only thryse letters
and two snippets Of your valuable time
when | came 20 the city. BY way OF
penapce you shall now tell ne every
thing about everybody"
For instaneef7 Hildreth said inquiE.
rst
Helen shook her finger at him. You
know" she said But by way Of set.
ting you of, who has my place az
L'Aily's and the oisicesf DO you know
Guinpsey's begged the TO work e1elu-
siyeiy for my 'discoverersY
characteristic, Hildrcth said. "But
as 10 your place. you don't really think
anybody could take Il. Marvel has NOT
got done lamenting your loss 10 iitera-
ture. and Ransom slghs for your sto-
ries Of Occasion"
You fatter me-" Helen said. "BAn.
som was always a dear. He read my
things by the light Of his own kind
ness But tell the about the new young
women. There must be new young
women. who strnm guitar for yon TO
smoke by and know, as ! did. not TO
bother you with word
"oh. there are two or three" Vance
h&1ss% A@Ah-NNfNaAss tASAAE H1AtEAiAe toH1-
ing: "And one OF them's eorker, too
western girl. two years in civilization.
II she ever quits burning her RS yours
truly will surrender az indiscretion."
Dear. dear. this IL crushingl" Helen
said. pretending TO hide her face. In
reality she studied Hiidreth from the
ambush Of her fingers. III you love
her very much. Vance" she said in
mufiied tones, fetch her here for six
months ri try my best TO straighten
ont the tragic aceept."
Don't know IL it's worth while"
Hildreth said, drumming on the table.
There's phoio-square iawed fellow,
with gimlet cyes-whleh keeps ward
over her den I've a sneaking suspi-
cion the girnlet eyed Is a lion in al our
PATHS
"Oh. he nred not count can take
care Of him. Helen said. smiling
wiekedly.