The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-02

gold--clothe himself decently. make n
fresh start in life, and in time liquidate
his Indebtedness to Miss Dorothy
Moore.
Perhaps his lane had ncared n turn.
for few days aftcrward he secured q
small clerkshlp in Il wholesale house;
but so very small was the clerlsship
the purse assumed its former comforta.
bic proportions.
In the meantime. with security
against the necessities of the hour,
youth reasserted itself, and quickened
with The never satisfied longing after
the happiness it claims as its birth.
| right. An illusory picture-born of a
dream and shaped by fancy-in which
Dorothy Moore was the central figure,
occupied much of his thoughts. He as.
surcd himself that some reason was
due her for the detention of her prop.
crty for so long a period, and wasted
considerable time and stationery In
attempting to give one. Without any
conscious wish to stir her imagination
or awaken her interest, his few un.
signed words of thanks and explana.
lion yet revealed more of his darkest
hour than he was aware. In them
were sufficient food for curiosity and
sympathy-sworn enemies to forgetful
ness. OF his reason for retaining tho
little Filipino coin he gave no hint.
n week later a chance paragraph
in a newspaper informed him that
Dorothy and her mother had gone to
New York, and might shortly sail for
Europe.
In the three years that followed Nor
woods success pointed the words of
the poet:
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the food, leads OH to
fortune"
In the various turnlngs of his lane
he made many acquaintances and o
Few friends. who occasionally drew him.
unwillingly enough. out of the routine
of business into the social pleasures
of his age and kind. SO 1t CHANGED that
one evening. watching his opportunity
to say good night to his hostess and
escape from a crowded dance. he
looked across the shoulders of the
throng and intercepted the level glance
OF a pair of brown eyes. Norwood
promptly changed his farewell to
petition. and five minutes later he was
saying to the owner of the eyes: LET
me take you out of this crush. There
Is corner near that window where
air is Il possibility"
Il know your name we'll Mr.. Nor.
wood" said Dorothy Moore. cousin
Jack has so often mentioned you m his
letters"
Jack and were old college friends"
he replied, but l had lived here two
years before l ran across him again"
What puzzles me-" the girl went on,
sis that your face is familiar, too. 1t
struck me when l first saw you few
moments ago-and yet know we have
never IEet before"
"Once," he said, "three years ago"
"Why, lis it possible? / didn't
know
THAT at our first meeting I was
tempted to beg from you-and later on
did worse-applied your property to
my own needs-or, to be plain. stele
from you:" questioned Norwood.
She made Il movement of astonish.
ment, and her fan slid from her lap.
AS the young man bent to restore it,
something in his attitude or gesture
brought recollection in a food. Dorothy
paled, then flushed crimson.
1T can't BE- true" she began. then
stopped, watching with fascinated eyes
while lie took from his breast pocket
case, and held out his hand. On the
palm lay little silver Filipino coin.
"And you are really that poor boy"
she cried, impulsively. "No wonder
your face haunted me. Oh, why did
ycu never let us know-when we owed
You so much:"
Norwood's eyes rovcd from her eager
face to the bit of silver Il should like
TO return it to you," he said. irrelevant.
ly. at has been veritable mascot,
yet ut times Il source of sharp misery"
why do you say that? 1t sounds
dreadfully like riddle, and / was
never good at guessing them said the
girl, holding out her hand for the coin.
AS her soft fingers touched Nor.
woods palm his own closed over them.
and he replied, Because it might have
been the gift OF a.
"Fr!end:" she supplemented demurc
ly. as he hestated.
He tlghtencd his clasp. "It could
be the gift of q lover" lie insisted.
"Oh. hush" murmured Dorothy ris.
inc. Some one is looking" Then she
added. But come and see us to-inor
row-and don't forget to bring tic
coin."-Lcdser Monthly.
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