Smyrna times., 1903-09-02

sent Welded, But Not Mated to
Miss Glendenning from a messengers
office.
A few days later a note from his
cousin Margaret awaited him with
his coffee:
Dear Jack-I'm off in a rush for
golf and dance at Ardsley, but there's
something you can do for me while
I'm gone. Will you go to Hester
Glendenning's, No-Fifth Avenue,
and introduce yourself? We are get
ting up tableaux for my kindergarten
and are taking bits from the latest
novels. Miss Glendenning is man
aging the staging and is not quite sure
of the medieval period in which "The
Fates Are Three is laid
You will like her. She is a most en-
thusiastic admirer of your book, Jack,
and this ought to please you. Go like
good boy.
Margaret
81 don't care in the least to know
her, he announced to the toast rack
Later in the day he wrote:
Dear Miss Glendenning-The in
closed letter from my cousin ex-
plains why 1 write you. l keenly APP
preclate the honor you do me in wish
ing to stage some scenes from my book
but why not take "Wedded But Not
Mated" instead? You like this so
much better-yOu remember you paid
% cents more for it-and there are
such fervid love scenes, ruined abbess,
secret chambers, stiles, moonlight,
unbound golden hair on the part of
the heroine, not to speak of the wild
storm into which she rushes madly to
escape from the villian-and without a
hat, of course. | haven't read it my
self, but l feel positive all these are
in it.
My dear Miss Glendenning, you did
not know the service yon were doing
me when you paid out that % cents
1t will keep me hum BILE when relatives
are too encouraging. L am sincerely
and humbly your debtor.
John Murray.
Il don't think my customer will
look quite so insolently self-satisfed
when she reads that" he said, and
stamped it with jubilant fist.
On a snowy night week later Joh Il
dropped in unannounced at his cousin s
} to dine there en- famille.
I'm SO glad, said Margaret, as he
warmed himself by the sitting room
fire. "Now you'll have a chance tc
} meet Hester Glendenning. She's in
the library with Tom"
J "Eh?" asked John fatty. "H'mr
. he added, and looked at the rug. 81
= don't think I'll stay after all, Mar
< garet."
, "Not stay? Why, jack Why dc
you always fight shy of Hester
What's the matter?"
3 Between ourselves, 1 don't imagine
l I'll like her."
, Margaret looked over him IN cousin
J ly scorn.
Q you'll be hard to please if you
/ don't. l hope you are not getting al
i awfully big opinion of yourself, Jack
Oh, here they are''
= A moment after it seemed to JOIN
that the room swung before his eye
} aud the rug went up to meet tn,
: ceiling. Margaret was introducin!
him to someone he had never seen be
g fore-a tall, graceful girl in simple
black, with DARK hair, a pale, rathe
? thin face, lighted up with wonderful
# comprehensive, hazel eyes; with
e manner that was almost boyishl.
frank and unaffected, and a voice 81
= soft and beautiful it awakened all tn,
. poetry in him.
n Only once during that comfortabl
dinner did she touch upon the secret
It thought that troubled him-whel
Margaret spoke of the coming tab
l. leaux, there was half hidden laugh
f ter in her gaze as it met his in tn
Is shaded candle light.
81 was sorry you could not help us
IS Mr.. Murray. Your suggestions abou
n the other book 1 will never forget
e. however. But couldn't follow them
ot We found the moon scene didn't worl
and Mr.. Briefly, the treasurer, sal
" snow storms were too expensive.
d John remained cautiously silent
He wanted a tete-a-tete explanation
- and the chance for this did not com
till coffee was served in the library
,e He went to the corner where Mis-
q Glendennning sat banked up by pi
ID lows. She made room for him besid
L. her.
. 'You must think me a fool" b
oil said.
> s'The madness attributed to geniu
Sc would explain everything" she sus
m gested. "After that letter | feel sun
Won have a tremendous future"