The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-22

amazing. and I was soon follerin' behind
in the park.
And one day my young chap canters
up and Joins 'er. and after that . canters
up quite reg-ler. And 1t may be a month
later e drops behind and says to me.
watchin' Miss varcy's back. very business
like. William. whatll Milver take for that
beautiful mammal. got special for Miss
varcy's lessons. Fourteen and one, sr,
by Caddie. out OF Fireny. and the pref
tiest tanners as you may nee. And
when I 'inted as 'ow Miss varcy would
miss I'm. young Mr.. Aldredge e says, quito
unbusinesslike. 'Ho. no. William! Miss
Varcy AS promised toto accept I'm from
me- And I touches me at. sir. and o
says: Thank you. William"
There were now but six competitors left.
and the Garden mi applause as eac
horse manouvcted prettily before the Hat
and Shirt and wheeled back to the center.
At length the girl trotted forth. dis
mounted. remounted and circled the ring
IL lH8 pdICSS WINK Xix JhnBo OHC
in the rear for perspectlves. Suddenly she
broke into a gallop. refined up smartly.
backed away and. resuming her position.
waited with downcast. Indifferent face. az
though unconscious Of having swayed the
thousands Of hands that burst forth In a
roar.
Good work, ehg" drawled q languid
Boxer to tho girl at his side. Haven't
seen her for ases-Eleanor varcy, you
know. who was engaged to Anterior Al
dredge. Ha. see Mrs. Andynge and her
daughter glowering over there In the end
box! Her s%toutness approved Of Atherton
wanted to be a mother to him: but he
saw little Narcy UP at MilveTs one day
and spent a month tracking her to the
house of a mutual friend. Ha, that comes
of writing poetry! Nothing to her. I as
sure you: horribly shy, and 30 queer! Met
her dashing down the Mall once without
a hat and her golden hair hanging half
way down her back. Awfully proud, too.
They had Q misunderstanding Just after
her fathers death-you know that old
scandal. Ath' missed her how, or some
thing, and-well. he went out to Dakota
the neSt week. Oh, nobody thought 1t
would last-too sudden. too much poetry.
Rafting little beast she has there; the one
he gave her. I've heard"
After the break he gave It to a friend.
and a year later she bought 1t back quiet
ly. through a dealer. More poetry for
you! Roland Ath' named him-one OF his
understanding the bearer Of good news
or something of the sort. The horse In
that Ghent-to-Air thing, you know"
The group within the ring waited in
calm suspense, while the Judge approached
deliberate as fate. Three ponies retired
eastward. three spanned the ring in a tan
raising sallop. spurred, It seemed. by the
gay ribbons that now futtered at their
heads.
''oh. isn't that fne!" exclaimed a pale
little woman by the rail. clapping ecstat-
ioally. Somehow. I Just felt she'd get
the blue. And isn't h the loveliest?
When Ed war sick she was the one that
took mo to Nine Silvestra's. where I got
good wages and learned the business be-
sides. And afterward the nrst work 1
ever did for myself was on her riding
habit. up at her house-a beautiful place,
near the park.
well. about a year g she sent for me
again. i found her all alone In a little
back room uptown. l could have cried. !