The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-30

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Well, upon my word! said Maude,
laughing. Isn't it too rich for any
! thing"
! "'Rich!'" echoed Coris, Indignantly.
It's simply disgusting"
But who is he?"
4 don't know and I dom care-now.
I thought he was a gentleman at the
time, but this looks like il, doesn't it,"
But there is nothing vulgar about
this" protested Maude a trifle guiltily,
for her quick wit was already planning
her lark u of it. says too,
that he deplOres this mode of cOmmunt-
eating with you and that certainly looks
as though he knew what was right
about such things. At all events, my
: dear, he was evidently terribly smitten
with you-Or yOur green hat, I'm not
sure which"
1T was my hat, then" said Coris,
sarcastically. It's in its fourth year.
Veterans seem to take with TX. I. ""
Il doubt that it is a fixed taste,
though, when one considers your YER
dant charms. Now, my dear, L must
ask you [ support yourself against that
chair near you for a moment, for I'm
about 70 throw a bomb into the camp.
We are going TO answer that personal
OF yours"
Coris turned round and started at her.
in~credulOusly. "Ycr are perfectly
crazy she said with conviction. I'VE
are not going 70 do anything Of the
kind"
ON, yes. We are, my dear, there is
where you are away off. 1 have it all
planned out. Well arrange to meet
him at the Information Bureau OF the
Grand Central Station, late in the az
ternOOn, during the crowded hour
Wen tell him to wear a bright yellow
chrysanthemum in his coat and to look
for the girl with the green hat wearing
a similar flower pinned on the left Of
her jacket
COris gaSped, but her eyes shone. a
breath of her dear, old, larking days
OF college life vas waited enticingly
into her lonely, WOrkaday existence and
she succumbed to its fascinations. She
sat down at the foot of the bed facing
her friend.
Id dare to do it in the world"
she said breathlessIy, but what fun if
We could! He was awfully handsome
and distinguished looking" she admit
ted, IAN 1 did wish that it was proper
to make friends in that way, for he
was such a gentleman-at least 1
thought that he was then. But, Maude,
l don't think it's really nice to meet
men in his way, do yOu?"
1t was Maude's turn 20 gasp. For
PHYS sake, Coris Back, did you mag
inc for one moment hat 1 intended a
meeting to take place? Horrors-no, 1
! . n 81 oh y III p wa oo,,1I 90 low, 49,
of ths long seats-disguised by being
among the other wonderland just have
the fun of watching him parading back
and forth looking in vain for MS charm
err"
Oh" Iamely, Il didn't understand.
Well. then, let's do it. l recall his face
distinctly and could point him out
among a hundred. III write the letter
TO him low on my typewriter"
Yes, do, and I'll suggest things.
Wen say Thursday afternoon at half
past four. That'u give him time to re-
ceive the letter and answer it through
the personals, for We'll not give him the
least clue TO our identity by any ad-
dress. What. Have you finished it al
ready? It's perfectly fine. What a
genius you are! Now, sign it the
girl with the green hat" Hurrah, for
n of the good old times, hey, Coris,"
Thursday morning Maude found this
interesting response to their letter
among the personals: Deeply appre-
! ciative of the honor you have bestowed
upon me. Will be at place OF meeting
at appointed hou and fulfill all require
| mentS y. |. Y.
And so at four o'clock that afternoon,
the two c~OnspirdtOrs were to be found
seated quietly, among some other wo-
men, on one of the long benches facing
the big clock, near the information
Bureau in the Grand Central Station.
Coris wore an old black hat and a dot
ted black veil by way of disguise and
was inwardly shaking with nervous
] ness and dread. Maude had declined
any disguise and looked - picture Of
calm s~elf-poise. Although she would
not have admitted it to COriS for the
world. her hands and feet were like
! ice, and as the appointed hour drew
near she was rapidly becoming hysteri-
cal. She scanned the lapel Of every
masculine Goa that passed in front of
her or beside her-fOr she sat at the
end Of the bench-with the searching
eye Of a detective. They were both
looking in the opposite direction when
a tall man approached them. hest
tated. and then paused, deliberately.
"Maude!" he exclaimed in great sur
prise.
She looked up. too startled by the IN
expected and sudden address to do any
thing out biink at him in amazement.
IN her hysterical fright she all but
| screamed Our-'Wi1GSi"
But he vas not looking at her Just
then. but down in the beautiful, GRIM
soning face of the girl with the green
hat. L there was an expression in his
eyes MauGa never forgot. And. more
startling than this, pinned in the lapel
OF his coat was a bright yellow crysan-
thenum!
One OF Co2Nect.cut's former govern
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