The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-13
Her Name
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By Lillian G. PASCHAL
Cop right, 1908, by r. c. Mcclure.

as the car, Jerking over new sinuosities
of track perpctrHted by the repairs,
threw her bodily like Il luscious wind
fallen peach into the lap of young
man who was buried in the days
newspaper.
He looked up amusedly as she gath
cred herself from his saving embrace
and the total wreck of his paper; then
he arose hastily.
Take my seat" he said courteously
with lat alift and the faintest twinkle
comfortable-if I don't"
The ambiguous words sounded I'M
gracious to the girls first confused
thought and she hesitated. But one
glance into the frankly admiring eyes
and another repair Serpentine decided
Ler. She sank with more haste than
grace into the preferred seat, while her
preserver stopped to recover her
dropped purse. handkerchief and other
scattered properties. .
She rewarded him With smiling
thanks. then turned her anxious atten-
zion to the moving panorama of rain
lcitScu streets OUlsitlt he DfODlcin
in economies as to how she should
reach her home. two long cross town
blocks from the car line innocent as
she was of umbrella or ruDberS, began
to absorb her mind.
She only vouchSafcd one brilliant
perpleXed glance upward at the fellow
passenger vino for her sweet sake was
submitting himself to the modern in
quisition OF Hanging by strap til,
dead"
But in that instant Of wireless teleg-
rnpny he perceived her thought an
resolved accordingly. SO be rode on
past his club block after block till bis
fair vi3-a-vis, having made up her
mind to run if not fer her own life for
that Of her new lace hat, signaled the
conductor ana got off the car.
Graspng the voluminous tiuffery of
her silken skirts in both hands, she
poised for flight. when Il deep voice adj
dressed her in an extremely respectful
tone:
I'VE seem to be going the same way,
and you have no umbrella. Won't you
share mine?"
Fragments of Maria's elder sisterly
counsels regarding strict propriety
foated through her mind as she hest
tatcd. But the man was evidently a
gentleman, and besides there was the
pouring rain, and her new hat would
be ruined, not to mention this her very
first long gown.
She put her little hand on his offered
arm as trustingly as the child she was
and they set forth.
In that short walk he made himself
Geferentially agreeable. and she, who
had been shut in from all cOntaminat
ing male society by careful sister Of
forty. her only guardian, entered into
this highly improper escapade with all
the guilty joy of a young tlly just bro
ken cut Of its stall into forbidden pas
lures.
She was so naive, yet darincly win
some, her soft, long dashed gray eyes
were so innocent, yet so miSchievOus
that it was small wonder that staid
Mr.. Harry BcWley. secretary to high
ly respectable millionaire downtown.
promptly lost his big, impulsive, Irish
his handsome head.
For as they assembled the brOwnstOne
steps Of the old mansion and he real
lied that he might never see her again
in this great wilderness of New York
he rashly begged her to let him call
and call some time soon.
The girl was frightened at what she
had drawn upon lf~rself. His brown
eyes were desperately pleading as he
closed the umbrella and stood beside
her under the coumned shelter of the
entrance way.
"Oh. please go away" she implOred
him. glancing apprehensively about
and hurriedly fitting her key to the
lock. ''Some one. perhaps Sister Maria,
might see you"
Not till you tell me when l may see
you again. | must. Life will never be
the same again. Here" he hastily
thrust card into her hand and held it
there, Il am with Bronson & Co.. Ca
nal street. Any one there can tell you
that am not an adventurer nor
Every Well,' she Interrupted in ter
ror, hearing steps inside. Come next
wednesday evening. ASK for Miss An
Oline Dwight
She opened the door and was gone
from his eager sight.
During the next week Mr. Harry
Bewley's days and nights were fer
ment of fitting, gray eyed visions in
blue flOunces and adorable lace hats.
Anoline. What beautiful name it
was!
When Wednesday evening came at
last be made dart for the door of
the Office promptly at 6. something
he had never done before and which
astonished his employer beyond meas
ure. TlNt wealthy gentleman had laiG
the foundation of hts millions by walk
ing to save car fare and added to them
by undcrpaying and Overworking all