Ellsworth American., 1904-06-08
Her Name
BY LILLIAN c. PaSCHAL
ccpyrtaht. ls9, by 7. c. Mcclure.

~ track perpetrated by the repairs,
threw her bodily like n luscious wind
fallen peach into the lap of a young
man who was buried In the days
newspaper.
He looked up amusedly as she gath
sred herself from his saving embrace
and the total wreck of his paper; then
he arose hastily.
"Take my seat" he said courteously,
with hat alift and the falntest twinkle
IN his eyes. "You will lind 1t more
eomfortable-if | don't"
The ambiguous words sounded un-
sracious to the girls first confused
thought. and she hesitated. But one
glance into the frankly admiring eyes
and another repair serpentine decided
her She sank with more haste than
grace into the proffered seat, while her
preseryer stopped to recover her
dropped purse. handkerchief and other
scattered properties.
She rewarded him with smiling
thanks, then turned her anxious atten-
ton 10 the moving panorama OF rain
deluged streets outside. The problem
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 rubbers. began
to absorb her mind.
She only vouchsafed' one brilliant,
perplexed glance upward at the fellow
P.r OF
submitting himself to the modern In
QUESTION OF hanging by a strap till
dead"
But in that instant of wireless teleg-
raphy he perceived her thought and
resolved accordingly. SO he rode on
fair vIs-a-vis, having made up her
mind to run II not for her own life for
that of her new lace hat. signaled the
conductor and got Off the car.
Grasping the voiuminous huffery OF
her silken skirts In both hands. she
poised FOR flight, when deep voice ad-
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 minef'
Fragments OF Maria's elder sisterly
counsels regarding strict propriety
fioated through her mind as she hesi-
tated. 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
deferentially agreeable, and she, who
had been shut in from all contaminat
ing male society by a careful sister OF
forty, her only guardian. entered into
this highly improper escapade with all
the guilty joy of n young tilly just bro
ken out of its stall into forbidden pas
lures.
She was 80 naive. yet daringly win
some, her soft, long lashed gray eyes
were so innocent, yet so mischievous.
that It was small wonder that staid
Mr.. Harry Bewley. secretary to high
ly respectable millionaire downtown.
promptly lost his big. impulsive, Irish
American heart and, what was worse.
his handsome head.
For as they ascended the brownstone
steps OF the old mansion and he real
ired 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 herself. His brown
eyes We're desperately pleading as he
closed the umbrella and stood beside
her under the columned shelter OF the
entrance way.
"oh. please go away" she lmplored
MIN, glancing apprehensively about
and hurriedly fitting her key TO the
iock. Some one. perhaps Sister Maria,
might see you"
Not till you tell nae when I may see
you again. | must Life will never be
the same again. Here" he hastily
tnrust card into her hand and held IL
tnere' Il am with Bronson & Co, Ca
nal street ANY one there can tell you
mat am not an adyenturer nor
very WELL" she interrupted in ter
TOT 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 n fer
ment OF fitting, gray eyed visions in
oiue nounces and adorable lace hats
Aholine! What beautiful name n
wasl A.
when Wednesday evening came st
.as' he made dart for the door or
me office promptly at G. sometime
ne mad never done before and which
sstonished his employer beyond meas.
we That wealthy gentleman had laid
.ne foundation Of his millions by walk
Ig to save car fare and added TO them
Y underpaying and overworklng ali
1e men in his employ.