Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-08-18
eillage, and Elizabeth saw that some

eilIage, and Elizabeth saw that some
thing had happened.
''N1y dear, there's no use in trying to
keep trouble from a cute woman like
you. The truth is that I've lost pile
of money. I'm not quite sure about it
yet, but there is very little hope. We
won't be beggars, for I'll save about
$4,000. But We'll have to go home
and live quietly in some pretty little
town in New York state instead of hav-
ing a high old time. But I may pick
It up again, and there's no use kicking"
'I'm awfully proud of you, daddie,"
said Elizabeth, with slight catch in
her voice. you're hero even if you
weren't at San Juan"
'Well," said Hiram composedly, 81
guess an American can be as cool as
the next one"
"Have you told any one in London?'
asked Elizabeth.
II told Lord Bromley>at the club last
night, and he acted like a trump. But
of all the 'cads,' as the English call
them, that l ever met those two good
for nothing creatures that were hang
ing round you for two months are the
worst. They happened to be near me,
and / thought the only square thing
was for me to tell them all about it.
1t was like taking trip to the north
pole. They froze me UP completely,
and 1 came near knocking that CON
founded glass into Sir Aubrey's eye. L
don't think you'll be troubled with Ell
ther of them, but if you ever recognize
their existence on this planet you're no
daughter of mine. 1 was going out
when met that artist fellow, Mr..
Page, and he's a white man, no mistake
about it. He seemed so glad to see me
that told him the whole business and
added few remarks about Sir Aubrey
and the other blamed fool. He Just
got hold of my hand as If I were his
long lost uncle and said, Well, I'm aw-
fully sorry for your sake, Mr.. Thorne,
but it's a good thing to meet a man.
Then he came to see me this morning
and asked me to give you letter or
something from him. He said you'd
get it sooner if took care of it,
Lost fortune and vanishing lovers
were Of small moment in comparison
with the dainty white parcel that Miss
Thorne carried down to the seashore,
while her. father remained to break the
news to Mrs. Carrie Gordon. There was
small sketch which Elizabeth did not
regard, and there was letter which
she opened with great eagerness and
her best hatpin. And this is what she
read:
My Dear Elizabeth-Your name has be-
come SO familiar to my thoughts that
have concluded to think aloud. You know
perfectly well that love you, for you
have been trying to keep me from telling
you SO for the last six months. You dc
not know how much ! love you, but I
shall try to tell you about that when 1
come down to Devonshire tomorrow.
! have been rather coward for not in
truding this subject on your notice before,
but you were SO disgustingly rich that my
virtues paled before the gleam of your
millions I am no better than was yes
terday, but you are poorer and therefore
all the dearer to me. Your father is a
brick, and I hope he will come and live
with us in house made Of the same ma
terial. I have small fortune which my
mother left me, and Am paid pretty de-
Gently for my work, SO that we shall be
able to keep our bicycles and have an oc-
casional dinner at Richmond. Very much
and always yours.
WARREN BERESFORD PAGE.
"Of all the -cheeky' gasped Eliza
beth. But she was troubled with In
somnia that night, and when Mr.. Page
found her near picturesque old rock
the following morning she found it
difficult to say much, because one is
obliged to open the lips to articulate
distinctly When she was allowed the
use Of all the organs of speech her only
remark was:
my hat is all crooked. 1t seems to
me that you've taken things very much
for granted"
'The man who hesitates is lost. What
did you think of my last sketch?' 1t
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