The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-11

Tint he felt badly about 81
when she told him that night th.a
he ought not to have sent her
those roses" ho knew that ahe
spoke the truth
Bob. we didn't know how
naughty the world was did We
said sydney "nui We shall learn.
Yes. Indeed Groves shall teach
ua
eona day ho went asaln a. the
ieaalerH. went on Groves. anmlnd
ful OF the interruption lie had
bean sick. and she bad sent him her
picture ln q largo gold frame BE.
tore be got ont of bed be sepa rhted
the picture and the frame and when
hn dld get out De- made Decline
fai the leweler. ~ waa the last trip
1T that kind he ever took
Why. didn't she send him anf
more HfeaeHtaf'
NO. she didn't send him any
more presents ITO had g chat with
haf. which but. first be had a chat
with the floor walker The floor
walker foundod t0 hun that he Huas
peeled foul play. lie Hala that d
female party had been exchanging
uftle.es similar 20 those with which
the man left the Store and be
wanted - know what the game aaa.
He"
You mean 10 say that the girl
had brought his things there flRhf
straight along. too" Bob hHat his
fist upon the table In an erataeY u
enjoyment "Oh' Groves. ! hope 20.
! hope that's what you mean. II j.
50 aWfully funny"
yes. that d. what The man
thought"
why. anybody would think 30
rs the funniest thing { ever heard.
He didn't fel like a eur any lonEef.
did hef"
yes. be AID. Bat be felt a. II
ours had a better time than other
dagn and people. lIn laughed heart
IIe all day about a. lie wanted %
tell everybody be- saw bat he could
not. tn be- saw the girl lie saw
her that night"
Was be going a. tell her,
sHe was lie thought somebody
ought 20 share the joke. and he
knew she'd laugh over and blush
over n. and maybe cry = little over
IL. And then he'd tell her hos I'M
peeunlous he was while his eharac-
ter vas being found. and shed call
him "a dear. brave boy and say Il
took an her allowance to dress
properly and they would love each
other and believe In each other
without any horrld presents. So be
told her. She said she didn't UNDER
stand. - he told her over again.
going into detail. and describing hia
feelings At certain points aud hint
lnE N hers at certain other points.
when he finished. she excused
herself and left the room she re-
turned In a moment. with hsf hands
full Of things. II seemed to the man
that she was carrying dozens Of
combs and brushes and mirrors and
fans. bat IL turned out she only had
one Of each. She gave them 70 him.
one b. one. naming them. which
seemed % him quite unnecessary.
as she did %. She said she Vas
sorry the handle Of the fan Was
broken. a. be probably would not
be able 10 realize much from the
sale Of Il and the man remembered
naN Nhat be had forgotten In the
very day Of his merriment that he
had known the faa was damaged.
Then she gave him the ring. and
said II he hadn't sold Il she would
llka To have her picture returned.
The man tried 20 take her band.
lie also tried 20 laugh But both
tha girl and the laugh eiuaed him.
No enr lu the United States or Can
ada ever felt a. he did then. lie
said he could explain. but she vent
upstairs while he was talklnK.
Then he went 10 the jewelers..
He didn't tell the floor walker that
he had ruined a mans life and made
IL necessary for him q carry one
enlargement outfit through the
streets without any paper around
IL. lie merely asked for a deserip-
ton 81 the female party who had
hnen exchanging thiuNht anu WIN
he learned that she wore apeetaeics
and a cape. be thanked the floor
walked aud left The girl wore
neither"
nab and sydney were laughing
quietly together when Groves
atappad speaking. but hn didn't
seem 10 notice a. Presently Bob
eot up and walked over % The man-
tel
shes very pretty" he said. stop
ping 20 look az the picture Of a girl
In . gold frame. Eve often noticed
her. Il she Why you never mar
RED
why the man never married.
Bob" corrected sydney.
Groves said nothing