The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-22

again his seif-esteem shuntsd his. fancy toward the living image of this new, subtle self-rcvelation. Is there any foo like an old fool. hsmpered, by dignity ant trousers self-complacent unsheliet oyster waiting for t.A knife that shall Ia, his folly naked to the world? I doubt if yea. I do,
 What can she mean by delicate trib- ute from me? Doubtles tender exagger1 ation of feminine fancy. Gad sir! For my age l am not SO bad: carry myself well She must be smitten hard. must. oi course. explain; mean undeceive her, gent Is, very gently. Hardly do for an ex- judge to have an affair with miiliner Yet, that name, Elvira"
 He was al the glass now. surveying the Judicial self-esteem with an actual smirk Readiusting his tie. he buttoned his Prince Albert. reached for gloves and walking stick. and sallied forth. smiling though still vaguely puzzled. Gertrude met him in the hall with fresh buttonhole chrysanthemum that almost staggered even his time tested egotism. Her hands shook yisibiy. -..
 what does the stand for in youl middle name. daughter? Ely-v-" -.
 Emma. father. You surely remember! There. you are positively gorgeous today Then she fled precipitately. The judge rubbed his chin as he went down the steps. "I did not get much belp there." he re- fected. ''Sti1i the quaint. old time name has familiar twang in some unsearched nook of my-my. CT. um-m-" and he gradually drifted more into the open, vis- uAl present as he stalked matestically down the street.
 Meanwhile, his daughter. peering from an upper window. hugged herself in de liciousy apprehensive state of suspense. This became almost hysterical when her father nearcd a certain show window fill ed with picture hats and other feminine fur bellows. A-.
 There, there! I do believe he is--Oh, papa. How can you"
 She ran to the bedside and hid her flush ed face. exclaiminS:
 If anything happens, I Know I shall die Yes l will 1 will: and you win be to blame, Walt: yes you will. say you will
 AS 1t that culpabiy ardent lover was de nytng the awful premonitions thus vaguely foreshadoweo, which he was not. being then somewhere eIse. in body at least
 The judge lookeL in the show window untii he saw some one inside. then clear ed his throat and entered thin. sweet faced little woman rose to meet a yellow chrysanthemum. surmounted by a Chesterfieidtan bow. But when their eyes met the judges smile lapsed into stare this was really his first good look at her face at close range. For once his self complacency left him helpless
 ..Eivira," he muttsred. more tn himself than to his one auditor. and fairly stagger- d against the street door. which he had
 
 sounded familiar. But, he was recov- tring. T did not know you had married and-and''
 The widow stood paipitatinE. but 1t was with resentment. She picked uD an open letter. which she held forth. and her voice quivered nervously as she said
 Did you write that. sir? IL came early this morning. think my lone situation here, if not the memory of old times might be my protection from insuit-at least h.' you"
 That" was a fervid declaration of ad- miration. typewriter. and siEned-ye gods and little fishes!-by himself The judi cal mind began to recover. at sight of a clumsy imitation of his own scrawlinE sig nature He produced something from an in side pocket .
 "No," he began. "I did not. Don't use A typewriter But-er-perhaps you know who wrote this It came py the noon deliv- ery and I--well really had no idea you were Elvira Stone that used to be. or would have had-er-my daughter call: myself also. for old times sake.'
 When she saw he= own name at the end of the other letter. she broke down in tears. It was too much.
 "How could you think 1t of mer' she cried
 "ElvIra-Mrs. Bixxs. There. there. It is some mistake: perhaps a sell" Here the judge momentarily gave way to wrath "on me. H-m-mi On us I should say. Never mind; 1t may be fortunate move yet since 1t has brought me to yOu.
 Evidently the sweet face in tears. the old memories revived were making the most Of this contretemps In truly marvellous way
 ''I cannot imagine what has come over father" said Gertrude little later on to Walt, when these now puzzled consptra- tors were comparing notes one moonlight night in 8 little nearby park. Ite grins perpetually, and is always leering into that millinery place--waltw She half scream ed. Can there be anything between them Suppose those horrible letters have"
 Walt. gripping hard her hand for si- lence, stared at something Behind her. then aspirated: "wouldn't that jar the