The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-03

however much we may try to identify
them. There is always the soul. All,
that's it! With these higher powers,
why might one not Pshaw! I am
nervous, run down. / need a tonic"
He strobe toward the alcove and
flung aside the portieres. Miss Pey-
toms eyes met his dreamily second;
then
"You"
81"
They gazed at each other three min
utes after that. Then the girl said:
you have forgotten me, of course;
but, believe me, would not have come
had l known"
"Who are you?" McCuller tried in
vain to recall some incident connected
with the girls face, but it eluded him.
Dora Peyton. You helped me over
crossing with my father a year ago.
1t was raining
Eyes; remember now. Your father
vas
'Not himself" She drew in her
breath quickly. Then all at once she
gave him her hand. "Oh, have never
forgotten! There were SO many look
ing on and--laughing. They were all
unkind, but YOU
Cleared the crossing and took you
home" McCuller laughed lightly.
"Well, as reward you have come
here to- What is it that you have
come here for, and who told you to
Gomez?
"Your friend. Mr.. Jones. He said
you were
''Insane?''
''No, morbid about 'Zuleika.' I was
to personate her-for money-but had
l known
"Were the boys going to play joke
on me? Well, you have spoiled it."
She started. 81 did not think OF
course will not take the money"
Are you so much in need Of
money!"
Eyes. My father is lying at home
unconscious. had to come She
paused hopelessly.
$50 it was your face that chung to
me-" McCuller smiled. How utterly
absurd that a factory girl leading
home her drunken father in the dead
of night, saved by him from being fol-
lowed by a jeering mob-that this face
seen for a moment in the gaslight
should have formed his conception Of
''Zuleika." And the girl herself? He
had forgotten her entirely.
"You say you remember me-" he
asked curiously. 'Tt was a year ago."
She only nodded. She did not say.
Eyes; I thought Of you, dreamed Of
you as the one chivalrous hero amid
countless scores of ruffians whom !
knew"
Well, it was natural that she should
have remembered him. It was also
natural that he should have forgotten
her.
"You will not think I meant to play
joke on your she said anxiously,
laying great stress upon the you"
Then she looked at him with "Zulei-
ka's' eyes and smiled at him with "Zu-
leika's" mouth. McCuller was NOR
bid. He had worked too steadily; he
was run down and needed tonic.
'If let you 60" he said irrelevant
ly, "Zuleika' win seem more dead to
me than ever"
"Well," she said In a little grieved
heartbroken way. "she is dead"
"Are you jealous of herT he asked
refiectively. for her eyes had grown
quite wet.
NO" she said untruthfully, pushing
back her gold shot hair-"no; am not
jealous. She is dead"
"That is true" he said. swell win
you let me love you instead of Zulei-
kaY"
'If you wish 1t very much" she said,
letting him take her hands with an af-
fectation of reluctance which pleased
McCuller greatly.
$50 have walked my .Zuleika' after
ALL" he said five minutes later and
went to the head of the stairs and
called:
"Come up here. you traitorsT'
They came up.
"Stedd. Pybus." then. turning to them.
my future wife" And Pybus STAN
mered something incoherently. while
Stedd said explosively. "'Pon my word.
Mcculler. If you can originate moth
Ing else you can create a sensation"