Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-24

he had caught her hair. He had as. sumcd a Irritation. and his cutting re marks had ended in thr return of hs ring and misery fnr them both. In his hot anger le hat i4ut Fixed tp ask lis host to cash cheek and had gout away without thought of cmerGen cioS
 There is no tino to consider the com i monplace things of lfe when one has just lest the girl he loves. and all would have been well enough had he moi feared Fay GreSSit'S ridiculo.
 He made a pretense of reading q l book he found in his hand bag. but he 1 could not interest himself in the story and long before the dusk began to close in he was thoroughly miserable
 He welcomed a knock at the door Ii could only be the porter with coal or the chamhermaid with towels, but somehow he felt as If he had beer stranded on a desert island, and he welcomed the advent of any one. He sprang to his feet as he cried Come i in.'' and confronted Frank Jordan
 You will pardon my breaking in up on your solitude" began Jordan, "but Miss Carver sent me for you"
 How did you know was here?"= he demanded suspiciously
 Miss Gressit sent q telegram warn ing us that you were still in town and asking us to look you up"
 Have you the telesram?' asked Bob Jordan shook his head
 Miss Carver has that She just asked me to look you up. l say, old chap, feel awfully cut up over last night. There really was nothing to it Of course I know how you feel. When a fellow is first engaged he is jealous of the rest of mankind. Good Lord, when 1 was first engaged to Fay l used 10 he jealous even of her riding master
 You engaged to Fay Gressit?' shout cd Bob. "I thought you werewolf, in terested in Alice'
 Sure I'm intercsted,' agreed Jordan "She's been q sort of fairy godmothel to Fay and me. You know, Mrs. Gres- sit does not approve of me; thinks Tn not a good match for Fay, and if il weren't for Alice I don't know what we would have done.'
 II suppose everybody is laughing al my staying behind,' said Pelham weakly.
 ''Don't know anything about it" de clarel Jordan. II can let you have what you need and you can go right on to town or you can come back with me and simply explain that you changed your mind. If were you I'd go back. to her.
 I,ll go," said Bob. Help me get these things together
 Some hours later Bob and Alice sat in the music room while Jordan was doing his best to hold the rest of the crowd in the library with parlor magic.
 I'm awfully glad you came back, whispered Alice as she slipped her hand the one with the ring on it-into his. T think Fay is the smartest girl l know"
 But what made her think 1 was go ing to stay over?' he asked. Il told her l was going down on the next train
 "She saw you buy your ticket and that there was only the one bill in your ! purse She knew that if you stayed over there would be a chance for an explanation, so she borrowed every cent you had and telegraphed us from the next stop just what she had done 7 "I think said Pelham slowly, that I owe Fay q great deal more than she owes me-"
 II should hope" said Alice, that you value me at more than S2O.'
 Dear" he whispered, you are with out price
 "WithoIt money and without price, she quoted. "You without the money and l without the price,"