The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17
James Financial
Embarrassment
Hy HELENA SMITH DAYTON


lavender box with none OF the en-
thusia>m she usually displayed ON such
occasions "Of course il never would
have occurred To the eXtrayagant un-
known admirer TO send 30 cents worth
OF postage stamps instend.'
Jane glanced toward her desk where
IL neat pile OF brown envelopes stared
her reproachtully in the face.
I'm entire weeks work held up be
cause the brilliant young writer. Jane
Gaylord. lacks the necessary POSTAGE
she groaned. 'As it's all timely stuff
and special orders may as we'll de
stroy ii unless il goes today. | may as
we'll give up looking for that cheel, and
do something desperate" Jane paced
up and down the apartment trying to
think of Il method to obtain the hitling
sum ut once.
ASK Xol.r mother for 30 cents to
see the el, psant jump the fence" she
repeated for the huHdredth time The
silly jingle refused to be dislodged
from her head There | 20 again. If
if were only S50 | could hustle around
and get H-hut % eents!9 1t seemed
rs il Il hooking voice echoed. TO see
the elephant jump the fence"
OF course, she went on sareastical-
", Il might waylay little children and
steal tile pennies from their moist
palms, or | could make these Violets
into small lunches and sell them on the
street corner flower girl in tailor
sui and Paris hat would hc n novelty!
There must he some way of raising %
cents without selling my possessions.
never approved of getting the pawn
Shop maIt its hard 10 shake, once ae-
quirrd. / don't like to let Il little fifty
cents tozSec tie elephant get the best of
me
why. won't need another penny
until MY check comes My board is
paid in advance. and before anything
is due therc'll be lots of checks. But
| must have III cents To See
lame stopped impaticntly. and, as II
the narrow confines of her own room
were sitting her. she opened the door
and stepped into the hail. She paused
rs voices from the upper landing float
ed down 10 her She always paused
when she heard Peter Gleason's deep
tones.
Here's Il dollar he was saying
Run over 10 Carriers and buy me three
or four magazines Haven't seen one
for month, 50 anything you get will
be new 10 me. And You may keep the
change, John"
Thank you, Mr.. Gleason, came
Johns squoaky answer. "l'll be back
With 'ca ia Il iilIya He came dow
the stairs two at time.
john called Miss Gaylord softly.
I'm on nn GRAND for Mr.. Gleason,
but when got back"
Yes, yes, IFS about that" she inter
ruptcd. i want you to do me Il partic-
ular favor, John. It's all right, but
rather unusual. | have some new mag
azincs the very ones Mr.. Gleason
would like. I've more than | can read,
1t would save you trip out in tho
storm-the magazines are really lust as
new as you could buy at the store.
Would you buy them from me-
1t was out mt last. Jane never had
felt so shy of-any one in her life as she
did Of the ast9Ii he'd little hall boy.
"Sure. Miss Gaylord" he said with
out hesitation ia do anything for
YOU It's on the level, amt IT."
Eyes, John, strictly on the level" she
answered. with a little laugh that sug-
gested tears.
''lIavc 'cm ready when | come back"
he whispered.
you are dear boy cried Jane.
She fled back TO her room in panic
Of NERVOUSNESS at what she had done.
She selected several magazines OF re-
cent issue aud was back at the door
long before the return of the boy.
III was back with the books too
soon he'd get on to It," was his naive
explanation.
And, John" she pleaded In a voice
that shook, please give him this box
of yiolets. Don't tell him who sent
them But he has been so Ill, poor
man! You see it will give good meas
ure for the 80 cents
John nodded wisely and took his
way upward
GOOD boy, john she heard Gleason
say a moment later Couldn't have
made better selection myself. VIC
lets too? No name given? You won't
tell? Very we'll If you promised not
to, of course"
Back in his study Gleason tossed the
violets carccssly on a table already
loaded with flowers and took up a.
magazine eagerly,
Il hope my little Jane has a story In
this month" he said scanning the ia
bic OF contents He passed his own
name, but James was not there. lie
took up another, and again was lie dis
appointed, but in the third magazine
James name headed the list lie was
turning to her story when a sheet of
paper futtered out. On the closely
written page his own name caught his
eye Naturally he read every word,
though 1t was obviously part of let
ter
you remember" It ran, how ]
used to rave about Peter Gleason and
his work? Strange that he should
come to board at Mrs Stuart's and be
taken 50 i'll almost Immediately after
and that should have the privilege of
assisting his trained nurse when he
was unconscious Yes, he Is all I I'm
agined him-and more II you must
know the worst, mo. can't write II
to even you, Mollie. But put romantic
ideas out of your head Just as your
silly old Jane must, for Peter Gleason
Is Indifferent, and I'm very busy, as
usual. But That was all.
BLESS her. whispered Peter over
and over .And thought her too
wrapped up in her work to give me a
thought. Helped to nurse me, did
she? My little Jane! And she must
have sent these magazines the
violets! And John, the scamp, never
told me. But, ON the other hand, John
Is such an honest little chap he
wouldn't have kept that so cents. If
he really bought Them how came that