Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05

girl quickly. las said before, it was all
my own fault in the beginning"
No, 1 shouldn't have taken the gold.
should have come up with you and told
you that 1t still awaited you in the banil,
and now l beg your permission to walk
down the street with you, because If any
one were looking; at us from these Windows
aud saw US pursued by a bareheaded man
with revolver they will now, on looking
out again, learn that 1t is all right, and
may even come to regard the revolver and
the hatless one optical delusion.
Again the girl laughed.
Il am quite unknown in Bar Harbor, hav-
Ing fewer acQuain tances than even
stranger like yourself, therefore so for as
l am concerned it does not in the least
matter whether any one saw US or not. We
shall walk together, then. as far as the
spot where the cashier overlook US, and
this will give me an opportunity of explain
ing II not OF eXcusing my leaving the
money on the counter. 1 am sure my
conduct must have appeared inexplicable
both to you and the cashier, although Of
course, you would be too polite to say
So"
u assure you, Miss Amhurst-"
Il know what you would say" she inter
rupted. with q vivacity which had not here
tofore characterized her. but, you see, the
distance to the corner is short, and as
am in a hurry If you don't wish my story
to be continued in our next"
"Ah, If there Is TO be next" muir
1t was now the turn Of color to redden her
checks.
Il am talking heedlessly," she said
Il am talking needlessly," she said quickly.
What l want to say is this: have never
had much money. Quite recently inherited
what had been accumulated by a relative
whom never knew. 1t seemed so incred-
ible, so strange-well it seems incredible
and strange yet-and 1 haYe been expecting
to wake and find it all a dream Indeed,
when you overlook me at this spot where
we now stand 1 feared you had como to
tell me 1t was a mistake to hurl me from
the clouds to the hard earth again"
But 1t was just the reverse Of that" he
cried eagerly. Just the reverse, remember.
l came TO confirm your dream and you re-
ceived from my hand the first of your for
tune"
Yes she admitted. her eyes fixed on the
sidewalk.
II see how It was" he continued enthu-
siastcally. Il suppose you had never drawn
check before
Never" she conceded
And this was merely a test. You set I'D
your dream against the hard common sense
OF bank, which has no dreams. You were
to transform your vision into the actual or
find 1t vanish. When the comrnonpiace
cashier passed forth the coin, their Jingle
said to you, The supposed phantasy Is real
but the gold pieces themselves at that SUI
preme moment meant no more to you than
so many worthless counters, so you turned
your back upon them"
moist. ihumined with pleasure inspired by
the sympathy In his tones rather than the
import of his words, The girls life hereto
fore had been as scant of kindness as of
! cash, and there was deep sincerity in his
voice which was as refreshing to her lone
some heart as 1t was new to her experience
This man was not so stupid as he had pre-
tended to be. He had accurately OWNED
the inner meaning of what had happened
She had forgotten the necessity for haste
which had been SO importunate a few min
utes before.
"You must be q mind-reader" she said
mo, / am not at all clever person." he
laughed. Indeed as / told YOU I am al
ways laundering into trouble, and making
things uncomfortable for my friends. I re-
greet to say am rather under cloud just
now in the service and / have been called
why. what has happened?' she asked
After their temporary halt at the corner
where they had been overtaken, they now
stroiled along together like old friends her
prohibition out of mind.
well. you see, / was temporarily in COM
mand of the cruiser coming down the Bal
tic, and passing an island rock a few miles
away, / thought II would be good oppor-
tunity to test a new gun that had been put
aboard when we left England. The sea was
very calm. and the rock most temptsome.
OF course, knew 1t was Russian territory
but who could have imagined that such a
point in space was inhabited by anything
else than sea gttlls.'
WHAT cried the girl, looking up at him
with new interest. You don't mean to say
you are the officer that Russia demanded
from England and England refused to give
up7'
"Oh. England could not give me up, of
course, but she apologized and assured
Russia she had no evil intent. Still, any
thing that sets the diplomatists at work IL