The Minneapolis journal., 1906-05-17

it you read history, you will learn that
this is dangerous coast for your war
ships. It seems rather inhospitable that
guest of our town cannot pick all the
gold he wants out of bank, but
cashier has necessarily somewhat mar
row views on the subject. I was just
about to apologize to Miss Amhurst,
who is valued client of ours, when
you came in, and / hope, Miss Am
hurst '-he continued gravely, turning
to the girl-"that you will excuse us
for the Inconvenience to which you have
been putt -.
- ooh, it does not matter in the
least, replied the young woman, with
nevertheless a sigh Of relief. cit was
all my own fault in so carelessly leav-
ing the money. Some time, when less
in hurry than I am at the present mo-
make the blunder." --. -
Meanwhile the manager caught and
interpreted correctly an imploring look
from the lieutenant:
rs "Before you go, Miss Amhurst, will
you permit me to introduce to you my
friend, Lieutenant. Drummond, OF
:H.M.S. CONSERVATION. ~.
?: This ritual to convention" being per-
formed, the expression On the girl s face
showed the renewal Of her anxiety to be
gone, and as she turned to the door, the
officer sprang forward and opened it for
her. If the manager expected the
young man to return, he was disap-
pointed, for .Dru1nmond threw over his
shoulder the hasty remark: =, =. =. &c..
1T will see you at the club this even
ing,' whereupon the genial Morton,
finding himself deserted, sat down IN
his swivel chair and laughed quietly to
There was the slightest possible shade
of annoyance on the girl 8 face as the
| llro1 10 hpr door
F of the managers room, thru the public
portion of the bank to the exit, and the
young man noticing this, became mo-
mentarily, tongue-tied, but nevertheless
persisted, with a certain awkward dog
gedness which was not going to allow so
ance was unnecessary, to battle him. He
did not speak until they had passed
down the stone steps to the pavement,
and then his utterance began with a
half embarrassed stammer, as if the
shadow of displeasure demanded justi-.
feation on his part.
"You-you see, Miss Amhurst, we
have been properly introduced =.
For the first time he heard the girl
laugh Just little and the sound was
very musical to. him.
"The introduction was of the slight
cst,' she said. "I cannot claim even
an acquaintance with Mr.. Morton, altho
| Q10 50 III Jnc pTcScuCo@ Ol HIS pei oloCCuG
| subordinate. l have met the manager
| of the bank but once before and that
| for a few moments only when he showed
| me where to sign my name in big
| book 80 -. ~
Nevertheless, urged Drummond,
"I shall defend the validity of that in
| PRODUCTION against all comers. The head
| every country, and his commendation
is really very much sought after.'
|'You appear to possess it. He com.
| plimented your singing, you. know,
and there was a roguish twinkle in the
girl 3 eye as she glanced up sideways
| at him, while smile came to her lips
| as she saw the color again mount to his
cheeks She had never before met
| man who blushed, and she could not
help regarding him rather as a big boy
than person to be taken seriously. His
stanmer became more pronounced
"I-I think you are laughing at me,
Miss Amhurst, and indeed don It won
der at it, and II am afraid you con
slider me even more persistent than the
| cashier. But [ did want to tell you
how sorry I am to have caused you
N0h. you have not done So replied
the girl quickly. AS I said before,
it was all my own fault in the begin
ming; n nen, .hon,an,+ h.ve taken tho
/ L
gold. I should have come up with you
and told you that it still awaited you
>the bank. and now I beg your per
mission to walk down the street with
/ you, because if anyone were looking at
us from these windows and saw us pur-
sued by bareheaded man with re-
i velver, they will now, on looking out
again, learn that it is all right, and
may even come to regard the revolver
| and the hatless one as an optical de-
lusion.''
Again the girl laughed. Z
s"I am quite unknown in Bar Har-
Dor, having fewer acquaintances than
tseven a stranger like yourself, there
FORE: so far as /, am concerned, it does
not in the least matter whether anyone
saw us or not. We shall walk together,
then, as far as the spot where the
mean me an opportunity "a Of @ explaining, if not et
Of excusing, my leaving the money on
the counter. I am sure my conduct