Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-31


chase ticket. lie remembered it had
taken him about three minutes, and at
the end of Il similar period he stepped
on the platform again with the paste
board and change in his hand, as If he
had just come from the window.
1t will be real nice to have your
company to town Size said. Bob col
ored.
I've changed my mind,' he explain
ed. I'm not going to town this morn
ing. May wait until the last train"
Il will have father send a check to
your club" she smiled us the train
came in and he saw her settled in the
chair car Il suppose | shall see you
at Collins Monday"
Surely" he smiled as he raised his
hat and made for the platform, but as
the train grew smaller in the distance
he became less confident. 1t was Sat
urday afternoon. He could not wire to
his office for money. They closed at
noon. and II was IL now. He might
try the boys, but most of them went
event, he should hate to explain that
he had left the Carvers in such hurry
that he had not even had time to send
for funds. He made his way to the lit
tie hotel, where the landlords curious
glances made him realize that the
transfer to the hotel would excite Gu
riosity.
He began to feel that he had acted
very fooliShly. If he had confessed to
Fay that he only had $10-that would
have taken her To town-or told her to
send up to Carver's and have taken the
next train. Now it looked as if he
should have TO stay in the town over
Sunday.
The landlord could not cash him a
check so he took a room and made his
way to IT, After the comfort Of Carver
castle the dingy room. with its sheet
iron stove ANA norid wall paper, seem
ed into!crable, but it was better than
wandering around town and perhaps
running into Frank jordan.
Somehow. aS the afternoon passed,
Jordan appeared less formidable than
he had. an Pelham began To feel un-
comfortably Ike 4 fool. 1t had been
such triro to quarrel over. He had
found ihcm n the mrS:c room and Jor-
dan hai lee. discu'arg ding Il strand
Of Aliac'S h..r from Is coat button.
He hal refused To nrlioyr hcr proni3t
explanation that Ia turuiug !. muse
ne had caught nar hair He had as
sumcd Il ilirtation, and his cutting re-
marks had ended in the return of his
ring and E-.~cry for them both. In his
hot anger lie had not liked to ask his
host to cash check and had gone
away without a thought of emergen-
cics
There is no time to consider the com
mouplace things Of life when one has
just lost the girl he loves, and all would
have been well enough had he not
feared Fay Gressit's rdicule.
He made a pretense of reading Il
book he found in his hand bag. but he
could MT interest himself in the story
and long before The dusk began to close
in lie WAS thoroughly miserable.
lie welcomed 4 knock at the door 1t
could only he the porter with coal or
the chlmhermaid with towels, but
somehow hc felt as if he had been
stranded on desert island, and he
welcomed the advent of any one. He
sprany to his feet as he cried Come
i'm 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 a telegram warn
ipg US that you were still in town and
aau nnH