The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-29
tcontinued from yesterday. )

Dor, having FEWER aeQu0int1nees than
even stranger like yourself, there
fore so far as am concerned ii does
not In the least matter whether any
one saw us or not. We shall walk to
gether. then, as far as the spot where
the cashier overlook MS, and this Will
give me an opportunity Of explaining.
II not of excusing, my leaving the
money on the counter. ana sure nv
conduct must have appeared inexplIca-
bic both to you and. the cashier, al
though, Of course, you would be too
polite to say so"
81 assure you, Miss Amhurstr-
81 know what you would say, p she
interrupted, with a viyacity which had
not heretofore characterized her, "but.
you see, the distance to the corner Is
short, and, as i am In hurry, II you
don't wish my story to be continued
in our next
"Ah, If there is to be nextp' mnr-
INJURED the young man so feryently
that 1t was now the turn OF color to
redden her cheeks.
II am talking heedIessly.r she said
quickly. What want to say Is this.
| have never had much money. Quite
recently inherited what had been ac-
cumulated by a relative whom never
knew. 1t seems so incredible. so
strange-well, 1t seems incredible and
strange yet-and ] have been expect
Ing to wake and find II all a dream.
Indeed, when you overlook me at this
spot where we now stand feared you
had come 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. / came to confirm your
dream, and you received from my
hand the first Of your fortune"
Yes" she admitted, her eyes fixed
on the sidewalk:
Il see how 1t was" ne continued en-
Enthusiastically. 81 suppose you had
never drawn check before"
Never" she conceded.
And this was merely a test. You
set up your dream against the hard
common sense of a. bank, which has
no dreams. You were to transform
your vision into the actual or find 1t
vanish. When the commonplace cash
Ter passed forth the coin, their Jingle
said to you, The supposed phantasy Is
real but the gold pieces themselves at
that supreme moment meant no more
to you than 50 many worthless count
ers, so you turned your back upon
them"
She looked up at him, her eyes,
though mois-, illumined with pleasure
inspired by the sympathy in his tones
rather than the import of his words.
The girls life heretofore had been as
scant of kindness as OF cash, and there
was deep sincerity in his voice which
was, as refreshing 10 her lonesome
heart as 1t was new to her experience.
This man was not so stupid as he had
pretended to be. He had accurately
OWNED the inner meaning OF what had
happened. She had forgotten the ne
cessity for haste which had been no
importunate a few minutes before.
You must be mind reader" she
said.
mo, am not at all a clever person.
be laughed. Indeed, as told you, 1
am always ablundering into trouble and
making things uncomfortable for hy
friends. l regret to say am rather
under cloud just now in the service,
and 1 have been called upon to endure
the frown of my superiors."
"why, what has happened?' she
asked. After their temporary halt ut
the corner where they had been over
taken they now strolled along together
like old friends, her prohibition out Of
mind.
We'll you see, was temporarily in
command OF the cruiser coming down
the Baltic, and passing an island rock
few miles away thought it would
be good opportunity to test new
gun that had been put aboard when
we left England. The sea was very
calm and the rock most temptsome.
OF course I knew 1t was Russian terri
tory, but who could have imagined
that such a point IN space was inhab.
sited 81 anything else than seaguIis4'
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 up?"
"oh, England could not give me up,
OF course, but she apologized and as.
sured Russia she bad no evil intent
stin, anything that sets the diploma
lists at work is frowned upon, and the
man who does an act which his govern.
ment is forced to disclalm becomes
unpopular with his superiors.r
Il read about it in the papers at the
time. Didn't the rock fire back al
your"
eyes, il did, and no one could have
been more surprised than l when ]
saw the answering pun of smoke"
sHow came a cannon to be thereY"
Nobody knows. 1 suppose that rock
i =. 81 l.