The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-21
CHAprEn yIT.-contInued,

CHAPTER vII.-Continued.
Jessie. with her elbows on the mar.
Bile slab Just III front OF the napkin
and plate, with her fingers twlned be.
meath her chin. regarded Mr.. Bowling
nxedly.a
Are you aware, Mr.. Downing, what
nice eyes YOU. have?"
"oh. comet Oh. ah!'
Every nice eyes. Tcll.talo eyes, l
cali them. Just a pnirl Of ell-tales!"
Thon sJessio begged permission TO
try 81 little experiment inseye-readinH.
Mr.. Bowling was to think OF tho pnst
or Of the future. and Jessie proposed
to tell him which he was thinking Of.
This trick, In fact, had been tauglt
her the night before by connmercial
traveller. who sold the pupiliof the eye
contracted for the past and expanded
for the future. Tho bagn,nn had ex-
.perimented successfully with big
Emily's honest brown eyes. but could
make nothing OF tessies cold grey
blue stare. $50.
Mr.. Bowling, you are thinking 81
the past
$50 I was. Try again. "a
~ Mr.. Downing Uttered complacently.
He was enjoying the test as much as
his lunch.
"Oh. the past
yes. He-he.he. Ny thought was in
the past"
There. What did say2 Tell-talc
eyes"
"well. that's the first time I ever
ID ~ - =. kel
60 on with your lunch. Then you
shall have a Gig"
just then the telephone bell behind
thet bar rang sharp and clear. Mr..
Downing started violently.
Whats that? ANY one asking for
MOI"
Jessie. at the instrument, shook her
head. 1t was only Mr.. Drake. up the
town, inquiring about the lemons Mr..
Bowling. from force OF habit. had won
dcred II 1t could be message from
his home. Mrs. Bowling could not pos
sibly know that he was nourishing
himself at the White. Hart. and yet.
when the bell rang. he had instinctiyc-
~ thought OF his good, kind wife.
mfr. Dowling," said Jessie. az
presently she Ut tho visitors cigarette
for him. you know everything. Sup
pOSS
to borrow fifty pounds--1 suppose he'd
charge one something frightful"
"Sixty per cent
"But II one could get q hundred per-
centage for the money 1t might be
worth doing.
"oh. never. Money-lenders arc the
very devil
7 II suppose lawyers and bankers
would be the proper people TO go tor"
Yes: II the security was oil right"
"Mr. Bowling. you're q rich man
suppose i was to offer you sort of
investment that was also great kind
ness"
what sort of Investments"
FIFTY pounds
"But meant what int"
IA shop"
what shop?"
THE drGssmaktn g.'spg.-9s za&94s
Thesyeekn hcws by. aftss Walsh was
impatient to throw off the yoke and be
her own master. She wasI looking
about her for premises: thcrh WIS o.
first floor and rooms above In Bridge
Street that might do. She wanted Miss
Barter and no ono else. In Miss
Barter she would have the young. at
tractivc, elegant shoplady that Hho had
set her heart on. But one must face
sterns facts. There are always as good
fish N the sea, etc.
a hundred. Will you let me Oft the
other fifty?"
'sEo."
"yvill you wal; for 1t until after
we've started?"
NO: I can't do that. When the
chance comes must grab 1t. believe
I could get more than I'm asking You
from this wholesale houses. hut In
that case I should be all alone"
7 Then one Sunday morning Miss
Walsh. wild with excitement. came
bustling to Jessie.
"Now's your chance! Young French.
the halter. has gone phut, His shops
tree-the very place for us. It's now
or never Jessie"
Monday was lodge evening at tho
White Hart: aud Jessie was brooding
over Miss Walsh5s ultimatum, when
the sound OF many footsteps reused
sher from deep thought to attend to
H her duties.
Wake up said stout Emily at the
other end Of the bar. Look alive:
here they GOMEZ
It was a accompany OF the Freeuasons
lat least half the lodge-passtng from
their heavy labors upstairs to some
light refreshment down below. In a
minute tho whole saloon was full OF
the brethren. Glasses cltnked and
ttnkled; corks popped gaily. as Emily,
with . prac tised hand, opened the soda
water bottles, while Jessie, less skilled.
used the cork.eXtractinig machine; a
cloud OF tobacco smoke began to
hover, Here's TO you. Brother Grange
Chin -chIn! after you with that
match. our health, Brother crnn.
den" For little willie the two BAR