The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

Shirley laughed outright a merry TN
restrained peal OF honest laughter
which made the pasSer lbs turn their
heads and smile. TOO. commenting the
while on the stylish appearance
~ the yvo 4 Americans U luu tuaE
took for SwecJh-tIts After Tu
reasoned shirley. -- was rt-ut. They
had ben together now nearly
every hour in the day for over a
month. To was absurd TO call lin n
Ryder. So. addressing him with mock
gravity. she said
You're right 0ir- Ryder mean
Jefferson You re- quite right. You are
Jefferson from this time on. only re
membeT--here she shook her Eloved
finger at him warninglv-'m mind YOU
behave yourself No more such seuti-
mental speeches as sou made just
zOw.
jefferson beamed- he felt at least
TWO inches taller. and at that moment
he would not have changed places
with any one in the world. To hide
the embarrassment his qualification
caused him he pulled out his watch
and exclaimed
Why. it's a quarter past six. We
shall have all We can do TO get back
20 the motel ana ureSS for dinner
Shirley rose az once. although lOatL
To- leave.
Il had no idea IL was So late she
said. How the time flies" Then
mOckiDgly she added. Come. Jcffer-
Son-be a good boy and find cab
Tney passed ont of the Gardens by
the gate racing the TheaJer de redeem.
where there was a long string OF
uaCreS for hire They got into one
and in nfJeen minutes they were back
e the Grand Hotel
AT The office they told Shirley thar
her aunt had already come in and gone
90 her room. so she hurried upstairs
10 dress for dinner. while Jefferson
proceeded 10 the Hotel de TAtnelee on
The same mission He had SrllI twenty
five minutes before dinner time and
ne needed only ten minutes for a wash
and 10 jump into his dress suit So.
instead OF going directly 20 his hotel
ne sat down at the cafe dc Ia PaiN
lie was thirsty. and calling for q YER
mouth irdppe Ee told the garcou To-
bring him also the American papers
The crowd on the boulevard was
dcnSer than ever. The business Of
ices and some or the shops were clos
ing. and q vast army of emuloveS
homeward bound. helped TO swell The
sea Of humanity rhat pushed this way
ana that
But Jefferson had no eyes for the
crowd He was thinking OF Shirley.
What singular. mysterious power had
this girl acquired over him? Fie. uuo
had SCofted at the very ldea of mar
riage only a few months before. now
desired 10 ardenJly- auNioUsiy, Yes
tlltA was WISl his ire Iltht-tI--~IfItLE
woman 70 be his companion and neIr-
mate His every thought wa king and
sleeping. was OF her. an his plans FOR
HE future Included her. He would win
her If any man could. But did she
care for him All that WAS the
cruel tortuTinE uncertainty. She an
Deared cold and Indifferent but per
hapS she was only trying him. Ger
tainly she did not seem to dislike him
The waiter returned with the YER
mouth and the newspapers. All ne
could find were the London Times
which ne pronounced Teens. and
some issues Of the New York Herald
The papers were nearly 81 month old
but he did not care for that
Jefferson idly turned over the
pages or the Herald His thoughts
were still running on Shirley.
and he was paving little attention %
what he WAS reading Suddenly. how
ever. his eyes rested on a headline
which made him 81; Mp with a start
n read as follows
JUDGE ROSSMORE INLPEACHED.
Justice of the Supreme Court to- b.
Tried on Bribery Charges
The dispatch. which was dated
Washington two weeks back. went on
10 say that serious charges affecting
me Integrity Of Judge ROssmore had
been made the subject Of Congressional
inquiry. and that the result Of the in
Quiry was so grave that demand
for Impeachment would be at Cnce
sent 10 the Senate X added that the