Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16

an acquaintance with Mr.. Morton, al
though 1 did so in the presence of his
persistent subordinate. l have met the
manager Of the bank but once before,
and that for q few moments only, when
he showed me where to sign my name
in a big book"
Nevertheless" urged Drummond, 81
shall defend the validity Of that intro
duction against all corners. The head
of a bank is a most important man in
every country, and his commentator
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
girls eye as she glanced up sideways
at him, while a smile came to her lips
as she saw the color again mount to his
cheeks. She had never before met a
man who blushed, and she could not
help regarding him rather as a big bow
than a person to be taken seriously.
His stammer became more pronounced.
IL think you are laughing at me,
Miss Amhurst, and indeed [ don't won
der at it, and II am afraid YOU con-
slider me even more persistent than the
cashier. But l did want to tell you
how sorry l am to have caused YOU an
%noyance."
ooh, you have not done So" replied
the girl quickly. "As | said before If
was all my own fault in the begin
ming"
mo; 1 shouldn't have taken the gold.
should have come up with you and
told you that it still awaited you in
the bank. And now 1 beg your per-
mission to walk down the street with
you, because if any one We're looking
at us from these windows and saw us
pursued by a bareheaded man with a
revolver 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.
II am quite unknown in Bar Har-
Dor, having fewer acquaintance than
even a stranger like yourself, there
fore so far as l am concerned it does
not in the least matter whether n
n saw us or not. We shall walk to-
gether, then. as far as the spot where
the cashier overlook us, and this will
give me an opportunity of explaining,
II not of excusing, my leaving the
money on the counter. l am sure my
conduct must have appeared inexplica-
bic both to you and the cashier, al
though, of course, you would be too
polite to say So"
II ssure you, Miss Amhurst"-
II know what you would say" she
interrupted, with a ~vivacity which had
not heretofore characterized her, "but,
you see, the distance to the corner is
short, and, as I am in a hurry, If you
don't wish my story to be continued
in our next
"Ah, If there is to be a next!" MUIR
INJURED the young nan so fervently
that it was now the turn Of color to
redden her cheeks.
IT am talking heedlessly," she said
quickly. What / want to say is this.
have never had much money. Quite
recently I inherited what had been ac-
cumulated by q relative whom l never
knew. 1t seems so incredible, SO
strange-well, it seems incredible and
strange yet-and l have been expect
ing to wake and find 1t all a dream.
Indeed, when you overlook me at this
spot where we now stand I feared you
had come to tell me it was a mistake
to hurl me from the clouds to the hard
earth again."
but 1t al just the reverse Of that"
he cried eagerly. "Just the reverse,
remember. I came to confirm your