Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-20
A Bachelor Quest.

aud unmarried lie had proposed
twice and been rejected both times.
| After that he relrancd and became
vynlS,l about marriage
Ono uight IN returning from his club
10 his bachelor quarters he Witnessed
II collision between II hack and Il street
car The street ear couldn't turn out.
ana the hncl wouldn't. and so they
came together With II crash 81
When the Incident had reached its
cnd Mr. Shaw resumed his way. hut he
hadn't taken twenty steps when he
made Il lind on the sidewalk. 1t was II
white satin slipper. ANA 1t belonged to
woman with a dainty foot The find
or admired II by lamplight ana then
slipped 1t into his pocket Ills heart
gave q sort of funk AS he did SO. Here
was Il seed of romuncc--n lost slipper
dainty slipper, II slipper belonging
to some FAIR lady NSo had fled from
the collision In wild haste she must
have been without an escort 81. the
slipper would have been searched for
ana found What was handsome wo
man doing that she was ont alone ut
midnight? Had the question been nut
To him 10y II caller at his Office the
lawyer would huYe answered that she
probably belonged To the Temderloin
AMI charged $40 for The information;
but. as II was. he made himself believe
that II was far otherwise. As he took
the slipper out Of his pocket and looked
at Ii with the eyes of man of the
world and i'm old bachelor instinct
told him that the loser was IL dansel,
that she was blond that she had merry
blue eyes. that she had an III &, Dcratlc
foot and belonged To tile -Four Ilun-
drcd. Real old solid romance WINS hub.
bling and scething In his bosom before
lie went To bed that night lie may
have thrust the slipper under his pill
low. He may have pat 1t into the
pocket of his nghtshirt so MS to have
1t next his heart.
II the slipper had looked cute and
dainty and aristocrutIc 10y gaslight il
looked 30 per cent more so IN the sun
slime of the morning. Instead of dying
out the romance dubbed the harder.
Mr.: SHAW felt that he had II case where
the Jury couldn't 10 back ON him. He
sazed long ut the dainty thing before
lic went To- breakfast. Then hc put II
In his pocket and carried It 10 his
Office and placed It on his desk Ills
girl typist saw II there and was prop
ery shocked. y man who wanted to
sue another man because his dog had
bitten him saw II there and went away
without suing. An old woman who
wanted 60 lend some money OH IL mort
gage saw ii there and went right Off
and consulted n lawyer who had been
married fortwentyycars. None of these
things affected Mr. Shaw, however.
Next day the papers contained
carefully wordcd advertisement to the
effect that II gentleman who saw the
collision that took place In certain
locality had made find aftcrwnrd and
was anxious to restore the article TO
the loser Some men would have men
toned the slipper right out In print
Mr. Shaw didn't do this ont of respect
to the damscl's feelings If she had
been out Summing alone lie wasn't go
Ing TO give her away TO her stern IA
Their or horriicd mother II was lust
mentioned as find" and the result
was what might have been expected
one man wrote that lie had lost Il bot
tie OF whisky in the crash and would
be much obliged ut receiving 1t bnck.
Another wrote, that he had missed
wade of S1I and was glad To find an
honest man. \ third had lost his hat
and Il fourth n cane, and three women
wrote about lost bags and back combs.
The one who lost the slipper didn't
write, however Mr.. Shaw figured Il
out that She hadn't got up early enough
i'll the morning to see the paper before
the cook luggcl it downstairs, and lie
advertised again. No answer from
her. The only cpistlc was from par
ty WHO claimed to have lost his wood
en- leg In the accident, and he dropped
a warning that II must be returned
within three days or he would limp
around to police headquarters and set
fifty detectives ut work on the case
For n third ana fourth time Mr.
Shaw ordered that advertisement IN
serted. III fact, lie made 1t IT. E."
ad., which, means that 1t was To run
I'LL forbidden. He felt that sooner or
later the damsel must see IL. She WAS
no doubt wondering what chevalicr
had picked it up, and she would won
der until she turned to the papers
Ihe ad. was given n place between
bulldog for sale cheap and second
hand farm wagon for sale Mt bar
gain, but lie had faith that her eyes
would light on it. And Mr.. Shaw was
rewarded. The day came when his
office boy hunted him mp ut lunch and
told him That there was Il Indy waiting
at the office, and he almost ran the
four blocks. There was n lady. She
was a young lady. She was colorcd
young lady. She had taken the slip
rer off the desk and was holding it