The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-29

nant. They had meant to unndask in another min.
ute and catch you--w with Mrs. Yanderyoort at hand
TO say that you wasn't invited. want you to 60
now. III. 81 %a# s* 8 EIs. saE. Al M .5.#
"ao!,,, echoed Tommy. why, I'm having per-
tectly ripping time!" z @s $500 $S
But" she limited delicately there are other S
things to be considered than that s. 5ss
i .oh!'' he flushed, II understand. You mean it B.
would embarrass you-my being here without
card, and all that. OF course 1t would never @s
thought Of that! TIL go this minute. Z
when you go home,' she said at last, gently
withdrawing her hand, you tell your mother from
memo, from little stenographer that you were 4
kind to one night-that you already are one y
That already am one what?" demanded Tom
Miss Belden turned away and began slowly un-
fastening her Sister of Charity robe = Is
II don't want you to co. she said them in cu-
rous voice. GIVE changed my mind You prom
Used to give me supper, did you not? Put away
your absurd black domino. am going to take you
In and Introduce you to Mrs. vandervoort.' ST
THAT would be nice, he said cordially Il
really owe her an apology, suppose, for coming
here unlimited this way" ss.:
strongly to fads, to lions. This time, beyond any .
doubt, 1t was Tommy DrscoN with his splendid :
alertness, his magnificent good looks his gay and
wonderful innocence, and, most incredible of all
about him, the fact that he so obviously did not
want to get into society, who the success of the
q season. -. .-s.. '..-@5 p - - sSsst
f But while his visit to O1dcourt prospecting,
Tommy was not unmindful OF his promise to his I
mother who was not sharing these pleasant things I
with him. On the seventh day, at twelve in the
morning, his trunks packed and gone, his ticket
his inside pocket his mission in brief, triumphantly
done, he rose for the second time in the Belden
,drawing-room to tell its single other occupant
goodbye. = r .'.f.-,f %"aSsa
Goodbye }" said Miss Belden and her voice now
was curiously reminiscent Of the little Sister OF
Charity. = 49, .: 7 -: - -~s p ssE*z#
And now" she went on that you have done
half of-of what your mother wanted of you-for 7
even she must now feel that that part is finished
splendidly-I hope with all my heart that you will
prosper as we'll with-the rest of it, : 80 5z
Marrying LADY," laughed Tommy. "Oh, &
pshaw! I never think of that of course! I've al
ways felt that those things come in their own time
ar! way. Haven't your? .s %"' lS@** -. =.5
II always used to think that I did, said Miss
Belden. z'1 suppose that 1'think 50 STILL q. 5#
- He took her hand and gazed down at her from
his great height, and there affection in his hon
est eyes-seal, deep, abiding affection and Miss
Belden saw It and paled tl=2 :: :. 1870 ~
what a brick you are!" he said huskiy. "And Il
what luck for chap like me to have you for q
friend" ~ IL: .s1s*&: Il ~ F5z#
Goodbye said Miss Belden once more. And
Tommy was of to catch his train. ~& y: ..zS=zEs
On the platform, he glanced at his watch; It was
still ten minutes to train-time. From his pocket
he produced presently q telegram from Hathaway'B
and read it again with pleasant sensations the mes
sage saying that his offer for the famous trade
mark was accepted and that his portrait would
adorn the bill-boards more. He would never
have thought Of making that offer. She had sug-
<rjd NJ,
was M tr.s =: H. IN - = Il 100 -. II
Then suddenly he was not glad any more, but
strangely and terribly depressed, as he had never
been before; in the wink of an eye, as at signal,
heavy gloom unaccountable unreasonable, settled
down upon HIM. Vast dependency wrapped around
his being. II =: - r. %.'s:'z> 1;
-. He sprang up and began pacing restlessly about.
The grizzled baggage agent eyed with some won
4 der the respondent young man who strobe so
frowningly about the platform, muttering strange
e things to himself. Presently Tommy's eye fell up
on him. and he drew near, struck by sudden
thought . @z.9. - va
Have a cigar, my nan?' he said, striving to
speak In easy conversational tone. "Er-what
does it mean, do you suppose, when you're leaving
= place where you've only spent q week, and you
feel, by George, ha, ha! though you were going
TO die?'' I'D. .s @ ss.@&, <3s6 p: #&ttSSsfzs 81 5ss
WELL sir, said the agent pleasantly, but pri-
vately marching anew at the odd way of cottagers
well sir, II it was me- I'd say, begin your PARDON
SIR, as there was 2 lady in the case
"A lady in the easel repeated Tommy. GA
lady In -. the easel,
He went back to his suitcase, sat down again.
and tell to thinking deeply 81. q and as when 5 .
lamp Il flashed sharply into q dark room, SO now
light new and wonderful suddenly flooded the hid
/. den corners Of his soul. IS s 5.ss
Il The way Of life and Its utmost meaning rolled
out before him: = face framed itself maryelously
upon the green hillside where his eye was fastened;
and Tommy, face TO face with the best OF ali his
best things found himself At the end Of his explora
tfons at last .s#% I &s