The Washington herald., 1908-08-14

House. The music galned N IOurntUL-
ness what It lacked in impressiveness.
for Dan Hicks struggles with the un-
familiar clarinet added wailing note
not intended by the composer Not one
Of the members Of the Granville COrnet
Band was a skilled musician
Vance Bevan moved ever TO the win
dow TO watch the passing Of the cortege
First came the band. shlvering in their
gaudy uniforms. which they would not
I hide beneath overcoats; then followed the
Niagara Hose Company and the Grant
Vile Hook and Ladder. The long. light
truck OF the latter was stripped Of its
/ ladders. and in their place was a plat
I form on which rested a fag-draped cas-
ket. Behind this were two closed car
riages and then a long string Of vehicles
or all descriptions.
Hark FIagle- joined his guests at the
window.
There goes a good man." he said, in
the hollow tones that seemed most apprO-
pirate TO the occasion I tel you. there
wasn't better man in all ScoviIe Coun-
ty. He was always doing something
First, It was the engine company He
got il the steamer. Just kept at il until
il had TO come. lie said Granville was
getting too big for the old hald engine.
He was right What chance would there
have been Of saving the Vail block If
there hadn't been q steamer
"One OF TIE leading citizens2' asked
Bevan as he preferred q clgar. Flagler
nodded
one OF the best he declared We
was all sorry when he went 10 the Philip
pines. I guess he stirred them Islands
Up. Only out there four years, and he
came home with a cool hundred thousand.
Yes. SIT"
But why 60 TO the Philippines ques-
I toned Bevan- IT would seem that SO
clever q man should have 10 difficulty in
/ getting ahead nearer home"
But Fred was in a hurry" explained
The hotel man You see. he had always
{ been in love with Bessie Brewster Bes-
/ sic loved him, too. but she wes an an
bilious little thing. she wanted Fred 70
( get ahead faster. and that meant the
/ Philippines He left IL all 70 her. TOO.
I I bet she must De all broken up. That's
[ her fl the second carriage. guess I
see Betty Harvey fl with her.
of course. the family is n the first
hack I rode in that hack the night I
got married. Lem spriggs. he SAYS
there's been enough varnIsh On That old
I hack 70 pay for O. new one. and guess
F he's ris1L Old man HzrE1ess had .t
when he set Up in business as q livery
back in IS75- Every tother year they slap
4 ol some more varlisl. and it looks as
/ good as new agz.r-'
FlagIer ratified on with bt-s of irfCr-
nation as the various carriages passed
I The first heavy fan OF snow was upon
/ the ground, and a few sle-sas were IN the
/ long procession Bsvau heard little O.
( the running comment The mention Of
Betty Harvey had reused q chain Of
! thought he had run up from the cl-y
{ 70 argue with her and had found the
whole town vpset 5y the arrival Of Fred
GreyS0u's body Betty was busy com
[ fortils her friend. BESSIE Brewster, and
I would nor even see him
] There was suaI hope that he would
Z be able 10 Sz- speech with her. but he
I decided 20 wait until after the funeral
I He waited 20 make one last appeal
/ The Two had met at the shore during
! the summer Betty had given her love 70
I the clean. young engineer. but when h-
I had asked that they might be married
I soon she had shaken her head Stun
blirgly she had explained her reasons
Z for refusal She vas an Leiress. and
I IN the little town in which she lived she
I feared that the people miElJ desplse her
suitor as a fortune hunter
Ever since she rad come into the
money at The death OF her father her
I friends had warned her against The wiles
/ OF the fortune hunters She did not for
I
! her money, bur she was too proud Of
/ him 10 be willing that he should be 50
/ classified hy the t0Uuspeople-
Much the same feeling had led Bessie
Brewster 10 refuse 10 marry Fred Grey
son until his fortune should match her
own G-5ysor had Eo1e TO the Philip
pines. where he believed that a fortune
might be acquired quickly. He had made
I MS Pile" but on his way home the fever
had taken him From Manila the jour
ney had been UaGe IN g metallic casket-
TIE last Of the carriages lad passed
The Dead March still sounded clearly on
the crisp, frosty air, and Bevan fell IT.
with the crowd that escorted the process
sion on foot The road wound up the
side OF The Eiu to Gods Acre. where the
yeIlowe5 headstole cleaned 6arkly
/ against the freshly fallen snow
The Ere companies made a hollow
square within which the Naso1s formed
for the funeral service Betty Harvey
stood With the chief mOUrners. support
ing her friend. but before the short ser
vice was concluded she had 10 lead the
bereavedt girl back TO the carriage. Rap
idly the hack drove back 70 the village
Vance Bevan had been there to help
Betty lit the girl into the carriage. and
he had sprung TO the drivers box TO be
Of service when they should nave reach
ed home.
It was he who bore the fainting girl
into the house. he VINO summoned the
doctor. and he was waiting when at last.
Bessie having fallen into the merCiful
oblivion Of sleep. Betty stole softly from
the room
Are -you still here?" she asked in sur
prise as she came up 10 Vance
4 must 90 back 70 town tonight he
explained. Before I 80 7 had 10 see
you"
we have been all over that before. -
pleaded Betty. Cant you understand
how I feel about il. dear?'
And does not this change your mind2''
he asked Look. Betty, I have come to
let you decide for ne Already 7 Am
making progress in my profession. an
cl2ssed as one of the rising young men
among the engineers. Ny reputation has
obtained for me an offer from South
America II is 10 90 down there and
make the survey for a railroad II viii
make me rich IN three or four years
As matters are now cannot make
the same money here in ten or fifteen
years. but can support yoU comfortably
You can give away your furniture 10
charities Il you want can make enough
for to Shall i 60 or stay2''