La Junta tribune., 1908-07-18

lag the day. but the finder Of the purse
did not appear until late thar evening.
ihouSh Helen listened Gag for the
coveted surnmons-
Af-out ociotk Il maid ann 'gnr.-l To
Miss Merrill that a Young .aau had
called. saying ne had found purse
and would ike 10 have her /, nifty if
Helen ran dpNn the stairs. de- -h..-i nj
the thought OF .sniiny her lost ir~asure.
In front OF the oi-'n rire s:oa.I CLAYTON
Marshall. Warming bis haud~.
MIR. Marshall exclaimed II~len.
with the pretty blush that ~ss ..fl- AZ
her siriish charms, the Id -zid
iier- was uian here who bid found
MY pure. but ! guess he mus, t.. ou'-
side
Not ri all Miss Merrill. ala the
man who la. fh.. pnrs- and he drew
forth fron the depths Of his y -cks-r the
missing irinke;- Heicn's cry ~ delight
did not seem TO be contagious for Mar
shall assumed rather a dspres ed air.
MIR. Marshall. you are surely = fairy
prince. Yesterday you seemed Ike
second Noah s<eoriing me In your mod
ern ark up TO my home sid Helen
Szyiy. To-day yoa com. ike Santa
Claus. giving me lack ms pur e. How
ran ] ever thank you enough she
added
Il want 10 tell You so,uetispr- II
may said Marshall as they seated
themselves In comfortable chairs Il
saw you talking to that po'icernan yes
ier,izy long before you saw me- be
continued Again and again | have
asked your precious old uncle TO Intro
dnce me 10 you. but he always put me
Of. saving. What awhile, young man:
wait awhile
II got 50 ! hated the sight Of him
more and more. and ! determined TO
meet you In some other way. but no
opportunity seemed TO come until YES
,ersiay. As was about 10 cross Broad
way | saw this mass Of shining gold
. whIrilpx past me. and as ! stopped 10
: pick /, up ] heard you talking TO the
I policeman. went on. slipping the purse
I in my pocket. feeling quite sure that
I you would call me back. You did.
+ and well-yoG know the rest"
I such .l.ceitfni mani mused Hell
{ en-. And all the time that was entch-
I Ing pneumonia you had that purse Ia
4 your pocket oh, how could you:
I THAT is just what's botbering me.
said Marshall. How could IL But
( his eyes twfnkied. But II you were
very. very much In love with man
and wanted to know him would You
Z hesitate to steal purse In orsler 10
accomplish that end; Now, honest =
he pleaded ms be drew his chair TO
+ more confidential angle.
{ Helen McrriiI-s eyes began 10 dance
Men are such stupid. simple mind
L e! creaturrS,-' she began. Imagine
asking woman for an honest answer.
Why the thing Is almost abs 1rd- Yet
& I'm goin: TO lie honest. but. mind you.
only Just this once she 81 q as she
Is-aned forward. almost Whispering.
-Just this once" said Marshsl and
the sI,ace is.fwecn them was shorten
I ed hy several inches.
Il could have got home Yesterday
( without your help she eontlied- An
had TO do was 10 go across The street
I TO ihe First National bank and write
my check But l saw you coming. and
4 well, whenever asked Uncle John
Why be didn't have you to dinner like
some Il the other men he'd ray. Walt
aw bile, young lady; walt awhile Aud
and | thought / had VISITED long
enough and you know the rest"
Now that we have both been 30 ter.
rilly honest with each other said
( Marshall as lie rose and stood beside
the ei;rir which held the second cuI-
/ prIi. SUPPOSE we go together TO Uncle
{ John and make clean breast Of 1t 10
hlai:-
Not n; all You know, only prom
ised 10 lie honest just once and that
would make twice argued I.elen-
There's duck in odd numhers.' said
Marshall. You were honest to me
just now That's once. Let's go and
be honest With Uncle John, and that's
twice And then once more I want
you 10 he honest and answer n ques-
ton That's three. the odd number"
They were in the hall by this time
on the way TO the library and Uncle
John. Marshall leaned very close to her
as he asked her the third. No one ever
heard II save Helen. but after that II
really did not matter what Uncle John
said.