The Washington times., 1909-06-28

behalf and gave him two such oppor-
tunities in a single night.
But what a difference in the circum-
sIanceS-aS great difference as tnat
between the dark, glowing beauty OF
the mil1onaire's daughter and the pale
prettiness Of the poor, stricken, home
less creature he now found so uDeN-
pectedly cast upon his hands
In the one cese he had been able to
appear as the dashing hero through
out the entire action in the other, al
though starting out well enough, ne
was now compelled to play the pittable
part of one grudg1ng little paltry as
sistence to a woman IN ner hour OF
sOrest need.
Graham's boarding house was not
more than a ten minutes walk from
the Waldorf-an impeccable brown
stone front in the Forties, presided o--e
by a severe and DuTitanical elderly
Spinster named Bowen. Therefore,
when he babe goodnight TO the Cor
let's. receiving some significant encom-
iums upon his conduct from the old
gentleman and-what be valued far
more-a shy glance c. two or admira-
ton and some murmured words of graf
itude from the daughter, he stepped
briskly away mp the deserted avenue re-
gardiess of the still-raging storm and
ankle-deep crossings.
What were rain and snow and slush
to him? He had beheld the idol of
his dreams! Heart and brain were alike
! in a tumult He had rescued her from
destruction, he had carried her in his
arms and she had looked upon him
with evident favor, and asked him TO
/ come and see her. A thousand happy
dreams and aspirations thrilled his soul
Suppose she was millionaire
daughter, and he poor and obscure a
worked? That did not daunt him any,
he thought, squaring back his sho'1
ders.
He would fight. he would toll. he
win her With such an incentive before
| him could any man faily In his exuita-
ton of mind he saw success and fame
already in his grasp himself greaJ
| barrister. and Gladys the queen and
/ mistress of his home.
Thus wrapped in rOseate visions, up
| lifted and glorihed, he passed, scarcely
noticing him, the man at the corner
and then, as he mounted Miss Bowen 5
| stoop, came, plump, upon the swoOning
/ figure OF the girl from Montclair.
How he played good Samaritan 70 her
| In her helpless plight has already DecL
| told: II remains TO narrate the result
/ of the quandary IN which she plunged
him by announcing that she mad no
money whereWith 10 pay a hotel bill.
For the moment indeed, she rather
added to his perplexities- Weak and
unstrung as she was. she no sooneT
| heard his embarrassed confession that
| ne possessed only 80 cents. than evil
IDENTIFY believing she could ma no otheT
refuge save the street, she SWoOned.
on the impulse Graham reached for
his key and half turned TO lead her
toward the door, intending To call Miss
Bowen. when he Teconsidered.
The laudlady was SO pritn, so pious,
| that he knew she would no more think
| OF admitting this poor victim Of mis-
| fortune into her staid and proper estab-
| lishment than she would raveniDg
| beast
Yet, what was he to do? The people
| in the house, outside Of one elderly
couple ana single man. who had Onl3
| come that day-a man whose looks he
\ did not like-Were either crotchety
/ widows or old maids They looked upon
/ him with some disfavOr any way be-
cause he smoked and occasionally went
to the, theater, and he could imagine
| the shocked and scandalized refusal
/ with which ne would be met II he
/ should rout any of them out at 8 O'Clock
/ in the morning to make such a request
/ for aid.
The old tabbies"' he muttered,
| vengefully They'd claw me and this
F, poor child here 10 pieces among them
/ Oh. il would be a delicious mOrsel OF
/ scandal for them 10 roll under theiT
/ tongues
The outburst. however. only voiced
| his evaporation at the situation Some
/ thing must be done. and that speedily.
I His unconcious charge could not be per-
mitted TO remain longer thus unshelter-