Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07

Mrs Demina's arguments broke at her daughters
determined face. well. if you're as set on it as all
that-go she said. But shant draw an easy preah
until you"
When the train stopped at Bridge Street she eyed
her daughter appeaingy. but the girl never looked
at her.
The oblging policeman who put her on the right
trolley gave her volube directions WE'LL and was
less than an hour before Minnie breathessly up
the steps that led to Mrs Hewletts door, She opened
the screen door without the formaty OF ringing the
bell
She went directly to Father Hewlett, who sat in
his chair by the window in the dining the fading
bunch of crimson rambiers still held in his tremuous
old hands
I've come back for my flowers, Father Hewlett
she said, in her high young voice Il didn't miss them
until we'd taken the train and came straight back
for them"
The old man regarded her with look that turned
from beewilderment to rapture. You come back for
your posy? he quavered.
eyes, did," she said land left mother on the
way to New York and I've got hurry back. couldn't
60 without my flowers, Father Hewlett and that's all
He shot look of triumph and delight over her head
at his daughter -in-aw.
left your ma on the and come all the way back
for your posy" he repeated
II heard of such thngV said Mrs. Hewlett
why, you'll be all tired out. Sit down minute any
way, can't your"
Il promised mother I'd come right back" said Min
ME with the red roses in her
Minnie walked toward the corner where she was
the trolley For the second time that morn
ing she had escaped from her aunt before Jim Etons
urged her back into the house she had just quilted to
ask for news from him.
1t was at this moment that the god of coincidence
prompted Jim Elton to open his lodgng-hous door
and come into the street. He toward her with
such delight that it overshadowed his amazement
Mrs Hewlett told me you had gone!" he said.
beamng at her. II got in ten minutes after you left
this morning and raced down to the station just as
your train was going
II forgot something" she said lamely. "Pm on my
way back. Good-morning, Mr. Elton. I'm in "a hurry"
Mrs Hewlett didn't tell you what kept me away
last night did she? WE'LL don't like to talk about it.
but just before we closed last night, there
accident, girder Tell, and Cassdy-poor fellow,-he
right under it, Minnie. went to the hospital
with him and then-somebody had to tell his folks.
He lives out in Wayne There's just his mother
that's ALL | stayed with her until some of the neigh
bors came in this morning She was nearly crazy,
poor SOUL"
Obi" said the girl
The trolley that went to the station changed past
them and she looked at it smiling:
81 declare, I've missed my car !" she said.
Walk to the station won't you he urged There's
you last night, Minnie. can hardly realize it's you
with me now. How did it happen?'
She told him about Father Hewlett and the Grim
rambers and he looked at her adoringly as they
train.
will you give me fower?" he said.
She broke bit of crimson from her bouquet and
he caught the hand that gave it to him in his as
the train laundering in.
Minnie" he said, Il get a vacation next week. if
if I come to Connecticut will you be glad to me?
There's something had to say to you last night that's
1t was not in the girls nature to coquette.
Eyes, WILL" she said clearly.
They looked at each other for moment with that
look in which the claims the woman that God
meant for him and the woman the man.
Mrs. Demng, having placidly read and famed her
self hours in the New York station, greeted
her daughter with an attempt at severity.