Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
SEPTEMBER 26, 1909.

no one of any sort speaking to you at
the boarding house, and people of all
sorts speaking to you on the pier
then l do not care for it. And Mr..
Dixon did not call, and l could not see
him on the esplanade or anywhere.
1t was late in the afternoon when
we met by accident, and again he
showed surprise at finding me alone
Il suppose you expected to see me
accompanied by the police?" L re-
marked, scornfully
Not at ALL" he answered. Far
from it, l assure you"
Il thought you might be staying in
doors not to witness the painful scene
of my arrest" 1 said.
THE fact is he explained, Il did
not call BECAUSE wen, don you
see, Miss Meadows friends are my
friends, but Miss Smiths friends might
consider me de trop."
Il have told you I've no friends
here" l replied, angrily, "and what's
more, l didn't expect to meet any one
You mustn't suppose because was
little upset about my luggage that l
had any other disappointment. It's a
truly horrid idea, and I'm much
obliged to you for entertaining it,
Il apologize" he said; but, natur-
ally when you arrived alone under an
assumed-I mean, under such remark
able circumstances, l thought that you
had come to meet some We'll any
way what happened at the station
was enough to show me that dlscretlon
is the best policy and that services
offered with the best intentions are
not always acceptable. -.
"You need not allude to the best
policv." l retorted, stiffly. 1T is
quite unnecessary to remind me that
Honesty is the best policy or
course being a man, you Will take
the worst possible view of everything.
You naturally think that If woman
doesn't go about labeled with the
son,e name as her father or her hus-
band, she Is bound to lose her uls-
"or her temper, or her luggage" he
murmured. ~,
I got up. "I am glad you find the
situation amusing" I said. But per
sonally. 7 see nothing to laugh at IN
being under suspicion ana having oiiiS
one frock to wear" -
at seems a very pretty trock, ne
commented. land surely one can al
ways purchase a few necessarles Oile
does not need much at the SEASIDE
the really necessary things that l haVe
lost I should leave myself without
anv funds at ALL" I answered. scorn-
fully. - ,+orooared
"Tf 7 we're not quite so much IN the
o3@H Upon what subject, pray?" de-
manded. ,.o,,,i+o, ,, he
oxniained "I shall certainly not court
trouble by venturing to make aholhe'
guess" ..,5 ,,o,, that there
was no reason" replied. .rF
",The Joke. then?" he said; II !
couid see the point of it might stamo
oopiH . cbance of making the officials see
'"1t was not a joke" I interrupted,
hotly. ut was an eXperIllleinles - a
emn compact between myseH anu "
friend" o. +bo+ friend"
!, soid "Jlst a ten minutes inter
~, ne would he enough" and ne hlt
,,ebhle With his stick and sent II SPIN
ming into the sea. ,o4,,,o. woman"
I remarked. 49,. oo+ of assaulting
onntber nebble. and glanced at me OUT
of the corner of his eye ,,,o.,,o g.,
"She would not have lost i,el '"ee
or her dignity" I continued. ..oi,od
"Doubtless she would have retan,e ,..ia1 :,
bor entire stock of both comInoul'ie''
ne she She, would not have lost her temper
oi+bnr" 7 answered. "She would nav
troatad the rudeness of tllbred peopls
T,,ith the contempt it merits. She upea
W. allow herself to be upset by trlileS'
"I can quite believe that ne as
sented. ,,+ bo exnected