Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24

Now, Orme had q winning and dis
arming smile. Without hesitation. he
touched the policeman on the shout
der. beamed pleasantly. and said:
Pardon me, officer, but this car was
forced over by that dray."
"she was on the wrong side." re-
turned the policeman, after glance
which modified his first intention to
take offence. "She had no business
over here"
'It was either that or a collision.
My wheel was scraped, as it was"
She, too, was smiling now.
The policeman pondered. He liked
to be called Officer" he liked to be
smiled upon: and the girl, to judge
! from her manner and appearance,
might well be the daughter Of man
of position. Well he said after a
moment, "be more careful another
time" He turned and went back to
his work among the other vehicles,
covering the weakness Of his sur
, render by fresh display OF angry au-
thority.
The girl gave a little sigh Of relief
and looked at Orme. THANK you,
she said.
Then he remembered that he did
not know this girl. Can be OF
further service" he asked.
NO" she answered, II think not
But thank you just the same" She
gave him friendly little nod and
turned to the steering gear.
There was nothing for it but to go.
and Orme returned to the curb. A
moment later he saw the black car
move slowly away. and he felt as
though something sweet and fine
were going out Of his life. II only
there had been some way to prolong
the incident! He knew 1ntuttiveiy
that this girl belonged to his own
class. Any insignificant acquaintance
might Introduce them to each other.
And vet convention now thrust them
apart.
Sometime he might meet her. In
deed, he determined to find out who
she was and make that sometime
certainty. He would prolong his stay
in Chicago and search society until
he found her. No one had ever before
sent such thrill through his heart
He must find her. become her friend,
perhaps But, again he laughed 70
himself, What a boof ami"
After all she was but a passing
stranger, and the pleasant reverte into
which his glimpse Of her had led nun
, was only reverie. The memory OF
her beauty and elusive charm would
disappear; his vivid impression OF her
would be effaeed. But even while he
thought this he found himself again
wondering who she was and how he
could find her. He could not drive
her from his mind.
Meantime he had proceeded slowly
on his way. Suddenly benevolent,
white-bearded man halted him, with
deprecating gesture. Excuse me,
SIR" he began. but your hat
Orme lifted his straw hat from his
head. A glance showed him that 1t
was disfigured by great blotch OF
black grease He had held his hat IN
his hand while talking to the girl.
and it must have touched her car at
a point where the axle Of the dray
had rubbed. So this was his one me-
mento Of the incident.
| He thanked the stranger, and walked
to a nearby hatter's, where ready
clerk set before him hats Of all styles.
He selected one quickly and Left his
soiled hat to be cleaned and sent
home later.
| Offering ten-dollar bill in payment.
he received in change ASe-dollar bill
and a silver dollar. He gave the coin
| a second glance. Il was the first sill.
yer dollar that he had handled for
| some time. for he seldom visited the
west.
There's no charge for the clean
| ing." said the clerk. noting down
| Orme's name and address, and hand
| ing the soiled hat to the cash boy.
Orme, meantime, was on the point
| of folding the five.dollar bill to put It
| into his pocket book. Suddenly he
| looked at it intently. Written in ink
across the face Of 1t, were the words:
| Remember Person You Pay This To. I"
! The writing was apparently a hur-
ried scrawl, but the letters we're large
| and quite leglble. They appeared to
! have been written on an uneven sur
y l0CO, NJ kA0lo WSA0 U0VSi0A J060~ ssAk~A
breaks In the writing. as u the pen
had slipped.
| This is curious" remarked Orme.
Tho clerk blinked his watery eyss:
anu tucked at tho bill biii la 0rmvA haI.i.
ooh, yes, sir" he explained. Z 10
member that. The gentlRuasn VINO
paid it in this morning called our at
tention to it.,
"If he's the man who wrote this, he
probably doesn't know that there's Q
law against defacng money"
! "Hut it's perfectly good, isn't III"
! inquired the clerk II you.want an
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