The Huttig news., 1910-06-04

WdTMly. fe IS the most uODOFdDit Ltl' low know. If he wasn't so much that way. he would have career before him. He wanted to put on the doors of our offices. BlakeIey and Mcknight. P R. H. which is Poor But Honest"
 From my comparative poverty to the wealth of the girl beside me was l single mental leap. From that wealth to the grandfather who was responsible for 1t was another
 q wonder If you know that I had been to Pittsburg to see your grand father when I met you?" I said
 You" She was surprised
 Yes. And you remember the alli- gator bag that I told you was ex- changed for the one you cut off my arm?" She nodded expectantly. Well. in that valise were the forged Andy Bronson notes. and Mir. Gilmorc's dep osiion that they were forged"
 She was on her feet in an instant In that bag," she cried "Oh, why didn't you tell me that before? Oh, it's so ridiculous. so-so hopeless. Why, l could"
  again. q do not know that am sor- ry, after all, she said after pause. MT. Bronson was a friend of my fa- ther's. I-I suppose 1t was bad thing for you, losing the papers ?"
 Well. it was not good thing. I conceded. While we are on the sub- iect of losing things, do you remem- her-do you know that I still have your gold purse?''
 She did not reply at once The sha- dow of column was over her face, but I guessed that she was staring at me.
 You have it." She almost whis- pered.
 "I picked 1t up in the street car.s said, with a cheerfulness I did not feel "It looks like a very opulent lit- tie purse.'
 Why didn't she speak about the necklace? For just careless word to make me sane again!
 "You!" she repeated, horror-strick en. And then I produced the purse and held it out on my palm.
 q should have sent it to you be- fore, I suppose. but. as you know. have been laid up since the wreck
 We both saw Mcknight at the same moment. He had pulled the curtains aside and was standing looking out at us. The tableau of give and take was unmistakable; the gold purse, her out stretched hand, my own attitude. It was over in second then he came out and lounged on the balcony rail- ing.
 They're mad at me in tbere," he said airily, ESQ came out l suppose 1 the reason they call it bridge is be- cause so many people get cross over | it.'
 The heat broke up the card group soon after. and they all came out for the night breeze. 1 had no more words alone with Alison
 I went back to the Incubator for the night. We said almost nothing on the way home; there was constraint between us for the first time that could remember. It was too early for bed, and so we smoked in the living room and tried to talk of trivial 't&'&oo. <ft VI n iAAit Ofth thooC idfASttb and we sat silent It was Mcknight who finally preached the subject.
 And so she wasn't at Seal Harbor at all"
 Mo-
 Do you know where she was, Lol- lie?"
 Somewhere near Cresson" 1 And that was the purse---her purse with the broken necklace in it?s Yes, it was. You understand, don't you, Rich, that, having given her my word, l couldn't tell yous'
 T understand lot of things" he said. without bitterness. We sat for some time and smoked. Then Richey got up and stretched himself. I'm of to bed, old man," he said. Need any help with that game arm Of yours ?" No. thanks returned. l heard him go into his room and lock the door. It was a bad hour for me. The first shadow between us, and the shadow of girl at that.