Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-07

man. I've nothing to pawn.
 I'm all cut up about this Miss" as she rose to Miss"
 Sargent" she supplied
 Miss Sargent" his fine eyes all mis- cry. T hope it won't happen again. But I'm glad you came. You've helped me, somehow. in several ways" A gleam of amusement shot across his face. You'll see one of the ways as you go out attended by all the salaams due client"
 Anne Sargent smiled to herself remi niseently when she reached the ctreet. She. too. had points of view Tailor Halls, Allan Forrester's and a curiously mixed one of her own. She had failed when her position depend ed upon success. But it had been a pleasant failure. All day she smiled that reminiscent smile and when she returned to the ofhee Tailor Hall near y went off his head to learn that young sport Forester had loosed up to the extent of two dollars. h spite of diplomatic arrangements to the contrary. the next months state ment went out crediting Forester with | this.
 Anne met him in the street one day and was rather self conscious but he walked with her to her car and they talked as though inspired about al most anything but finances. She de- cided he no longer looked at his bills.
 They met frequently after that. Sc often in fact that had Anne been more conceited and Allan less spontaneous Tn his evident delighted surprise. it would have appeared as though he | haunted her path He tried in every | possible way to get her to ask him to call. But almost unconsciously she gave him to understand that she was not of his class.
 Meanwhile, from mixed motives Anne made monthly payments on his tailor bill. She told herself it was to keep her own job. but she knew it was ] not exclusively that | Three months had gone by with sur. i prising ranidity and the last of the monthly statements had gone out when an imperative summons came for ] Anne at the phone. It was Forester who commanded, begged, caioled her ! to come to his oflce-for obvious reas. ous he could not come to her She ] thought at first she could not go ! she knew he had discovered her folly that appeared suddenly shameless but she knew, too, that he would look her i up at her boarding place, if she did not go. She was not very proud of 1 her boarding place, so she went
 After he had leaped to his feet and i gripped both her hands, he dived into a drawer. bringing up the tell-tale bill.
 ! What made you?" he cried accus- ingly. T don't deserve it. But, gee, it was bully of you!"
 She had intended to deny it
 'I-I have brothers,' she admitted weakly.
 ! T had a real client yesterday" he said, hunching confdentially on the | corner of the desk nearest her. He gave me this handing out ten-dollar bill. Its yours"
 "Oh. mo-" she shrank away from it No, indeed. l couldn't think of it. [ Then, at the pained look that crossed his face You need 1t to buy din. ners. You don't know how thin you are. You must take care of your. self"
 ! She had not realized how earnest. ly she spoke till he met her eyes, dumb gratitude and real tears in their clear depths.
 You are the only one in the world who really cares" he almost whisper. ed Then fercely: Those society buds bleed you and the tailors dun you. oh, for half sou I'd get down to reality What does it cost you to live?" he broke ofT suddenly.
 Five a week" she laughed with re lief.
 1 lie looked at her with 8 slow smile. Gee. I could keep a wife for what it costs me. say" impulsiyely. Let's try it"
 Isn't this"
 Rather sudden ?' he finished, smil ing down at her. Not so very. You know me better than anybody on earth -honest-and I like you better than any one l ever saw. Really. I--I think you're the girl for me. Won't you think about it?"
 Yes; enough to pay the next install ment, she gibed, stepping aside for an aggressive parsonage who elbowed through the door. Forester gave him one comprehensive glance and leaned over her.
 You won't have to," he murmured I've been batting him for six months. Then aloud. That offer stands good Miss Sargent I mean to see that you accept it. |" Good morning"