Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29

and-nOW- On! what am l TO do. ana
she leaned her head YEARLY upon her hand.
NOV, seeing her distress, Adam, all sturdy
loyalty that he was, must needs sigh IN
sympathy, and fell once more to twisting his
hat until he had fairly wrung it out of all
semblance to its kind, twisting and scrcwing
it between his strong hands as though he
would fam wiring out of 1T some solution to
the problem that SO perplexed his mistress.
Then all at once the frown vanished from
his brow, his grip loosened upon his unfortu
nate hat, and his eye frightened with a sud
den CLEAN.
miss Anthea," said he, drawing step
nearer and lowering his voice mysteriously,
"supposing as | was to tell you that c did
want that furnitur an wanted it
bado"
snow, how can he, Adamo 1t isn't as
shaking her head. "His home is thousands
of miles away, he is an American, and be
sides
"Ah! but then even Amcrican-may get
married. Miss Anthea, Ma am, said Adam.
"Married!' she repeated glancing up
very quickly. adam what do you mean?'
"Why. you must know" began Adam,
wringing at his hat again, "cvcr since the
day | found him asleep in your hay, Miss
Anthea Ma am, Mr.. Belloo has been very
kind and-friendly like. Mr.. Belloo an
me ave smoked good many sociable pipes
together, an when men smoke together,
Miss Anthca, they likewise talk together
ayes? Well?" said Anthea rather breath
lessly, taking up pencil that happened to
be lying near to hand.
Sand Mr. Belloo," continued Adam, heav-
lily, "Mr. Beloo has done me the-the
honor" here Adam paused to give an extra
twist to his hat, "the honor, Miss Anthea ="
ayes, Adam.
@Of confding to me is 'opes, said Adam
slowly, finding it much harder to frame his
we'll meaning falsehood than he had sup
posed, "his-h-o-p-c-s 'opes, Miss Anthea of
settling down very soon, an of marryin' a
fine young lady an e as 'ad is eye on a
goodish time, 'aving knowed her from child
hoods hour, Miss Anthca, and as lives up
to Lon on
"Yes-Adam!"
consequently, e bought all your furni
tur' to set up ousckeepin don't We sce?'
soft, and gentle as ever; but the pencil was
tracing meaningless scrawls in her shaking
fingers.
$50 you don't ave to be nowise back ard
about keepin' the money Miss Anthea.7
ooh, mono, of course not. Ii under
stand, it was-just a-business transaction"
"Ah, that's it-a business transaction"
nodded Adam. $50 you'll put the money a
one side to help pay off the mortgage, eh,
Miss Anthea?"
"Ycs"
"If the ops comes up to what they prom
Use to come up to- you'll be able to get rid of
Old Grimes for good an all, Miss Anthca.
ayes, Adam
"An' you be quite easy in your mind now.
Miss Anthea-about keepin the money!
quite! Thank you, Adam for-telling
me. You can go now
"Why, then goodnight Miss Anthea,
Ma am, the mortgage is as good as paid
there amt no such ops nowhere near SO
good as our'n be. An you're quite free o
care, an 'appy eartcd, Miss Anthea?"
"Quite-oh, quite, Adam
But when Adams heavy tread had died
away, when she was all alone, she behaved
rather strangely for one 50 free of care and
happy hearted. Something bright and glis
tcning spashed upon the paper before her,
the pencil slipped from her fingers, and,
with sudden, choking cry, she swayed for
ward and hid her face in her hands
CHAPTER XVI. In Which Adam Proposes
a Game
TO be, or not to be-" Bellcw leaned