New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

that be- seemed 10 be- also cntanglcd with q
Young lady I'm % gold frame, and that the
more he reflected the surcr he was that the
thing for him 90 do was 20 get out Of New
York. before me learned anything more about
himself. 4 few more hours might reveal
the picture Of a young lady IN JcwcIed
frame The two spent the morning search
NJ through the remaining effects Of Lar
rabcc Damon. While CorrIgan was shop
ping. they went through all the pockets in
his clothes. They found plenty Of loose
change. knives. odds and ends Of trinkcts,
and two or three meaningless calling cards;
bat nothing that would throw any more light
than they already had on "P' and his adj
venture.
A FTER luncheon he made ready 20 call
~ on Angela Give He named to himself
half past four as the first moment when he
could dcccntly appear before her; but as he
was ready al half past three he saw no good
reason why he should not reach her pres
cncc al four Such is the faultlcss logic Of a
young man in love He left his apartment
distinctly cxhilaratcd. Half "a square from
the. entrance me- met Wallace and another
Young man. Wallace stopped him with a
good humorcd hail
Hello. VIII, Were YOU coming to see
me-" Damon greeted him.
40, I'm saving myself up for tonight.
You remember Chcatham Of course"
All, yes, said Damon, giving his hand
20 Chcatham
81 should hope YOU would remember one
Of my best pals. remarked Wallace, Con
sidcring what he won from you at bridge IN
my rooms.
Losses sit on me lightly" remarked
Damon "Goodby, Will I've IN engage
mcnt. III sec YOU tonight at eight.
Damon's first impulse WAS 10 wall, up 10
the Bcldon apartment; but IN order not To
disturb the immaculatcncss of his appear
ancc ne called taXlcab, and ordered It to
crawl up Fith-ayc. II was lust four when
me- sent his name mp TO Mrs. Bcldons apart
mcnt, asking to see her and Miss Give.
When he was ushcrcd IN, he saw, 10 his great
JOY, that the drawing room WAS empty of
everyone but Angela. He had hoped for
this; but NE had not cXpcctcdit. At the very
best he had feared the presence OF Frances
Helen.
As Angela came toward him, she seemed
10 him more mystcriously lovely than ever
He had thought that he already knew her
face perfectly; but now he noticed a little
deep spcck in the blue Of her eyes that he
had not seen before, and here and there a
little dark tcndril Of her hair gave out a CLINT
of shadowy gold. Her look met his, and
then for a moment trcmblcd aside. Angela
was humble minded enough, but even she
could not fail To perceive the enthusiastic JOY
his face showed at seeing her.
81 am sorry that Mrs. Bcldon and Mrs.
Chester are still out" she told him. an
fact, they have only just gone.
That's too bad" he said happily.
Angela compressed her lips; then, in spite
Of herself little ripple Of laughter swept
between them. isn't that delightful? You
have fine sense Of humorl" he cried.
But ne would have been equally delighted
if she had revealed none. He was prcdcS-
tined TO admire whatever qualities Angela
should turn out 10 possess.
"You mustn't be personal, Mr.. Sylvester,
she warned him.
He started little at the sound of his own
name. He had been playing Damon 50 hard
that ne had almost forgotten Sylvester.
But | must be personal, Miss Give, he
assured her. There is SO little time left,
and have SO much to make upi'