The herald., 1912-10-03
ry; they were in color like the violets

~; they were in color like the violets
on her coat
No she said ioyfuIly.
Then dine with me"
mo" with me-" interposed the sec.
ond quickly.
The third said nothing, but in his
eyes was a steady purpose and she
looked up and saw it there
Shall | dine with YOU a'l?" But
her look sought his again with 4 hint
Of challenge
There was moment OF hesitation
which the girl did not understand at
all. but the three mon underst God only
too well. And the first man looked at
the second. and they both looked at
the third for ii was vacation and the
big game was just over and their
finances were sadly low.
THAT would not do at all" said the
third man decidedly. we must have
a council of war. We will report
progress in a few moments"
So it happened that they withdrew
hurriedly to the smoking car. and
there they put their heads and their
pOcketbOoks together. and became
aware of a very sad fact indeed For
their united finances turn and twist
them how they would. We're only
enough for one OF them to dine as a
gentleman should In the company OF
a very pretty girl The others must
go dinneTleSs to bed
Which should be the lucky man?
1--WE must decide by lot" said the
third man again, and because the sug-
gestion was his he claimed the right
TO oversee the drawing
He tore three strips of paper of diff
ferent lengths and placed them in his
hat. holding it out 70 them.
THE short one wins" he announced
The first man drew carelessly, and
looked at the long slip in his hand
with a smile and a shrug of the shout
ders.
The second man drew carefully, and
the sight of another long slip called
from him an exclamation of regret
But the third man looked at his
short strip reverently. He folded 1t
up and put 1t into his pocket.
Lucky dog!" said the first man
gaily.
81 envy you." murmured the second
The third mans face was full of
light.
IL can't lose" he said
Then it followed that the third man
| collected all the dimes and quarters
of the other two, and made his way
back to the car. where the very pref
| ty girl sat waiting.
$50 you are the one" she said, but
she did not look disappointed.
YES" he answered, 81 am the
one"
He guided her down the aisle OF
that car and across to the diner. And
| the unlucky two followed at a dis
lance, for they were very, very hun
cry.
| gotten their hungry brethren, neither
| did they take much interest in the
bountiful dinner placed before them,
so that those watching burned with a
desire to take from them the steak
/ and salad they so little appreciated.
For the man sat looking into the vio-
let eyes of the girl, and the girl toyed
with her fork and listened to the
words he was saying, while her color
came and went.
So when the watchers could in no
way gain their notice they crept sad
! ~ away and were fain to return to
! the smoker. And behold, as they pass
ed the seat of the very pretty girl,
their gaze fell on partly opened bag,
and from the bag protruded the end
of a plump yellow banana.
1t was long before the very pretty
girl came back to her seat, and when
she did, her cheeks were glowing
with a lovely color. 1t was longer
still before she missed the bananas.
Even then her suspicious glance fell
upon and wrongly accused two inno-
cent urchins across the aisle.
AS for the two real culprits, she had
forgotten their existence. She had
| forgotten the dinner their money had
purchased-she had fogotten every
thing but the look in the eyes of the
man who didn't know her-because he
loved her.