Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

| novel. And I shant get up till noon
It's chicken-Sunday-so mother will
| have one of her good dinners. Can't you
| girls just imagine it?'
Eve could indeed. well imagine it.
Tears rushed to her tired eyes as she
6uttened up her old coat She stumbled
she went down stairs toward the street
door. Tonight Eve had to put forth
unusual exertion to force ii open. She
was struggling with it when quick. light
steps battered down the stairs behind
her. The next instant she felt herself
thrust aside. the door swung wide and
Beatrice Scott, without a word of apol-
ogy. went out past her Eve caught
glimpse of tall, slender figure waiting
outside. Looking, she forgot to snatch
her hand away and the heavy door
| her fingers in a cruel. crushing grasp.
One cry escaped her. too faint for any
| one to hear. But instantly. as IT in
response TO ii. the door was opened and
her hand released. She saw a dark face
| and Beatrice behind ii before she sank
| into unconsciouSneSS.
When she opened her eyes she was
| in a doctors office. He was saying:
! Too bad; it's her right hand. 1t Will
throw her out of work for some time.
1T was a piece of cruel carelessness.
| said another voice And with surprise
| she realized that the fioorwalker was
there with her. Then she remembered
| that it must have been he who opened
| the door and freed her hand. She looked
! up at the dear, dark face. trying 10
| smile bravely. for all the cruel throb in
| her MANNED hand. She noticed that the
humorous dents were gone at the cor
ners of his mouth. which looked stern
and hard and straight
How did / get over here" she ask
ed, family. Il don't remember walk
| ing
you didn't walk / carried you.'
oh, / must have been pretty heavy.
You We're light as feather
| with some soothing. strong smelling
stuff She was beginning TO feel bet
| ter 1T wasn't Beatrice's fault, she
said.
quickly. May 1 use your phone
minute, doctor?'
Help yourself" said the doctor.
/ So. as by magic. taxfcab was wait
ONCE laE 10r Eve ~"eA S"e came ''
There was a brief. blissful ride to
Mrs. Cortigan.s: II almost made Eve
(, that there would not be any pay en-
velope now for some time. just when
she needed it most. Before the gaunt,
alight with exquisite Difference.
Don't worry about anything he said
/ I'll see that your absence at the store
is explained and your. place held open
for you Don't worry
| This time there was real brightness
in her smile Il won't-if you tell me
4 not she SdIU
] The next afternoon she was called
down to the parlor to see a caller. She
went expecting to find a girl from the
store And instead. she found-him,
Il felt anxious to see how you were.
he said as they shook handS-left hand
\ ed. Here's something to help you fight
your loneliness" And he put a box in
| her hand
1t was only candy. but Eve looked
as glad and astonished as If she had
been presented with gold or diamonds
She looked down into the dainty sweet
4 ness then up at him. It's the first
1 box of candy / ever had given to me-"
| she said
/ liked to hear her say that. But Eve
| blushed. thinking that she had made an
unnecessary display of her unsophisti-
| cation.
| with the candy to fill in the pauses.
| Eve found 1T quite easy to talk to him.
Other people came into the room and he
| moved over to the sofa beside her. that
they might be able to talk without being
heard. Nothing urges an exchange of
confidence between two young people
Eve found herself telling him every
thing-how she had come to the city. and
what lonely. hard time she had had
ever since. And she found that he was
i telling her just much in return. More,
even for. he mentioned Beatrice Scott.
she's pretty classy" he said. with
frank boyishness. and I thought 1 was
going to like her better and better
But that night she let the door back on
your hand-I saw 1t all. you know
and the way she has acted since-well.
1T opened my eyes. My mother raised
me to be honest and to look out for the
other fellow sometimes as well as my
self all the time. BY the way. want
you to meet my mother. She's coming
up to town Wednesday. Can't you go
to dinner with us and to the theater