The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-29

Haig"
Haig growled again. Service
wants your servicef What you need
n some woman TO come along and
marry you out Of hand and teach you
Katherine Hampden when you had the
chancer
81 never really had the chance" John
replied calmly.
ooh. go to the devilr' And with
characteristic abruptness Haig rose
and walked out ~ the office.
A minute later he reappcar'd TO de
mand. DO you still want tor
want to whatT' said John 50 blank.
~ that Haig again recommended the
devil Ms his ultimate destination and
withdrew.
Out In tho street he stopped long
enough to look back through the win
dow. John was still absentiy jabbing
the Goals. Haig shook his head and
passed on, mutterlng TO the snowy
night:
81 have seen miracle-a man who
has tested. yet believes In the people
and who has loved the same woman
through Ave years. wonder how
long his courage will hold outT
John drew up to the desk and began
q letter. IL did not progress rapidly.
His pen had gone rs far as Replying
TO your favor Of the 10Th inst" when
II fell unnoticed from his fingers He
returned TO his contemplation OF the
FIRE.
He was thinking OF Katherine Hamp-
den. He had been thinking Of her O
great deal lately, after a long period
In which he had kept the remembrance
Of her In the secret. rarely opened
chamber Of his innermost conscious.
ness.
IL had been the easier 20 bury. II not
completely TO forget, the past, because
Katherlne's life and his had not often
crossed. The incident OF the flowers
has been told. One day. q week be-
fore the conversation just narrated.
they had accidentally met.
He was IN the Steel City 20 deliver
his lecture on Civic Responsibility
before one OF the reform bodies that
discussed. but did nothing to alleviate
the city's Ills. For early luncheon he
went Into restaurant where elab-
orate trappIngs and service enabled
the patron to ignore the moderately
well cooked food and immoderately
high prices.
As he was passing through the
foyer he came face 20 face with Kath.
crime Hampden AMI another lady,
whose attire proclaimed her one OF
fashions elect There was a moments
hesitation. and then impulsiveiy Kath.
crime held out her hand. Mutual In.
Quiries concerning each others health
followed. were satisfactorily answered.
and Katherine introduced him 10 her
companion. Mrs. Deland nodded dis
tnntly. as frum a great height, down
upon the rather countrined looking
man who carried the queer. black
alouch hat
This II the Mr.. Dunmeade." Rath.
crime explained
"Oh. Indeed" was the murmured an.
swer. accompanied by a vacuous smile.
Mrs. Deland. II was clear. had never
heard Of 'the Mr.. Dunmeade." Just
then another group entered the foyer
and with scnnt ceremony she escaped
TO Join them. Katherine said:
There Isn't any reason why we
shouldn't have nice. chummy little
chat, II thep1 I am waiting for Mr..
Gregg. who In always late. Shall we
sit down somewheref'
He assented. and they ensconced
themselves on luxurious davenport
with which the foyer was equipped.
He Is still faithful, you see," she
laughed. Obviously she referred TO
Gregg. "They are preparing 10 lay
me on the shelf am almost TWEEN
ty-nine. you may remember. And they
are beginning 10 put me on boards and
committees and things already! II
Is suspected in some quarters that I
rouge"
He smiled his skepticism.
mo. ] don't, though no doubt I'll
come 10 Il In time. About yourself. You
have had some very interesting expert.
ences, haven't you? keep tab ON you
through the newspapers. heard a
man pay you very fine compliment
Ought 10 tell you. I wonder? or do
you receive 50 many that one more
wouldn't interest
1T In when we get few that a com
pllment II dangerous. I'm not sure,
but III risk IT," he said idly.
"Ie said, A man can't keep on
preaching decenCy as earnestly and
bravely as Dunmeade does unless he's
pretty decent sort of chap himself
don't mind telling you II was Mr..
Gregg who said that" She did not add
that Gregg had qualified his compli
ment with, cor course he's crank"
That was kind Of Gregg"
'Iie often speaks OF you. He ad.
mires you and IL very much Interested
In your-career. We may call II that,
mayn't wef'
III you cant think of better word"
He wished II were not necessary 20
bring Gregg's name so often into the
conversatiOn
They talked for few minutes long