The Washington herald., 1913-11-24
DAILY SHORT STORY

little woman. 1 intend to pay you
damages. I'll do anything that is fair
II will be worth quite lot to me if you
keep still about it"
"Oh. dear" the girl was wailing. ap.
parently not listening to his explana-
ton. what lot of trouble. Why did
we do II? But MIR. Van Dorm, you are
headed toward the hospital. and if you
leave me there they will make you say
who you are. II they don't, they will
take the number OF your car. Couldn't
you-oh. please, don't let them find out.
Stop at the drug store and get some
spirits If ammonia. 1t doesn't hurt much
yet. and then l can get back by myself
and I'll say l stumbled and broke it
anything"
You are one girl in a million" said
Maddox.
Take me to the club house and let
me slip IN there. No one need know. In
few minutes more they had reached
the front OF the college settlement club
for working girls in the Van Dorm fac
tories. Just as she was slipping out
OF the car he remembered his duty &c
her. II must see you later" he said.
somehow. OF course, 1 Will pay you.
Here he tried to slip all his available
cash into her hand without counting
II, but she pulled away. quick, what
Is your name? Where can 1 md you?
Anna Macy" she faltered, Just care
of the Girls Club
The next day, still elated with the
thought that he had narrowly escaped
a family disgrace and bearing one or
two cuts and bruises which he ascribed
TO a little spiII'' he had had in his new
motor. he went to inquire at the Girls
Club for Anna Macy, only to find that
she was unknown there. week OF
mental unrest followed that ended in tor
ment. He had played a coward in not
bearing the brunt of the whole thing.
He was a cad, he told himself and she
was adorable. She had thought only of
him, of how to let him out. Why didn't
she want to see him again, when he
was so eager?"
He recalled the look she had given
him when she challenged him to fol-
low her. What an insight it had given
him into the hearts Of factory girls who
could mingle such spirit OF daring with
such reserve as she had later shown.
When he was still preOccupied and
distraught he found himself one night
at a debutante dinner party given by his
younger married sister. Il want you to
go down with Vivien Dion" his sister
told him. she is the prettiest and the
richest girl here. but her arms in sling
she tripped on A rug in her dressing
room one highland 1 am afraid she
feels seh-conscious. You will make her
feel at ease. She didn't want to come.
but her mother made her. If you were
any other man you would fall in love
with her, but of course you are hope
less"
Maddox saw first the laughing dark
eyes, then the red lips and then the
sling gracefully covered with a fiimsy
scarf, as his sister led him to Vivien's
side. 1t surely was. Maddox knew IN
that glance, Anna Macy. He clasped her
hand.
Don't say a word about il. promise.
she said breathlessly. Il was crazy for
some excitement. and l work in the
Girls Club, so / went out that night
Mother thought was in my room all
the time. Then when l left you l ran
all the way home, 1 think, crept in the
servants entrance"
81 never thought you were that sort
of girl said Maddox. looking at her
with unbidden admiration. You are
foolish child to talk to strangers
Il never thought that you were that
sort, either" said Vivien, but ! ike you
better because l know you are"
AM / adore you" said Maddox.
have been in love with you for the last
ten days"
what fun" said Vivien. as they start
ed down to timer. Because I am ever
50 much in love with you