The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

~ 4ated reyeille had dragged him fror,
lis piankets. Habit had aroused him.
oul ne tnanked the Lord that now he
ouo u IoM over and go back. to sleep.
I ~. Ioiied over, but he could not sleep.
iD.dyhgnt was throbbing across the slly
llke the long roll of the drums. Street
cars were hammering their rails. The
early morning population was opening
tne ,city gates, and the advance guards
oi the commercial armies were hurrvino
to their posts. ~ ''s
1t was impossible for Forbes n Il.
a0ed where so much was going on
! ragged as he was, the air was electric
and he had everything to see.
lie pred his heavy legs from III. b.d,
and clenched his muscles in strenuous
exercise while his tub filled with cold
water. He came out of it renewed anG
exultant
When ne was dressed and in III. hall
he surprised the chambermaids at Their
sweeping. They were running vacuum
cleaners like little lawn mowers over IN.
! rugs.
He walked to Fifth avenue. It wa.
Sparsely Peopled now, and even its
shops were still closed. The homes were
sound asleep, save for an occasional
tousled servant yawning at an area, OF
gathering morning papers from the sill
| he walked to Central Park. The foil
age here was wide awake and all alert
with the morning wind Forbes crossed
bridges and followed winding paths that
led HIM leagues from city life, though
the cliffs OF the big hotels and apartment
houses were visible wherever he turned
Cn one arch he paused to. watch cav
aicade OF pupils from a riding school
lie was surprised to see them out so
early. Other single equestrians came
along the bride path, rising and falling
. from their park saddles in the park
manner
( There were few women riding, and
few OF these rode sidewise. He was
used to seeing women astride in the
/ W est but here they did not wear divid-
ed skirts and sombreros: they wore
/ smart derby hats, long-tailed coats. rid
/ ing trousers, and puttees.
| Coming toward him he noted what he
I supposed to be an elderly man and his
SON They were dressed almost eysctly
alike. As they approached. he saw that
the son was a daughter The breeze
blew back the skirts OF her coat and as
. far as garb was concerned she was as
much a man as the whIte-mustached cav
alier, alongside.
He clutched the rail hard. The girl
was Persis, different. yet the same.
There was a quantity attractive boyish-
ness about her now. an unsuspected
/ athleticism. her hair was gathered un-
der her hat. her throat was clasped by
white stock Her cutaway coat was
buttoned tightly over d manly bosom.
and her waist was not waspish Her
legs were strong. and gripped the horse
we'll
He could hardly believe that the lu,-
ciously beautiful siren he had seen with
hare shoulders and bosom. and clinsing
skirts. the night before. was this trinlv
buttOned-up Youth in breeches and
boots. Could an orchid and hollyhock
be one and the same
Her eyes were turned full upon him
when she looked up before she passed
under tine bridge.
He hurried to the other side OF the
bridge. to catch her glance when she
turned her head. But she did not look.
She was talking to the elderly man at
her side. She was singing out heartily:
Wake up. old boy. III beat YOU to
the next policeman"
The old boy put spurs to his horse,
and they dwindled at a gallop.
Forbes watched her till the trees at
the turn in the bride path quelched her
from hi. sight TIE light went out OF
hi, sky with her
She had looked at HIM and not re-
membered him. He would have known
= II she had meant 10 snub him. He had
not even that distinction. He was mere
" one OF tire >tarers always gazing at
her
Forbes lett the bridge and lett the
park. h"mbled to nausea His cheeks
were % scarlet that the conductor on
the Seventh avenue car stared at him.
He could not hear to walk back to his
hotel. When he reached there he went
to hi, room. deIected. There was moth
ing IN the town to interest him. New
\ ORR Vas as cold and heartleSs as re-
port had made it,
He realized that he was very tired.
lie lay down on his bed 4 mercy OF
sleep blOtted out his woes. II seemed 10
be only moment later but II was high
noon when his telephone woke him. He
thought il an alarm clock, and sat up
bewildered TO fnd himself where he was
and with all his clothes on.
FROM the telephone when re reached
it, came the voice oi Ten Eyck.
That YOU. Forhe,y2 Did | get you
out OF bedo Sorry, have an invita-
tion for YOU You made hell OF a hit
with Miss Cabot last night. | know 1t,
because Little Willie Is disguised with
YOU. Winifred says she is thinking OF
marrinc YOU herself. and Mrs. Neff
saws YOU can he her third husband. if
YOU Will Meanwhile. they want you to
have tea with uS somewhere, and more
darcine>. Wish | could ask YOU to take
breakfast with me at the club, but l was
boa ked up before met you. Save to-
morrow ior me though. eh2 I'll call for
YOU thi> afternoon abour !. eh Right-oi
B, ="
She had not forgotten him! She had q,
been impressed by him! 1t was small
wonder that she had not known him this
morning Had he not thought her
young man at first Besides. she had
had only glance OF him. and he was
not dressed as she had seen him first
The man thing was that she wanted
10 see him again. she wanted to dance
with him again. She had betrayed such
a liking for him that the miserable runt
OF Little Willie had been jealous.
What a splendid city New York wasl
How hospitable, how ready to welcome