The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-06-11
She appeared thoughtful.

remember Where you met She
stopped suddenly, a swift lbok of ap-
prehension In her eyes.
He failed to note the look or the
broken sentence. He was searching
in his coat pocket for something. Sc
lecting q letter from the middle of q
small pocket, he held 1t out to her.
Il sketched this from memory. She
posed all too briefly for me-" he said.
On the back of the envelope was a
remarkably good likeness of Hetty
-Castleton, done broadly, sketchily,
with crayon point, evidently drawn
with haste while the impression was
fresh, but long after she had passed
out of range of his vision.
II know her." said Sara quietly.
"It's very clever, Mr.. Booth"
There is something hauntingly IA
miliar about it," he went on, looking
at the sketch with frown Of perplex-
ity. 1--WE seen her somewhere, but
for the life of me l can't place her.
Perhaps in a crowded street, or the
theater, or a railway train-just a
f1eeting glimpse, you know. But in
any event l got lasting impression.
Queer things like that happen, don't
you think so?"
Mrs. Wrandall leaned forward and
spoke to Leslie. AS he turned, che
handed him the envelope, without
comment
Great Scott" he exclaimed.
"Mr. Booth is a mind reader" she
explained. He has been reading
your thoughts, dear boy"
Booth understood, and grinned.
You don't mean to say" began
the dumfounded Leslie, still staring
at the sketch. Upon my word. it's a
wonderful likeness, old chap. l didn't
know you'd ever met her."
Met herr" cried Booth, an amiable
conspirator. 1--WE never met her."
See here, don't try anything like
that on me. How could you do this
If you've never seem"
He is a mind reader" cried Sara
Haven't you been thinking of her
steadily for-well, we'll say ten min
utes?" demanded Booth. ~~
Leslie reddened "Nonsense"
That's a mental telepathy SKETCH"
said the artist, complacently.
When did you do that"
This instant, you might say. See!
Here is the crayon point. l always
carry one around with me for just
such"
"All right" said Leslie blandly, at
the same time putting the envelope in
his own pocket; well let it SO at
that. If you're 30 clever at mind pic
lures you can go to work and make
another for yourself. / mean to keep
this one"
'I say" began Booth, dismayed.
"One's thoughts are his own" said
the happy possessor of the sketch. He
turned his back on them.
Sara was contrite. "He will never
give it up" she lamented.
rs he really hard hit?" asked Booth
in surprise.
Il wonder" mused Sara.
"Of course he's welcome to the
sketch, confound him"
Would you like to paint herr"
rs this commission
Hardly. l know her, that's all.
She is a very dear friend"
my heart is set on painting some
one else, Mrs. Wrandall."
"Oh!"
When 1 know you better I'll tell
you who she is"
Gould you make a sketch of this
other one from memory?" she asked
lightly.
II think so. I'll show you one this
evening. have my trusty crayon
about me always, as / said before"
Later in the afternoon Booth came
face to face with Hetty. He was de-
scending the stairs and met her com
ing up. The sun streamed in through
the tall windows at the turn In the
stairs, shining full in her uplifted face
as she approached him from below.
He could not repress the start OF
amazement. She was carrying a box
of roses in her arms-red roses whose
stems protruded far beyond the end
of the pasteboard box and reeked of
fragrant dampness.
Sne gave hlm a shy, startled smile
as she passed. He had stopped to
make room for her on the turn. Some
what dazed, he continued on his way
down the steps, to suddenly remember
with a twinge of dismay that he had
not returned her polite smile, but had
stared at her with most unblinking
fervor. In no little shame and en-
barrassment he sent a swift glance
over his shoulder. She was walking
close to the banister rail on the floor
above. AS he glanced up their eyes
met, for she too had turned to peer.
Leslie Wrandall was standing near
the foot of the stairs. There was an
eager, exalted look in his face that
slowly gave way to well-assumed un-
concern as his friend came upon him
and grasped his arm.
~ say. Leslie. is she STAYING here?''