The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

the charitable institution where she h. d
been employed and had again disap-
peared.
Lee sent his trunks to the Army and
Navy Cub, which was Immediately
around the corner from the recruiting
office in sixth avenue, and began dis
charging kilograms at every one who
had ever known Frances Gardner. The
net result was discouraging. In the
year and a half in which he had been
absent every friend Of the girl he
| sought had temporarily changed his
place of residence or was permanently
dead.
Meanwhile his arrival by the transport
was announced in the afternoon papers
At the wharf an admring trooper had
| told a fine tale Of his conduct at the
battle of the crater and reporters called
at the cub to see him. He did not dis
| courage them, as he hoped through
| them the fact Of his return might be
made known to Frances. She might
| send him a line of welcome, and he
would discover her whereabouts. But
| though many others sent him hearty
greetings from her there was no word.
On the second day after his arrival
| one OF the kilograms was answered in
person by friend Of Mrs. Stedman
| lie knew only that she had been in New
| York, that she was very poor and in Ill
| health, that she Stunned all of her
| friends and was earning her living as
| the matron Of some sort of club for
working girls lie did not know the
name of it,
on the third day there was still no
| news. ON the fourth Lee decided that
the next morning he would advertise,
lie would say only: will Mrs. Arthur
Stcdman communicate with Messrs. Full
| Ter a. Fuller" Fuller a. Fuller were his
| lawyers.
| That afternoon he remained until
| o'clock at the recruiting office, and when
| he left II the electric street lights were
burning brightly. \ heavy damp snow
was falling, and the lights and the fall
ing flakes and the shouts of drivers and
the toots of taNicabs made for the man
, rom the tropics a welcome homecom-
| ing.
| Instead of returning at once [. his
club he slackened his steps. The shop
windows of Sixth avenue hung with
Christmas garands. and colorcd lamps
glowcd like open fircplaces. Lee passed
slowly before them. glad that he had
been able to get back at such a season.
For the moment he had forgotten the
woman he sought and was conscious
only of his surroundings.
He had paused in front of the window
| of pawnshop. over the array of
cheap jewelry, of banjos, shotguns and
razors his eyes moved idly. And then
they became transhNed and staring. In
the very front of the window, directly
under his nose, was IA furnished silver
loving cup. ON it was engraved, Mixed
Doubles, Agawamsett, 1870
In all the worll there were only two
such cups and as th"uEh he were dodg
ing the slash Of IA bOlo Lee leaped into
the shop. Many precious seconds were
wasted in persuading Mrs. Cohen that
he did not believe the cup had been
stolen; that he was not from the Cen
trail Office; that he believed the lady
who had pawned the cup had come 10y
II honestly; that he meant no harm t.
the lady; that he meant no harm to Mrs
Cohen; that, much as the young lac
may have needed the money Mrs. Cohen
had loaned her on the cup, he needed
the address of the young lady stlll more
Mrs. Cohen retired behind a screen
and Lee was conscious that from the
other side of II the whole family o,
ICohcns were taking his measurements
He approved of their efforts to protect
the owner Of the cup, but not from him.
He offered If one Of the younger
ICohcns would take him to the young
lady, To let him first ask her II she would
receive Capt. Lee, and for his service he
would give the young Cohen uatold gold
He exhibited the untold gold. The
young Cohen choked at the sight and
sprane into the seat beside the driver
OF a taNiCah.
ITO the Working Girls Home on
Tenth street" he commanded.
That for very few dollars she had
traded the cup from which she had
sworn never to part did not concern
him. Having parted from him. what
she did with "A silver mug Wa, Of litt,o
consequence. 1t was of significance
only in that II meant she was poor
And that she was either an inmate ol
a matron of lodging house for work
ing girls also showed she was poor.
Il He had been told that was her condi.
} tlon and that she was in il health
and that from all who loved her SHE