The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Your friend Mr.. Ward she began
abruptly IN a whisper. "is the rudest.
mos, III bred person ever met. when
| talked to MIN TIE other day ! thought
he was nice. He was nice But he has
behaved ah0minably a boor-like a
su'ky child Has he no sense of humor?
/ r cause ! played a Joke on him, is that
any reason why he should hur; me-
! Hurt Vou?" exclaimed little Hoi-
worthy in amazement. Don't be ridicu-
/ lous' How could he hurt you? why
: should you care how rude he is Wards
clever fellow hu, ne fauci h.ms, H.
Hes conceited Hes too good looking
and a cot Of silly women have made such
"A fuss over him s. when one Of them
laughs az him he can't und rstand IT,.
That's the trouble | could see that
when 7 was telling him"
Telling him!" repeated Miss Flag
Telling him what"
About what a funny story YOU made
! Of IT," explained Howorthy. About his
having rho nerve to ask YOU 10 feed the
monkeys and to lunch with him"
Miss Flagg interrupted with a gasp
lng intake ~ her breath.
"Oh'" she said softly $3.50 YOU
told him hat, did Won? Ard-what else
dli you tel MIN
"Oniv what you told US that he said
the day could not begin too soon. that
he said he wouldn't let you he n mani
cure and wash the hands Of men who
rent NJ 10 wash the streets you
walked on"
There was d pause
Did tell you he said that?" breathed
Anita FlaEg.
You know you did" said Holworthy.
There was another pause.
IL must have been mad" said the girl.
There was a longer pause and Hol-
worthy shifted uneasily.
I'm afraid YOU are angry" he ven
turcd,
Angry" exclaimed Miss Flaeg. IT
should say was angry -bu; not with
YOU. I'm very much pleased with you
At the end OF the act I'm going to let
you take me out into the lobby
With his arms tightly folded Sam sat
staring unhapp,y at the stage and see
d ing nothing He was sorry for himself
because Anita FlagG had destroyed his
ideal Of a sweet and noble woman-and
ne was sorry for Miss Flagg because q
man had been rude 20 her Thai hs
happened TO be that man did not make
his sorrow and Indignation the less in
, tense and indeed. so miserable was he
and so miserable were his looks that his
friends on the stage considered 81 ndine
him a note offering, II he would take
himself out Of the front row, TO give
him back his money al the box office.
! When the curtain fell he SIN remained
seated. IL knew before the second act
there was an nterminable wait, but he
. did not want TO chance running inc
Holworthy in the lobby and he told him
SELF II would be rude to abandon Sister
Anne. But he now was not 50 conscious
Of the imaginary Sister Anne "a OF the
actual box party on his near right, who
. were laughing and chattering voubly
He wondered whether they laughed AT
hlm--whether Miss Flagg were again
entertaining them at his expense again
making his advances appear ridiculous
He was so sure OF It that he flushed
Indignantly He was glad he had been
rude.
And then, at his elbow, there was the
rustic Of silk, and a beautiful figure, all
IN black velvet, lowered above him, then
crowded past him, and sank into the
empty scat at his side. He was toe
startled to speak--and Miss Anita F'agG
emed "a understand that and to wish
10 give him time, for, without regard
ing him N the least, and as though t.
; ,stablsh the fact hat she had come tC
stay she began calmly and deliberately
TO remove the b. Il like ha,. This ac-
complished, she bent toward him, her
eyes looking straight into his, her smil,
roproaCh!ng him In the familiar ton,
Of an old and dear friend she said to him
gently:
This Is the day you planned for me
Don't yon think you've wasted quite
enough OF ~"
Sam looked back into the eyes ant
saw In hem no trace OF laughter or o.
t mockery but, Instead gent. reproo
I and appellant something else that
J in turn, begged OF him 10 be gentle,
For u moment, too disturbed to speak
he looked at her. miserably remorsc
, fully