The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-30


= checked IT," said NicnoiYon. Z
thought Il would come on the same
train"
"You WHAT" asked the other
Checked H." answered Nicholson
displaying a stub.
Il don't know what you mean by
checking IT," replied his friend. If
you had a guard put your bag into
the baggage-yan Il must have come.
Why-good heavens. man. don't you
see that you left Il al the parcels
room2 It's waiting for you there, no
doubt. and II will cost you twopence
a day until you get H."
Bewlldered and disgusted. Nichol'
son suffered himself 10 be dragged on
TO HIS friends house. He bought an
OUTFIT and determined 10 return via
Oxford when he concluded his round
OF visits. And IN the enthusiasm %
the nights meeting he almost forgot
his troubles.
The following morning he saw this
advertisement In the Coventry papers:
III the gentleman who took away
ladys shoe from the Queens hotel.
oxford. will return Il 20 It's owner. no
questions will be asked. Address NJ
NJ. Leicester. Reward II required"
Leicester was Nlcholson's last stop
ping place. He resolved 20 explain by
letter and arrange to meet Miss Mar
tin there. Meanwhile his friend told
him that II would be possible 10 have
the bag forwarded 10 the station
there. Accordingly Nicholson wrote
an apologetic letter 10 the poste res
tante. and then continued his Journey.
Four days later he descended at
Leicester station. Al the post office
he found a communication from Miss
Martin.
Miss Martin will be glad 10 see
Mr. Nicholson at the Temperance ho-
tel. provided he brings her shoe with
him"
Nicholson found the missing suit
case, slung II iAto a cab and hurried
to the hotel Miss Martin came into
the parlor.
Nicholson was hardly artlculate
when he saw her. They had never
stood face to face before. Now Miss
Martins face was covered with
bushes. which followed each other
across It with remarkable rapidity.
II am really very sorry" explained
Nicholson. 1T was that fool Boots
fault. He thought"
He cursed himself for a donkey
under his breath, for he could see that
Miss Martin understood quite well
what Boots had thought. But she
only said icily:
VIII you kindly give me my shoe?"
Nicholson opened the suitcase and
took out the shoe, wrapped neatly in
paper
Il am very sorry to have caused you
so much trouble" he said. you un-
derstand It was not my fault. don't
you?"
IN tell you in a minute" Miss Mar
tin answered. kindly wait. 1t is no
use attempting to pass me, because
you viii be stopped by the doorkeeper.
He knows"
What do you mean?" Nicholson de-
manded.
For answer Miss Martin carefully
extracted the shoe from the parcel
and, to NichoIson's surprise, began to
unscrew the heel. The heel came Of.
and out of the hollow interior there
fell one, two, three, four. five hundred
dollar bills.
;Oh, thank heaven" she cried. "T
was down to my last dollar. Oh-h-h!"
And suddenly Miss Martin went into
that very closely resembled
Mysteries. And before Nicholson
knew what he was doing he found
himself bending over her and implor-
ing her to be calm.
Can you ever forgive me?" she
pleaded.
Why wouldn't you speak to me
on the boat?" he asked.
Because I was so afraid" she an
swered, 81 knew Europe was full OF
confidence men, and you-you looked
at my shoes so hard. I put the shoes
outside to bluff you, because thought
i thought you would never dream
that would put the shoe with the
money in it outside the door And,
and--I thought you had followed me-"
Il didn't" answered Nicholson bold
ly, but, as a fellow-countryman, I'm
going to now, to see that you don't
get into any more trouble and-for
other reasons"
And something in the girls look en-
couraged him to believe that she was
not wholly unwilling.
Copyright 1914 by W G. Chapman1
Unless All Sidns Fail