Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-06

table and you took it up and pinned
on your veil with it,"
'I must have said something about
it at the time" protested Helen.
80, yes, you did; something about
returning 1t safely. 1 don't exactly
remember. or course ! thought you
would remember; but as you didn't
there was nothing else to do but re-
mind you of it." The tone was almost
insolent, and yet not a thing had been
said that Helen could take exception
to. She hardly knew what to say
next.
Helen Cannot Remember Anything of
the Kind
II don't recollect anything of the
kind" she said again. little lamely,
'and 1 looked through all my things
as soon as L received your note, but
there was nothing thet l could find"
No doubt the thing will come to
light OF course. | shouldn't have
mentioned 1t at all, but it was rather
a valuable thing and hated to think
of losing it,"
Are you sure that 1t wasn't some
one else who borrowed it?" Helen
asked the question hopefully.
mo, indeed; l remember the Incl
dent quite perfectly, Mrs. Curtis. OF
course. if you have lost it.
But 1 couldn't have lost it. TIL
look through everything again and
let you know. Mrs. Thurston. OF
course, l can send you a new one if
anything has happened to this one,
and"-
please don't bother to do that"
The words came icily. "It would be
impossible to replace the pin; I
should never think of trying; it was
an heirloom
Helen hung up the receiver with
her mind in a turmoil. New compli-
cations had arisen. If Mrs. Thurston
would not allow her to replace the
pin, then she, Helen, would be placed
in very awkward position, for Mrs.
Thurston would never let the thing
rest. What could she do? Would
Warren remember it if she had ever
borrowed thing from Mrs. Thurston?
No, for Warren hated borrowing of
any kind and he would have been
furious If Helen had ever mentioned
such a thing. The elevator came up
and someone stepped out and stopped
before their door. 1t couldn't be War
rem, thought Helen, suddenly glanc-
but yes, it was, as she heard the ac-
customed click of the latch.
Hello" he said. coming into the
room, what are you sitting in here
for?"
How did you happen to come home
so early, dear, I'm all alone, Nora has
taken Winifred to the park!
We'll, come on, let's go on into the
front. Here's a little present 1
brought home for you!"
Helen took the tiny box with a lit
tie cry of delight. Warren brought
her presents so seldom.
why, dear, whatever made you
think of such thing? It isn't time
for my birthday, you know. How
lovely!'
It was a bracelet, just a plain gold
band. Helen had wanted one ever
since she could remember, and now
to have Warren bring it home just
when she least expected tit was al
most too much. And then with lit
tie stab of remembrance the thought
of the veil pin came back to spoil
her pleasure. Warren, who was
watching her closely, saw her face
fall.
Whats the matter, don't you like
it?" he questioned.
Dear, l love it; I wasn't thinking
of that, it's something else" and then
the whole story came out, and Helen
produced the note for him to read
And 1 don't believe 1 borrowed it
from her at ALL" she continued; you
know 1 have never heard from her
since the trouble I had that time
about that money!"
Warren had kept quiet during the
entire affair, but at Helen's last re-
mark he looked up quickly.
81 don't believe you borrowed it,
either" he said grimly. 'I'll call up
Mrs. Thurston tomorrow myself from
the office, and if she's trying any of
that come back business she'll find
she's dealing with the wrong party"
(Another instalment of this fas-
cinating story will appear on this page
soon.)