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

So he accepted his dismissal calmly. and
could say without resentment:
Last night | thought you liked the
story, sir?'
Il did" returned Elliott; IT liked 1t
so much that I'm sending you to a big
ger place, where you can get bigger
stories. We want you to act as our
special spondent in London. Mr..
Walsh will explain the work. and II
your 20 you'll sail next Wednesday,
After his talk with the foreign editor
sam again walked home on air.
Had SISTER Anne lived she would
have understood and he would have
lad himself and his new position at her
feet and begged her to accept them
begged her to run away with him to
this tremendous and terrifying capital
of the world, and start the new life to-
gether
Among all the women he knew, there
was none 10 take her place.
As a matter Of fact. in approaching
her in tn belief that he was addressing
an entirely different person sam had
got nearer to the real Anita Flag than
had any other man. And she knew Il,
hut sam d!d not know IL. And so-when
ON arriving ~ the office the n.Nt morn
inS which was a Friday. h. received a
telegram reading, Arriving tomorrow
n.ne-thrty from Greenwich; the day
cannot begin too soon; don't forcrt YOU
/ promised to meet mo. Anita F'lasg'-
! he was abe to reply. Extremely sorry
but promise made ~ a different person
who unfortunately has since died"
When Anita Flags read this telegram
Their leaped to her lovely eyes tear,
that sprang from se!f-pity and wounded
feelings She turned m!scrably, appeal
ing,y 10 Helen Page
But why does he do it TO me-"
Before Miss Page could venture upon
an explanation. Anita F'agg had changed
into a very angry young woman.
And what's more" she announced
"he can't do it to me-"
She sent her telegram back again
as IT was. word for word but this time
II was signed, Sister Anne
In an hour the answer came: Sister
Anne Is the person to whom refer
She is dead"
Saturday night he went TO the the.
atre for which he had purchased tick
cts. And he went alone, for the pace
that Sister Anne was 70 have occupied
could not be f.led by any other person
It would have been sacrilege At laas;
so 1t pleased him 70 pretend.
II was glad he was leaving New York
He was glad he was going where moth
ing would remind him OF her. And Their
he glanced up--and looked straight into
her eyes!
He was seated in the front row. d.
rectly on the aisle. The seat Sistel
Anne was suppos 4 to be occupying wa
on his right and few seats furthe
TO his right rose the stage box
ana in the stage box almost upon The
stage and with the glow Of the foot
lights full in her face, was Anita F,agg
smil ny deiightedlY down on him Their
were others with her. IL had a con
fused impression of bulCng shirt-fronts
shining silks and diamonds, and droop
ing plumcs upon enormous hats. II,
thought he recognized Lord d pttorC
and Holworthy but the only person h
distinguished clearly was Anita Flag,
The girl was all in black velvet. which
was drawn TO her figure like q We
bathing suit. round her throat was
SILK - SUI lUE bl Ifdl -, anu On utl lhl
Of golden-rod was a great hat Of hlaCl
velvet, shaped like n bell. with the curry
ing lips Of lily. And from beneath IT.
brim Anita Fagg, sitting ris.dly cree
with her white gloved hands restin
lightly on her knee, was gazing doWr
az him smiling with pleasure, with sur
PRISE, with excitement.
When she saw that, In spite Of he
altered appearance he recognized he
suc bowed so violently and bent he
head so eagerly that above her th'
ostrich plumes dipped and courtese
, Ike wheat In storm. But Sam neithe
bowed nor Courtesiod Instead n
turned his head slowly over his lief
shoulder as though he thought she wa
, speaking not to him but to some on
, behind him across tho aisle. And the
his eyes returned to the stage ana a,
, not again lock toward her
! II was not the cut direct, but 1t wa
D cut that hurt; and IN their turn III