Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

| SuouSut u would come ON inc sane
| train"
You what?" asked the other.
Checked It," answered Nicholson,
displaying q stub.
Il don't know what you mean By
checking IT," replied his friend. IF
you had . guard put your bag into
the baggage-van It must have come.
Why-good heavens, man, don't you
zee that you left It at the parcels
room! It's waiting for you there. no
doubt. and II win cost you twopence
a day until you get It,"
Bewfldered and disguised. Nichol-
son suffered himself to be dragged OF
10 his friends house. He bought an
out1t and determined to return via
Oxford when he concluded HI ,und
OF visits. And in the enthusi.. IN Of
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 q
lady's shoe from the Queens hotel.
Oxrord, will return 1t to its owner, no
questions will be asked. Address N.
NJ, Leicester. Reward II required"
Leicester was Nicholson's last stop
ping place. He resolved to explain by
letter and arrange to meet Miss Mar
tin there. Meanwhile his friend told
him that 1t would be possible to have
the bag forwarded to the station
there. Accordingly Nicholson wrote
an apologize letter to the poste res
tante. and then continued his journey.
-Four days later he descended at
Leicester station. At the post ONCE
he found q communication from Miss
Martin.
Miss Martin will be glad to see
Mr.. Nicholson at the Temperance ho-
tel, provided he brings her shoe with
him."
Nicholson found the missing suit
case. slung It into . cab and hurried
to the hotel. Miss Martin came into
the parlor.
Nicholson was hardly articulate
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 1t with remarkable rapidly.
Il am really very sorry." explained
Nicholson. 1T was that fool Boots
fault. He thought"
He cursed himself for q donkey
under his breath, for he could see that
Miss Martin understood quite well
what Boots had thought. But she
only said icily:
will you kindly give me my shoe?"
Nicholson opened the suitcase and
took out the shoe. wrapped neatly in
paper.
II am very sorry to have caused you
30 much trouble" he said. You I'M
derstand 1t was not my fault. don't
your"
I'll tell you in q minute" Miss Mar
tin answered. kindly wait. It IL no
use attempting to pass me, because /,
you will be stopped by the doorkeeper.
He knows"
What do you mean! ?" Nicholson de-
For answer Miss Martin carefully
extracted the shoe from the parcel |
and. to Nicholson's surprise. began to
lnscrew the heel. The heel came on,
md out Of the hollow interior there
'ell one, two. three. four. flve hundred
dollar bills.
"Oh. thank heaven!" she cried. II
vas 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-
ng her to be calm.
Can you ever forgive met" she
pleaded.
why wouldn't you speak to me
IN the boat?" he asked.
because was 30 afraid" abe an.
'wered. Il knew Europe was full Of
confidence men. and you-you looked
It my shoes 90 hard. I put the shoes
outside to blur you. because I thought
i thought you would never dream
hat I would put the shoe with the
money in It outside the door. And,
nd thought you had followed me-"
II didn't" answered Nicholson bold
y, but. ~ . fellow-countryman. I'm
'oing to now. to see that you don't
'et into any more trouble and-for
'ther reasons"
And something In the girls look On.
outraged him to believe that she vas
lot wholly unwilling.
Copyright. 1914. b. w. q. Chapman.)