Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02

took his place. Lindsey felt that this
young man was looking at her curl
ously and her face was flushing with
embarrassment when he said in a low
voice:
IT beg your pardon, but iEn't this
Miss Leith?''
His voice was so familiar that Linds-
ley turned to look at him and saw
that his face was familiar also. II
was very clean. frank, healthy face
with gray eyes and strong jaw. And
just at that instant it seemed to Linds-
ley to be the most beautiful face she
had ever seen. She held out her hand
why. Stephen-Mr. SAKE" she NeX-
claimed. When did you come to the
city,"
ooh. I've been here some time re-
IMacNamara s-down stairs. you know
in the carpet and rug department, its
not a bad job-s15 week-but Tn
just holding it until l get the se@re-
taryship I've been promised. w acre
| are you working?
AT Observation-Disclosures stephen
announcement that he was earning So
a week had left Lindsey a little
GREATNESS.
odd we've never run across each cl,
other STEPHEN said. u /, suppose you
hear from Spring Brook p
! ''Occa sionally. didn't hear that YOU
had left there Men are so successful
aren't they? I congratulate you. MI
Sake
Stephen laughed. After lunch he
by the way" he said. I'D like to
come and see you some evening. Where
are you boarding.
Il don't board" Lindsey REPLIED Pile,
the gas jet cookery With SIS week
and a wealthy father at home. he
would not understand. 81 have room
at Mrs. MINIS on Henry street-No-
Thank you I'll remember said
Stephen. He scribbled down the ad-
dress Then they parted.
All that afternoon Lindsey thou.ht
of Stephen SAKE. She was happy. To
have a friend-a true and trusty friend
right here in the city. A friend like
Stephen At home she had known him
ever so slightly. He had grown up
ahead of her. Then. too. he was old
John Saxe's son and John SAKE was
the aristocrat of the neighbour God.
Stephen had been to college. 1t seemed
wonderful to Lindsey that they should
both have been at work in the same
store without either knowing Of he
others being there. But he would not.
of course, be there long. In two
months he expected to take up his sec
retaryship.
The next noon Lindsey found Ste
phen waiting for her when she came
out of the store and he took her 10
across the street, but to a quiet, nice
restaurant. where they had steak and
potatoes and ice cream. Lindsey tried
to act as if she was used to steak and
cream.
A week later he came to see her in
the evening and they talked we'll as
they could in Mrs. MINIS parlor with
people coming in every moment. He
brought her box of chocolates and
they sat on the sofa with it between
them.
The next week he took her to the
theater, having learned that she had
| never been there. Lindsey knew that
she was to remember that evening all
, her life long. 1t would he n beautiful
thing to recall after Stephen had gone
away forever.
He came another evening anG
brought her fruit-such fruit,
"EXtravagant." she murmured, but
her eyes shone.
Not a Bit said Stephen. You for.
get that I'm soon to be an s1,s00-a-
year man."
He went on to tell her all his hopes
and plans and prospects.
Il like to talk to you about these
| intimate things he said. You under.
stand. 1 guess I've told you every
thing except" He paused Yes