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Il used 70 look Tor your name on
the sporting page OF my newspaper. T.
ne said. but now / have to turn to
the accounts OF socialist meetings and
OF fires. Was il as close a shave as
the paper made out?'
1T certainly was, said Tommy, 1t
wasn't just twice over it was five
times over, and didn't think nay
beard would ever grow again
How did the famous Celestia be-
have?"
Like a brick. except when she
tainted after getting all the other girls
out"
4 am very interested TO see her.
said Barclay, and to hear her speak.
A friend Of mine heard her address
the Shirtmakers' Union. after the fire,
and came away talking like a lunatic
How does she impress you?"
AS a speaker"
Barclay smiled and nodded Tommy
blushed and did not smile.
she has a beautiful voice. he said
"she seems to speak 10 one person at
a time until everyone has been spoken
TO- The most interesting part is her
power Of convincing people Men
whom / have known 10 have oppo-
site theories seem TO come right around
to her way of thinking
Barclay appeared to be somewhat
impressed. He did not speak for some
moments. but studied the chandelier
and tapped his knee with an ivory let
ter opener. Then he turned once more
to Tommy, and asked him a question
where do you come in?"
I'm very fond Of her." said Tom
my, simply.
Hunt"
Perhaps 1 should put It more
strongly"
DO you mean that you are paying
her serious attentions?"
''In so far as she will receive them"
I'm very sorry" said Barclay.
I'm sorry. that you are sorry"
Better go away Tommy. It will
hurt, but not for long Why not take
a few friends for a cruise. I'll send
you round the world, If you like You
can hobnob with maharajas and Malay
potentates, catch mahseer, shoot
tigers, race elephants"
Don't you think I'm old enough
to know my own mind?'
How about her career? She seems
to be doing good in the world. Few
are. You don't want to spoil her
life"
"Oh, it's no use arguing" said
Tommy, rising, Il must marry her
if she viii have me. Even IL thought
it wrong and unfair, am no longer a
free agent"
How will you support herr"
Why"
Barclay shook his head.
You've had a great deal of money
to spend. What have you saved?"
I'm not a mouse" said Tommy.
And you are not cat. You are
cutting me off, because you honestly
think it will be for my good. Well, God
knows ! don't know how TO make liy-
ing. but l can try"
Whenever you change your mind
about Celestia, or give me definite
promise that you viii not try to marry
her, / shall be more than glad to put
you once more upon your old footing"
Well" said Tommy, we've had a
good many differences of opinion, but
we've never quarreled, have we?"
He held out his hand.
My hat off, said Barclay, ito the
best sportsman / have ever known"
But in his heart he thought that
Tommy would very soon tire of earn
ing a living, and his word went forth
to the effect that he would not look
with approval on any institution which
should offer salaried employment to
Tommy Barclay. And from one insti-
tuition to another this word spread like
rumor.
But Tommy did not at once look for
employment. OF course that, consid-
ering how difficult it is to find employ
ment, would have been a sensible thing
to do. But he did what lover would
do. He went at once to look for
Celestia.
Meanwhile no less important per-
son than Mary Blackstone had looked
for Celestia and found her. Descend
ing from a twelve-thousand-dollar car
Of foreign make. she had rung the
front door bell of the Douglass house
and been admitted by Freddie the Fer
ret, whose chief pleasure in life it
had become to be ever as near Celes-
tia as possible, to do chores for her
and to run her errands.
You want to see herr" asked Fred
die.
"Celestia? Yes"
"Step right in"
He ushered her into front room
where Celestia was busy at table
covered with papers.
"High-fyer to see you" announced
Freddie, and withdrew.
Celestia rose and came shyIy for
ward. She did not know her visitor
by name. She had never seen her be
fore. But something told her that the
slim beautiful dark girl in the tailor
made suit was not altogether a
stranger
Should I have made an appoint
ment?' asked Miss Blackstone.
Surely not This is much simpler
Won't you sit DOWN."