The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-04-22

missionary barrel
Kitty found her accustomed seat.
and being rather short in stature she
sat down on the bundle Of shirts and
so did not miss thing all evening.
The sweet romance Of "All For Love"
was slowly rccled off to the sentiment
ia! rapture OF the very Young and a few
lonely souls like our own Miss Kitty.
She sat through it all. her round. sweet
little face uplifted to the screen. with
look of usefulness that a newcomer
saw as he sat down nearby.
If any one had been interested it
might have been noticed that the
bronzed newcomer divided his interest
between the pictures and Kitty Nor
toms fac After awhile the seat be-
side Kitty became vacant and In the
darkencd thcater the stranger glided
across the aisle and occupied ii. Hitty
never even turned her eyes from the
screen: she was accustomed to this
change of neighbors
On the screen appeared the first OF
the travel pictures which We're I:itty's
delight.
4 great steamer was sailing from
San Francisco for Japan. She felt her
self one of that group of travellers
hurrying up the gangplank of the great
liner.
The scene shifted to the first port OF
call, Honolulu. Dark eyed maidenS
with garlands Of flowers about their
9TH a,,lp Ssl
queer vehicles. swift view of vol
cano. then aboard the steamer.
glimpse of the social life on board.
then the approach TO the fairy islands
of Japan.
Breathlessly Hitty watched the shift
ing scenes, fascinated by the ori-
entail sights. She almost thought her
self there with Dick, as she bad
dreamed While she watched she turn
ed little worn ring on her engage
ment finger. Any woman in Edgewood
would have told you that it WAS Hirty
Morton's engagement ring.
The man beside her glimpsed the
ring, and his face grew pale.
At last the steamer approached the
yellow shore line of China. Then she
dropped anchor off Wusung. in the
mouth of the YangtZe river, and
transferred her passengers to the small
tugs which were to convey them up lie
shallow tidal river called Wh;n%ro to
the city of Shanghai.
When the picture of the public wharf
at Shanghai was thrown upon the
screen Hitty leaned forward. She
wanted to scream.
There III the crowd of eager faces
watching the arriving passengers was
a familiar one-the face Of Dick
Hedges. grown older. perhaps. hut
Dick Hedges, nevertheless. smooth
shaven, with captains uniform OF
his broad shoulders and gold laced
cap on his handsome head.
1t was Dick-Dick Hedges. her Dick
in PARKWAY Shanghai.
The much maligned moving picture
screen had shown her that he was
alive!
.sDickl Dick! Oh. Dickr' she Wits
pered sobbingly.
A strong, warm hand covered hers
and the man beside her looked down
out Of Dick Hedges eyes. He wore q
captains uniform. and in his Other
hand was gold laced cap.
"Dickr'. Hitty thought she screamed
the word, but it did not leave her lips
Easy, lass; easy, lass." he whispered
gently, and then while the screen dis
NIL f,,r nia Of 20
countries Hitty saw no more. Was not
life unreeling for her a greater ro
nance than could be depicted on &
screen? Had not the sea given up its
dead?
Dick whispered the meager details OF
then rescued. and when he had re-
turned to civilization some one from
Edgewood had maliciously told him
that Hitty Morton had forgotten him
and was married to another man.
Only a little while ago had Dick
heard that Hitty was still unmarried
and so he had returned to Edcewood
to ascertain if she still cared for him
He had dropped into the theater and
glimpsed her face. He sat beside her
and saw that she wore his ring alone
upon her third finger. He had seen hen
face when his own picture-taken TN
known to himself-had leaped out OF
the crowd upon the wharf in Shanghai
He had heard her murmured words
her unconscious cry Of joy at seeing
him.
Then | knew that you still loved me
and that | was not too late" lie wills
pered as they followed the crowd out
side. MY ship sails from San Fran
cisco on the DIST. Kitty, so We must he
married at once so that we can start on
our honeymoon voyage. You remem
Der how we planned it, eh?'
OF course Hitty remembered. They
walked along in happy conversation
the package of shirts tucked under
Dicks free arm.
Mrs. Deacon Peddie and a group of
missionary ladies overlook Hitty Nor
ton and brought her to realization OF
her sins.
"Hitty Norton! Where are those
missionary shirts?'' demanded Mrs
Peddie. We're holding the barrel open
till morning SOS they can be put in"
Hitty took the package from Dicks
grasp, but he snatched ii back again.
IF these are shirts. mems size" he
said genially, Il guess I'm the mission
airy they'll about fit. | want 'em for
my troosaw. Kitty and I'm going to
be married in day or SO"
Good Watch.
Swipes-Is that watch you bought
any good? Bodkin-GOod? Well,
should say so Last week it gained