The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
TO BE CALLED FOR
ev SYLVIA TURNER.

and special holidays. She had mao {
special photograph taken for the bacl
OF the hunting case. As she sat fo1
it she had tried TO imagine Halls face
before her and hers smiling at him
The result was all she had hoped for
Hal said It was the dearest, sweetest
picture OF her he had ever seen.
"And there isn't another one nike II
in existence she said. II made the
man destroy the plate, 50 that you
would have the only one"
The watch had kept perfect dme
and IN the spring Hal mentioned one
night at dinner that he had left It al
the jewelers. 10 be regulated. until
called for.
Then he went away on q two weeks
TIP ND the state, establishing new
agencies. Bere0lce promised him to
get the watch before his return. The
night before he came home she gave
the little apartment nnal survey, AZ
ranging everything Just as he liked to
see 1t. The train arrived little past
eight the. next morning and she was
going down to meet him. Everything
seemed t. be exactly right, when all
at once she remembered the watch.
He would think that she had forgotten
his little request and it meant so much
to him. she knew.
1t had been left at q little jewelry
store around the corner. She had often
seen a curious-looking little old gen.
tleman in a skull cap seated before
rack repairing watches.
He examined the slip she handed
him carefully.
"That was Mr.. Demorest's watch.
yes?" he asked pleasantly. "Is he
awayY
"He's coming home in the morning"
she answered with just a little touch
Of brides dignity, that still chung to
her even after two years Of married
life. HE said that the watch was left
to be called for. l am Mrs. Demorest.
1 think 1t is the second one on that
line"
mo, no. have Mr.. Demorest's in
the drawer" He drew out tray from
a drawer filled with envelopes contain.
ing jewelry, and bent over them care.
fully.
"Ah," he said. Here we have II. |
Mr.. Demorest. To be called for"
She glanced at 1t as he drew 1t from
the case. The familiar monogram was
on the case, and she hurried home
with It
Later in the evening she took It out
Of the envelope and handled It tender.
", sitting In Hals own big morris
chair beside his desk that had been 20
lonely without him. Half IN
consciously she pressed the spring and
opened the back case. In utter horror
and surprise she stared at the face
that looked back at her-not her own,
but the face Of q strange girl. Il
slipped out from under her thumb nail
easily, and on the back ahe cav writ
ten, In Z arm modish hand: 'Fo9 dear.
ct. from Estelle."
Il was after four IN the morning BE-
fore she got any deep. One impulse
followed another. She had intended
meeting Hal at the station the follow.
ing morning. but she changed her mind.
After looking for her In vain, Hal took
! taxi uptown without even waiting to
telephone her, and burst into the
apartment just as Berenice hurried
way from the front window, where
he had been watching for him surrep-
"Why, darling" he exclaimed, drop
ling his suitcase, "are you mr.
Don't come near me. Don't dare
ouch me-" Her voice sounded little
amt and hollow, and one hand pressed
Ter throat. She looked adorable.
"Berenice!" he cried. "What do you
nean7 What has happened since I've
een gomez
She answered graphically. :
"'To be left until called for Oh, /
on brute" The tears forced them
elves between her lashes She pointed :
D the watch on the desk. "Would you
lind returning my picture, since you
ave hers in there now" 4
Hers" he repeated. "Whom do you =
lean?" q
"Estelle!" She hurled the name at :,
i'm expecting him to wilt. but instead
is expression changed to one Of so u
citude.
Hadn't you better lie down, dear2 4
don't think you're quite WELL" n
II won't lie down." she retorted in r,
gnantly, crossing to the desk. "You y
aedn't think, Hal Demorest, that just o,
,cause I've loved you I'm going to
and any such thing as that" She
latched up the watch and opening
e back case. thrust it toward him, II
lding scornfully, "'For Dearest from q
stelle'" >,
II swear to YOU" began Hall sol Q,
nnly, when all at once the telephone =,
ii rang. 1t was the old watch re- r.
irer, and his tone was anxious as r.
.renice answered it. m
"HellO. Is that Mrs. DemOrest? This sf
the jeweler where you got Mr.. Dem g,
eSt's watch last night. l made a mis- nj