The Winslow mail., 1917-01-26

promised Delmar, and was of like a
shot. He took a taxicab and within
ten minutes was shown past the por
tails of a palatial home on an exclusive
boulevard.
Delmar never forgot the gracious re-
ception awarded him by Miss Warner
She thanked him for his great kind
ness. She spoke of the gratitude the
Dalbys had expressed for his chari-
table efforts in their behalf. She hoped
they would meet again, when she re-
plan to make life more tolerable for
the widow and her invalid son.
Delmar left this beautiful girl, his
heart in a flutter. For the first time
he loved, and knew it. Then he faced
sore trouble at the Daily home. The
widow was weeping, the son looked
more wan and disheartened than us.
ual.
ooh, we have sad news !" she ap-
priced Delmar, sobbingly. "The doctor
was here while you were gone. He
says that an operation only will save
my dear boys life. He says it will
restore Ned to health, but" and she
broke down, weeping bitterly.
"Cheer up!" spoke Delmar heartily.
"We'll have it DONE"
''But he says it will cost one hun.
dred and fifty dollars, as he has to en-
gage a specialist"
Delmar was slightly ''stumped."
Then a noble resolution made him
draw himself up two inches taller.
Il will provide the money" he said
"My dear, good friend, throw all worry
off your mind. Be as glad as am that
fortunately l have the money directly
on hand to give this poor little fellow
the chance of his life"
Then Lionel Delmar proceeded to
stay indoors days and skulk about eau
tiously at night, for he was supposed
to be away up in the great woods of
the North by his employers and office
associates. He spent. most of his time
at the Dalby home, and fancied no
man was happier than he when the
operation was gone through with sue
cessfully, and the doctors proclaimed
q new life for the little sufferer, Ned.
About week after Delmar "had left
for the North" the office managers of
Morgan & Co. received a haunch of
fine venison and the cashier hamper
of splendid fish. Delmar had arranged
with local game market to deliver
these with no trace of their city stor.
age. A stupid truckman left tag OH
the hamper, Delmar was seen on the
streets and the cat was out OF the
bog.
"A rare, good-hearted fellow, all the
Same!" voted the manager. The in
cident got to the ears of the senior
partner. BY the time Delmar came
back to work, untanned and showing
the fatigue of his devoted nursing of
little Ned, his employers knew all
about his noble sacrifice.
And Miss Warner, returning to the
city, heard of it, too, from Mrs. Dalby.
"Mr. Delmar," spoke the senior part
ner one day, "we have decided to give
you a twenty-five per cent raise in
your salary and another months leave
of absence, but no nursing this time.
You take a genuine vacation, or We'll
fire you'll"
1t was too late in the season then
for hunting and fishing, so Delmar
went down to pretty tourist resort,
and, oh, wonders THE Warner family
arrived there the following week.
Delicia was simply delightful She
needed rest like himself, and they en-
joyed Quietness and nature together.
The sterling qualities of the man, the
generous nature of the girl proved
foundation for mutual attraction, and
life was all roses to them the day they
realized that there was no shadow of
future parting for them.
ShakeSpeare and Scott