Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05

lived on. If he could not go himself,
he could go by sympathetic proxy.
"Tll sit up and wait for you"
go to Sleep" urged Billy, beaming
down at him in great friendliness.
They were pals again now, consplra-
tors together. "I'll waken you. I've
a great excuse this time. That
check"
They both laughed. The framing
of excuses for Billy to call at the
most elaborate pastimes.
You didn't give it to Tavy this
afternoon"
Certainly not!" laughed Billy in
triumph. II almost cheated us out
of this call, but remembered in time.
What do you think of this, Hal?"
and he tossed over the sketch he had
brought home. "By jinks, I'll have
to hustle!" In two minutes more,
he was heard splashing.
So he was expected to marry Ger
aldine! He pondered this, as he deftly
tied his black bow. What the dickens
was the matter with people! Couldn't
out their being hustled into matri-
mony about it? Wouldn't Geraldine
enjoy that! Why, they were as open
with each other as Tommy and him
self! They were all in u bunch to-
gether. People mighty seldom mar
ried in their school-day crowd. 1t
was like marrying in ones own fam
lily. He seized his brushes, and
tackled his hair with impatient vigor.
1t was stubborn tonight. Tommy
Tinkle was with Geraldine more than
he, and nobody ever thought of marry
ing them!
II think I'll go along" said Stuart,
as Billy Joined him at the table; and
there were traces of imps dancing
q ri Ini In hn
been black when he was young.
"Eh!" gasped Billy. "Oh, all right.
Why don't you?"
The imps disappeared instantly.
mot for one year from the night
| threw the glass in your fireplace"
he said; "the first night I saw you
intoxicated. But I'm going far enough
to look at the house, if you don't
mind. I've kept myself from that
long enough"
He did so. He located the entrance.
He had Billy point out the windows;
and then the young man went into
the house, and shut the door behind
him.
There were three windows in that
room, all brightly lighted; but, from
near viewpoint one could only see
the ceiling. From across the square,
dim, old eyes could make out but
little detail. At about half-past
eight, a curly head appeared in a
window. Tavyi She sat in a rock
ing chair apparently but she did not
rock much, except as the chair sway
ed with the vivacity of her CONVEX
sation.
A tall figure came to the window
by and by. This was at nearly nine.
Billy! He stood up, for quite while,
talking, and from that characteristic
tilt of his head, occasionally laugh
ing. He sat on the window ledge af-
| terwards. AT nine-fifteen there ap-
peared a third figure at the adjoin-
ing window; womans figure, with
soothly drawn hair done high on her
| head; and the head was bowed slight
ly, but not much. Thank God, not
much!
Jean! oh, thou good and faithful
Jean! Thou true, Jean! Thou Jean
that has suffered, and borne, and
waited! Oh, may all the blessings of
heaven and earth be thine, thou
Jean May there be happiness
enough, in thy days yet to come, to
efface, in part, thy misery in the weary
years that are gone! Jean! Jean!
She peered out intently into the
night, as If in her soul she heard
that passionate call. 1t was cold out
there, cold and damp.
why, l thought you'd gone home!'
wondered Billy, when he hurled him
self through the door, at half-past
ten.
mo, I've been walking about the
square," returned Stuart calmly
though he was shivering. There had
been much pain in that lonely vigil
but there had been great happiness
too. He had seen them both this
day, wife and daughter; beheld them
with his own eyes; and they were
safe, safe and WE'LL
Rotten raw out here" commented
Billy, with an uncomfortable feeling
that he had been cheating Stuart
Somehow, he felt guilty that he was
able to go through the door, while
the man who had the natural right
must stay outside. Young Lane had
a most troublesome conscience. How
ever, he could pay part of the debt
and ease part of his guilt 1--WE some
great news for you!" he exulted
you'll be able to watch them for
two hours and a half Thursday night
I'm going to take them to the the
ater! Well sit in a box, and I'll get
you a seat which will give you the
best possible view. I've a bully pair
of folding opera glasses!"