The Twin City star., 1918-04-13
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pleasant, for with all Of his aversion
to the woman, she could be very fas-
cinating. He found her with her street
wraps on, ready to so out, and after
interviewing she walked downstairs
with him, telling of a wine supper she
was to attend that night, and as he left
her at the street door and turned away,
she called after him in a reckless bold
ness: "Come Join us tonight-you'll
have good time" And Jimmie strode
down the street without noticing the
ladies standing II the doorway Of the
ladies' entrance just behind him.
That evening Jimmie spent In his
den with Macaulay, and retired with
light heart and clear conscience, for
1t was one day nearer to November.
The next morning as he sat among his
exchanges. thinking Of the call that he
would make that evening. district
messenger boy came into the Office,
whistling the song the actress was
making famous, and gave him dainty.
perfumed note, which he took smiling
ly and gazed for some seconds at the
superscription. for he knew it was from
"her;;" and giving the boy time to get
out Of the way-hS wished to be alone
when he read her note-slowly opened
and read 1t. The bright smile died away
as he read, and as he finished and sat
holding the open note In his hand, his
eyes gazed away into vacancy, trou-
bled look on his face. Gregg of the
city staff strolled into the room and
greeted him with:
"What's up, cid man, you look blue,
Bad news"
"Just thinking, that's ALL" but the
undertone of the would-be jolly voice
was such that Gregg quietly with.
drew.
Bad news? Thinking! That ex
planned 1t, for the little perfumed note,
written on the delicate lavender-tinted
paper, said:
Having witnessed your conduct
with that woman Mt the Normandy yes
terday. will not be at home this eve,
ming, nor hereafter"
He could not understand it. There
was surely some mistake, and all that
day he worked like one In trance
scarcely knowing how the moments
passed, and as soon as the paper was
on the press, he closed his room and
went directly to her home. There
he was met by the maid. the same as
usual, but she brought back his card
with the message on the back: Miss
Knight Is not at home to Mr.. Walker
And Jimmie went back to his den and
throwing himself on his couch, buried
his face in his arms and shut the world
from him.
About tea time that evening he was
aroused by his mothers knock at the
door and received from her little
packet addressed to Mr.. James Walker
in the well-known hand, and his moth.
err wondered why he did not smile
when he saw it, for he had told her
nothing.
So the months drifted by, and the
comment of his fellows was: "What's
the matter with Jimmie?" but they
soon became used to his changed man.
ner and ceased to talk about 1t. The
glorious Indian summer with it's mel.
low skies and it's golden air; the joy
Gus yuletide with its snow and ever.
green; the first month of the new year
with its ice and blizzards were pass
ed and February was bringing its
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"old man" came to him in hurry and
asked him to take an assignment and
report the annual meeting Of the Chill.
dren's hospital, and it was a work In
which "she" was interested. During all
these weary months he had not seen
her, nor had he allowed himself to In.
auire for her, still he knew that now
he should meet her, for this was her
special work. So he left his quiet ex-
change room and went uptown to
where the neat hospital building stood
in the midst Of its broad lawn. looking
over the broader lake.
At the entrance he met the matron
and was ushered into the office while
the secretary was called, and he stood
pale and trembling for a moment, as
in the person Of the secretary he rec.
ognized Miss knight, and he saw that
she, too, was pale. For moment only
It was thus, and then his deep, calm
voice broke the quiet with:
81 would like to get report Of the
meeting for the Press" and her reply
was equally calm.
Certainly. Be seated, please" and
he sat at the little desk while she sat
at the end of it and gave him the re-
port, and no one could guess what was
beneath those calm exteriOrs or note
the tremors that would not be heard
of voice. And while reading her notes
in silence for a moment she uncon-
sciously laid her hand on the desk near
him. and with the old soul In his eyes,
he raised 1t to his lips and kissed it.
And Jimmie went back to the Office
that day with bright smile on his
face, and after reporting to the "old
man." put in for leave In May for