The spectator., 1920-07-16

lies domain, Amy and Bemm had gone out through the porte-cochere. The grape matched pergola was ghostly dark. Amy darted ahead and out into the moonlit garden.
 "I say" remarked Bemm when he overlook her, what made you run away from me?'
 Run away" she replied. "Is that the thanks I get for leading you out of the darknessT'
 "I might have been lost"
 Poor Chawles! But Just so you did not lose your head."
 Ut Is on. fast and level. The proof of 1t Is that 1 have lost something else-to you!"
 How bright the moon shines!" she bantered.
 "Miss-Amy," he besought you know that for months there has been something I've wanted to tell you"
 "Oh, look; there's star up there," she leased.
 Look at me. and I'll see the bright est of all the stars!' he declared.
 How poetical! We shall now hear Mir. Chawles Bemm declaim his so- lovely ode to the silly night"
 "Why do you keep ragging me?" he complained. You know I'm in earn est that r."
 'Really?-really and truly?"
 "Don'tW he burst out passionately. Cant you see? If I were only flirt- ing you'd not have such an advantage. But when for almost two years You know I love you! You know that you're the only one"
 Again he sought to clasp her hand. Again she eluded him. But her look had sobered. She no longer regarded him with q teasing glance and banter ing smile.
 II am sorry. Charlie" she said. "I did not believe you could be so seri- ous."
 Not seriousT he rejoined. "Just because like to enjoy things-as you dol"
 But I am only a girl. It's different when a man"
 "Is there any one elSe?' he inter- rupted.
 No" she candldly answered. ''There is no young man like better than you except. of course. Will"
 He smiled with renewed hope. "Only your brother? Then I, of all the fel- lows who Amy. you do love me! You must love me!''
 Don't be silly. just because said l liked you"
 If you like me you'll soon learn to love me"
 I'm sure l don't know"
 You'll try. Promise me you'll try"
 She looked at him. her eyebrows peaked with doubt. 'I'm so sorry, Charlie" she replied. Really don't know what to say. Since Will came home rve-Tve felt rather different ly."
 Bemm drowned and rejoined in an almost clustering tone: Then he has been knocking mel"
 It was the girls turn to flush. "Mr. Bemm, you forget yourself. You are speaking of my brother"
 You are mistaken. It's he that for gets himself. He forgets-"
 Need yCu remind me? It's-its bad enough without your reminding me Be so kind as to stand aside. I am going in.'' r Not until l have told you how he forgets his best interests"
 "I asked you to stand aside"
 "Oh. certainly; by all means" said Bemm. and he sprang out of the way.
 Ills tone and manner caused Amy to pause. She looked at him, between anger and uncertainty. There's some thing-you're limiting at something about Will" she accused.
 Her upturned face was white and troubled. He stared at her doubtfully.
 I'm not so sure." he hesitated. Its big risk for me to say anything about It now. If 1t were not for you"
 "Never mind mev'
 "'Then he can go hang. for all care"
 What do you mean?"
 He struck n match. lighted ciga- rette. puffed at 1t nervously and flung It down. If you want to know I'm risking everything by telling you. but here goes! This afternoon. I--that Is. l happened to hear that n key was found in WITS clo,hes--a safe deposit key. The right box was located in the vaults of the-of one of the safe de posit companies"
 "O-o-oh." the girl sighed rapturous- iy. They've found the lost bonds" 'I said they found the box It was empty"
 Empty" she gasped.
 Yes Now do you seer
 "You say empty? Yet how--why should he"
 "He has forty thousand dollars on deposit in Chicago bank"
 Tt cannot be
 "Its true. l have 1t from-a friend who telegraphed on and learned the