The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-26

HutoH taefory Tie campnss gWi
collecting s. ~sipcaHe s. sphan
tn after confusion Hnmge aufpmat.
ioaHy otegcd il4e aerempiars sam.
mons To took the dime iram abe -
fendei haHd and Was oaufonnded 60
So that it was q most palnahle coun
I terfclt
why er-cr-i-that IS. assure
I sou. madam"
Never mind about the assurances ;
I Just hand over regular United
States dime The rrss-eyed yuuug
woman was staring with cynical IN
sympathy into the embarrassed eyes
OF Mr. Burdett
somehow Horace managed 10 end
quarter. and after critical i0ak a.
Il the conductress gave Horace fifteen
cents and turned 20 pail the door lever
for departing passenger
Horace Burdett was profoundly
mortified. Never before In all his lie
had he been accused Of dishonesty.
But as he sat ruefully contemplating
his own feelings he suddenly realized
that be didn't care boot what the
passengers thought Of him.
What hurt was that this gray-eyed
young woman. with a splendid bus
band overseas fighting for his country.
should deem Horace an unworthy crea-
ture who passed counterfeit dimes.
Suddenly. as he covertly glanced AZ
his accuser and caught sight Of the
metal number on her eocky little mill
tary cap. Horace remembered that he
was well acquainted with the paymas-
ter OF the street car company, and
resolve came upon him.
Next day Horace found out from
Strickland's office. by phone. that No.
l4I4's name was Kate Dorm and that
she lived at certain address in the
hundreds" Also that she was through
her work at 8 80. That evening, with
his courage in his hands and pocket
full OF documents. he called nj the GER
tain number in the hundreds.
The Dorm apartment proved to be a
very tiny one at the back OF the house.
His ring was answered by the gray
eyed young woman. who looked In
finitely less impersonal and much
more charming in soft gray dress.
Horace was like a coldwater bath
er who dare not hesitate lest he fee
altogether. He rushed into explana-
tons: Mrs. Dorm" he said the mo-
ment he made sure of her Identity,
II gave you counterfeit dime yester-
day. Obviously, you believed knew
il. My name Is Horace Burdett; ] !
am employed by the third largest |
house In Wall street; ! have a good |
salary and some property: ] am a
member of the Masons and the Elks. I
have brought the papers TO prove |
of my responsibility. ] haye-really, |
Mrs. Dorm, ! say IL with the utmost |
respect, assure you'll have greatly |
admired you and thought what a fine |
thing IL was for young woman 10
be working so herolcally while her 1
husband was fighting for his country. |
And could not bear TO have you
think me common cheat"
The gray eyes had expressed first
and then interest and
now the young woman laughed out
right why she said. I'm dread
fully sorry ] was so snippy-but they
do try il so often. | ought to have
known though. that you were not that
kind Anybody could see. NJ a glance.
that you are-well, that you're gem
tleman. But what made You think !
had husband in the war; ! haven't
there or anywhere; haven't any
body" The laughter had died away.
Il just took that job because ii pays
better than anything ! could get-and
I'm crazy to save enough for chick
en- farm"
Horaces heart leaped within him.
Then and there he realized that he.
too. was just crazy about q chicken
farm. He said so.
How lovclyr" exclaimed Miss Dorm.
DO come IN and talk about II"
Many marriages are predicated on . :.
less solid foundation than q mutual
interest. The Horace-Burdetis' chick,
n farm is the admiring talk Of their
New Jersey village. And the Horace
}urdetts-well. there certainly isn't
happier couple In that county.