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MAN -IN HIS I TIME r I I I
By HELENA SMITH
( Copyright , 1911:1 : , lIy 1II\lIy Story 1'1I1ICo '
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" 1f 1\lnlll'lIIoIHl'lIc nlld \I'slpllr will
COIIIO Ihlll wa ) -thNo Is 1\ cortalll table .
hie llelilo ( nlllollg zo PUIIllIl ) , " All ex-
pl'l'flsl\'o shrug of Fl'onch shoIl- %
tlP1'1I : and IIgnlll AlphollHO hall
111'0\011 hint t'll'a mllll of 1'111'0 ntti- ! !
tloll and tuet Never did ho make Il
mlHtlllw III Iho placlllg of 'glll'Hls. Ito
wns Il sClltllIIOlllullHt ( , tuna AllJholHw ,
111111 hud I'cglll'll for the IItllcss of
IhlllgH ( , 110 I I could tell nt n gallce ] whlll
tit , blo to IIOUt UIlYOIIO who ellterell the
fllhhiollnllio 1'01l11l1ll'allt : wliore ho wits
ono of the whlto-ullI'Ollod cOlltlllgoIlC
UIIOII this occlIslolI Allhollllo ) : ex-
( 'PlllHI ( hltllRell' PI'lde In hIs art mallo
hllll alllhltlolH to show these Ilcopio
wlillt ho cOlllel 110 , fur It'H worth an
l'xt rut effort , ullltle frolll the till , to ho
al : lJrcclatptl , 110 I hnd rejoiced that the
alc"vo table WIIII : IIIIIHCllplcl\ : \ when ho
caught the first glllllllso of Margaret
Alden and Kllllhcl'll'Y. Aillhonso was
1hit fussy about that alcove tahlo.
'It teas good of you to cOllie , " Euld
Klmhel'h' . when they were comfort-
ably ] IIJ'oIl8cll In the I IlI'ollr nooe. )
"nllt It III the last tune , " sulll the
f irl. "It really mllllt : ho the last , " She
1.1111 u plquullt face IIl1el ( her IIttrnctl\'o.
M'tH.'US ttce0tutuatod t ! by tai IInllsllull
1IIIHI'I : t go\vui.
"l\Ial'glU'l'l ! YOII CUtlllot mean that ,
tk . ar.Vhy , the very least ! wo can do
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Is to continue to lIIeol. "
"Olll ' makes It worse " she salll In
11. tone of weary flnal1t ' . "Wo must
hot h marry 1I10Ill' ' , 'I'hllt'A the Hltlla-
tlon 'l'lllIeed ) to lowest tortes , Is It
not ? And hayen't wo been over It all
hdoro and ( \ settled It lip nlco anti 00)11- )
foul able as the only thing to do'Ilcr
IIIlIlInOI' WIIB cold anti a hal'll little line
'I'llaeoti ) ) lie ( usual curve In her
mOlllh.
"If you cools only he contented with
thl little I have , " ho said regretfully.
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"AIHI ruin your career at the very
BlnI't'i" she tllmanticel. "YolI'tI hate
It as mach as I would after a tlmo.
All the 1II11I01'lIhlo : little economlos
would ho Immfferahlo anti the O\'OIy.
day demands \ would ( \ malee your work
gclIOl'lIto into pot hollcrs Oh , It Is
1'10 Itl1poH8lhle " She leaned her Pretty -
ty elbows 011 the tahlo and glanced at
111m ! tragically over the pinlt.shadotl
'audles ,
"It IIIlght not ho so very had , " ho
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argued In a low voice.Ve would ho
rlll\llng \ 11l\111j' \ A little flat , modest ,
perhaps , hut In the best of taste , and
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'I'hclt' eyes 11101. 1'ho glt'l's face
fioftoncl1.
"DCIII' hay , " she snid.
"Peg ) ' ! You will , won 't you , dear ? "
Ills earnestness was comilolllng. ( She
flushed a dazzling slI1l1o across ! tine
little table nut ! Alphonso caught It
just ns ho was approaching with the
cln illS.
"I 1 could manage splendidly on avery
very little , " nhc admltlctl. "One can :
be so artistic inexpensively tuowadays .
Don't you just I love a living room In
dull l'ocn-qulto simple you know ,
hut harmollious ? AIHI for tho- "
Suddenly site stopped , anti her 11I0011
changod.
"Wo are golllg to l.le very practical
and sonslhlo-lIHI : modern , " she saltl.
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And miserable , you IIIlght add. "
Ills tone was hlttOl"
"I must marry motto ) , " site oxplalned
briskly. 'l'hel'o are the girls and
nlothor. I am to play lamb 10lr. . Apr
Illl'lcm's wolf with dutiful 1I1eelmess.
Quito lllto the ohl.fashlolloll novel ! "
Kimberly's face turned white.
"You are going to marry mo , " said
the man through stern 1I11s
"You promised not to talk about
this , " said Miss Alilen.
There was II violet near her plate \
that had fallen from the bunch she
was wem'lng Allhonse ) picked It up
thoughtfully , sighted , anti put It In his
rocket.
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Margaret Alden stood at the window
looking ! Into the avenue where smart
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whirling
IIrllOllls ( WCOI'C whlrllllg hy. Now and I
IIUII she turned liar face toward time
older WOlllan who wan Hpollltlng ,
"Yoll ntltst decide tu lake hll11 , 1\ln\-
gtu et.Ve CIIII keep this house only
a short lIl110 IOllger-a few months I1.t
l11ost-then ! what Iu (0 become of us
all ? 'rhiuk of Mildred and Clnl'o. or
COIII'fIt ! docslI't matter about ate , as
I shllll only he lucre a short tlmo all ) ' -
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\ \ ny. "
\lolhel' ! 1)011'1 tulle like that , " sold
the girl sharply "I 1 shull accept l\lr.
Appleton . lie Is coming today for
his final answer "
" 1\ly deul' child ! Why tlldn't you
tell 1110 before ! Von have made 1110
HO happy , dOli I' . " Mrs Alden swept
act oss the room and ItlHsol1 ho\ daugim'
(01' I In ' ' '
o a perfunctory munller.
" 'I'h'o ) Is i\1 r. Appleton IIUW , " said
Margaret coMly.
"In his new Pallhal'll ! Isn't It U
beauty ? " exclalnioll 1\II'H , Alden prom ! .
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1\11'8. Alden watched her daughter
take her place tit the uutolllohllo with
a smile of trlul11ph
AH Margaret dashed along In the
f11111f1hlm' beside the whltu.halred 111:111 ,
the breeze lIuttel'od her veil and
brought the vivid color to her cheeks ,
fho : : began to t hick perhaps n future
shlll'eel with Appleton might not ho
without Its mOlllollts. She sought to
forget the distasteful personality or
the man m she listened to him aslc-
IlIg her IIgllln to ho his wife.
"As you all'eHImo : \ \ \ ' , ? \ ti' . Appleton -
tOil , " she said when ho paused for her
answer , "I love somebody olso. You
sit ) ' you can overlook this dotall Still
you need someone to preside over your
hOl11o I neo\-- \ " She stopped In
confusion , for the chauffeur had
tlll'nod 11ellhoralel ' mound In his place
awl , stared straight at the gl\'l. Hecog-
lilt Ion struggled In her face.
"What do you mean , Alilhonso' ! " der
mantled Ap\lleton \ , red with anger at
the man'A III'osulllption.
"P:1l'1loll. : I thought l\Tallemolsello !
spoke , " said the man on the dl'lvOl"8
twal. After that ho gave his ulllllYltlod
IIttentlon to the maIHlgellIon of the
car.
"I-I-cannot marry you , " said i\lar
garot In a strange 'olco "It Is quite !
Imposslblo 1 have suddenly realized
what 1\ mistake It would all be. No.
I shall not change my milld. I would
lllte 10 go home , Illea80. "
"Bac1e to Miss Aldou's , A1I11Iollse , "
C0l\1l11ll1111eel Appleton , In a perplexed
rngo
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'It's cowardly , " said Kimberly , as
ho gazed ! meditatively at time olght-
chnml.w\'ed revolver he turned over in
huts hand.
A slight noise made Kimberly raise
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Comfortably cnsconsed
hits head and listen intently- . The
npartntent was quite dark save for the
glimmer that cattle from the street.
Arising cautiously , lie went to the
door of time adjoining room. A man
was going thitough his possessions by
the uk1 of a lark lantern. Kimberly
stood for a few seconds watching the
deft fingers at work. Ills first sensation -
tion was one of surprise that ho had
anything that another man wanted.
"You'll be disappointed , " he said
cotifideuttially"Now , you couldn't
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lend mo 11. mlllioll or so , coulll you ? "
The Intruder Ilrollllell It sliver-
11I1'lwd hl'U8h with 11 cia 1101' .
"You've broken ) ' ' "
my Dl'oslon ( tray ,
said Klmhorl rOlll'oachfully. "I lot'-
over , It doosn't matter , so don't apoi-
oglzo. !
Kimberly I was holding the revolver
In his hand and when the burglar
drew ono In defense ho laughed lightly
and tossed his on the dressing tt1bl0.
"Smolw ? " ho asked pleasantly ,
drawing out his case and passing It
to the 1I111.n who stood undecid0(1 what }
to do. "Now , tlon't let mo interrupt
your worl. I never like to have rieo-
IIe ] droJllilng In when I'm busy , and
perhaps you are like that. 1'hat stick
Pih } on the cushion , by the \.y , Is
better than It ] ootS , Quite an interesting .
osllng story connected \ with It. Sorry
there Isn't time to tell you about It ,
for It's It mighty good stOl'Y. I think
there are some other interesting
things over In that little Chlneso hox.
The head IInscl'ows " Kimberly was
pulling his cigar and swinging his feet ,
perched on a tall clothes ham pOI' .
There was 11. certain wild elitiion at being .
Ing able to enjoy this encounter with
a burglar , absolutely without fear or
the consequoncos. A man about to
commit suicide wOll1l1 prefer to have
It neatly done by a pl'ofosslonal ; nor
does ho fear for his possessions who
Is about to leave them all hehltll1.
1'he burglar threw down his weapon
and ] stood stupidly ] staring Ilt l\lmhcr. !
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"A thousand pardons , 1\I'slcllr ! I
did not know these t were the apartments .
ments of the 1\I'slour. " The intruder
bowed ohseqlliollsly. "Perhaps you
recogllle mo ! "
"No , " said Kimberly , "I have never
seen you hefore Still- "
"Docs not 1\1'slour remember u little
dinner at the Adelllhl with 11. charming
lI'adomolsello ? Ah-ho docs , 1'res
hlon ! I will \ tell to 1\'slom [ some-
thing. It was intended for mo , Al-
Ilhonso , to make 700 happiness or
the \l'sleul' and la hello \la omol-
sello. "
"Sit down , " said Klmhm'y ] with eager -
eI' hospitality. "Now , what Is this
wild idea yeti are toiling 1\10 ? "
Alphonso sat down gingerly on tl10
edge of II chair.
I'sleul' has pardoned the intrusion .
sian ? " demanded the original ] bur-
glum'
1'hat's all right , " said Klmherly
cordially. "Glad you dl1.Jpped In. Is
-our's n. case of evolution ! In whl'h
you have come to take the coin of the
realm In a lump sum instead of hv
bits , as at the Adolphl ? "
'rho man smiled appreciatively
"alii , 1\I'sloul' : . "
"You said ! you had something to
tell me ? " said Kttl1)crly ! seriously , his I
bantering tone quite gOlle.
"It was this way , " began Alphonso I
ImpreEslvoly. "I was , at'tOl' I left the I
Adolphl , Il chaffoul' a very small lItl1e , ;
f Jr : a man named Appleton Ho bought
1.0 automobile as ho thought It might
please ze mademoiselle whom 110
would marr ' . I recognized her when
she came down zo steps , and 1 , 1\I'slnur
-I romemhcretl. A pity It was for rue
so' young to many zo old ono. Par-
dons , but a garcon Ve'nt's } much ho Is I
not meant to heal' Monsieur Appleton ] ,
ton asked 700 mademolsolle to marry
hill 1\10 , Alphonso would not let her
forget the fine 'slo\11' who loved h' ) ! r .
I turned and looked at her before she
answered c } . Uho knew mo. Ah 110
woman ever forgets Alphonse. " The
man who listened was perfectly white
amid his eyes were fiercely bright
"Go on , man , go on , " he cried wild.
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"Zo potlto tabo-zo ] palms-zo soft
muslc-ah-sho remember all. Then
she tolll him no. The next day \ heel
old one sold his new Panhal'd , " con-
chided the wl1.ltor-ohauffourhurglur.
Kimberly came over to his mldnlcht
caller and extended his hand.
"You don't know what 'ou'vo done
for mo , " said Kimberly slowly , at last
breaking the sllonce. "If there Is any'-
thing I can do for you- "
1\Iercl , l\I'sleur. You can do much
1C you keep my little visit entro lions "
"Don't mention it . " said Kimberly .
"I only regret that you found business
so l1ull. Belter luck next time
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Alphonso shoole his licad ! and chuckled - - .
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I led ] softly liS ho slipped over the win- ( .
I dow sill. '
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Kimberly and the new 1\lrs. lIn1ler. ]
Iy onto ! e(1 ( the car in a haUstorJI1'
! rice.
"Fol' the life of mo , I can't figure nut
how they found out about U13 , " said
Klmhorlj' ' _ _ ,
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"Since you came Into that fortune ,
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so unoxlloctoell , you forget you are
11. personage , " she answered cheerflllly.
"U wo hadn't decided to try It on
nothing a year , before It happened ,
'ou'tI think I married you for your
monl'y , wOllldn't you , dear ? "
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"You'll be disappointed , " he said con
fidcnti < tlly.
"Fato and her uhderstudy , Alphonso , j
have done a lot for us , " said Margaret
' 'Why ! By all that's wonderflll- . . - _
look across the aisle ! Is It possible ,
01' is this frequent bobbing UII of AI , J i
lholl8e gelling on my nerves until I ! 1
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see him where I look ? " ' , _ t
"It Is , " whispered Margaret exclte ' 1- 1
Iy. "What a coincidence ! " '
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Kimberly strode across the also ] , ,
and grasped the man's arm.
When Alphonso realized It was in- 1
deed the two who had first attracted
his romantic fancy , his delight was
unlJol11ulod and his congratulations I
elaborat0.
\Vhat are you lolllg now , AI
phonse ? " they dcmanl1etl
"I go to accept a Il0Slt Ion as valet
to a 'slo\ll' who has just bought a
Ono place at Blllo Bay But I do not _ - + . . - .
Iwow ' what he Is called " \lllhonso '
shrugged hits shouldors.
Margaret and Kimberly began to
laugh and continued to do so until the
Fl'cnchman gazed at titian In alarm. . I
" ' ' 'hr , Alilhonse , I am the man ! "
suld Klmhot'ly , shaking wllh merri-
ntettt The hUl110r of the situation was
lost on Alphonse
" 1'hon I ask no greater happiness , "
he said soemnly. ] 'But , if 1\I'slollr will \
pardon me-I'm Charles , now , thank
y ou. "
Kimberly nodded.
"In all the roles you have pared ] ,
Charles , " he declared , " 'ou never
have missed a cue. "
"Thank yott for the compliment , " ,
salll Charles , alias Alphonse , as ho
took a small whisk broom and began
to brush the rice from ICiuuberly's
ovcl'coat.
Logical Reasoning
Some years ago when the Demo-
crnllc cOl1\'enllon was held In Chicago ,
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all hotels were crowded : hence the " , .4'
waiters were somewhat pushed and
could not walt on the guests as
prolUpUj' as the latter deslrcd. One
of the delegates , after waiting an hOllr
01' so , bawled out :
11ol'e , I ordered only a cup of cot'
fee , and I'ye had to walt for nearly
an hour. "
"HIt's your own fault , sail , " replied
the colored after : "j'OU could ha'
waited for beefsteak , fish , pCJ'tatoos
and I1.Im05' everything else , ef you hud
only order 'em. Do reason you only
waited fOJ coffee am belmso you dldn' (
order nul1ln' else. " ,
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