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waiting across the street for you, and must recall her. She was sister Mollie's
you can take her back with you. I am bridesmaid, used to be Sally Toppinger.
going home to New York." (She weep.) Her husband was killed in an excursion
Reginald: "Other lira. Johnston? boat disaster and she has been a bit "
Waitlpg for me with to; across the touched ever since, not quits. right, shy
street?. What in the name, of the sUtt a few rnirbleeyouk'now. I was glad
lunatic asylum are you talking about? to help the poor old girl out, but her
Here, tfut down that grip, end tell me paeses should have been here a week .
what the matter ?, Bg0, why I had quite forgotten that -
Sybil: "U. you might have got her she married a T-less Johnson. Arid w, ...... . ,-. ." 7;? , ;. ... , (ff -
passes on time, since you must have her. how didshe ever set the id th.t I We think we established a pretty tfood reputation. in, our mil-
You need not have brought us together was going to travel with her" ' She muifc i i 1 ' , ' ' - . ' l ,... ' .
and given her a chance to insult me. be in a .oally 21 Edition .hv ,inW department last spring and wo propose io maintain L .
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She is here, I tell you, in this very town,
and has written me a most Bhameful
letter, the other woman without the T."
Reginald: Where? What do you
mean? Who wants tea? Sybil, dear,
do calm yourself, and tell me what you
mean. 1 don't understand one word
you are saying. It is all tuttihash."
Sybil: "I tell you that other woman
baB my passes."
Reginald: "Well, let her have 'em,
who ever she is. I can take care of you.
I pass, so do you, until hearts are
trumps again, see?" (He embraces her.
S bit drawing away from him.)
Sybil: "Don't touch me until you
have explained to whom you gave my
paeses, end why I found none here."
Reginald: "Why, becauoe 1 never or
dered any. After I wrote you, I de
cided to come on here and meet you,
and give you an all round surprise, and
it wasn't until this morning that I dis
covered that the Burlington passenger
had changed time Sunday and .that akuldbave gone, about whaling sane-'
your train would get into Cheyenne tity as you do violets !' . k-
before mine did. Then I wired at once, (Kisses her.)
didn't )ou did my telegram?" gybi). 'o Reggie, I've been Buch an
Sybil: "No, I did not. I think you idot and x mad, myM,f K ml8erble;
are getting mixed and would better and now that you have come I am so
stop right there. Your telegram went hBppy "(She weeps on bis shoulder.)
to the other Mrs. Johnson, without the Reginald: "Of course you are and
T " always shall be. That is what the O.
Reginald: (fclxasperated)"Am I never R 4 s ig operated for, just to make you
lobe done hearing about this woman happy, and every engine wiper on the
and her tea' Who in heaven's name is une ia woriciDg for just that. But be-
ehe.ard what has she got to do with- fcre i Jeave this town I intend to fresco
me?" these walls with bleeding fragments of
Sybil: (Pointedly) "That's just ex- tbat Bgent.8 BDBoroy, Now I'm hungry
actly what I wish to know. I arrived nB a Rocky Mountain lion, eo come, let's
here to find this pereon had taken my g0 acd gPt thlB poor( daffy tcacM
passes and eqpected you to travel west widow and wine and dine with her and
with her." raake it all up. It will be like a wed-
Regiuald: "Travel west with this ding breakfast. And then wo'll all eet
tea toper, or isshea.tea agent? Not on the ,WMtbound .train and we'll west
if I know myself! Have, you encoun- wafa ho! .together. ' She's had a tough
tered a lunatic? Sybil, dear, you have time, and it'll do her' good just to tee a
been ill j what doctor did you. have? attle happinses. Ynu must remember.
Where's the agent? O somebody's been hef ,ou tocher,, at Mollie's wedding;
drinking!! . .rather handsome btft her eyes are a
Sybil: ."Ha. baa gone off to dinner, trlflB c (Ht f atherf up tht
andIwm,,tbankyouJ.nQto..Bnakame baggage and put Bijou in his ulster
any mora rWiculosiphiaeyManyQUp Wowing the chain about his
bate done already. He cam very jufxwk.) J
arresting laalor.isBjwator.'' ,. -. ' Sybil: .(Delightedly) "O are the?
Reginald:., "Arresting, you?",(8inka j bad forgotten. , Come on dear, and
into a chair.) "O my, God, thki is a leUb gT furiously hsppy, life is so
mix up! Will aomebody explain!" awfully short., ,'j was just thinkiBg
Sybil:' "It is. from you that explana- .'w.t ih.t'tnH.v And T m ,nc,A '
tions are due, if you can think of any her eye are jUBt a trfl( trBe cr0BBed
you are not ashamed of. Who is this Willa Gather.
other women!" , . .- '.
Reginald: (Dejectedly) "I wish to God CUMAX.
I knew. ICan't you be, a little plainer, .
Sybil? What are .the fa;'v D4 at taecHmaxI
Sybil: "The facts are -plain .enough ., m Music, color, love,
to me. I arrived here this morning and .Mounting In tripU buooned majesty;
. asked whether passes ha J been sent the Gift ol the gods all other gift aaove,
agent for Mrs. S. Johnston. I was told So fell the golden Greeks of tragedy!
that such passes had been sent, but N0Wf wnue tne trumpets knock upon the
tbat they had been claimed a few hours i .
previous by a blonde creature who bad Now, whlk the crash of brasiinkafcatesl
credentials frojn the Central office and Dead aMhe climaxl Thai b victory!
wbowrqte.mea most insulting lewer, Hh overturned chariot wins the race.
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most of her marbles. Hold on. I'm and extend it thU full.
got it! You eay you didn't get my tele- r - ' e - " l
gram, then it got here before you did " e emP"y experts to buy hats and artists to make hats. We,
SJiTora ruJSfSSSta: ar? in a Psition t0 b &rl a dbntfUm to
him! Now it's all perfectly clear isn't sell at low prices.
it? And now will you' tell me why you . . , '
and Bijou were making for tbat eaet. Wc invite you to our millinery department this week.
bound train and talkiog about New '
York and all sorts of crazy things?
Sybil: (Slowly) "Yes, I think I under-
stand, I want to believe it anyhow.- O
Reginald, I've been thinking all eorti
of bad things about you!" (Reginsld
taking her hands and looking very
gravely into her eyes.)
Reginald: "Now look here, sweet
heart, you must never do that. It's
because you always think good things
that I can't do very bad ones. Why, if
I had known you all my life I should
have grown up in the condition of
Adam before the fall, and they would
have blackballed me at the clubs. I
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Reginald; .'O Sally JoAnton, aaiiy DeadatthccUmaxl O aupremest fatel
Johnson! That explains the matter. -Martha Dicfcktson, to October Ccatory.
Sybil: t tall to see it. I am, still , -. rrn J
waiting." Wbat's the easiest way to wop fortune?
Reginald: "Come now, Sybil, you Mske love.to a rich girl: ;. I
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