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SHORT

STORY.

CHARLIE Snyder.

THE CHARMED LIFE' OF MISS AUSTIN. By Samuel Merwin.

THE STORY OPENS.

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"Don't plno" she said "Yon'll hurt Wing."

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Flix expression of exasperation that Abe 1973 a sport clear "through." Her ears burned. She was lost in the darkness.

liad known him just six miontes.

She stuted off along the road. Later they got in the line of Thore was nothing for it but to fre of a skirmishi and a rille-ball catch up with her and take her bit the interrupter box of the arm. She walked easily and magneto, Their situation was ser- rapidly. He looked down ad- ione. He blamed himself bitterly, miringly ather swinging step.

"I know who you are,' hat she would not allow him un-! dely to blame himself. He made broke out unexpectedly, after

they had walked a little way love to her.

"You're Charlie Snyder, of Mi dletown."

THE STORY PROCEEDS. Aren't you sure?" he asked reproachfully.

she

The hand that held her nim "No-I'm no I'm not. Ioved with a builden start. been such a whirl. And it has all been 60-70 11 mantic."

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"Perhaps "be was looking at him with a sudden steadiness that surprised herself" perhaps I don't love you at all. Perhaps it is just the thrill of all that bas happened our being together this way and you are nice."

"Are you Rorry you took the ring, Edith ??!

"Why,"

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"Yes," he said, "I told you the truth. My father is rich. I' a rich mn myself. I ran away to enlist. I'm Charlio Snyder, of Middletown,

Elith was in a brown study. I know your sister Betsy," abe went on. "We were at school together."

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bis influence felt. It was, a zle me."

chorus-girl story-and not of one She bositated.

the moving group of men, women to an opticlan of doubtful ability reached forward and took her id chorus girl, but two! Broadway than this night

train, among the shadows and his arms, firmly this time. He had made short work of Charlie had gone as a bubble goes.

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the curious crowding Chinese. your eye-sight depends. held her head up close to his in Snyder.

You got me here.”

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"Will you be at turban and white gloves, carrying the examination and the fitting in one hand an umbrella and a of lenses that will refleve all ebe roused horself wrenched her-aluadow of night that hid the whispered. self partly free, and buried her queer, ballled expression on his the Astor House in Tientsin ?"

She shook her head." You small satchel, and holding a tiny trouble. The only charge is for face happily concealed the lush.

the glasses. Pekingese dog. head on his shoulder.

that came and went on hers-mustn't write. that came and went with certain troubled thoughts.

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'Oh-please !” she whispered. "Not one?" "Well on the forehead-just one."

They walked through another small village, whose inhabitants She of every age were out on the road He raised her head. feared he was going to kiss ber in excited groups. The passed lips, and started to dodge away out between the last two houses, but he hold her face firmly and saw, a quarter of a mile away between his hands and brushed his across the fields, a long train of lips gently against her forehead. passenger cars. Farther along, She sank by the light of a row of bonfires, back against the cushions with a swarm of men were working on pounding temples, and covered the track. Moat of the passengers her bands,'

appeared to be out, standing in

Then he released her.

He leaned forward. regret it dear 7 **.

"Do yon dark little knots, or moving slow-

ly to and fro in the firelight.

In the shadow of the wall they

She lowered her hande for a moment and looked at him paused. Suddenly her eyes filled with

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hie arm.

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“I'm sorry," she said. "I really don't mean to be cross. You're saving my life, and-"

"Haven't saved it yet," he interupted grimly.

"No, but-How quiet it is. I don't believe they are shooting now."

was trying to force a note of Ben- timent into his voice. But the effort was not wholly successful, There had been magio between

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