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and�察  �on   the   sidewalks�察  �on   their   way   to   work�察  �processions   of   shop´girls 

stepped out briskly。 It was the street and the city and the life he had found 

fascinating�察�but now it jarred and affronted him。 A girl he knew had died�察�

had passed out of his life foreverworse than that had never existed�察�and 

yet the city went or just as though that made no difference�察�or just as little 

difference as it would have made had Sister Anne really lived and really 



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died。 

     At the same early hour�察�an hour far too early for the rest of the house 

party�察�Anita Flagg and Helen Page�察�booted and riding´habited�察�sat alone at 

the breakfast table�察�their tea before them�察�and in the hands of Anita Flagg 

was the DAILY REPUBLIC。 Miss Page had brought the paper to the table 

and�察�with affected indignation at the impertinence of the press�察�had pointed 

at   the  front´page     photograph�察    �but  Miss    Flagg    was   not  looking    at  the 

photograph�察�or drinking her tea�察�or showing in her immediate surroundings 

any    interest   whatsoever。     Instead�察   �her  lovely    eyes   were   fastened    with 

fascination upon the column under the heading ;The Red Cross Girl;�察�and�察�

as she read�察�the lovely eyes lost all trace of recent slumber�察�her lovely lips 

parted breathlessly�察�and on her lovely cheeks the color flowed and faded 

and    glowed     and   bloomed。     When     she  had   read   as  far  as   a  paragraph 

beginning�察 �When Sister Anne walked between them those who suffered 

raised their eyes to hers as flowers lift their faces to the rain�察─�she dropped 

the paper and started for telephone。 

     ;Any man�察─�cried she�察�to the mutual discomfort of Helen Page and the 

servants�察 �who thinks I'm like that mustn't get away� �I'm not like that and I 

know it�察�but if he thinks so that's all I want。 And maybe I might be like 

thatif any man would help。; 

     She    gave    her   attention   to   the  telephone     and    ;Information。;     She 

demanded        to  be   instantly   put   into   communication        with   the   DAILY 

REPUBLIC and Mr。 Sam Ward。 She turned again upon Helen Page。 

     ;I'm tired of being called a good sport�察─�she protested�察 �by men who 

aren't   half   so   good   sports   as   I   am。   I'm   tired   of   being   talked   to   about 

moneyas   though   I   were   a   stock´broker。   This   man's   got   a   head   on   his 

shoulders�察  �and   he's   got   the   shoulders   too�察  �and   he's   got   a   darned   good´ 

looking head�察�and he thinks I'm a ministering angel and a saint�察�and he put 

me up on a pedestal and made me dizzyand I like being made dizzy�察�and 

I'm for him� �And I'm going after him� ─�

       ;Be still� ─�implored Helen Page。 ;Any one might think you meant it� ─�

She nodded violently at the discreet backs of the men´servants。 

     ;Ye   gods�察  �Parker� ─  �cried Anita   Flagg。   ;Does   it   take   three   of   you   to 

pour a cup of tea�拭�Get out of here�察�and tell everybody that you all three 



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caught   me   in   the   act   of   proposing   to   an   American   gentleman   over   the 

telephone and that the betting is even that I'll make him marry me� ─�

     The   faithful   and   sorely   tried   domestics   fled   toward   the   door。   ;And 

what's more�察─�Anita hurled after them�察 �get your bets down quick�察�for after 

I meet him the odds will be a hundred to one� ─�

     Had the REPUBLIC been an afternoon paper�察�Sam might have been at 

the office   and   might   have  gone   to   the   telephone�察 �and   things   might   have 

happened   differently�察  �but�察  �as   the   REPUBLIC   was   a   morning   paper�察  �the 

only  person   in   the   office   was   the   lady  who   scrubbed   the   floors   and   she 

refused   to   go   near   the   telephone。   So Anita   Flagg   said�察   �I'll   call   him   up 

later�察─�and went happily on her ride�察�with her heart warm with love for all 

the beautiful world�察�but later it was too late。 

     To   keep   himself   fit�察  �Sam Ward   always   walked   to   the   office。   On   this 

particular   morning   Hollis   Holworthy   was   walking   uptown   and   they   met 

opposite the cathedral。 

     ;You're the very man I want�察─�said Hollworthy joyously ;you've got 

to decide a bet。; 

     He turned and fell into step with Sam。 

     ;It's   one   I   made   last   night   with   Anita   Flagg。   She   thinks   you   didn't 

know who she was yesterday�察�and I said that was ridiculous。 Of course you 

knew。 I bet her a theatre party。; 

     To Sam it seemed hardly fair that so soon�察�before his fresh wound had 

even been dressed�察�it should be torn open by impertinent fingers�察�but he 

had no right to take offense。 How could the man�察�or any one else�察�know 

what Sister Anne had meant to him�拭�

     ;I'm afraid you lose�察─�he said。 He halted to give Holworthy the hint to 

leave him�察�but Holworthy had no such intention。 

     ;You   don't   say   so� ─  �exclaimed   that   young   man。   ;Fancy   one   of   you 

chaps being taken in like that。 ;I thought you were taking her ingetting 

up a story for the Sunday supplement。; 

     Sam shook his head�察�nodded�察�and again moved on�察�but he was not yet 

to   escape。    ;And�察   �instead    of   your   fooling    her�察─  �exclaimed     Holworthy 

incredulously�察 �she was having fun�察�with you� ─�

     With difficulty Sam smiled。 



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     ;So it would seem�察─�he said。 

     ;She     certainly   made     an   awfully    funny     story   of  it� ─  �exclaimed 

Holworthy   admiringly。   ;I   thought   she   was   making   it   upshe   must   have 

made some of it up。 She said you asked her to take a day off in New York。 

That isn't so is it�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�that's so。; 

     ;By    Jove� ─   �cried  Holworthyand        that  you   invited   her   to  see  the 

moving´picture shows�拭─�

     Sam�察  �conscious   of   the   dearly   bought   front   row   seats   in   his   pocket�察�

smiled pleasantly。 

     ;Did she say I said thator you�拭─�he asked 

     ;She did。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察�I must have said it。; 

     Holworthy roared with amusement。 

     ;And that you invited her to feed peanuts to the monkeys at the Zoo�拭─�

     Sam avoided the little man's prying eyes。 

     ;Yes�察�I said that too。; 

     ;And I thought she was making it up� ─�exclaimed Holworthy。 ;We did 

laugh。 You must see the fun of it yourself。; 

     Lest Sam should fail to do so he proceeded to elaborate。 

     ;You   must   see   the   fun   in   a   man   trying   to   make   a   date   with   Anita 

Flaggjust as if she were nobody� ─�

     ;I don't think�察─�said Sam�察 �that was my idea。; He waved his stick at a 

passing   taxi。   ;I'm   late�察─  �he   said。   He   abandoned   Hollis   on   the   sidewalk�察�

chuckling and grinning with delight�察�and unconscious of the mischief he 

had made。 

     An hour later at the office�察�when Sam was waiting for an assignment�察�

the telephone boy hurried to him�察�his eyes lit with excitement。 

     ;You're wanted on the 'phone�察─�he commanded。 His voice dropped to 

an awed whisper。 ;Miss Anita Flagg wants to speak to you� ─�

     The blood ran leaping to Sam's heart and face。 Then he remembered 

that this was not Sister Anne who wanted to speak to him�察�but a woman he 

had never met。 

     ;Say    you   can't   find  me�察─  �he   directed。   The   boy    gasped�察  �fled�察  �and 



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returned precipitately。 

     ;The lady says she wants your telephone numbersays she must have 

it。; 

     ;Tell her you don't know it�察�tell her it's against the rulesand hang up。; 

     Ten   minutes   later   the   telephone   boy�察  �in   the   strictest   confidence�察  �had 

informed   every  member   of   the   local staff   that Anita   Flaggthe rich�察  �the 

beautiful�察�the daring�察�the original of the Red Cross story of that morning 

had twice called up Sam Ward and by that young man had been thrown 

downand thrown hard� �

     That night Elliott�察�the managing editor�察�sent for Sam�察�and when Sam 

entered his office he found also there Walsh�察�the foreign editor�察�with whom 

he was acquainted only by sight。 

     Elliott introduced them and told Sam to be seated。 

     ;Ward�察─�he began abruptly�察 �I'm sorry to lose you�察�but you've got to go。 

It's on account of that story of this morning。; 

     Sam   made   no   sign�察  �but   he   was   deeply   hurt。   From   a   paper   he   had 

served   so   loyally   this   seemed   scurvy   treatment。   It   struck   him   also   that�察�
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