MEN AND FACES.

By CLINTON ROSS

[Copyright, 1899, by Clinton Bosa.] j Yon need not fancy I am to tell all the sentimental misadventures of any sailor, least of all of Angus McFarland, whose experiences were many. This particular and serious misad renture began when he met two young women whom he remembered without being able to separate Esther from Eleanor. "Ah, yes," said Miss Driscoll, "that was delightful," as Angus talked of the old days. "I sometimes wish we could recall rII that time," said he sentimentally. "And you haven't forgotten my sis ter," said Miss Driscoll as a youth de- , posited a young lady at her side. "I am so glad to see you again," laid Angus. This Miss Driscoll was as plain as the other was pretty. The eyes alone were much alike. Aiiftus looked from one to the other. Which waa which? Of course he couldn't ask. The talk probably would show. "By Jove," said Angus, speaking aloud, "it's 18 years sine® we have met." "And we have heard so much of you," said the pretty sister. "So xnwch of you, Mr. McFarland." "Can't it be—Angus—after 18 years?" our lieutenant asked. "Why, I always think of you—as . Angus," said the pretty one. "And I, too," eaid the plain Miss Driscoll. "And I think of you still as Esther and Eleanor." He looked around, ex pecting some response. "But"— "Do you? That's good of you," said one. "Oh, it's delightful of you, Angus," said the other. "I wish it were dear Angus," said the sentimental lieutenant. "Well, I'll make it dear Angus," said the plain one, "if"— "Yes, why, dear Angus," said the pretty Miss Driscoll, spreading her fan. Now, he knew some scores of irresisti ble young women scattered among a score of ports—from Newport to Yoko hama—but the pretty Miss Driscoll was surely the most irresistible. And then' there were the memories—the delight ful memories of one's boyhood, when they had been boy and tomboys to gether. Home clutches at a man's heart after he has been away three years in the China seas, The hills about Wol hamton seemed to welcome him. The men in the town club had pressed all kinds of hospitality, old boys, who had been young 18 years ago, now staid, successful fellows with children. But in some - way he always remembered Wolhamton as being the home of the Driscolls. Esther Driscoll had been such a good fellow years ago. Many a time on a tedious cruise he had thought about her, and a little about Eleanor. And now he had taken his last week in Wolhamton because he had thought of Esther. But which was Esther and which was Eleanor? He dare not ask. Of course the pretty one must be Esther. But years change a pretty little girl into a homely one. He could not be sure. How, I dare say, you would have gona bluntly to the point and asked. But would you if you were a wanderer, a fellow whose home ia in every place where ma flag can wave over some yards of deck ? For Angus there was a senti mental memory about this little girl. Ii her personality now doubtless were lost in the woman, he hoped at least that it wasn't. And on that account and now particularly because he did not wish to affront the pretty Miss Driscoll he did not like to ask, "Which of you may be Esther, which Eleanor?" But if he had expected that one of them might tell he was disappointed. They persisted, if unconsciously or ma liciously, in disappointing him. At one time he fancied the omission was inten tional and again that it was accidental. But the longer he talked to them he was convinced that the pretty Miss Driscoll was the Esther of whom during many years and many experiences he had thought about, wondering what that girlish playfellow had become like. He knew not —yes, of course, she was the irresistible Miss Driscoll. And when at this dancing she was taken away from him he tried to make himself en tertaining to the plain sister on the principle that it is well to have a good friend at court. They went over the old clays together. He set traps to find out if 3he were indeed Eleanor.

"Ah, *&at was Esther, wasn't it?" """ae would exQlaim at some memory. But the plain Miss Driscoll only would my with the faintest suspicion of a smile: "Really, I don't remember, Mr."— "You forget, 'Angus,'" he answer ed.

"Well, Angus," she said, flushing. Or did he think she reddened that least bit 1 At any rate, it was the encourage ment of an impression, and he persisted. He passed nearly all the rest of that evening with the plain Miss Driscoll, for the pretty one was persistently en gaged. And still in the interest of that impression he tried his best. As they walked on the lawn under the moon this sister was as entertaining as the pretty one. He even, on the strength of that old acquaintance, may have utter ed certain words that were not free lirom passion. When they came in, the plain Miss Driscoll looked even happy. She was not accustomed to men who spoke these meaningless sentimentali ties. Men looked generally over her head to her sister. Yet ahe liked admi ration as oven a plain girl who has had little or no attention may long for that which has been denied her. But Angus wae not thinking of what the girl thought. Bless me, he had talked these same things with many score of girls, as I have said, from Newport to Yoko homa. If he did it now, it was a mat ter of habit and with rather more than

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