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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�

considering the spirit in which the story had been written�察�it was causing 

him more kinds of trouble than was quite fair。 The loss of position did not 

disturb him。 In the last month too many managing editors had tried to steal 

him from the REPUBLIC for him to feel anxious as to the future。 So he 

accepted his dismissal calmly�察�and could say without resentment�此�

     ;Last night I thought you liked the story�察�sir�拭�

     ;I did�察─�returned Elliott�察 �I liked it so much that I'm sending you to a 

bigger place�察�where you can get bigger stories。 We want you to act as our 

special correspondent in London。 Mr。 Walsh will explain the work�察�and if 

you'll go you'll sail next Wednesday。; 

     After his talk with the foreign editor Sam again walked home on air。 

He    could    not   believe   it  was   realthat   it  was   actually   to  him    it  had 

happened�察  �for   hereafter   he   was   to   witness   the   march   of   great   events�察  �to 

come   in   contact   with   men   of   international interests。  Instead   of   reporting 

what   was   of   concern   only   from   the   Battery   to   Forty´seventh   Street�察  �he 

would now tell New York what was of interest in Europe and the British 

Empire�察�and so to the whole world。 There was one drawback only to his 



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happinessthere was no one with whom he might divide it。 He wanted to 

celebrate   his   good   fortune�察  �he   wanted   to   share   it   with   some   one   who 

would understand how much it meant to him�察�who would really care。 Had 

Sister Anne   lived�察  �she   would   have   understood�察  �and   he   would   have   laid 

himself and his new position at her feet and begged her to accept them 

begged her to run away with him to this tremendous and terrifying capital 

of the world�察�and start the new life together。 

     Among   all   the   women   he   knew�察  �there   was   none   to   take   her   place。 

Certainly Anita Flagg could not take her place。 Not because she was rich�察�

not   because   she   had   jeered   at   him   and   made   him   a   laughing´stock�察  �not 

because his admirationand he blushed when he remembered how openly�察�

how ingenuously he had shown it to hermeant nothing�察�but because the 

girl he thought she was�察�the girl he had made dreams about and wanted to 

marry without a moment's notice�察�would have seen that what he offered�察�

ridiculous as it was when offered to Anita Flagg�察�was not ridiculous when 

offered sincerely to a tired�察�nerve´ worn�察�overworked nurse in a hospital。 It 

was because Anita Flagg had not seen that that she could not now make up 

to him for the girl he had lost�察�even though she herself had inspired that 

girl and for a day given her existence。 

     Had he known it�察�the Anita Flagg of his imagining was just as unlike 

and as unfair to the real girl as it was possible for two people to be。 His 

Anita     Flagg    he   had   created    out  of   the  things    he   had   read   of   her  in 

impertinent   Sunday   supplements   and   from   the   impression   he   had   been 

given of her by the little ass�察�Holworthy。 She was not at all like that。 Ever 

since she had come of age she had been beset by sycophants and flatterers�察�

both   old   and   young�察  �both   men   and   girls�察  �and   by   men   who   wanted   her 

money   and   by   men   who   wanted   her。   And   it   was   because   she   got   the 

motives   of   the   latter   two   confused   that   she   was   so   often   hurt   and   said 

sharp�察�bitter things that made her appear hard and heartless。 

     As   a   matter   of   fact�察 �in  approaching       her   in  the   belief   that   he  was 

addressing   an   entirely   different   person�察  �Sam   had   got   nearer   to   the   real 

Anita   Flagg   than   had   any   other   man。   And   sowhen   on   arriving   at   the 

office    the   next   morning�察    �which    was    a  Friday�察   �he  received     a  telegram 

reading�察 �Arriving to´ morrow nine´thirty from Greenwich�察�the day cannot 



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begin too soon�察�don't forget you promised to meet me。 Anita Flagg ;he 

was   able   to   reply�此   ─  �Extremely   sorry�察  �but   promise   made   to   a   different 

person�察�who unfortunately has since died� �' 

     When Anita Flagg read this telegram there leaped to her lovely eyes 

tears    that  sprang     from    self´pity   and   wounded      feelings。    She    turned 

miserably�察�appealingly to Helen Page。 

     ;But why does he do it to me�拭─�Her tone was that of the bewildered 

child who has struck her head against the table�察�and from the naughty table�察�

without cause or provocation�察�has received the devil of a bump。 

     Before Miss Page could venture upon an explanation�察�Anita Flagg had 

changed into a very angry young woman。 

     ;And what's more�察─�she announced�察 �he can't do it to me� ─�

     She   sent   her   telegram  back   again   as   it   was�察  �word   for   word�察  �but   this 

time it was signed�察�Sister Anne。; 

     In an hour the answer came�此 �Sister Anne is the person to whom I refer。 

She is dead。; 

     Sam was not altogether at ease at the outcome of his adventure。 It was 

not in his nature to be rudecertainly not to a woman�察�especially not to the 

most beautiful woman he had ever seen。 For�察�whether her name was Anita 

or   Anne�察  �about   her   beauty   there   could   be   no   argument�察  �but   he   assured 

himself that he had acted within his rights。 A girl who could see in a well´ 

meant offer to be kind only a subject for ridicule was of no interest to him。 

Nor did her telegrams insisting upon continuing their acquaintance flatter 

him。 As he read them�察�they showed only that she looked upon him as one 

entirely     out   of   her   worldas     one    with    whom      she   could    do    an 

unconventional thing and make a good story about it later�察�knowing that it 

would be accepted as one of her amusing caprices。 

     He     was    determined      he   would     not   lend    himself    to   any    such 

performance。 And�察�besides�察�he no longer was a foot´loose�察�happy´go´lucky 

reporter。 He no longer need seek for experiences and material to turn into 

copy。 He was now a man with a responsible positionone who soon would 

be conferring with cabinet ministers and putting ambassadors At their ease。 

He wondered if a beautiful heiress�察�whose hand was sought in marriage by 

the   nobility   of   England�察  �would   understand   the   importance   of   a   London 



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correspondent。 He hoped someone would tell her。 He liked to think of her 

as being considerably impressed and a little unhappy。 

     Saturday   night   he   went   to   the   theatre   for   which   he   had   purchased 

tickets。 And   he   went   alone�察  �for   the   place   that   Sister   Anne   was   to   have 

occupied   could   not   be   filled   by   any   other   person。   It   would   have   been 

sacrilege。 At   least�察 �so   it   pleased   him  to   pretend。 And   all through   dinner�察�

which he ate alone at the same restaurant to which he had intended taking 

her�察�he continued�察�to pretend she was with him。 And at the theatre�察�where 

there was going forward the most popular of all musical comedies�察�the seat 

next to him�察�which to the audience�察�appeared wastefully empty�察�was to him 

filled with her gracious presence。 That Sister Anne was not therethat the 

pretty romance he had woven about her had ended in disasterfilled�察�him 

with real regret。 He was glad he was�撮察�leaving New York。 He was glad he 

was going�察�where nothing would remind him of her。 And 

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