Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 14, 1913, Page 2

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By I1ZOLA FORRESTER. Mr. Justin heard the pounding for attention from the stack of papers on the desk. Vaguely, it annoyed him. He had stayed late at the office on purpose to be undisturbed. But the pounding was Insistent and it came from across the wide air well. saw a girl trying to raise the omne across the way. She did not seem excited, but why did she pound so? Just then she caught sight of Mr. Justin and waved to him frantically. Mr. Justin waved back mechanically as he would have answered the hail of a shipwrecked mariner. He raised his own window, and called across the twenty-foot space. “What's up?” “I'm locked in,’ she called to him. “I was working in here, and the boy didn’t know I had stayed late. 1 don’t know what to do.” “Who has the keys? “Jimmie, the boy. He comes early and opens up.” “Where does he live?”’ “Oh, dear, I don’t know—" “Don’t be alarmed,” protested Mr. Justin, kindly. “I am right here and Tl get you out.” “l knew you would. That's why I pounded on the window. I ean al- ways see you at your desk over there.” “I think I can rouse the janitor or engineer of your building,” he called over to her. “We'll be right up.” But he had forgotten to ascertain her number, and when he reached the opposite street, the great sombre fronts of rock defied ‘detection. There seemed to be six in the block. He tried pacing from the corner to fig ure how far his own office was from the street line, but lost his bearings. Finally he stopped a messenger boy and asked how to reach the engineer of the buildings. “Basement whege de cleaners go in,” said the boy. “Could you go in for me, and ask about a lady who is locked in on the tenth floor?" The situation’'s possibilities ap- pealed to the son of Mercury. He would, for a quarter Justin waited anxlously outside for him while he trled one building after another Finally the boy came out and beck- oned him to follow. He had never been down in the basement of a large building before, but he tramped care-’ tully before the boy to the engineer's quarters. “The superintend=nt's gone home, sald the big-coal-grimed party smoking over an ¢vening paper under an electric light. *“And the janitor's on the top floor In his own place, eat- ing dinner. The elevator aln't run- ning, elther. And I ain’t got any keys, but the scrub women have. You can go up the basement stairs and ask them.” It was a totally new experience to Farnsworth Justin feeling his way up the grimy stairs into the bare, silent rotunda. The messenger boy kept him company for another quarter, and made the rounds of each floor as they ascended, seeking the scrubwo- men. The building seemed strange and unfamiliar with this spell of utter silence over it, and only a light here and there in the corridors. On the eighth floor they came on a brigade of scrubbers down on their knees on mats, washing up the mar- ble halls. Justin removed his hat as he addressed the leader. Yes, she had a pass key to the offices. Wip- ing her dripping, swollen hands she took him up to the tenth floor. “Which room is #?" she asked, and he could not tell her. Moreover it was horribly silent on the tenth floor. No sound of knocking at all. “Call her by name,” advised the woman. “I don't know her name,” sald Mr. Justin dublously. The messenger boy eyed him. “It muat be about in the middle of the west side of the hall. The far hall, I mean, and it faces on the air well. My office is opposite.” The woman had started off on her own responsibility and was knocking on door after door, but there was no answer. “I'll bet a nickel she's tumbled over,” sald the boy. “They all faint.” Justin felt utterly wretched and out of place. Here he was hunting for a woman and a total stranger at half past eight in the evening in a deserted building. “I shall shout for her,” he declared, desperately. “She Is certainly here.” “Wait a minute,” sald the scrub- woman, bending down to one key- hole. “I hear something.” Justin’s fists were tightly shut, As the door was flung open, he pushed past the boy into the inner office. On the floor by the open window lay the girl, her face llke a gardenia in color. Justin lifted her in his arms, and told the boy to hurry for a taxl. He siaother back the heavy wavy hair gently, and felt her wrist for the faint pulsation. “It's too bad you don’t know her rame, sir,” said the woman. *“She’s 80 young, too, ain’t she. They’ll send her to Bellevue till she comes out of it.” “Nothing of the sort,” Justin, curtly. “I shall take her home to my sister to-night. She has | had a nervous shock and needs rest, that is all.” He had not thought of taking her home before that instant but the several minutes before it roused his | He looked from his windows and ' \ { words sprang to his lips. When the !taxi came, he had the satisfactipn of | seeing her open her eyes, and she | walked down the long stairs sup- ! ported by his arm. “It was gilly of me to fzint,” she faltered. “But after you had gone— it—seemed so long, and I thought perhaps you wouldn’t bother to help me."” Once .in the taxi she closed her . eyes and leaned back. | “I live way out in Brooklyn.” “You are going to my sister’s for | the night,” he said firmly. “You are i in no condition to take any long trip. { If you wish to 'phone to anyone, you | may at the house when we arrive.” “No,” she said, she had no one to 'phone to. The hint of hidden pathos in her tired tone stirred old heart strings. He said nothing more, but stared out of the window at the shad- owy street vistas. Undoubtedly Bar bara and himself had led a self-cen- tered life in the old Gramercy Park house. Life had slipped along in smooth channels for them. They had never known want or loneliness. He wondered what she would say to this child he was taking to her. Once, years before, he remembered bring- Ing home a lost kitten he had found pressed close to the iron railings of the park, and Barbara had told him | she would send word to the proper authorities to care for it, but it could not remain in the house. He turned to the girl again. She had taken off ber hat and her eyes were closed. The questions on his lips remained unanswered. He noticed her ringless hands. She held her gloves clasped loosely on her lap. He saw they had been mended. Even a bachelor has some knowledge of proper garments for the daintier portion of humanity. He knew that she was not clad like Barbara and her friends. The long grey cravenmette was inexpensive and |® bit worn at the cuffs. Her shirt waist was of wash silk, her skirt dark blue serge. The hat on her lap with a pin pushed through its erown | was a soft grey straw, shaped he | would have said, like a fruit dish. It bore a crushed bow of gray satin, and cluster of tiny hand made silk roses. . “Is your sister nice?" startled him. She was regarding him | anxiously. “Won't she mind?" ‘ “Not at all” said Justin flatly. “She I8 quite accustomed to anything I may do that is—well, say unusual.” | “I think everything you do is un- 'usual. The development at Silver Cross was splendid.” | “Silver Cross!" he stared at her almost suspiciously. He had not be- Heved a single soul in New York city knew of his connection with the iso- . lated properties far up in the Nevada mountains which held the greatest " promise of wealth in years. He had j covered every track. Not even Bar ' bara knew of his trips there. For six months he had been dropping capital into the earth holes there, and only holding communication with Dave Richards, the owner of the original claims. “How do you know I have been in Silver Cross?” “I am Juanita Richards. Last year Her voice ! 14, 1913. PAGE TWO THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK ELAND, JULY e LW. YARNELL | ¥ AT THE TRAI'S END By WALTER SCOTT. E “You cheat!” The accusation burst ; like a bullet from Picard’s hot lips. § There was 2 scraping of feet as the bystanders got. hurriedly out '| of tne way. The with a crash. Pic- ard dodged a wild swing Black Hen- | | ri made at him and both men went to the floor. deadly enemies, and at least one fought to kill. A half moment of fierce struggling, and then Picard leaped lightly to his feet, “I win!” he cried breathlessly, and the crowd agreed with him, for more than one had seen the disliked Black Henri steal the ace. Picard was happy with the thought that Jule's ob- jection would be withdrawn. He could marry the girl he loved and give her the protection he had promised the day when she bad ‘leaned close to his breast and begged him to save her from Black Henri, to whom her fa- ther had promised her in marriage. Black Henri, with Jules’ consent, had challeneged Picard to a game in which the unusual stakes were to be the heart and hand of Jules' daugh- ter. In desperation he had cheated llnd had lost. He slunk out of the | Trail's End saloon caressing his bruised face and cursing Picard. Miles from the warm fire of the sa- l "loon, on the rough trail, a blinding storm was raging. Suddenly out of the entwined snowy haze a dark 'smudge appeared and grew more sharply outlined, till at last it devel- oped into six dogs and a sledge, be side which strode a man. They top,ed a rise, and started down an incline. Presently the outfit reached the bottom and the uttered | a cry of delight, for before him stretched the broad level of the frozen Mackenzie, swept partially clean of snow by the furious winter winds. The man was Picard, hot on the trail of Black Henri, whom he learned an hour after the fight, had started for Jules' home to abduct the girl. Picard had the best dog team in the great north, for Don, the leader, was a descendant of a trled race of trail dogs. The team sprang out toward the river, led by Don, but before they reached it Picard saw a dog team far ilwny to the left, also heading for the iriver. There was no doubt but that it was Black Henrl. Picard was sure he could overhaul him now it the ice | held. Black Henri, looking back, saw his pursuer for the first time. He leaned table went over W. K. 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Sud- We were struggling along out there | denly his eyes distended with horror, the best way we could, and there for he saw a deadly danger. Then was no way to get in touch with the ' he smiled, for he saw a chance to retorted | right people here. So I came down, and got a place with Willis & Heath. It was only clericel work, but I knew they were the best firm in the mining business. And I kept asking and ask- ing for someone who would tell us the truth about the properties out there, somebody who would play fair. And they told me you would. So then I just wrote to Dave, and he wrote to you, and that's all. I'm going back home next week. Dave says 1 may. He heard from you that the mines were paying, and so I won't have to work here any more.” She paused, but Justin did not speak. He only looked at her. “I've wanted to know you so much,” she added, impulsively, “but brother told me to wait until I met you out at Silver Cross. How queer it came about all of its own accord, didn't it?” He drew in a deep breath. “We are little dancing marlonettes, Miss Juanita, with Fate watching the strings and wires. I have been work- ing tonight on a full report to your brother. The mines are now on a paying basis. In three months' time we can declare our first dividend and it will be a beauty.” He took out his handkerchief, and wiped off his eyeglasses abstractedly. “I am leav- with Barbara, my sister. Perhaps you could be our guest until then, and leave with us. would.” . Something in his tone warned her then. A woman's Intuition is wonder- fully sensitive to impressions. Juanita knew then, looking into Far- ! rington Justin's eyes, that unless she could face all that they to'd her in ! the future, she had better not accept | the invitation. “You know, we have you to thank for our participation in the strike out there,” he added. “If you had | not selected me for Dave to write to, | think we are all partners together in | great good fortune. Why not in friendship, also?” He put out his hand, and she laid | hers in it “I'll go with you,” she sald, hap- i plly. “How wonderfully it has all ! come about tonight.” | Justin smiled at her contentedly.l They were just turning into Gramer | cy Park. | “I must remember to send M' office boy ten dollars,” he said. | (Copyright, 1913, by the McClure News- Paper Syndicate) 0 bee =gy ing for Silver Cross next Thursday; [ The ragged cheat again. Crack! went his whip, and the leader leaped out, but seeing the denger at the same instant, turn- jed sharply only to find the stinging lash wrapped around his nose. He ;uhled back and plunged ahead just (as Black Henri rolled safely from the sledge. Now the dog tried to | stop, but it was too late, for the rest {of the team crowded him into the |open water of a submerged ice crev- ice. Picard, close behind, had been get- |ting ready to grapple with his en- emy, and Don, seeing the leading dogs running straight ahead, was mis- | led and ran so close to the open wa- | ter that he barely had room in which | to swing to one side. As he turned | Picard's warning: “Don!” rang out, |but it was useless, for & red-hot | snake coiled across his eyes, and Black Henri's exultant oath roared inf ‘hls ears. Springing away from the | sting of the whip, Don landed fairly |into the open water, dragging the | rest of the team and the sledge after him. f Even before Picard renlized the | clever trap into which Black Henrl had drawn him he was floundering in the water. Don had his forefeet planted upon firm ice on the other side of the sunken section. The dog knew his master and mates were behind helpless, depend- Ing upon his efforts alone to save I wish you | them. A quick breath, and his strong | shoulders shot into the collar with impact that straightened every trace in the line. At last when he was all but slipping the strain ceased and he moved forward and up. The dog be- | hind him secured a foothold. One sec- ond more, and the anxious man was yanked from the icy clutch of tho] black water. Picard turned to see what had be come of his enemy. Ten rods to the right Black Henri's dog team was | Just getting out on t all this would not have happened. I |Black Henri S A himself was groveling upon a tottering 1ice cake ringed round with silent, mysterious water. 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