Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 21, 1913, Page 2

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Her actions stamp her as a girl of refinement and b ng. ——— CHAPTER III, Dunham hurried her off amid the good-bys of the company, and in a' moment more they were shut into the semi-darkness of the four-wheeler and whirled from the too hospitable door. | As soon as the door was shut, the girl began to tremble, “Oh, we ought not to have done that!” she exclaimed with a shiver of recollection, “They were 8o very kind. | It was dreadful to impose upon them. But—you were not to blame., It was | my tault I\‘ was very kind of you.” an a Little Apart From the Rest. ““*We @14 not impose upon them!” he oxclaimed peremptorily. “You are'my friend, and that was all fhat we claimed. For the rest, you have cer tainly made md. Your wonderful music! How I wish I might hear more of it some timet” The carriage’ puuufl to let a trolley pass, and-s strong arc-light beat ia upon-the two. ‘A °passing etranger peered-curiously at them, and the girl shrank back in fear. ' It was momen- tary,: but: the minds of the two were brought dback to the immediate neces- sities of the oceasion, “Now, what may I do for youl® aaked Dunham.in a quiet, business-like : tone, as it it were his privilege and right to do all that was to be done. “Have you thought where you would like to go?” ' ° *“I have not been able to do much thinking. It required all“my wits to act with the present. But I know that I muat not. be any further trouble to you. ‘You have' done more already than anyone could expect. If you can have the carriage stop in some quiet, out-of-the-way street where I shall not . be noticed, I will gét out and relieve you. It I hadn't been 0 frightened at frst, I should have had more sense than to burden you this way. I hope some day I shall be able to repay your kindness, thon(h I fear it is too great | ever to repay.” “Please don’t talk in that way,” said he protestingly. “It has been a pleas- ure to do the little that I have done, | and you have more than repaid it bn thc delight you have given me and my ! I could not think of leavlng] you until you are out of your trouble, | [ and if you will only give me a little | { hint of how to help, I will do my ut.| | most for you. Are you quite sure you were followed? Don't you think you ! could trust me enough to tell me a lit tle more about the matter?” She shuddered visibly. “Forgive me,” he murmured. *I see ‘it distresses you. Of course it is un- 'pleasant to confide in an utter stranger. I will not ask you to tell ma. 1 will try to think for you. Suppose we go to the station and get you a ticket to somewhere. tell anyone where you have gone, can you not?” There was a kind rebuke! in his tone, and her eyes, as she lifted them to his face, were full of tears. “Ob, I do trust you!” she cried, dis tressed. “You must not think fln'.‘ but—you do not understand.” Then she added suddenly: “But I cannot buy a ticket. I have 0o money with me, and I—" ' “Don't think of that for an instant, ' T will gladly eupply your need. A lite COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY 4. 8. LIPFINCOTT. "~ a 1ITHe 108t Evel I cept & Pullman + race Lw1ngston fifl Lutz of “MARCIA SCHUYLER? “PHOLBE DEANE” \ COMPANY thifkof taking your ring. Lef me do this. It is such a small thing. I shall never miss it. Let it rest until you are out of your trouble, at least.” “Please!” she insisted, holding out the ring. “I shall get right out of this carriage unless you do.” “But perhaps some one gave you the ring, and you are attached to it.” “My father,” she answered briefly, “gnd he would want me to use it this way.” She pressed the ring into his hand almost impatiently. “] will keep it until you want it again,” he said kindly. i | “You need not do that, for I shall "not claim it,” she declared. “You are at liberty to sell it. I know it is worth & good deal.” | “I shall certainly keep it until I am i sure you do not want it yourself,” he I repeated. “Now let us talk about this journey of yours. We are almost at the station. Have you any preference | a8 to where you go? Have you friends { to whom you could go?” [ She shook her head. “There are trains to New York every hour almost.” *Oh, no!” she gasped in a frightene tune. And to Washington often.” i “I should rather not go to Washing- ton,” she breathed again, “Pittsburgh, Chicago?” he hazarded, *“Chicago will do,” she asserted with reilef. Then the carriage stopped be- foire the great station, ablaze with lignt and throbbing with life. e hurried her through the station and up to the ladies’ waiting room, where he found a quiet corner and a large rocking-chair, in which he placed her so that she might look out of the great window upon the panorama of the evening street, and yet be thor ougly screened from all intruding glances by the big leather and ‘brass screen of the “ladies’ bootblack.” | He was gone fifteen minutes, during which the girl sat quietly in her chair, yet alert, every nerve straimed. At any moment the mass of faces she was watching might reveal one whom she | dreaded to eee, or a detective might ' place his hand upon her shoulder with 8 quiet “Come with me.” When Dunham came back, the nerw 7oAy WaLTRS 0as start she gave showed him how | | ger. tense and anxious had been her mind, | when Ho studied her lovely face under the great hat, and noted the dark shadows beneatli her eyes. He felt that he must'do something to relieve her, It was unbearabls to him that this young gir] shioald be ‘adrift, friendless, and ::"mtly & victim to some terrible Diwing up & chair beside her, he began. talking. about her ticket, “You,must. remember 1 was. utterly y;;r mercy,” she smiled sadly, “1 simply had to let you help. me.” 'libould“;hdtomdoublom mvlumomlunmonmuu- ilowiag me to help you,” he sald, Just at that moment a boy in a blue uniform planted a soleleather suit case at his feet; and exclajmed: “Here Dunham. Had a flerce time findin’ you.' Thoyght you sald you would be by the elevator door.” “So I did,” confessed the young man. “] didn’t think you had time to get down yet. Well, you found me any- how, Harkness.” The boy took the eilver given him, touched his hat, and sauntered off, “You see,” explained Dunham, “it| wasn't exactly the thing for you to be traveling without a bit of baggage. l thought it might help them to tme you if you really were being followed. So I took the liberty of phoning over to the clubhouse and telling the boy to bring down the euitcase that I left there yesterday. I don’t exactly know what’s in it. I had the man pack it and send it down to me, thinking I might stay all night at the club. Then I went home, after all and forgot to take it alorg. It probably hasn't anything very appropriate for a lady's costume, but there may be a hair-brush and some ‘spicuoul purse of | and putting into it ; from me? I have your ri tle loan should' not distress you.” | & S “But I do not know when I shall be able to repay it,” she faltered, “uns| Jess"—she hastily drew off her glovcl and slipped a glittering ring from hee| filnger—"unless you will let this pay! for it. 1 do not like to trouble you so, but the stone is worth a geod desl,” ~ndesd,” be protested, *]_coulda} — 8at Ercct, Every Nerve Strained. 80zp and handkerchiefs. And, an how, if youw'll aceept it, it'll be som thing for you to hitch on to. Oue (geh i | She did not 1or o6é night b’ n call one’s OWD ex- ca | out & rag one n el °T thought it might give you regular traveler, you know, naway.” mue tried to make her lnush about it, but her face was deeply serious as ghe looked up at him «] think this is and not & «] don't see how I can | you"' he returned gaily. ! yet," she sald. | ever, ever thank “Don’t try,” | @There’s your train being called, We'd petter go right out and make you com- fortable. Y:\x are beginning to be very ar T deny 1t, but rose to fol- Jow him, scanning the waiting room with one quick, frightened look. An obsequious porter at the gate eeized the suitcase and led them in state to the Puliman. The girl found herself established in | trafn until it dis; the little drawing room compartment, and her eyes gave him thanks again, She knew the seclusion and the oppor- tunity o lock the compartment door would give her relief from the con- stant fear that an unwelcome face might a* any moment appear beside er. 3 «The conductor on this train is an old acquaintance of mine,” he ex- plained as that official came through the car. “I have taken this trip with him a number of times. Just sit down a minute. I am going to ask him to look out for you and see that no one annoys you.” The burly official looked grimly over his glasses at the sweet face under the big black hat, while Tryon Dunham ex- | plained: “She’s a friend of mine. 1 { hope you'll be good to her.” In an- swer, he nodded grim assent with a smileless alacrity which was neverthe- e young man walked through the train to interview the porter and the newsboy, and in every way to arrange for a pleasant journey for one who ! three hours before had been unknown to him. When he returned to her he found the shades closely drawn and the girl sitting in the sheltered corner of the section, where she could not be seen from the aisle, but where she could watch in the mirror the approach of anyone. She welcomed him with a smile, but instantly urged him to leave the train, lest he be carried away. He laughed at her fears, and told her there was plenty of time. Even after the train had given its prelimi- nary shudder, he lingered to tell her that she must be sure to let him know by telegraph if she needed any further help; and at last swung him. self from the platform after the train was in full motion. Immediately he remembered 'that he had not given her any money. How tould he have forgotten? And there was the North side station yet to be passed before she would be out of dan- The last car was almost past he made a daring dash and flung . himself headlong upon the platform, to 1t.ho horror of several trainmen who stood on the adjoining tracks, He found the girl sitting where he bad left her, only she had flung up the shade of the window next her, and was | gazing with wide, frighteped eyes Anto the fast flying darkness. He touched her gently on the shoulder, and she turned with a cry. *Oh, 1.thought you had fallen under the train!” she. eaid in an awed. voice, “It was going 8o fast! But you did nog get off, uste: all, did you? Now, what can you do? It is is too bad, on my account.” 4 *Yes, T got off,” he sald domdly sitting down opposite her and pulling Ris tie straight. “I got off, but it wasn't altogether satisfactory, and so I got on again. There wasn't much time for | getting on gracetully, but you'll have to excuse it. The fact is, I couldn't bear to leave you alone just yet. I , oouldn’t rest until I knew you had | md ft‘:na North side station. Besides, rgotten to give P d give you any ! “Oh, but you musn’t!” ghe protested, lc: eyes eloquent with feeling, Please don't say that,” he went on eagerly. “I can get off later and take the down train, you know. Really, the h'ct llt. 1 couldn't let you go right out of evistence this way with prbbyn - y out knowing The moments fairly flew. The; passed the North side station, ln; were nearing the flag etation., After ::)lst there would be no more stops un- past midnight. The knflw he must get off, o | "I cannot help feeling that I 5; ctu;e of you,” he said, - ut I cannot permit it,” she sai :{l::y. lifting her trustful eyes to lmllg “Will you promise to let yo?N need anything?” —_ 0, I'm afraid I cannot romi even that” ghe answered, "I:,ecnn:x:: while you have been a true friend u; me, the immediate an " d awful necessity “You will at least drawing from his take this,” he sald, Pocket an {income beautiful leather, ‘all the money his ‘I faw you had no . ntl on, “and I ven. one in the drug store station. Will yoy accept it ng, you know, ' ring back you pockets contained, | below the W will need it to casry );u I have put in the change, do for you to be en | money. I'm sorry 1t l=n are only nipn ;f HE cenzs left, : r l'ckct. And It would not tirely without tmore 'rhere the appearance of & | the kindest and ! most thoughtful thing you have done | " the Prloe of tho tf('k‘eT s #0on as possible" earnestly. g He suddenly becamg gy train was whistling ang ductor was motioning bi “But you have poy tolg name,” he cried in gigy, “You have namcg mz- ewered, smiling. am ) ton.” ay “But that is not - our “You may call me 3y . ehe sald. “Now go, | afraid you'll get hy; “You will rememy friend?” “Yes, thank voy, Hum, The tramn pauseq ,M’ him to step in fro; _n(g and wave his hat in salutg pasged on into the night, g twinkling lights, like d~ berries, marked the €T {hap) pm»m Nothing wae left but 1, »“ o of its going, which the hily (To Be Corinyg .Ihe Lojy Fmal VLAY, W 4, g weond and fourth Ty, # each month &t 1 “, Tlora Keen, W, ui,; | ) »ey, Caited Brotherhoud o (| nud Joiners of Ameri Lakelan@ Lod: &. Regular comis: d less eatisfactory and comforting. Then | second and 4th M - Visiting brett: nted, % J. C. 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