The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-12

While he was speaking she move
aside out of his way, and a half-dozel
rapid turns of the little knob enabled
him to throw back the bolts.
II hope I shall eve do anything
quite so foolish as that again." sale
Mile, with a nervous little laugh, as she
withdrew her imprisoned skirt, AM
smoothed the creased fold.
''If you ever should chance to NEE
with similar misfortune, may I be nea,
at hand to come to the rescue" he re
turned, smiling.
At 1918, SO he told her, he intended t.
take the next train for Boston, though
he seemed in nc hurry to get away evi
IDENTIFY preferring the society of his clerE
to a lonely wait at the railway station.
To her surprise he took pains to maks
himself agreeable, and she was compelled
to admit he could be very agreeable
when he chose. The little incident that
had just occurred had suddenly changed
their relations to each other and ad-
vanced them to something like in
timacy.
She was very glad of this, for she had
determined to free her mind about
Morton at any cost, and nov she felt
only a small part of her former reluct-
ance.
"Mr. Allison" she began ct the first
opportunity. 'sbefore you went out you
sked if | had anything to say to you.
had and did not dare say it,"
"Indeed, Miss Thorndyke! Am I,
then, the object of so much dread9"
sob, no, sir" she answered, looking
down at the carpet, not quite able to
meet his eyes just then, s'only l feared
you might think mt impertinent or
,ficious."
''Not in the least, that would be i'm
possible" he assured her.
~ want to know if you think-that
is, if you are quite sure-Mr. Morton is
wholly trustworthy?'
He was surprised. He looked at her
twice before replying.
"Your question implies you think
him otherwise. He came to me highly
recommended, aud he is the agent of a
company in which some of the heaviest
business men In New York are closely
interested. Why do you doubt
him7"
For reply she told him what she had
seen in Morton's behavior that morning
to excite her suspicious. He listened
attentively, and she saw her words were
making An impression.
"From parts of your conversation I
could not avoid hearing" she said in
conclusion. "I have inferred you mean
to give some money into his charge. 1t
is because I feel SO sure he ought not to
be trusted with it that l speak,"
Before she could say more some one
came down the passageway outside and
presently opened the Office door. Mr..
started up, and received from the
boy who entered a telegraphic message.
As he read it a curious look came over |
his face, and in a moment he handed it
10 her without a word. Il was dated in
New York and ran thus:
Stop negotiations vito Morton: have dis
crooke iness. NJ. L. & Co.
She could we'll afford a feeling Of
as she read these words, and
here might have been a little of the "I
told you so" in the look she gave him as
'he returned him the paper.
Eyes" he said in answer TO the look;
aonor where honor Is due, always. ]
admit the superior keenness of your
penetration, and it has perhaps saved
ns the half of my fortune, for which I
very thankful to you. I did not
,uess l had engaged a clerk who would
watch SO well over my interests, aud see
/ was blind to. Such devotion
much better reward than I can
"Miss Thorndyke-Millie," he pur-
ued, changing to a more serious tone
nd speaking with marked hesitation,
may I ask If you would deign to-to
Ill a more important position than you
rave NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. part.
He had been long enough in saying it,
'ut there was nc mis- taking his meaning.
fillie was too much astonished to speak.
Sat least, / may believe my case not
Iuite hopeless9" he ~ventured, after wait.
ng in vain for a word.
When she found courage to meet the
andsome blue eyes looking down at her
0 tenderly, the last of her doubts was
wept away; then she knew her love now
Weakening to a fuller life, had been born
ong before; and he, reading from the
etphs of her heart what words could
OF have told bali SO eloquently, claspet
nth his strong arms the treasure he n,
feared to call his own.-Bostor
llobe.