The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
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their rooms. and In time her yigi.
lance WIS rewarded By the appear.
anee Of bunch of young toGghs,
, ailent now and apprehenAive, cying
the ncighhorhood as they emerged
with flashing, penetrating Chances.
Their manner seemed significant OF
evil.
When Eleanor went home that
night She retired to her room carly.
and lay awake for hours with the
name OF John Welton ringing In her
ears. The snatches OF taIk rose mp
again as n wafning TO her. II was q
queer incident, and IL seemed 20 her
nv II Wclion were in danger, and that
she had been chosen as the inHtru.
mcnt 20 help him.
The next morning she awoke with
/ the thought still vivid and rampant
In her brain. She consulted the city
/ directory, and found only one John
I Welton. shall | write 10 him. and
tell him that | heard his name tossed
from lip TO lip from the mouths oi
| fhieyes2" she pundercd. but, no, no
will think that I am crank OF an
accomplish trying TO cxtort money.
No, he won't even appreciate It, He
will read IL, and laugh. and Imagine
That ] have an object In approaching
him other than a purely dlsinterested
one. | shall 20 and see him person.
ally. Then | can explain all the cir
h.. .sa.m 4
and perhaps he will be thankful
| for H."
IL took Eleanor precisely two weeks
70 make up her mind TO approach
the unknown John Wrlton. In that
time the duty OF warning him took
definite form IN her mind, and II made
her drawer. She found the number
and street Of his place OF businesS,
and she walked rrsolutely into his
Office. a clerk asked her to be seated
and Mr.. Weiton would see her In .
short time. She waited a few terrible
moments. wondering what John Wei.
ton was Hike. hoping that he would
not think her an adventures. and
whetheE he would laugh at her fcarA,
or be- cordial aud polite 10 her.
The door opened and welton walked
In. Eleanor looked up, and as sho
saw him standing there her heart
lrapcd to her mouth. A gray mist
rose before her eye, and she saw tho
vision OF man in an automobile and
a dishcvclcd girl lying on the pave
ment, and all the details Of an &C.
cident that had occurred to her many
months before. A little laugh of rx.
ultation echoed IN her soul. The hand
of Providence had led her to the mau
that she had watched for 30 long In
public places.
Are you Mr.. John welton?" rhs
stammered, irrcsolutely. Generally
Eclf-poEEcsSed. she was seized by tbi.
unexpected encounter with something
like fright for the first time in her
life. She rushed through her story.
getting " badly confused. and con.
scious of the fact that this man whom
she was talking with was the ono
above al whom she would much rath.
cr have met in a more conventional
way
He searched her face pointedly. She
WAS conscious Of his scrutiny as she
talked. lie listened and made no
comment. Then a light seemed to
dawn in his brain. and he smiled sud.
denly, In frankly pleased way.
- remember now" he said. with
bold inspiration. in the midst ~ her
conversation. as II the information she
had brought to him were Of no con.
sequence, and that he was thinking
only Of Der. You are the girl that
] assisted on the drive one day when
you had been thrown. AREN'T ynu?"
Yes" she exclaimed. frankly. "and
! have been looking for you for
monthS only TO thank you for having
been so kind TO me. and now fate has
helped me. and am able To tell YOU
how much | appreciate what YOU did +"
And | think, Miss Decring, that
you have amply repaid me for tina,
tiny service. You are n most gen.
erous, whole-souled girl 70 wish 90
warn mo Of possible dnngcr." He
walked with her TO the elevator. and
he asked her II he might not know
her better. When she ncquiescrd n
seemed to him ~ II Il were with re.
luctancs. She had gone away coldly.
Her formslity was overdrawn, no
thought.
A week later box of flowers with
a note from Wclton reached Eleanor.
The message was more than a friend.
ly one, II ran: This is 10 thank YOU
for the kindness you have performed
for me. II will be a great honor, nv
dear Miss Deering. II you will permit
me TO call upon you. Believe me. since
the day ] met you SO inopportunely on
the drive your sweet image has clung
in my brain, I had often wished that
! might see you again, and when YOU
came 60 me Of your own accord, when
Providence took hand In my wish. |
that was a glorious day, and YOUR
coming made II all the grander. May
| hope to see you tomorrow even.
iag?"
Eleanor rend tho note and kissed II.
and sat down TO answer It. AZ first
she wrote a long reply telling him
that she WAS happy that they had |
met. Then she destroyed II and sim.
ply wrote: ayes, you may come"
But she read his own note over and /
over again, coaXing from the depths
Of the sentences all the tenderness
Of his meaning.
Eleanor, dear" he said 10 her some
weeks aftcrward. 81 don't know
10 thank your horse or my
automobile for having brought ua
Neither, Jack. IL was a gang OF
thieves" abe answered, "and an I'M
finished novel. and my love OF vlrarl.
ous adventure, yon know. Even
thieves aud novels seem 90 have been
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