Willmar tribune., 1903-01-14

had received in nearly two years II /
came with no other address than the |
general postofce. She called there fol
letters occasionally during the first two |
weeks because there were few friends |
whom she had Informed Of her inten |
ton before leaving her aunt's home in
Ohio and when she knew not where
she would fad a roof to shelter her in
the great city.
Il learned by telegraph from your
aunt that you were in New York"
wrote Mr.. Fiskc, land send this in the
hope that it may find you. I shall be in
that city fro:n the 21st to the 25th OF
this month, and must see you. On the
latter date sail for Europe
Then followed timid reference to
the old jest. from which the writer has
tened on to tell of recent successes. He
had been very fortunate in some min
ing property and had become associated
with men of such importa nee that he
spoke of them by their last names only,
as if they had been Shakespeare and
everybody was bound to have heard of
them.
The really essential fact about the
letter was that Carol received it on the
9th of the month about | o'clock in the
afternoon, and Stephen Fiske would sail
next day. Having read the letter in the
poStOthce, Carol returned to Harburg &
Nrenn's in 4 state Of high excitement.
Mr.. FiSke had mentioned the hotel
WI "a Il
it up by telephone. It appeared that
the gentleman was a guest there but
was not in Carol gave her name and
| address, with some very earnest aumo-
nitiors, and every time that the Office
telephone rang during the afternoon
she had great difficulty in restraining
| herself from rushing to the Nttle booth
where it WIS kept.
She read Mr.. Fi<kes letter several
times. to the .ie1riMellt of her work, and
once Mr.. H}rJurS caught her staring
| entrancel. at the envelope. which bore
the name of 4 mining company printed
in bold red She whipped the letter cut
of sight, but not in time to escape the
keen eye Of the lawyer. and she felt he1
face burn when he looked at her. L
| was a peculiar look that he gave her
The man seemed to be startled. He het
an open letter in his hand at the time
and she had supposed that he came tt
dictate Il reply to it. but he returned tt
his private room without having sale
word
Tie days work closed at 5 o'clock
but Carol waited in the hope that Fisk,
might come. By a quarter past sht
was alone in the offices. The day wa
fading in q dull sky without The room
where she sat was already quite dark
She leineI back in swinging chai
and rested her head against the wall
falling into a waking dream.
1t must have been near to when sh
heard Mr.. Harburg enter the outer OF
fee hurriedly and accompanied by sew
| plainly when they had entered MI
| Harburg's room, which was upon tn
other side of the partition against whic]
she leaned. The voices droned on 70
ten or fifteen minutes, and then sud
denly Mr. Harburg came out into til
room where Carol sat.
You here:" he cried roughly. "Wha
, are you doing:''
Then, with 4 complete change Of tone
Il beg your pardon. l was startled
I'm a very nervous man. You won
mind my rudeness There's no tellin
what III do when anything scare
me-
Il was waiting for some one'' sal
-, ! Carol, but it's TOO late now. III 6
, home
:, Don't so till you're ready" respont
ed Harourg cheerfully. always gla
to have you in the shop. 'renn and
= agreed the first day you were with |
that You We're not only the handsome
girl we'd ever seen, but the clevere:
too. Yet we never did you justice "
will, thought
You are very kind replied Carol
a tone Of frozen rage.
= She put On her wraps hastily and 1e
!. the office going at onee to the hot
, where Fiske lodged He had not r