The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-12

Apl WHAT llt lltlu uouts bul loi
the triumphant discovery he had made
in spite of himself.
1t was then about o'clock in the
morning. Thorpe passed the board
ing house, the store and the office, to
take himself as far as the little open
shed that served MS railway station.
There he set the semaphorc TO flag the
east bound train from Duluth At G.36.
the train happening on time. he climb
ed aboard. He dropped heavily into Il
seat and stared straight in front of
him until the conductor had spoken to
him twice.
"Whcre to. Mr.. ThorpeT" he asked.
"Oh. Mackinaw city"
Thorpe descended at Mackinaw City
TO find that the noon train had gone
He ate lunch at the hotel. borrowed
500 from the agent of Louis Sands. "A
lumbcrman of his acquaintance. and
seated himself rigidly in the little wait.
ing room, there TO remain until the $40
that night. When the cars were backed
down from the siding he boarded the
sleeper. In the doorway stood disap.
proving colored porter.
'Go'll I'm the smokin' cab up fo'wu'1,
sah,' said the latter. firmly barring the
way.
It's generally forward" answered
Thorpe.
This ycah's the seepah." protested
the functionary. "Yo' pays cxtry."
Il am aware of it," replied Thorpe
curtly. GIVE me a lower"
Yes, sah," acquicsced the darky.
giving way. but still in doubt. He fol.
lowed Thorpe cautiously. pccring into
the smoking room on him from time To
time. A little after 10 his patience
gave out. The Stolid. gloomy man Of
lower 6 seemed TO intend sitting up all
night.
"Yo berth is ready. sab" he delicate.
ly suggested.
Thorpe arose obcdently. walked to
lower q and without undressing threw
himself on the bed Aftcrward the
porter in conscientious discharge of his
duty looked diligently beneath the seat
for boots 10 polish. Happening to glance
up after fruitless search he discovered
the boots still adjoining the feet of their
owner.
well, for the lands sake" ejaculat.
ed the scandallzed negro. beating a
hasty retreat.
Thorpe descended at Twelfth street
in Chicago without any clear notion of
where he was going. For moment he
faced the long, parklike expanse of the
lake front, then turned sharp to his left
and picked his way south up the inter
minable reaches of Michigan avenue.
Block after block he clicked along. the
calks of his boots striking fire from the
pavement.
After an interval he seemed TO have
left the smoke and dirt behind. The
street became quieter; boarding houses
and tailors' shops ceased; here and
there appeared a bit OF lawn, shrub
berry and flowers. by and by he came
10 himself TO find that he was staring
at the deep carved lettering In a stone
horse block before a large dwelling.
His mind took the letters In one after
the other, percelving them plainly be.
fore II accorded them recognition. FL
nally he had completed the word Far
rand He whrled sharp on his heel,
mounted the broad white stone steps
and rang the bell.
1t was answered almost Immediately
by clean shaved, portly and dignified
man with the most impassive counte-
nance in the world This man looked
upon Thorpe with lofty disapproval
a.. 4. n 4 =
asked.
II cannot say" replied the man. "If
you will step TO the back door I will
ascertain
''The flowers will do. Now see that
the south room is ready. Annie" float
ed voice from within.
Without word, bat with a deadly
earnestness, Thorpe reached forward,
seized the astonished servant by the
collar, yanked him bodily outside the
door stepped inside and strobe across
the hall toward closed portiere whence
had come the voice. The river mans
long spikes cut little triangular pieces
from the hardwood floor. Thorpe did
not notice that. He thrust aside the
portiere.
Before him he saw u young and beau
tiful girl. She was seated, and her lap
was filled with flowers. At his sudden
apparitiOn her hands flew TO her heart,
and her lips slightly parted. For n
second the two stood looking at each
other, just as nearly year before their
eyes had crossed over the old pole trail.
To Thorpe the girl seemed more beau
tiful than ever. The red Of this vio-
lent unexpected encounter rushed to
her face, her bosom rose and fell in a
fiuttering catch for breath, but her
'yes were steady and inquiring.
Then the butler pounced on Thorpe
from behind with the intent to do great
bodily harm.
morris" commanded Hilda sharply,
what are you doing?"
The man cut short his heroism In
confusion.
"You may CO." concluded Hilda.
Thorpe stood straight and unwinking
by the pOrtiere. After moment he
spoke.
II fave come TO tell you that you
were right and was wrong" said he
steadily. you told me there could be
nothing better than love. In the pride
Of my strength told you this was not
80. ! was wrong
He stood for another instant looking
directly al her. then turned sharply
\ nd head epecf waltad from, tho rooyn