The Yale expositor., 1906-08-31
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HSERlALAy
GspSTORY@y
CHAPTER V-ContInued.
Copyright, 1905, by j, P. LippincOtt Coz

was a warning TO be needed in Miss
virginia Cacteret when her eyes were
iowncast aud her voice sank to its
jottest cadence.
why, certainly; how simple!" she
said, taking her Cousins arm again;
and the secretary went in to set the
wires at work in Winton's affair.
Now Miss Carteret was a woman in
every fiber of her, but among her gifts
she might have counted some that
we're, " say the least, super-feminine.
One of these was measure of discre-
ion which would have been fairly
,reditable in a past master of diplo-
macy.
So, while the sympathetic part of her
Vas crying out for a chance to talk
Winton's threatened danger over with
some one, she lent herself outwardly
% the Reverend Dilly's mood-which
Vas one of scenic enthusiasm; this
without prejudice to a growing deter
nination to intervene in behalf of fair
play for Winton if she could find
way.
But the way obstinately refused to
discover itself. The simple thing to
10 would be to appeal to her uncle
sense of justice. 1t was not like him
20 fight with ignoble weapons, sne
thought, and tactful word in season
might make him recall the order TO
he superintendent. But she could not
make the appeal without betraying
Jastrow. She knew well enough that
ihe secretary had no right to show
ler the kilograms; knew also that Mr..
Somerville Darrah's first word would
Oe a demand to know how she had
learned the company's business secrets.
Regarding Jastrow as little as high
pred young woman to whom sentiment
is as the breath of life can regard a
man who is quite devoid of it, she was
still far enough from the thought of
effacing him.
To this expedient there was an I'M
hopeful alternatives: namely, the send
ing, by the Reverend Billy, or, in the
last resort, by herself, of a warning
message to Winton. But there were
obstacles seemingly insuperably. She
had not the faintest notion of how
such a warning should be addressed:
and again, the operator at Argentine
was a Colorado & Grand River en-
ploye, doubtless loyal to his salt, in
which case the warning message would
never get beyond his waste basket.
Getting too chilly for you out here?
want to go in?" asked the Reverend
Billy, when the scenic enthusiasm be-
gan to outwear itself.
mo; but / am tired of the sertry-go
part of it-ten steps and a turn" she
confessed. Cant we walk on the
track little way?
I'VE can trot down and have a look
at their construction camp, If you
like" he suggested, and thitherward
they went.
1t was Virginia who first marked the
boxed-up tent standing on the slope.
What CO you suppose that little
house-tent is for?" she asked.
Il don't know" said Calvert. Then
he saw the wires and ventured a guess
which hit the mark.
Il didn't suppose they would have
telegraph Office" she commented, with
hope rising again.
"Oh, yes; they'd have to have
wire; one of their own Under the
circumstances they could hardly use
ours"
NO." she reJoined, absently. She
was scanning tn group of steel han
dlers in the hope that a young man
in a billy-cock nat and with cigar
cite between his lips would shortly
reveal himself
She found him after a time and
turned quickly to her cousin.
There is Mr.. Adams down there By
the engine. Do you think he would
come over and speak to us If he knew
we were here?"
The Reverend Billy's smile was of
honest admiration.
How could you doubt It? Wait
here a minute and I'll call him for
you"
He was gone before she. could reply
across the ice bridge spanning one
of the pools. and up the rough, frozen
embankmeut of the new line. There
were armed guards here, too, as we'll
as at the front, and one of them halted
him at the picket line. But Adams
saw and recognized him, and present
ly the two were crossing to where Vir-
sinia stood waiting.
Eheu' what a little world we live
In, Miss Virginia. Who would have
thought Of meeting You here?" said
the terh1olcgian taking her hand at
the Precise elevation prescribed by
good form-Boston good form.
he shock is mutual" she laughc /.
II must say that you and Mr.. Winton
haze cho.en a highly unconventional
on from ut for your sketching field"
Il IA Go~," ne admitted. ohesrfully.
"Jiease don traniple on me. But
ro1iiy, H. wasn't all hb. Jack does do
things wi II a peni,-other things be-
iles macs url working profiles
tfo3a Won't YOU come over and let