Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-08
CHAPTER V-Continued.

InCSe VINO knew her best said IT
was warning to be needed in Miss
Virginia Carteret when her eyes were
1owncast aud her voice sank to its
ioftest 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, suDer-feminine.
One of these was a measure of discre-
lion which would have been fairly
macy.
So, while the sympathetic part of her
was crying out for a chance to talk
Winton's threatened danger over with
some one, she lent herself outwardly
% the Reverend pilly's mood-which
was 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 a
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
70 fight with ignoble weapons, she
thought, and tactful word in season
might make him recall the order to
The superintendent. But she could not
make the appeal without betraying
Iastrow. She knew we'll enough that
The secretary had no light to show
1er the kilograms; knew also that Mr..
Somerville Darrah's first word would
oe demand to know how she had
learned the company's business secrets.
Regarding Jastrow as little as high
ored 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 un-
hopeful alternatives: namely, the send
ing, by the Reverend Billy, or, in the
last resort, by herself, of warning
message to Winton. But there were
obstacles seemingly insuperabl,. She
had not the faintest notion of how
such warning should be addressed;
and again, the operator at Argentine
was a Colorado e. Grand River en-
ploye, doubtless loyal to his salt, in
which case the warming 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.
NO; but am tired of the se=try-go
part Of it-ten steps and turn" she
confessed. Cant we walk on the
track a little way?"
I'VE can trot down and have look
at their construction camp, If you
like" he suggested, and thitherward
they went.
II 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.
II didn't suppose they would have a
telegraph Office" she commented, with
hope rising again.
"Oh, yes; they'd have to have a
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 BIZ
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 III 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
embankment of the new line. There
were armed guards here, too, as well
as at the front, and one of them halted
him at tho picket line. But Adams
saw and recognized him, and present
~ the two were crossing to where Vir-
finia stood waiting.
Eheu! what little world we live
in, Miss Virginia! Who would have
thoueht Of meeting you here?" said
the technoloEian. taking her hand at
the rretise elevation prescribed by
good form-Boston good form.
ne shock Is mutual" she laughel j.
| must sgy that you and Mr.. Winton
hare chosel a highly unconventional
en- ircnr ut for your sketching field"
| IN do 49," he admitted. cheerfully;
-.n.edse den tTaplple on me. But
really. It wasn't all hb. Jack does do
thla-s with pencii-other things be-
T. es mas and working profiles,
mean. Mcnt You come over and let
4. a.. "a, Al. nDrs of the studio?" with
n.h, cent arm-sweep meant to
ton, In