La Junta tribune., 1906-11-10


In the right SPOT 10 IT thu. hypothesis
He put the note into his pockst and
the next moment had forgotten IL
Sundays papers contained Do nsa-
rioa Of the accident to Mr.. Nou-oud
The city directory did not contain his
name In Monday mornings payers
Billy placed a small advertisement
among the Lost aud Found but
there was no resIonse- All Inquiries
failed. and in the course Of the week
Billy put the note away IN drawer
of his writing tabBe and forgot IL Far
more pressing matters claimed his at
tsnfiOa- Dorothy WIS called to her
home IN the west. and a narrowing
fear torInenied Billy that. despite the
positive Commands that he bad laid
upon Der. she had gone 10 get money
for the magazine Meanwhile the
scheme boiled
one afternoon. following a confer
ence upon the all important topic. Billy
returned 10 his home - erazed with
enthusiasm that. happening - and the
lean. Old serving maid busting his
room. b. h--gan 10 deliver an oration
10 her on the subject Of magazins pub
ueati0n His eloIusnce produced an
unexpected effect, for the woman be
came willy excited and finally fell TO
the r1gr Ia a sort Of fr- Then Billy
ran for she landlady. with whose as
sistaure b. carried the hysterical
servant 70 her room
Returning 10 his own place after this
unusual exercise be sat down to reflect
upJn th- strange happenings that had
recently varied the monOiony of his ex-
isf.nce and was presently confronted
hy one that overtopped the others
topped everything he could remember
10 have seen outside of dreaInland-
There was upon the desk paper
weight of painted porcelain, Christ
mas present from Dorothy and very
dear to hi- heart. Prorruding from
beneath IL b. now beheld something
green. and this green substance proved
TO be four bank notes. each OF the do
nomination Of 500.
Dear. dear little girl. he said aloud.
and the tears rushed into his eyes.
This was not money any more. II was
her love. and be laid down his head
on these poor counters In the pretty
game of trade and kissed them
Presently be- arose. put the money
into his safest pocket and strobe away
to Doro,hy's house. where he wns In
formed that Miss Vincent had not yet
returned 10 town. Billy knew better.
He perceived trick and Instantly
formulated one Of his own He tcis-
graphed to Dorothy In the west Though
he knew she wasn't there as follows;
can't take It. Dorothy. but you're the
greatest girl In the world.
In the early evening came this reply:
You must. But how did you hnd out
about III DOROTHY.
To which he responded:
have the money and win hold IL for
you. / cannot use II you wish
At o'clock In the morning the door
bell changed. and Billy received this
telegram:
impossible Did not mall check tili to-
day. Can't understand what you mean.
DOROTHY.
Billy had not money enough to con
tinue this correspondence by wire with
out breaking one OF the $500 bills. so he
wrote a long letter which he mailed
about daybreak. and by the last de
livery that afternoon he received Dor
othy's letter full OF subtle persuasion
and Inclosing her check for <l..So.
Three days later came Dorothy herself.
and In the thrilling conversation which
ensued she denied In the most explicit
manner all knowledge OF the larger
sum
IL will be remembered that Louis NJ.
OF France had many solemn forms Of
adjuration. only one OF which he held
10 be binding. and he would never tell
which of them II was. Few men have
been 50 clever as Louis, but nearly all
women are. Protcstntion with mental
reservation Il the natural weapon Of
the sex. As a student OF human nature
BILLY Allenwood knew this. and. though
he held Dorothy to be- the nawless
pearl OF womanhood he still could not
free his mind Of the notion that the
four big bank notes had once been
hers. II was therefore with an in
definnble disfavor. sense Of some
thing gone from his own soul. that be
at last paid down the 5000 into the
capital of the great scheme.
The s1.JOO which was confessediy
Dorothy'- was placed In bank. hut In
the early days. when the scheme
seemed surely winning. Billy lost his
balance wheel. veered to the deInsion
that he had foolishly shut Dorothy out
from the greatest opportunity OF her
life and at last permitted her to invest
her money. Then came the later days.
the days Of disappointment. Of ex-
penses marvelously swollen and re-
ceipts miracuIously shrunk-
On the biackest Of black days. when
Billy had left the once merely to get
away from Il and not because his