Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-09

The door opened timidly ard Helen
Thomson entered The half veil did
not conceal the unwonted sparkle in her
eyes nor could IL entirely hide the fact
that she was blushing most charming
~. She gave cry of delight at sight
of Lane and exclaimed Involuntary:
u thought / should find you here.
The next moment she could have Bit
ten her tongue for speaking so impul-
sively, and she hung her head. her face
scarlet. Lane. overjoyed but smarting
from the treatment of the morning. re-
Piled
II thought I'd find you at home, too,
but / was mistaken"
What do you mean?" she cried, part
ly recovering her self-possession.
THAT / called on you and your re-
fused to see me-
She raised her veil, and the eyes
flashed fire.
II never refused to see you'll never
knew that YOU called-I-"
oh" cried Lane grasping her mean
Ing instantly Then my card was In
tercepted?"
she nodded her head.
The diplomat involuntarily clenched
his fist. The girl noted the movement
and lowering her voice, said:
He proposed to me this morning"
Lane Jumped to her side as If he had
What" he shrieked. That old man
Buckingham"
Hes only 45,' interjected Barnes.
The interruption dampened the young
mans powder. He did not finish his
denunciatlon of the guardian. He
turned to her with a query.
"You-you"-he began.
II refused him, YOU silly goose" With
a happy smile.
He felt like hugging hor He con-
tented himself with fresh denunciations
Of buckingham. Barnes interrupted the
verbal storm.
Give me As hours to my own de-
vices"
An hour later the chief began explor-
ing the financial district. He spent the
remainder OF the afternoon there. Tho
next day he took a cab and started out
10 visit the principal printing and en-
craving establishments OF the city. At
dusk he returned to his office and said
90 Clancy:
# want you TO so out with mo to-
night I'm going to make call on one
OF our prominent citizens,
II.
At o'clock that night Barnes and
his faithful satellite lowered about the
nelghborhood OF "A three story brown
stone house on the avenue Having sat
In the library, the chief, followed by his
assistant, mounted the steps of the
house and pushed the electric button.
The well trained butler who responded
10 the call ushered them into the recep-
ton hail and solemnly accepted the
card which Barnes handed him.
Giving the man time TO reach the ton
flight OF stairs, the chief whisperingly
directed Clancy TO remain where he was.
whilo he swiftly and noiselessly fol-
lowed the servant. On reaching the
landing he heard the murmur OF voices
IN the library. There was n scraplng
sound as OF a chair or bit OF furniture
being moved ana all was silent again,
Barnes did not hesitate. A handsome
portlere covered the doorway leading 10
the room. The chief thrust II aside and
stalked Into the library. The servant
on his way out almost collided with
the newcomer. Barnes murmured
| something incoherent about thinking
| he was expected 10 follow tho man up-
! stairs and in the monetary play Of
words managed To take a mental photo-
! graph OF the room.
1t was long, narrow apartment,
plainly furnished. In the center OF the
far end before a Nat top desk. sat a
squat looking, smooth faced man, who
! did not appear 10 he either Young OF
| old, He had eNpresslOnless blue eyes.
! which stared steadily at Barnes With
out betraymg the slightest emotion.
| HIS large, bald head was covered with
| the merest fringe OF faded brown hair
| a broad, Nat nose indicated surliness OF
| disposition, ana a mouth curled I'm a
| sarcastic smile suggested cunning. HIs
y double chin sank In tho folds Of white