The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-08

" 1900 W. 10
s-',-- - .et and took tine fi.I1h Tor RI
luufa "a OF near the time that Fair
brother staistd east But once at III
Moro once registered there as Abncr
Tairbrothcr from New York he took n
different coarse from tho one laid ont
for him. a course which finally brought
him into his masters wake and land
ed him at the same hour ip New York.
This is what ne did. Instead Of shut
ting himself up in his room. he ct.
pressed an iEthediate desire TO visit
some neighboring mines. and procur-
ing good horse. started OF az the first
available moment lie rode north. lost
himself in the mountains, and wan
dered till he found a guide intelligent
enough to lend himself TO his plans.
To this guide he confded HIS horse for
the few days he intended TO he gone.
paying him weil and promising him
additional money H. during his alb
scnce. he succeeded in circulating the
report that he, Abner FairbrGthcr. had
gone deep into the mountains, bound
for such ard such a camp.
Having thus pfovided an alim. not
only for himself but for his master.
too, in case he should necd It. Ne to0k
tho direct road TO tho nearest railway
station and stnrted on his long ride
east. He did not expect to oyertake
the mae he had been personatIng. but
fortune yvae ,iinder than is usual in
sucA cases. and owing 20 delay
cgFtsed by some accident TO a freight
tfain. he arrived Ia Chicago within a
couple Of hours Of Mr. Fairbrotbcr.
and started out of that city on the
same train But not on the same car.
Scars had caught a glimpse OF Fair.
brother on the platform and was care-
ful to keep ont of his sight This was
easy enough. He bought compart-
mcrt in the sleeper ana stayed in q
tiR they arrived at the Grand Centra
station. Then he FASTENED out and
fortune favoriag him With another
glimpse of the man In whose move
ments he was 50 Interested followed
him into the streets
Falrbrother had shaved or his bearc
before leaving El Moro Sears ha,
shaved his off on the train Both were
changed. the former the more owing {,
peculiarty of bis mouth which VI
TIL now he had always thought bes
to cover. Sears therefore walked be
hind him without fear and was almost
at bis heeis when this owaer OF one Of
New Iork's most notable mansions en-
tered with "A spruce air tie doors Of 4
prominent caterer
Understanding the plot now and hay
ing everything TO fear for his mistress
be walked the streets for some hour!
IN state Of great indecislon. Thei
he went up 10 her apartment But hl
had no sooner come within sight Of 1
than sense OF disloyalty struck him
and he skunk away. only to come sid
ling back when 1t was too late and sh'
had started for The ball
Trembling with apprehension. bu
still strangely divided in his Impulses
wishf to Ierve master and mistress
both without dislsyalty TO the one o
injury to the other, he hesitated am
argued with himself tin his fears 70
the latter drove him TO Mr.. Ramsdelr
house
The night was a stormy one. Tn
heaviest snow of the season was fall
ing. with high gale blowing dow
the sound. AS he approached tho house
which, as we know. is one Of the mod
ern ones IN the Riverside district. b
felt his heart fall him But as he cam
nearer ana got the full effect OF CLAN,
ing lights, seductive music and tn
CHEEKY hustle OF crowding carriages b
saw IN his minds eye such Il picture o
his beautiful mistress, threatened III
known to herself in a quarter she iii
tie realized, that he lost all sense O
what had hitherto deferred him. Nal
| ine then ana there his great choice,
looked about Cor the entrance with m
fun intention OF seeing and warnin
her
But this, he presently perceived, wa
totally impracijcable. He could neithS
90 TO Der nor expect her TO come
him Meauwiine time was passinl
aud II his master was there III
thought made his head dizzy, and, 81
uated as he was amorg the carriage
he might have been run over in h
confusion II his eyes had not suddenl
fallen on a lighted window, the shaC
OF which had been inadvertently le
up
Within this window which was on
few feet above his head, stcnd q
} glowing image OF woman clad
pink and sparkling with jewels. III
3 face was turned from him, but he re
ognlzed her splendor as that of q
one woman who could never be Il
gorgeous for his taste. and, alive 70 th
unexpected opportunity, he made 4
this window with the intention
shouting up 10 her and so attractlI
her attention
But this proved futile and driven
s last TO the end OF his resources, he 10
; out slip OF paper from his notebo'
a and in the dark and with the blndh
I snow in hls eyes wrote the few brok'
sentences which he thought would be
{ warn her without compromising D
, master. The means he took TO req
p her with this note have already I
y lated. AS soon as he saw Il IN b
? hands he dcd the place and tooh 1
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