Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-07-03

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Betty was - an=ry EAar she ra&sehs-i
forthwith into the n4xr r0szs. ~as.s
her e-nFsoye- was bsasy 1t his ss@sk
Mr.. Sterling she erses. -7fss an In
pertineEcs for rca - rake ~ pr,s-
ents' The fscs that work for goa :
no excuse
He booked Gi<coneerrel
Il hogest-yca wcaEa-r krow-tse
tribes cane fro.a me-
why did you do isy- she den.alsss
hotiy.
You're not used t. making yoEr own
way--of course yoz rsss things. Arsa.
thea knew yozr father. and / wzates
to help you Tor his sake
She stared half farre zgoussy.
You knew papa whens wheregs
In San FrAneEsco-I4sr winter. We
net in business way and got 10 Be
friendly. He liked % talk about you-
and cace he showed ne -FOUR picture
So you seemed lse an old friend FROM
the first
Betu's eTes had been opened hzr
the look Of sanoyance dkt not leave
her face.
4 can supply my own wants Please
do rot send anything mora she SAIL
and with her bead held high. went
back to her post
Henderson glanced up inluirin@iy.
his face revealing hall a dozen i'm
prlses IL as many seeon3s Suddenly
he rose. took step nearer and began
speaking rapidly IN husky whisper
Miss yandsvere. listen. I'm going
to tall yea q secret hare fal5ea
heir 10 fo-tuns. take the midnight
train for Canada to claim the les2cy.
No one Is 70 know q this uatl after
I'm e0ne-n5- even Sterling. VIII yo-
come. tco-sway from this hateful life:
You know l love you Decide 1T once.
There's no time for daIiying. Say
you'H come
The started girl trsnhied in the hot
breath Of his passion Every vestsge
OF color left her face.
1T so-sussden." she falterei. Il
must think it over. Give me time
.I'I cali st your boarding house a:
10 O'Clock Be on tie watch And re-
member how much there is At stake
But know can trust you"
Betty's voice seemed to have drop
ped down into her throat There was
no response A silence fell in which
she could bear the nuased beating OF
her own heart
That night Henderson was the h-st
to leave Sterling was in the rooa.
and be could oniy givs Betty glance
OF mute appeal Is be went out
She crouehed over her desk with
blurred eyes. For time there was 10
sound save the rustic OF the paper
Sterling pretended 10 read At length
throwing IL down, he crossed 10 her
side.
~StIll at work, Mss yzndeveref@ he
said. new note in his big voice
I'll soon finish now" she answered
without lifting her eyes Don't wair,
please I'll lock up"
Betty heard him sigh as be went oft
Hastily locking the door on the inside
she withdrew the key ard returned 70
her seat
An hour dragged hy- Now there
were shadows everywhere. The car
ners were black with them She felt
a su~ocating terror. as II the walls
were contracting and might shut To-
gether and crush her.
Suddenly a key clicked in the lock
She had barely tine 10 drop behind a
chair before a man tiptosai into the
Office. As he passed by her hiding
place the light from the street struck
across his face For q minute she
ceased to breathe. He went hurria1ly
on 10 the inner room. and after little
while gentle clicking told her that he
was working the combination Of the
safe.
Now was her chance: QuakiBg with
fright. she crept 10 the door opening on
the landing. One quick step and she
was outside. Then the unexpected
happened \ food of light suddenly IL
lufnlnesi the darkness; she saw that
the passage was fun Of policemen
And she had rushed straight into Tom
Sterling's arms.
-You. oh. I'm 50 glad,- she gasped
Historically. Quick, The safe, You
are being robbed Henderson,
But the men in blue had already
dashed past into the Office There was
the sound OF struggle. then voice
shrieking dreadful curses - the same
voice she had once thought so cultured
and refined
Il overheard-this afternoon. Ster-
ling said quietly. i had grown sus-
pIcious before. II you really love him
be shall go free
"Love him. oh. no, no" Betty cried
with her face hidden on the big mans
shoulder. Il didn't know until this
afternoon whom l loved. but l do
now-'
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