The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-10

somewhere, but my cousin did not have time to tell me just where. He had kjust met me at the train"
 Better go over to the police station" he counseled. Your folks will send out a general alarm probably and then word will come to the station. Maybe there's some one where they used to live that can tell you"
 That's so' she said brightening. Its on Central Park West"
 She named a number and the con- ductor rang the bell. Take a down. town car to One Hundred and Twenty fifth street." he said. Transfer south on Eighth avenue. That's in the sixties somewhere"
 Elsie dropped off the car with a word of thanks and hailed car com ing in the opposite direction. Not until the conductor stood in front of her did she realize that she had given Tom her hand satchel containing her pocket book.
 This conductor was less pleasant than the first one and refused to accept her story. There was no one else in the car and with crimson face she alighted | She did not know how far 1t was, but she had a general idea of the direction and she started bravely out
 The wind blew coldly from the river and she drew her coat about her as 1 she plodded along. Six blocks and the l Iapn most told her that One Hundred and Twenty fifth street had been reached. She paused undecidedly then. with sudden determination she hailed a passerby.
 "Eighth avenue?" he repeated. Keep going Irs the street with the elevat- ed on. You cant-Ts this Elsie Lin ton?" ne broke off.
 "Will," she cried in sudden recosni- tion II did not know you with that moustache on. And your older' .oo. 100
 "I ought to be- he said grimly Be tween having to get out and hustle and losing the girl I loved
 q suppose you have made up both losses" she said.
 "OnIv the first" he corrected. i've just this minute found the girl love: But what are you doing here. aloneT he demanded. Been visiting and got Iost?"
 Kapidly she explained the situation and his brow clouded. "rhe Bellevue burned last night" | he said. Pretty well gutted. There may be a caretaker who will know where your aunt went. Let's go over 1 and see"
 He whisked her on board the car 1 and she settled back with sigh of re- ] lief IL was so comfortable to be tax ! en care of again and there was new hriskness In Win Benton's man. ner that brought comfort
 When the Benton Milling Company 1 had failed he was an idle and none too resourceful fellow. Now he spoke and acted with decision and she was sorry that she had said NO" when hc had put the all-important question to l her.
 Their arrival a: the transfer point i interrupted her day dream and as they 1 changed to the Eighth avenue car he became more talkatlve. He skeecheo for her nn outline of his struggles. d hare outlinc of his experience to which her own mind added tho emoellish- nents. and almost before she knew it he was signaling tho conductor.
 The Bellevue stood a smoke stained and gaurt wreck of what had been q fashiqnable apartment house, and q fire patrolman in tho ldtsy was tn only sign of life.
 They didn't leGve no address, hf laughed. "rhey were !n too much oi n hurry when they ie:t, Only the doe tor though. of thAt. The othera juH' wen: 60 tho hotels or to frlendA, Tas | furni,uro is all here. They had lnsur' 1 ance and they cau't move 1t until th" adius.ers set through. Try the post office"
 Th- ,uA station gave nO better "e- suit. The carrier declared chat h. would not be permitted to give an ed-
 dress, but admitted that as vet n.
 had received no instructions for fo
 warding mail,