The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-11


II am very anxious to Hear what
is the matter with her. said Philip.
"and az she doesn't answer my teie:
grams am in diniculty..'s' g
There has been novel;, disagree
ment between Miss Joyce and your.
self?' suggested Sir Maxwell. 81
There's been nothing Of the kin0
l cannot understand what has come to
her. see from the papers that Rus
STA Is in a very bad state, and that
makes me all the keener to get into
touch with her. / thought you might
be able to help me in some way"
Gladly, II you will indicate how ]
can serve you"
Miss Sisterson is staying with the
sister Of your manager at Sulja, I'm.
derstand. Will' you not wire to him
and ask If my sister is we'll? It will
be doing me tremendous favor"
mo favor at ALL" said Sir Maxwell
"Fn wire to Anatovitch at once-this
very moment" And now, being keen.
ly DESTROYS to learn what was happen.
ing at Sulja with respect to Christabel,
he was as good as his word, writing
out telegram before Philip left him.
'Well?" asked Norman, with visible
impotence, when Philip returned to
the office. did you hear anything?"'
Nothing, really, but I got sisterson
to wire to his manager, Anatovitch,
asking If Chrissy were well. l told
Sisterson that we had not heard from
her for two months. He was very
friendly, ana seems a decent sort of
chap. BY the way, he is accepting our
plans for their New York building; he
thought at first that I had called on
him about them That's good, at all
events, isn't it,"
Eyes, yes" said Norman, irritably.
"But we don't seem to know much
more about your sister"
1T will be something to know If
she's WE'LL" said Philip.
And If she isn't?"
eve must wait to see what Anato-
witch states"
"Sisterson didn't say anything about
mot word. He didn't appear to
have any doubt about his telegram
getting through: All we can do at pres
ent is to keep as cool as we can"
you are philosophical" said Nor
man, bitterly.
els there anything else possible
just now, Norman?" asked Philip, re-
proachfully. Not that am not anxious
enough"
Some hours later Sir Maxwell rang
up Joyce & Forde on the telephone to
say he had heard from Anatovitch,
and that Miss Joyce was perfectly
we'll Miss Sisterson, he added, was
i'll, but then she often was very poorly.
Was there anything more he could do,
he asked.
There's no other news, I suppose?"
asked Philip, after thanking him for
his courtesy.
NO." replied Sir Maxwell. And they
rang of.
"Christabel is perfectly WELL" said
Norman. when he heard Sisterson's
message; that is good; but what
keeps her from writing"
Miss Sisterson's illness, it may be-"
observed Philip.
Surely she would find time to write
a short letter-and it's two months
since we heard! The thing is mex
plicable"
ut is most strange" agreed Philip.
But don't see what is to be done,
do you?"
II must think it over"
Norman went to his rooms sore at
heart and utterly puzzled. She was
we'll, and yet she had not answered
her brothers kilograms. She was we'll,
and had not written to him, though
she had said that she loved him, and
had promised to write. Perhaps" he
said to himself, trying to reason the
thing out, "she may think it better
not to carry out her promise, consid-
ering all the circumstances; but, even
so, why does she not reply to her
brother?" What could it mean?
Ito Be continued.)