The Huttig news., 1909-02-13

Yes.
 Wait minute
 She waited, hreathless. in a culver. The silence sang upon the wire. the silence of the night through which he was groping toward her "Helloi Is this nine-o-" Yes. yes,
 'Is this the residence of Alexander C. Graeme?" Yes" The. syllable almost choked her
 ''Is this Miss Graeme at the 'phone?" '1t is
 Miss Sylvia Graeme?" "Yes."
 This is Daniel Maitland Sylvia" AS if did not know your voiee!s she cried, involuntarily
 There followed little pause and in her throat the pulses frightened and drummed T have opened the bag, Sylvia" Please go on.'
 And I've sounded the depths of your hideous infamyl"
 eOhi' He was laughing. I've done more. I've made burnt offering within the last five minutes Can you guess what it is?. '1-I-don't want to guess! I want to be told
 "A burnt offering on the altar of your happiness. dear. The papers in the case of the Dougherty Investment Company no longer exist ''Danl"
 "Sylvia-Does it please your" Don't you know? How can it do anything but please me? If you knew how have suffered because my fa- ther suffered, fearing the-No. but you must listen. Dan, it was wearing him down to his grave, and thought"
 You thought that if you could get the papers and give them to him. Yes. 1 could see no harm. because he was as innocent as you--s of course. But why didn't you ask me?'
 He did, and you refused" But how could I tell, Sylvia, that you were his daughter, and that should"
 
 "Central's got other things to do, besides listening to early morning con fabulations. l love you Dan
 'Yes?"
 T love-to hear you say so. dear" Please say that last word over again. I didn't get it Dear"
 And that means that you'll mar " me?s
 A pause.
 q say, that means" T heard you, Dans
 Put it does, doesn't it?" Yes.
 "When2e
 Whenever you please ''Tll come up now.
 Don't be a silly
 Well. when then? 'ro-day?' "Yes-no,'i
 "But when?"
 "Tomorrow-T mean next week-I mean next month.
 No; today at four. I'll call for you''
 But. Dan"
 sweetheart"
 But you mustn't, How can r." Easily enough. There's the Little l -Around-the- Corner But I've nothing to wear!" "Obi"
 Another pause
 Dan. You don't wish it-truly?" T do wish it, truly. To-day. at four. The Church of the Transfguration. Yes, I'll scare ID best man if you Il find bridesmaids Now ycl will. won't you?"
 If you wish 1t. dear" I'll have to ask you to repeat that" T shan't There.'
 Very well" meeSly. "Rnt will you tell me one thing, please2" What is # ?'
 Where on earth did you get hold of that kit of tools 2"
 She laughed softly My big brother caught burglar once. and kept the kit for remembrance. I borrowed them'
 Give me your big brothers address and I'll send 'em back with my thanks No by George. I won't, either. I've as much right to keep 'em as he has on that principle"
 And again she laughed very gently and happily. Dear God. that such hap | piness could come to one,
 sSylvia?"
 Yes. dear?"
 Do you love me2"
 q think you may believe It. when I sit here at four o'clock in the morn ing, listening to silly boy talk non sense over telephone wire" But I want to hear you say so," But central--''
 T tell you central has other things ! to do''
 At this iuncture the voice of central, l jaded and calculated. broke in curtly: Are you through2"
 THE END. 1 Australian Accent