The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-14


By some workings of the mysterious sixth sense.
Brockton felt the comparison and II angered HIM
So when Alicia said. WHO is our friend OF the en-
CINE cab':" be replied shortly. ITS Jack Orman,
looking down upon her to note the effect. what ne
saw gave him weapon which he fully meant to use
II the need should arise.
Orman slept that might at the inn. and as matter
of course. fate flung them together. The work OF
tfaek-cearing completed by nightiaI. but there
MAS pickng-up enough to keep the wreeking crew
on the ground for two or three days. and Orman
wired in to the division station for his travelling
bag which down Number Seven. Because
the traVciingbag and its Transforming contents.
Althea hardly knew him when he walked into the
dining ROOM but she gave him friendly little nod
when the waiter. at sign from Mrs Lockhaft.
seated him in the chair which would have been oe-
eupied by Alicia if she had not pleaded headache
and gone to her room.
1t was moment of surprises for Althea on more
counts than one That the VICE. president. who had
returned on Number Seven. should remember the
young whom he had reprimanded was not be-
yond belief: but that he should welcome him
cordially to a his table was by way OF
being inexplcable And when Mrs Lockhart made
much of him. calling him Jack. and putting him at
once upon the footing ofsa family friend. Altheas
wonder was complete
After dinner it was Orman and not Brockton.
who went with Alhea her accustomed corner
the archaeological piazza; and their talk that
first tete-atete was all OF industry battleaL But
three evenings later when the wreckng crew vas
finally piccng the string of 'cripples" together for
the the shops, the milepost OF commonplace
were we'll the andshe venured to repeat the
question she had once asked. of Mr.. Bainbridge
Brockton.
"Mr Orman, who are you,cBy all the family ira
ditions ought to have knownAyou long ago, but
didn't
His smile-was slow wrinklugsof the plain-song
face.
ksHo-
cousins and Mrs. Lockhart for aanumber of years:
but the Major knows. only aawheel in the rail-
way machine"
She marked the plural, cousins" Sands remembered
that Alicia had been all but invisible since the day
of the wreck: had Aoided Orman at every turn.
But she was not to turned intrusion
of tho small mystery.
Still. You are not accounted for "~she persisted.
half jcstingly. t'.$.e*
Were you in character that day swhen Uncle
Jabcz scolded your?
Eyes and no. No,.because he.didnEt recognize me
IN tho wipers regimcntals and yes. because am
truly a workingman, truly as seemed to be that
day; a lean, unwashcf arti6ccr.' your Cousin
cambridge dubbcdsme But twice in my life
have played the of Bottom. the weaver. think
els it permitted one to ask howl"
at is permitted to you. The first time was when
/ was fool enough to bclieve.that woman loved me
for myself; and the other"
He broke off abruptly at this point, and she led
him on whether from idle curiosity real interest
he could not tell.
THE other?'1she said
''Was = time when l tempted to forget the
lesson so hardly learned"
She silent for full minute, and he rose. bat
toning his coat
81 must go now MacCarthy is about ready 10
pull out. Shall hunt up Mrs. Loekhart Brock
for you?"
She shook her head and went with him to the
steps here they stood lookinv dovvn
upon the string of "crippes" pricked out by the
moving lanterns of the trainmen Then she gave
him her hand and her parting word was no less
Il am sorry to have you 60 Yos have done Hueh
He smiled down upon her quzzically.
rs it permitted one to ask the nature of the
Eyes; it is in the way of striking off shackes, and
ea NO, sh Mr.
Then shall come back; mayI?"
He laughed like pleased boy How good tina.
work is the thing; go and do it. and do it better than
She smiled back a, him -rha, sound. very nm.
selfish the part of your ideal But really, don't
sel6shnes: It would be true ~o1a man trump
to know that mans work in the world owed some
He ran :doYn the steps and crossed quickly 10 the
waiting train throwing up his hand to her railroad
WISE as he passed ont of the hotel grounds Fifteen
minutes later they were bringing him back on an
imProyised stretcher. and the house physician
wiring the companys surgeon to come to Under
cle by special train. When the string of "cripples
was started broken drawhead had pulled out drop
ping brakeman fairly beneath the wheels Orman
had saved the mans life the cost of his own; Al
least so ran the report which passed from lip
the hotel piazzas -
II was fortnight before they would let her ga
TO him: and Mrs. Lockhart had talked herself 70 .
standstill in expostulaton
1T is simply dreadful" she declared firing her
next to the last shot. Everybody s,,nf,r<e
YOU are Bainbridge's 6ancee-I have good as told
them so-and It will rrake ridiculous scandal.
two at the Jnost!"