Arizona republican., 1909-02-21

gifted and a helpless idler from cholce
 By some workings of the mysterious sixth sense Brockton felt the comparison, and 1t angered him So when Alicia said Who is our friend of the en- zine cab'?" he replied shortly, Its Jack Orman,' / looking down upon her to note the effect. What he saw gave him weapon which he fully meant to use if the need should arise.
 Orman slept that night at the inn, and, as matter of course fate flung them together. The work of t1ack-clearing completed by nightfal but there was picking-up enough to keep the wrecking crew on the ground for two three days, and Orman wired in the division station for his travelling bag which came down on Number Seven Because of the traveng-bag 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. Lockhart. seated him in the chair which would have been oc- cuped by Alicia if she had not pleaded headache and gone to her room. @
 It was moment of surprises for Althca more counts than ore That the vicc-prcsidcnt, who had returned on Number Seven, should remember the young man whom he had rcprinanded was not be- yond belief: but that he should welcome him cordially to a scat at his table was by way of being incxplicable. And when Mrs Lockhart made much of him. calling him Jack, and putting him at upon the footing of family friend, Althca's wonder was complete.
 After dinner it was Orrnan, and not Brockton. who went with Althca to her accustomed corner on the clcctric-lightcd piazza; and their talk in that first tetc-a-tetc all of industry battles. But th-ce evenings later. when the wrecking crew finally piccing the string of crpplcs together for the the shops, the n1ilcposs of commonplace well to the rca-, and she vcnu9cd to repeat the question she had once asked of Mir. Bairbridge Brockton.
 "Atr Orman who are you? By all the family tra- ditons I ought to have known you long ago. but didn't"
 His smile slow wrinl,ng of the pain-song face
 You haven't missed rl-ch I've known your cousins and Mrs. Lockhart for number of years; but the Major knows only as wheel in the rail- way machine"
 She marked the plural cousins ard remembered that Alicia had been all b:;t invisible a;rcc the day of the wreck; had avoided Ori-ar at every turn But she to be turned aside by tho intrusion of the small mystery
 "Stll you arc not accounted foT." she persisted. half jcstingly
 Were you in character that day when Uncle Jabcz scoldcd you?
 "Ycs and no. No, because he didn't recognize me the wiPer's regia:cntals; and yes, because truly workngman, truly as seemed to be that day; lean unwashed artihcer, as your Cousin Bainbridge once dubbed nc But twice in my life have played the part of Bottom the weaver think"
 "Is it permitted to ask howl"
 Tt is permitted to you. The first time when I was fool enough to believe that woman loved me for myself and the other"
 He broke of abruptly at this point and she led him whether from idle curiosity real interest. he could not tell.
 "Thc other?' she said
 Was time when l tempted to forget the lesson so hardly learned"
 She was silent for full minute and he rose, but toning his coat.
 q must go now. MacCarthy is about ready to pull out. Shall hunt up Mrs. Lockhart or Brock ton for you?'
 She shook her head and went with him 10 t,:c steps, where they stood fer a moment looking down upon the string of "cripplcs' prickcd out by t.lc moving lanterns of the trainncn. Then she C2rc him her hand, ard her parting word less than friendly
 ~l am sorry to have you go, You have done much
 He smiled down upon her quzzcaly. ice?9 -
 Yes; it is in the way of striking off shac<'cs and in the widening of horizons. rarticuarizc at least t net while Mir MacCarthy waits.F
 Then shall come back; may ::
 Whenever you please. But you mustn't neglect your work"
 He laughed ike pleased boy "IIor good that soundsP lie said. My ideal woman is one who would say to man, to the she cared for Your work is the. thing and do it. and do it better titan you nave ever done It betore-tOr my sake e"
 She smiled back at him. That sounds very un- selfish the rart of your ideal But really don't you know 1t IS the most sublirnated type of fernnirc sclfshncss It would be true wonlan's triumph 10 know that mans work in the world owed some thing to her. Good bye
 We ran down the steps and crossed quickly 10 the waiting train. throwing up his hand to her railroad wise as Ec passed out of the hotel grounds Fifteen minutes later they were bringing him back on an iiaProviscd stretcher and thc house physician was wiring the company Surgeon to come to Under cliffe by special tfai. Vixen the strno CT cri,olrs' was started. broken Grawhead had pulled ont drep- ring braks-7ar faif:v Icncsth the wheels Orrian had saved the man K: it fhe cc. pi his own; at leaSt ran the rercrt wEch passed from lip to eaf oa inc iotel piaz2!s
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