The daily tribune., 1909-02-17
can't you speak--wno--
Buffalo wants you"


Wsll--this is New York Yes-very
we'll. here II your party"
Then to her: "All right, Buffalo
win speak to you now"
Hello
rs this Mrs. sumner!"
"Yes, yes! Dick!"
Tn flying to you"
What do you mean? Tell me the
truth! I'm dying by inches!"
wait till get home"
mo. now-Quick!"
VIII be home In 30 minutes!"
TIL be dead-speakl"
Thirty minutss-good.byi" -
'Dick! Dietl"
"Good-by"
Wait! Dick! Hello. Hello
Dick-Eello Csntral--Hello! Tinxa-
lng-ling-ling."
"Well?"
Give me Dick-I mean Buffalo-lo
you hear-Bufalo!"
Your party is gone, madam"
She knew 1t was Of no use trying
further. and the way she slammed the
receiver into its socket left its Of.
feet upon both these parts Of the mech.
anism
Her attitude changed now from
feverish exhaustion and perplexity to
feelings Of injury and retaliation.
She was going to do something her.
self-she didn't know what It would
be. but she was going to do 1t.
Rushing into her boudoir, she
looked about her excitedly. Her own
reflection from the mirror was the
nrst thing to arrest her attention. She
scarcely knew herself-her eyes were
80 wild, her hair shockingly dlshev-
eled. AS this was something to be
remedied. she lost no time in making
herself as comely as possible. As .
natural sequence this brought into
mind what she wanted to do. She
would meet him!
She didn't know, when, where or
how, but she realized she must do it
also that she must hurry--it might
already be too late
Seizing her furs from the bed she
made for the door. She was Just
turning the knob, when the telephone
called for the third time-she had a
mind to ignore 1t and rush on down
the stairway, but her mind suddenly
changed.
"Hello-well-what do you wantr"
Mrs. Summer
"Yes!"
"How's that'"
II said yes! Who 10 thisy
Don't you know my voicer
"Dck-It's you!"
Il think you're right"
Where are your
"In New York;"
New York."
Grand Central Station!"
I'm coming down to meet you!s
You're too late"
"Why?"
'T'n be with you before you can
get out OF the house"
You can't-you're Ave miles
away"
I'll be there In less than two min
utes. Good-by."
Dick! Dick!"
She halted for a moment and then
almost involuntarily rnn back to the
door leading to the outside hall
Suddenly patter OF feet was heard
ascending the lower stair. Faster
| and faster-nearer and louder II came.
causing her hand to cling to the knob
like gripping steel. She tried with all
her might to open the door, but her
muscles defied her-she felt rivsted to
the spot. The footsteps were now
near the top Of the stairway. With
one terrific effort more, the door
opened violently-her arms few up
ward-"Dick!" she screamed In q
wildly happy tone.
A handsome young man of soldier.
ly bearing dashed over the threshold.
and caught her In his arms.
you see, II was all very simple"
said Dick. after caressing his little
wife into calmness, but finding that II
was absolutely impossible to keep .
solution OF the mystery from her any
longer.
"since your letter wished so snr.
iously that could fly homo, I thought
out plan To give you the greatest
surprise Of your life. l found that
my train would reach New York at
midnight, December 8. Then, after
inquiring the time for . telegram to
travel. allowing for difference in time.
wrote out a message, left the money
with liberal tip. to have It held and
sent at the precise hour named on the
Sd. and left Frisco without letting
you know that had even arrived. I
left messages. In a like manner. at
Ogden. Cheyenne and Omaha. being
careful to allow time enough for them
to properly follow each other. From
Omaha, wired Max Evans at Chica-
go, and Harry Fordice at Bunalo. who.
you know. are friends OF mine. asking
them to meet me at these stations.
Then | arranged with them about tho
telephonlng from these points at Ger.
tain hour with n reuuest to Initiate