The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18

nut hANpptu nIltht4 INTO tft hHNl bN-
fore which he halted with a littlc light.
ening of the heart beeapse Of this I'M
couth knight Of the lever Tho shop
itself was like any one Of score On
the street. crowded with oriental oh.
jects, bizarre carvings Of ivory and
Jade. daggers and strings Of cash,
swords, gorgeous embroidered robes
OF silk and gold In huddle over a
rounter or or.swineing and cleaning In
the dusky background squat little
green and brown gods with pufly eye
lids, smiling inscrutably amid shoes
and fans and Chinese lanterns Of glass
and bronze, glIttering with beads in
al these, Ike the score about II;
yet the clean windows and a certain
order within gave It touch out of the
common a man and y boy served the
shop. both In the American dress. with
their plgtails tucked under the visor
less caps. Both greeted her IN the
serene oriental fashion, bowling and
smiling. their obsequlous courtesy
showing no smallest sign Of the sur.
prise which the sight OF an unattended
woman must have given them.
Nevertheless, Mrs. Winter was
aware that both. under their lowered
eyelids, took cognizance Of that soft.
caryen disk of jade among the laccs
on her breast She asked the man Il he
had seen lad and an older man, Or Il
might be two older men, one a police
man. come into that or ans other
noighboring shop. She explained that
the lad was her granddaughter and was
lost lshe cschewed the harsher word,
for she had no desire 10 set ailoat q
rumor which might bring the police
upon herr She named a sum largo
enough to kindlc sudden CLEAN In
the boys eyes, as the reward awaiting
the lucky man who might put her on
the right track But her words struck
no responsive spark from the China
mans yelled gaze. IN perfect English
and q very soft voice he avowcd ig
norance and sympathy With .he same
breath.
And all the while she could feel his
glance slant down AZ The Jade orna
ment
Send the boy 10 look in the shop
next door. said she As she spoke
she raised the charm between her
thumb and her first two fingers. look
Ing at him directly Her tone was
that Of command. not request Ee
irowned very slightly, making IN ~
most imperoeptihle gesture to which
she returned = single Chinese phrase.
spoken so low thar had he not ox
peeted the words they had been lndia
tingulshabe 70 his ear Instantly he
addressed the hoy rapidly In their own
language The boy went out The
master Of the shop returned TO Mrs
Winter His manner had utterly
changed. The tradeaman'g peTfrncsofy
Difference was displaced by an almost
eager humility Of bearing, He would
have her Sit there were q few cane
seated American arm chairs, IN gro.
tesque contrast 10 all their accom-
panimenta he prostrated himself be.
fore her: he put himself at her aer.
vice; still to her trained eye there was
q corner Of his mind where inerednliiy
wrestled with a stronger emotion
DO not feaf. che said, gently lt
la really my own. and he gave Il to me
himself, almost 80 years ago, He
was hardly 80 years old himself then
You see. my husband had been SO for.
tunate az to DO him d kindness 1t
WAS he who had Il first When he
died II came to nae. and nov for she
second time Ia my life ! am using IT,
! knew YOU belonged. ! saw the sign.
Will you help me find my boyg"
did your IAdyship know he Is he'e.
IN San FlanslcoY"
II she had not already disslpatcd
any doubt In his mind her evident re.
lief blew the last shred away now.
Haven't you such thing as q tele.
phone aomewherefn cried Rebecce
Wlnter Time ls precious. Can't
you aIeak 70 him -have him eume
hereq"
Il appeared that there was tele.
phone. and IN moment she was put
intp communication by the ahopkeep.
Or. He stood IN an attitude Of deep
respect while she talked. He heard
with unsmling attention her frsl
chlnese words he llsleaea Is she re.
turned to English. speaking very
quietly. but with a controlled earnest
ness, explaining that she was Arch.
bald Winters widow, giving dates aud
places. IN nowlse alludlng 70 the
service which had won the charm
about hor neck Yot as he listened.
InHeuHibly the Chlnamau grew certain
that she had spoken the truth Pres
cnlly sbN turned 10 him He wishes
10 speak to yollss tiIe said, and sent
hack 10 the shap she aiehed az one
siaha from whose heart great burden
rolls TO lnd him here. and sill
kFAtafhl she waA thinking What
wnndeffn good fortunci''
She SIT down, ana Ser saoa arew
6raalag. she gas no longer thinking
4 sfchie Tier vision uas On another
face another scene. time 81 peril.
when almost against her reason her
Instructive wpsanu fcenIl Of pits for
4 elloW.cfeaiufe ln danger oI unthlnk.
able torture had been 50 intense Ehei
ahn he'd nlnGa IllaA acanleaaad n ilT
husbanda plan p Flsklag huih lftls
lives Ip safe hIni she had Inllelled
hin to 4 sic Had oFefeamo als 2ffoF
u lha tIska o. her afep, n 4