The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-28

gifted, and a helpless dler from, choice,
By workings OF the mysterious sixth sense.
Brockton felt the comparison, and it angcrcd him.
SO when Alicia said, Who is our friend of the
ginc cab'S he replied shortly, ITS Jack Orman,"
looking down upon her to note the effect What he
saw gave him a weapon which he fully meant to use
if the need should arise.
Orman slept that night at the inn, and a matter
OF course, fate flung them together The work Of
track-clearng completed by nightfal, but there
was picking-up enough to keep the wrccking
the ground for two three days and Orman
wired in the division station for his travelling
bag, which down Number Seven Because
OF the travelling 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
cupied by Alicia if she had not pleaded headache
and gone her room,
1t moment OF surprises for Althea
counts than one That the vicc-prcsident, who had
returned on Number Seven should remember the
young man whom he had reprmanded not be-
yond belief; but that he should welcome him
Cordially to a his table was by way of
being ncxplicable. And when Mrs. Lockhart made
much of him. calling him Jack" and putting him at
once upon the footing Of family friend, Altheas
wonder was complete
After dinner it Orman, and not Brockton.
who went with Althca 10 her accustomed corner on
the ccctric-ightcd piazza; and their talk in that
first t6tc-a-tcte all of industry battles. But
three evenings later, when the wrccking was
finally pceng the string of "cripples" together for
the to the shops the mile-posts OF commonplace
we'll to the rear and she venturcd repeat the
question she had once asked of Mr. cambridge
Brockton
"Mr Orman. who are you7 BY all the family tra-
ditions ought to have known yea long ago, but
didn't"
face.
"You haven't missed much. I've known your
cousins and Mrs Lockhart for number Of years;
but the Major knows me only as wheel in the rail
way machine"
She marked the plural, cousins" and remembered
that Alicia had been all but invisible since the day
of the wreck; had avoided Orman every turn.
But she not to be turned aside by the intrusion
Of the small mystery
"Sull, you arc not accounted for she persisted.
half jestingy.
Were you in character that day when Uncle
Jabez scolded your
"Yes and no No. because he didn't recognize
IN the wpcr's rcgmcntals; and yes because | am
truly workingman, as truly as | seemed to be that
day lean, unwashcd artihcer, your Cousin
cambridge dubbed me. But twice in my life
have played the part of Bottom. the weaver, think
"Is it permitted one to ask how
at 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 off abruptly at this point and she led
him on, whether from idle curiosity real interest,
lie could not tell
The other7" she said
Was time when l tempted to forget tho ,
lesson so hardly learned"
She was silent for full minute and he rose, but
tonng his coat 4
Il must go now MacCarthy is about ready to
pull out. Shall hunt up Mrs Lockhart or Brock
ton for your"
She shook her lad and went with him to the
steps where they stood for a moment looking down
upon the string OF "cripples" pricked out by the
moving lanterns OF the tranmen. Then she gave
him her hand and her parting word no less
than friendly.
81 am sorry to have you go. You have done much
for me these three days
He smiled down upon her quizzically.
us 1t permitted one to ask the nature OF the serv-
icc?
"Yes, it is in the way of striking of shackes, and
least ST. not ot'siI While Mr.. Maecarthy waitsS ~
Then l shall come back; may II"
Whenever you please. But you mustn't neglect
He laughed like pleased boy. How good that
sounds he sad MY ideal woman is on ono who who
work is the thing and do it, and do better than
you have ever done it before-for my sake"
She smiled back at at him That Sou sounds very n un,
you know, it is the sublimated type OF feminine
sel6shness. 1t would be true woman's triumph
to know that mans work in the world owed some
thing to her Goodbye"
He down the steps and crossed quickly to the
waiting train throwing his hand to her. railroad
wise, he passed out of the hotel grounds. Fifteen
minutes later they bringing him back
improviScd strctchcr, and the house physician was
wiring the company's surgeon to come to Under.
clie by special train When the string of "cripples"
started, broken drawhead had pulled out. drop
ping brakeman fairly beneath the wheels. Orman
had saved the mans life at the cost OF his own; at
least the report which passed from lip to ear
on the hotel piszzas
Il fortnight before they would let her go
to him, and Mrs Lockhart had talked herself to 4
standstill in exposulation
''It is simply dreadful!' she declared firing her
next to the last shot Everybody here supposes
you Bainbridges 6ancee-I have good as told
them so-and it will make y ridiculous scandal
Why, you have known Jack Orman only day or
two at the most%