The Washington times., 1910-02-28

Where did he go?" she asked has
I don't know-he went on the train"
the old man mourned.
''When?' Miss Towne pursued Ia
con cally.
Right after he came hack-it must
have been about two OF half past"
Had he any money!" she asked the
same practical question that had COME
from the lips of Hepburn Green wnen
he saw that Wallace was determined
10 go
spoke of drawing check II he needea
more. ! asked him.
Come, Bessie let's 60" GeneVleVe
turned 10 her companion.
AS they started down the walk she
made another inquiry thLt came 10 hcI
as an afteTthought.
How is Mrs. Green standing the
straint
I am waiting for the doctor now
She seems TO be sick"
This news seemed 70 bring EllIdDclA
Warren back 10 herself.
You stay and look after her, SIlc
commanded her friend Il II 20 alohe.
Genevieve hesitated for an msldhl;
then decided that she had accomplished
her purpose with the broken-heaite ted
girl and might now employ her tdle!llS etl
upon the brOken-hearJeG woman. ol9
had no thought but that E-il11oe'"
meant 70 return at once 20 her nome
''NOuu explain 10 Mrs. warren shS
said, as she turned back 10 the steps OF
The porch.
Elizazeth did not reply 90 the ques-
ton Already she was hurrylng Ddch TO-
ward the center Of the village.
But. instead Of going straight on slS
turned al the main corner ana Wdihea
the two squares that led 10 the statloL
She had no particular purpose IN lnlho'
but she believed she could gin lli4oiiIia-
ton from the agent
The agent was sin IN his office, wait-
ing for the coming of the milk tram halt
az hour hence. she went dlrect 70 MS
window: lie arose and greeted heL po-
luely. though look ot surprise shoue
in his eyes al seeing her there alone so
late IN the evening.
And then she hesitated, a blush or
confusion mounting her cheeks Inc
question she had intended 10 as- seemed
unuaiCenly now that she facec a man
who was practically a stranger
But sha quickly regained LSr com
Dosdre-
Pardon me-" she began, Mrs. Green
has been taken suddenly ~. and they
wish 10 send for Mr.. Wallace Green
Could YOU tell me which way ne went
when he took the train this afternoon.
She might have known the 1uuuiy OF
her subterfuge. BY this time there was
no one in Gresnyille who had not leard
the story OF tie events at noon Sut
the agent cid not betray his curiosity.
YES ma'am. He took the 2-lS for
q -
| course. I don't know anything about
where he was going beyond that de
! did not even buy 4 ticket lie carries
] "A mileage book
She was about 10 ask him when the
| next train left for the city. But this
! was too obvious, so she took time
/ table and learned from IL that the milk
train was due AT 9.1S
| A glance at her watch showed her
/ that she still had half an hour 10 wait.
! She felt at her WaIstbdnd. mechanically
/ searching for the chatelaine bag she
/ always wore when on shopping trip
/ 10 town
! ITS absence reminded her Of another
/ fact She had no money with her
She stll had time 20 reach home and
! her room. getting back before the train
| was due 10 leave. She hesitated a
! momer, 10 decide whether 10 risk this
I or ask a loan from the agent.
] She could not bring herself 20 this
| latter alternative, so FASTENED back to-
/ ward the house She did not pause 70
/ adopt the more circUtous route that
| would have taken her around the bus
tfness center. toward whose lttle drug
! store the young people were now wend-
ing their way for evening glasses OF
/ soda or ice cream.
She could not help read the curiC sity
/ in the Elances Of those she met, and
she hurried faster. At last she reached
the box hedge that ran about the War
3 ren's prCtentiOus lawn.
Once more she was on the point OF
I turning back as she noted that the
. house was lighted from attic 20 cellar
II occurred 10 her mind that her abb
sci ce had been discovered and they
We're searching for her.
But she determined 10 take heI
chances on reaching her room unseen
She could hear her father and mother
talking 10 the servants at the rear
urging them 10 ind their daughter IN
the garage, In the yard. In the attic
as she entered the deserted nall
Silently she slipped up the colonia
stairs and reached her own room un
discovered. II was but the work Of Z
moment 10 slip a hat upon her head
seize a jacket, and get her purse from
a drawer Of her bureau.
In dismay she saw. as she glance'
inside the little gold bag, that IL con
tained no more than fifty cents in loos
change. From her escritOire on IN
opposite side OF the room, she took he
pocket CheckboOk. An uncles viii hat
given her $1,000 in her own name
While half OF this had been already in
vested in GTeenville real estate. III
other half was still deposited IN IN
local bank. The druggist would viii
ingly cash her check on the way Z
the station.
As noiselesslv as she had entered, sh
hurried down the steps again Heav
steps We're corning from the billl2r
room at the bach of the hall
/ With desperate haste she plunge
down the last steps and dashed for IN
| open door She had reached IL an
another moment would set her fre
TO accomplish her purpose OF begiCain
a search for her lover.
! ''PeSs, BesS-wLere arc You going
and. where in thunder have you been ?
her fathers voice shouted as he brOk