The Dolores star., 1910-09-23
gloves today,

Where are you going" asked Mr..
Calhoun of me. Or. Ward looked at
me. smiling He does not inquire Of
a certain young lady"
Il am going to find the Baroness Won
Ritz" said l. flushed red under my
tan, doubt not; but would not ask
a word regarding Elizabeth.
DR. Ward came and laid hand on
my shoulder. Republics forget" said
he. but men from South Carolina do
not. Neither do girls from Maryland.
Do you think so?''
That is what | am going to find
out"
How. then? Are you going to Elm
hurst as you look now"
NO. shall find out many things
by first finding the Baroness Won Ritz"
And before they could make further
protests was out and away.
hurried now to certain side
street. OF which have made mention,
and knocked confidently at a door
knew The neighborhood was asleep
In the warm sun. | knocked second
time. and began to doubt, but at last
heard slow footsteps.
There appeared at the crack Of the
door the wrinkled visage of the old
serving woman. Threlka knew that
she would be there In precisely this
way. because there was every reason
in the world why II should not have
been. She paus. d. scanning me close
~. then quickly opened the door and
allowed me to step inside. vanishing
as was her wont. | heard another
step In the half-hiddcn hallwa- be.
You'd. but this was not the step which
! awaited: II was that Of man, slow.
feeble, hesitating. I started forward
as a face appeared at the parted cur
tains. A glad cry welcomed me in
turn. A tall. bent form approached
me. and an arm was thrown about my
shoulder. II was my whilom friend.
our ancient scientist, Van Rite nhofen!
! did not pause to ask how he hap
pened to be there. II was quite natur-
al, since II was wholly impossible. ]
made no wonder at the Chinese dog
Chow, or the little Indian maid. who
both came. stared. and silently van
ished. Seeing these. I knew that their
strange protector must also have won
through safe,
"Ach Colt, Gesegneter Gott' I see
you again. my friend" Thus the old
doctor.
"Rut tell me" interrupted. where
IL the mistress ri this house. the
Baroness Won Ritz
He looked at me in his mild way.
You mean my daughter Helena"
Now at last smiled His daughter!
This at least was too incred Bile. He
turned and reached behind him to .
little table. He held up before my
eyes my little blanket clasp Of shell.
Then ! knew that this last and most
impossible thing also was true, and
that In some way these two had found
each other. But why? What could
he now mean!
Listen now" he began, "and shall
tell you wass In the street one day.
When | walk alone. ! do not much no
tice. But now, as | walk. before my
eyes on the street. see what? This
this, the Tab Cook At first, see
nothing but II. Then | look up. Be-
fore me ISIS n woman. young and beau
tiful. Ach, what should | do but take
her In my arms"
1T was she: II was"
MY daughter Yess. my daughter.
II ISIS Helsna' hat not seen her for
many years, long. cruel years. ] sup
pose her dead But now there we
were. standing. looking in each 9TH
ers eyes, We.see there Ach, Gott!
what do we not sect Yet In spite OF
all. Il wass Helena' But she shall
tell you" He tottsred from the room.
! heard his footsteps pass down the
hall. Then softly. almost silently, Hell.
ena Won Ritz again stood before me,
~. Iyht frnm \ kil. window fell