The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-08-20

the evening would. he hopefully DO
lieved. open the gates to Cupid's
heaven.
Where, have you been all day?"
came q good-humored growl from
Klien as he made his appearance.
THE old mans crazy"
What's the troublef" cambridge
inquired with grin.
Everything; Hayden. our st. Paul
manager, dropped dead this morning;
our factory in Unionville Is going up
In smoke; the junior went home be-
fore noon; up against pneumonia, I
guess; you're booked for a western
trip while I've got to run things here.
You take the $3.50 express this after
noon"
cambridge gazed at him, stupid in
amazement. 1.-THE dickens l do" he
gasped finally. II can't go until morn
ing"
you 60 at $780," Klien responded.
There's not q soul In st. Paul who
can care for anything, and you must
make the arrangements for the fu-
neral. Hayden's widow is nearly
blind and can't help even herself. Now
get hustle on yourself"
cambridge resigned himself to the
inevitable and certainly did hustle.
For two months he worked night and
day strengthening out the details of
the st. Paul business, and letter after
letter was written Miss Strathmore,
but never a line, came in response.
He felt certain that in some manner
her father was accountable Tor the
silence. but one morning, running up
the steps of the post Office, he encoun-
tered lady coming down. Her hands
went out, and so did his own, and for
half hour thereafter he didn't think
to wonder what the-spectators thought,
for 1t was Alice and explanations were
many.
Il came the day after you left" she
said. Father told me that his sister
was going blind, that her husband had
died suddenly and must stay and
comfort her as long as she needed me.
| thought 1t strange, for he has never
appeared to be interested in her to
any extent. left my address with the
Bigelow Trust and thought 1t strange
l didn't hear from YOU"
cambridge nodded sagely. "Your
father must have seen us together at
vantage of the opportunity Fate threw
in his way to separate us. Write him
to the effect that you have met me
here and see what his response will
be. I'll wager the diamond I'm aching
to buy you that he'll send hurry-up
letter that you're needed at home"
She laughed merrily. "Just like
him. But who ever would have
thought that Uncle Hayden had charge
Of your firms business here? Strange
how things develop themselves II one
has patience to wait. isn't it,"
Think I'll write him myself when I
reach the ONCE" cambridge returned.
I'll tell him that I'm to have charge
of the business here and ask him II he
doesn't consider 1t an act Of Justice to
install the niece of the former man.
ager as co-manager with the present
Incumbent"
Such a question would hit his
sense Of humor in tho exact center.
she answered. "I'll tell you what
we'll do. Come up this evening and
we'll send the two letters in the one
envelope"
You're trump, Alice" cambridge
wanted to hug her. You're the joker
of the whole pack. see where we
win"
And he did. A week later, wher
Miss Strathmore was obeying a sud
den summons home, diamond flashed
on her finger and cambridge babe hel
good-by with certain knowledge that
the early summer would find her back
In st. Paul as co-manager In a firm
which was to read, cambridge
Strathmore." the elder Strathmore
being q silent partner.