The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23
CHAPTER VIII

A S the clock struck ten the next morning
Caruth, with wilkins at his heels, step
ped from the elevator in the Chimneystack
building and walked to the great entrance.
Just as he reached it a red automobile drew
up at the curb. Caruth lnotioned Wilkins
into it and jumped in behind him; and be
fore he had time even to take his seat the
machine was Off. Caruth. CHANGING back eN-
pectantly, was somewhat surprised to see
that his hasty departure had apparently
reused no interest. The spies in Attendance,
if spies there We're, either did not care to
follow. or recognized the helplessness of at
tempting to do so.
After racing northward for several blocks.
the motor turned into Il side street, ran east
past two or three streets, and once more
turning. sped down town, finally stopping mt
the ladies' entrance of one of the big Broad
way hotels.
Caruth laughed to himself as he got out.
ANYTHING less like the mysterious Nihilistic
rendezvous at which he had expected 10
land could scarcely be conceived. sun less
excitement remained i'll the venture when,
after sending up a card by a very matter
of-fact bell boy. the two were shown into
IA parlor and allowed to wait for II very
ENTHUSIASTICALLY feminine interval.
If the plainsman felt out of place in sur
roundings which must have been wholly new
to him. at least he did not show it. His
face was as expresSionless as a poker play
er's. and he carried himself as though he
owned the place, seemingly unconscious or
his ill-tittins, ready made clothing; ana oI
the heavy boots that clattered loudly ON the
polished floors.
Caruth had told him little as TO the object
of their visit merely SAYING that the lady on
whom they We're to call had something To
| say that might throw light on the Object
of his search. Wilkins had asked no ques-
tionS. Ills small furtive eyes had rested FOR
n moment on the younger mans face and
then he had nodded. lin your potato, he
remarked.
Miss fitzhugh kept the two waiting for a
time which seemed long to the plainsman,
unused as he was to the intricacics of the
feminine toilet. but which seemed brief
enough to Caruth. When she swept in at
last. her appearance made both men eaten
their breath, Caruth not less than the uh-
sophisticated westerner. ~,
dressed entirely in black. iligh-throateh
and with her hair arranged with severe
plainneSs. she looked years older and more
sednte than the magniticcntly vital creature
caruth had before seen. In her eyes lay q
look of slumbering sorrow which persisted
even when she smiled. Car'ltl, aallaZea.
wondered what facet of her kaleidoscople
nature would next manifest itself.
But if her appearance bewildered Carnth
it absolutely overWhelmra w nmn almost pt
gasped Mt sight of her. When she gaVe nm
her hand, he seemed afraid to touch It; ~,
a way With her, whether Unborn OF acquired
il might be hard to guess, that was mos
effective in dealing with the opposite sen
Within ten minutes. wilkins. his GRAND iof
fences MS a sheep herder. Yes; ma,hm." ~
wound up. "Muttons are all right wher
they're about on the level of Il Boston tel
party When you've watched EN- mas,lcal
Ing daisies for a few spaces. yon begin t.
yearn for something that don't look Ike !
had come out of a Noah's ark ..
Miss Fitzhugh smiled sympatheticaliy -
when YOU got your brothers letter with IT.
promise of millions you were glad enous'
to hurry east" she suggested. You want
ed some of the teshpots of Egypt
wilkins hesitated. NOM" he answered
uncertainty. II amt caring much about NJ
foreign grub: chile con carne is good enougl
for mo, But of cnnrSe il there'S amy clnnc