The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-24

blessed little man" The magni-
tude. Of this new experience for the son
of her soul brought Sue fiuttering to
take him to the window.
The car came back from the early
train-the next and the next-without
Pen. When Sue turned from the door
at the third disappointment Horny
went to the telephone and tried for
Bond and Griscom's Office He got no
reply. The superintendent of the
building, finally brought to the other
end, told them that Mr.. Bond had dis
missed his clerks early and left for
home as he supposed.
Horny began calling Trudell at every
likely place.
It was after a half-dozen failures,
while he was looking up other club
numbers, that the house call rang. But
it was not Trudell. 1t was a womans
Ia girl's-voice! asking II Mr.. Bond
had reached home. Horny looked over
his shoulder instinctively and saw Sue
waiting-watching
mol" he barked, and hung up the
receiver with muttered word about
wrong number" Yet, when the call
sounded again, after a brief interval,
he answered, perforce, fearing it was
the girl and that Sue would answer
Please, listen" said the yoice-clear
and quiet. II am Mr.. Bonds stenog-
rapher. have word from him that I
must give to Mr.. Trudell. Can you
.-"
Mr. Trudell is not here / don't
know where he is. I'm trying for him.
If find him shall II
NHe will be there on the next train,
which is probably late" the voice in
terrupted. Il will call till get him.
Thank you.'
With a mental shake to liven his
thinking self, Horny turned and lied
glibly from sheer pity as he met Sues
eyes.
Pens stenographer," said he. "and
Pen and Trudell have been delayed
and will be here on the next train.
Something about business"
1t was Olivia-Olivia who was never
4 i'll and who never lied-who got Sue
upstairs on pretext of an alarming
pain when Horny gave the signal that
meant the cars return from the sta
ton. The chained tires crept up the
drifted drive, the lights fighting fog
gily through the shrilling riot of white
that but served to make the nights
blackness more dense. Trudell sprang
out before the spuming wheels stopped
and ran up the steps-alone They
spoke rapidly.
What's up, Tru'?"
Don't know. Haven't yo,l-'
Not a word, except from a woman
who says she's his stenographer and
, wants you and will ring again and
! There she Isl"
Trudell was across to the instrument
before the ring ceased, and as he heard
{ reply to his hello" he took off his
; hat and held it in his hand while he
. listened and answered.
| : understand. ~. No! hope
( you're right and believe you are
, You've done wonderfully.
5 will. Please take cab home; it's no
t night for you to be-eh Fl
mo, you can do nothing more, thank
you IS. don't worry-Good- bye!'
7 He hung up the receiver. put on hi.
2 hat again, absent-mindedly, and tool
1t off finally, putting 1t aside.
: Nothing to do but wait" he an
t swered Horry's look Pen closed TIL,
: office early. He was tremendously ex
S cited, and had -er-celebratin
/ too much. She stayed around beloy
e and watched. He kept buying thing
and bringing them to the office in
$ taxi-and going after more. FINAL,
d started for the station She left ate
'phoning me that I'd better come on
l. with him. / Just made the rear ca
s as the train pulled out-went through
Y it-no Pen. II missed him | was Il
Int hap M hat 49, n
g her way to dinner she saw HMM tn
taxi-headed the other way She ha
n an-intuition, suppose you call /,
that he's coming home in the machine
n And now We
h Who" Horny asked. rapidly, a
l. this stenographer? How does sh
3 know Trudell looked up quickly
y his eyes like Opaque ice, and Horny RI
u called his taking off the hat as the giI
q telephoned. 1t had been instructive
and all suddenly he knew his questio
4, to be a mistake.
y 1.-The young lady" Trudell sait
It quietly, lis the one to whom | wen
for enlightenment In this matter.
Is put the case-and our concern-befor
her, and she did me the honor to COZ
t fide what she knew of the business Ell
III Engagement. ~ f1cT tUOtlVe--neeQS n
Justification"
If "Of that Horny made amends wit
it gravity, Il am sure. What are we /
70 tell Sue?"
le Everything" she said, clearly an
% stepped around the carved screen b.
hind them. Her head was high. br
I she was white and her blue eye
J" burned black. ~. Horny connte
IL the slish-sIish--seyen soft, silke
III sounds in the hush as she went to Tr-
e, dell and put out her hand to him. n
Is took 1t In both his own
IT Il eavesdropped." she told him stea
g. lily. Il knew there was somethin
sr wrong. I've heard all you've to]
Horry-I want to know all that hi
lg gone before. You must--one of you
Id tell me everything
at And Billy Trudell put her into
d, chair and told it her--wonderful
:" brief and gentle. Olivia came dow
g. silently, and stood by Sues side.
steadylng hand on her shoulde
O. Horny listened. head turned away. An
" when she knew all Sue got to her fee
IS. walked aside from them and stoc
IN alone--as her heart decreed she mm
We stand when Pen could not share III,
a, grief-trying to bear 1t.