The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-03-23
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The joyous moments rushed h?.
She had crept close to him again. aEL
with her head on his shoulder, was
saying: There is so much for us to
tell each other"
There seems to be only one thing to
say now" He kissed her tenderly.
"Oh, but there Is much more"
Where shall we begin!" asked
orme.
We'll, to be matter-of-fact. do you
live in Chicago?"
mo, dear. live in New York"
Il didn't even know that" she whiS
pered. "And about ne. Our family
home has been in one of the suburbG
here since was a small girl. For sew
eral years l was sent east to school,
and after that l went abroad with
some friends. And since then"
at can't be so very long," he whis.
pered, though you speak as though 1t
were decades"
1T Is six years. Since then my
father and have spent our winters in
the east, coming back home for the
summers. Just think how much you
are learning about mel"
Orme lifted her hand to his lips.
Suddenly the room filled with light
which to their expanded pupils seemed
bright as the sun. TGS 5ItT had been
opened and an electric Light IN the re.
ception haD shone in. Framed in the
doorway was the outline of man.
Orme shouted joyfully and jumped
to his feet.
"Why-what-?" the man began.
Orme helped the girl up, and to-
gether they went to the outer light.
For a moment they could do nothing
but breathe, so good the fresh air OF
the reception room seemed to them.
Then, looking at the man again, Orme
saw it was the clerk to whom Alca-
trante had made his accusation two
hours before.
How did you come to be in there?
the clerk demanded.
Orme hesitated; then he decided to
make no charges. Il got rid of that
crazy fellow who was following me
} around" he said, "and came back
and this young lady and went in I'd
examine your refrigerator. The door
was ajar, and some one pushed 1t shut
and locked it. We should have
smothered If you had not come"
1T was the nerest chance" said
/ the clerk. My work kept me late. As
. ! | was leaving, happened to glance al
; the thermometer dial here. 1t regis
tered below freezing. couldn't under
, stand that, for there 10 no ice in thG
refrigerator, so / opened the dooS t.
see."
| ~ broke the COLL" explained Orme
"in the hope that the night watchmNz
might be interested In the dial"
! Well" said the clerk. drawing I
: long breath, you had close shave
, There isn't any night watchman-a
/ least not in this ot1lce. If l had bal
anced my books Oh time today. yo'
, two would have stayed where yol
[ we're until tomorrow morning
: 81 will come in tomorrow to see Mi
: WMllingham and explain everything.
will pay for a new thermometeE. too.
: he will let me-"
, 81 don't thinG nc Will let you d.
Z that" said the clerk. HE will b.
, grateful that nothing worse happened
"Yes, believe he will" replies
i Orms.
!, He glanced at the clock. 1t was
:, quarter after seven. Going back int
;, the chamber which lad been the seen
. of both their danger aud their happl
. ness, he got his coat and the girls hal
: The parchment papers cracked in hi
:, pocket as he put the coat on. The cir
meantiue, adjusted her hat.
Say" said the cleHIi, holding tn
= outer door open for them to pas
e through, was that fellows story abou
your holding notes of oarS--was ther
u anything in it?"
i Absolutely untrue" replied Orme.
HE must have had you confuse
with somebody else"
He must have" Crme held out hi
. hand. Many thanks to you for savin
our lives"
Then Orme and the girl made thei
u way to the elevator.
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