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Striking with his heel, he tried to
break the metal grating. 1t would not
yield. Again and again he threw his
weight into the blows, but without eff
feet.
At last he remembered his pocket
knife. Thrusting one end of it through
the grating, he prodded at the glass
coils within. There was tinkling
sound. He had succeeded.
He CROPPED his way back to the girl
and seated himself beside her With
the confession of their love, a new
hope had sprung up in them. They
might still be freed, and, though the
air was becoming sitting, neither of
them believed that Joy as great as
theirs could be born to live but a few
hours.
For the hundredth time he was say
ing: Il can't believe that we have
known each other only one day"
And even now" she unused, you
don't know my name. Do you want
me to tell you?"
mot until you are ready"
Then wait It will come in due
form Some one will say, Mr. Orme,
Miss -
The name doesn't matter" said
Orme. "To me you will always be juSt
Girl"
The joyous moments rushed by5
She had crept close to him again, ane
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
well, to be matter-Of-fact, do you
live in Chicago?"
mo, dear l live in New York"
81 didn't even know that" she whis-
pered And about me. Our family
home has been in one of the suburbs
here since I was small girl. For sew
eral years I was sent east to school,
and after that I went abroad with
some friends. And since then"
"It can't be so very, long," he whis-
pered, though you speak as though 1t
were decades"
'It 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 met"
! Orme lifted her hand to his lips.
Suddenly the room filed with light
which to their expanded pupils seemed
bright as the sun. The door had been
opened and an electric light in the re-
| ception hall shone in. Framed in the
doorway was the outline Of man.
| Orme shouted joyful1y 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 I went in to
examine your refrigerator The door
was ajar, and some one pushed it shut
and locked it. We should have
smothered if you had not come
ut was the merest chance said
the clerk. My work kept me late AS
was leaving, l happened to glance at
the thermometer dial here. 1t regis
tered below freezing. couldn't under
stand that, for there is no ice in the
refrigerator, so l opened the door to
see."
Il broke the COIL" explained Orme.
I'm the hope that the night Waterman
might be interested in the dial"
We'll" said the clerk, drawing a
long breath, you had close shave.
There isn't any night watchman-at
least not in this office. If I had bal
anced my books on time today, you
two would have stayed where you
were until tomorrow morning"
II will come in tomorrow to see Mr..
| Wallingham and explain everything. L
will pay for new thermometer, too, IL
he will let me-"
81 don't think he will let you do
that" said the clerk. He will be
grateful that nothing worse happened"
Eyes. 1 believe he WILL replied
Orme.
He glanced at the clock. 1t was
quarter after seven. Going back into
the chamber which had been the scene
of both their danger and their happi-
ness, he got his coat and the girls hat.
The parchment papers cracked in his
pocket as he put the coat on. The girl
meantime, adjusted her hat.
"Say," said the clerk, holding the
outer door open for them to pass
through, was that fellows story about
your holding notes of ours-was there
anything in it?"
Absolutely untrue" replied Orme.
HE must have had you confused
with somebody else"