Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-06

weight into the blows. but without eff
feet
At last he remembered his pocket |
knife, Trusting 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. now
hope had sprung up In them, They
might still be freed. and. though tho
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 cant 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 your"
Not until you are ready"
Then wait II will come In due
form. Some one will say. Mr.. ormc,
Miss -"
The name doesn't matter" said
orme. ITO me You will always be just
Girl"
| The joyous moments rushed by
She had crept close to him again, and
with her head on his shoulder, 1as
saying; There is so much for us to
tell each other"
There seems to be only one thins 70
say now" He kissed her tenderly.
oh but there Is much more"
Where shall we begin?" asked
orme
We'll. to be matter ot-fact, do you
live in Chicago?"
mo, dear. live In New York"
Il didn't even know that" she whis
pered. And about me. Our family
home has been in one Of the suburbs
here since was small girl. For sew
eral years was sent east to school,
and after that went abroad With
some friends. And since then"
ut can't be so very long, he wills
pered, though you speak as though II
were decades"
ut 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.
Y Suddenly the room filed with ligh,
!. which to their expanded pupils seemed
;, bright as the sun. The door had been
a opened and an electric light Id the 70
ception hall shone in. Framed In the
I doorway was the outline of man.
) Orme shouted joyfully and jumped
Q to his feet
r 'Why--wnat-T" the man began.
r Orme helped the girl up, and to
q gether they went to the outer light
/ For moment they could do nothing
but breathe, so good the fresh air OF
r the reception room seemed to them.
, Then. looking at the man again. Orms
saw 1t was the clerk to whom Alca'
trante had made his accusation two
I hours before.
r How did you come to be in there!'
the clerk demanded.
orme hesitated: then he decided ia
, make no charges. Il got rid Of tina,
crazy fellow who was following me
around" he said, land came back
: and this young lady and went in to
examine your refrigerator. The dool
was ajar, and some one pushed 1t shut
and locked It, We should have
smothered II you had not come"
ut was the merest chance" said
u the clerk. My work kept me late. A.
[ was leaving, happened to glance al
|. the thermometer dial here, 1t regis
It tered below freezing. couldn't under
n stand that, for there is no Ice in the
d refrigerator, SO / opened the door Il
see."
g 81 broke the coil" explained Orme
lin the hope that the night watchDar
II might be interested in the dial"
It Well" said the clerk, drawing I
II long breath, you had close shave
There isn't any night watchman-a
t. least not in this office, II | had bal
|" anced my books on time today, yot
o two would have stayed where YOU
g were until tomorrow morning"
d 81 will come in tomorrow to see Mr.
Wallingham and explain everything.
e will pay for a new thermometer, too, {
n he will let me-"
81 don't think he will let you d.
X that" said the clerk. HE will b.
] grateful that nothing worse happened.
o Eyes, I believe he WILL" replied
Orme.
n He glanced at the clock. 1t was
p, quarter after seven. Going back init
70 the chamber which had been the scen'
n of both their danger and their happi
ness, he got his coat and the girls hat
ID The parchment papers cracked in bill
s" pocket as he put the coat on. Ths girl
N meantime, adjusted her hat
e Say" said the clerk, holding tn
n outer door open for them to pas
r. through. was that fellows story abou
}? YOUR holding notes of ours-was Their,
anything in it?"
% absolutely untrue" replied orme.
He must have had you confused
with somebody else"
1t He must have" Orme held out hi