The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-09-01

His heart sank to his boots whe1
he stopped In front Of the number. le
was q small, dingy brick store In 9
neighborhood of small. dingy brick
stores. Over the store was . bi0
sign: Frank Zolinski. Fine Wines
and Liquors"
lie rebounded happily when he
saw that the place was empty, and
that ITO Rent" sign was displayed
prominently in the window. OF
course' The phone number had been
transferred TO another subscribers
whose name was not yet In the book.
That day he called Broad 55S7 with
out subterfuge. The girl was pleased
to be serious.
You mustn't think I am doing
something shouldn't." she said!
Mamma knows | have talked to you
And since We are acquainted"
i know your" interrupted the mys.
titled Blanding.
Yes, indeed How easily you forget
your friends!"
The habit Of talking with the girl
daily was now established. They
were not long chats. never moro than
few minutes. But they Frightened
his labors materially.
Handing made no further efforts to
discover her identity. He had q half.
superstitious feeling that In time e
would be revealed.
lnsensibly she grew deeply into hia
confidence. lilo told her OF his home,
his hopes and ambitions: Of his moth
er and father.
In Blandings mind a certain dream
OF the future began to form itself. Q
dream In which himself and the girl
whose voice only he knew were the
central figures. And that dream
spurred him TO promotion and more
pay.
He was pegging away ono evening.
long after the others had left. for
there was work which could not BE-
put over. when tho president himself
came In. Mr.. Williams started at the
| sight OF tho shirt-sleeved figure be-
meath the single light.
"Still at Il. Blandingr' he asked.
yes. sir" 4
We'll. don't work too hard. We're
going to need you In tho future more
than We do now. I guess you've done
enough for tonight. | want you to do
little errand for me"
"All right. SIR" said Nell
I'D like to have you go up to tho
house with this package for Mrs.
Williams. It's pretty valuable. and 4
don't want TO entrust II to an ordi-
nary messenger. You can ride In my
car"
yes, sir"
TN tell them you're coming" and
he took the telephone receiver down.
Broad fve-flveeightseven. please"
30 that was tho solution OF his mys-.
terry! Broad 55s7 was Mr.. williams,
phone: then the girl with whom he
had been talking each day for weeks
was the presidents daughter. Mary
etts Williams.
| He had met her once In the once
with her mother. To him she had BEEN
q beautiful vision as unattainable al
tho farthest star. And yet - she
liked him. Their daily talks proved
that.
| While he-he loved her. because,
she was his mate. intended for him
since the world was fashioned. She
was near to loving him. too-she,
would care for him dearly. That glori-
GUS certainty thrilled him.
Back In tho ONCE Williams was sag
ing over the phone:
i've Just sent young Blanding up
to the house. mother. II you like him.
invite him to call. He's worth doson
Of the average chaps Of the day. He's
got tho stun that partners are
made Of
you've prejudiced me already In
his favor" replied Mrs. Williams.
Il don't suppose he has $500 to his
name" unused the president
His wifes voice unconsciously took
on note OF tenderness when she r.
piled: Neither had you. Fred. whea
We were married."