Mexico Missouri message., 1911-04-06

IT|XTAI blOOu W Suuht hdulH
EH with the newcomers that
my breakfast has been interrupted.
As q man gets along IN life hc becomes
more bosstful Of his ability TO cliru-
mate the midday meal and more gen
timely dependent on the initial feed
Ing"
mfr. Holcomb." said Navin without
waiting for any prclIminarles. tells
me that when he left Miss Fullerton
at the door last night she was in
very happy mood aud that they had
agreed to be married III II very short
time. That Is hardly the period Ia u
young girls life that would lead her
to something so extraordinary rs this
That's exactly what was saying"
said Judge Elliott. My opinion
Unless" continued Navin when he
had allowed as much OF the intcrrIp.
ton as he cared for-"unless something
unusual has happened to the young
girl Can anybody here suggest any
thing unusual that might have happen
ed TO herr" And he fixed his eye on
Aunt Cornclis..
There was a chorus from everybody
but that amlable lady TO the effect
that nothing could possibly have oc-
cured that would have led her TO
leave the house
And you" said vavin. turning
sharply TO the elder Miss Fullerton
do you know anything that could
have occurred from the time she left
ms hotel, from the time she left Mr.
IIulcomb here. that would lead her to
sit up in her room all night without
sleep lead her 10 pack her things and
say farewell 10 her hostess In this al
most impolite wayT
II was a hard moment for Aunt Cor
nella.
II am sure" she answered aggres.
slyely, that know Of nothing"
ut Is very remarkable" he said, still
watching her intently.
Like almost all GSher young men OF
his class. the first suggestion that
came TO Ora hams mind was the police
vavln held both hands up In horror
THAT is so thoroughly Anglo Sa yon."
Istic nation. we occasionally endea vcS
to do something FOR ourselves. THIS Is
not a matter for the police"
But suppose" Mrs. Winthrop
excitedly-"suppose something dread
full
I'VE will not suggest anything dread
full" said Yavin. 81 who know thi,
young girl, tell you that whatever she
has done, whatever her reasons for do
ing as she has done. will be done will
dignity"
Holcomb. who had stood by, saying
very little, reached out his left hand
and grasped the old mans arm thank
fully.
"You do not know how much courage
you have given me-" he said.
81 am no fountain OF courage" sait
Vavin, with a smile. but have liveC
sixty-fve years"
| The first question was whether Pro
fessor Fullerton had been communicat
ed with.
I'VE are waiting for you" said Ell
lott. But now that you suggest Il
we shall telegraph him at once"
Let us be Americans" said vavin
'let us use your very remarkable tele
phone, but first let us find out by the
same system II Miss Fullerton could
be In Lenox."
You know, Vavin," said Elliott ad
miringiy, you would have made q
pretty good lawyer"
considering the fact, Judge. that
NJ Vavin IL the rirst dramatist OF
France, that Is not the great cOmpll
ment that you intend"
The bureau OF information of the
railroad Informed them that the first
train for Lcnox had left at $50 and
arrived there shortly after II. 1t was
now quarter of u.
You see," said Vavln, "how much
this may save us. All OF the girls
childhood was spent In this town, and
II she is In trouble what more natural
than that she should go there, prob
ably 10 see'-and again he fixed his
| eagle eye on Cornelia-"to see her
father"
II was Holcomb who undertook with
avIdlty the task OF finding the girl by
telephone. and his newspaper training
stood him In good stead She was not
at the house. and, Disgusting his anxi
ETY., he learned from the caretakers
that they had heard nothing from her
IN get the station master" he said
usff L.. 4
be asked the LenOI operator to change
the call, and II was only q few min
utes before be learned that Dora had
arrived In Lemon on the 11:lo and had
driven away IN a public hack-as the
station people thought-to her fathers
house.
she has gone to Mrs. Murphy's,"
snapped Cornelia when this informa.
don was communicated to the gather.
Ing. For once In her life Cornelia's
Information was Of value, and from
the nearest telephone to Mrs. Murphy,
who, It seemed, had been q house
Keeper In the family, word was sent
to Dora that NJ. Vsvin desired to talk
10 her.
She will come to the telephone
when ask her," said vavin when the
others protested that It was hardly
likely that q girl who had acted so
strangely would suddenly become doc
lie.
Il should like" he said. ito have you
do me the favor Of allowing me the
privilege Of speaking perfectly freely
TO Miss Fullerton when she comes to
the telephone and therefore letting Inc