The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-01-26


timely dependent on the initial feed
ing"
"Air. Holcomb.% said vavin without
waiting for any preliminaries. tells
me that when he left Miss Fullerton
at the door last night she was in a
very happy mood and that they had
agreed to be married in a very short
time. That is hardly the period in a
young girls life that would lead her
to something so extraordinary as this .
That's exactly what | was saying"
said Judge Elliott. MY opinion
unless" continued Vavin when he
had allowed as much of the Interrupt
tion 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 her?" And he fixed his eye ~on
Aunt Cornelia.
There was chorus from everybody
but that amiable lady to the effect
that nothing could possibly have oc-
Cured that would have led her to
leave the, house
Anu yOu, odlu NdNlAs tuI uluS
sharply to the elder Miss Fullerton.
"do you know anything that could
have occurred from the time she left
my hotel. from the time she left Mr..
Holcomb here that would lead her to
sit up in her room all night without
sleep. lead her to pack her things and
say farewell to her hostess in this al
most impolite way?'
1t was hard moment for Aunt Cor
nelia
II am sure" she answered aggres-
sively. THAT l know Of nothing"
1T is very remarkable" he said. still
watching her intently
Like almost all other young men Of
his class. the first suggestion that
came to Ora hams mind was the police
vavin held both hands up in horror.
'That is so thoroughly Anglo Sa xon." "
he said I'VE of the more individual
istic nation. we occasionally endea vor
to do something for ourselves. This is
not matter for the police"
But suppose"-began Mrs. Winthrop
excitedly something dread
full
I'VE will not suggest anything dread
full" said Vavin. Il. who know this
young girl. tell you that whatever she
has done. whatever her reasons for do
ing as she has done. will be done with
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" be said
IL am no fountain of courage" said
Vavin. with a smile. but l have lived
sixtyfive years"
The first question was whether Pro
fessor Fullerton had been communicat-
ed with
1--WE are waiting for YOU" said Ell
lott But now that you suggest it
we shall telegraph him at once"
LET us be Americans" said Vavin.
.elet us use your very remarkable tele-
Phone but first let us find out by the
same system if Miss Fullerton could
be in LenOX."
"You know. Vavin," said Elliott ad-
miringly, ''you would have made a
pretty good lawyer"
considering the fact. judge. that
NJ Vavin is the first dramatist of
France, that is not the great compli-
ment that you intend"
The bureau of information of the
railroad Informed them that the first
train for Lenox had left at $50 and
arrived there shortly after II. 1t was
now a quarter of IL.
"You see." said Vavin. "how much
this may save us. All of the girls
childhood was spent in this town. and
If she is in trouble what more natural
than that she should go there. prob
ably to see"-and again he fixed his
eagle eye on Cornelia-'to see her
father"
1t was Holcomb who undertook with
avidity 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.
"I'll get the station MASTER" he said.
with his hand over the telephone. and
he asked the Lenox operator to change
the call. and it was only few min
utes before he learned that Dora had
arrived in Lenox on the 11:10 and had
driven away in public hack-as the
station people thought-to her fathers
house.
'.She has gone to Mrs Murphy's."
snapped Cornelia when this informa-
ton 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 a house
keeper in the family. word was sent
to Dora that NJ. vavin desired to talk
to her.
rShe will come to the telephone
when ] ask her." said Vavin when the
others protested that it was hardly
likely that a girl who had acted SO
strangely would suddenly become doc