The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-16
CHAPTER XIV.
tContinued.l
The Old Gentleman OF the
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HE clerk laughed. u shouldn't
worry about that II we're
you." he said. "ses here. Mr..
\ Ellsworth, We know you
pretty we'll By this time.
Wen let the Bill 20 for . while. ana
you can stay here until you can set N
touch with friends. In the meantime !
guess We can supply you with wns'
money you need"
I have heard many people complain
that New York 10 . cold and soullsss
Mac. where tradesmap and Bonifacs
have learned BY such long and bitter
experience the guile OF . scheming
world, that NJ need. howsvsr Just caa
turn them from their policy OF suspdc-
ion. Yet here was . young man. an
employee--to be sure . trustee one
who was Offering mo, quite a. . matter
az course, Q trust and assistance for
which he himself must pay. X by any
chance he should have overesumAso
my honesty or ultimate solvenoy.
Pm sure thank you very much: J
condition I found II hard 10 hide the
sudden Hood OF gratitude which ne
would have found embarrassing. san.
try as I would. my voice was little
unsteady, and, like any normal Amsf-
lean, he became Immediately III 81 ease
"Oh, that's all right" he saAd briskly'
and retreated In confusion.
MY emotions a. I dressed were
strangely mixed. Within . short week
my numb, uneventfu life had been
turned topsy-turvy. and its gray fehno
had suddenly been strswn with .
bew,ldsring tansls of black and sold;
hope and love, loss and fear played
havoc with Its drsary serenity; ana
thre. times within tho last few days
chance acquaintancss HAD spoken 20
me In kindness.
had never had very much money.
now at q stroke I was absolutely PEN
niless. II seemed to my stiil aching
senses a. II I must be moving In
dream from which I might at any
moment awake. Yet ! stepped OUT into
the city with no very definite plan ana
with q few borrowed dollars In my
rocket. glowing IN spite OF myself. and
in spite OF my new misfortune. with the
unconauere kindliness of the world.
BEFORE I left the hotel I wrote short
note to my brother. telling HIM simply
that / had been waylaid and robbed.
and asking him TO loan mo hundred
dollars until could md some way OF
repairing my fortunes.
This was, recognized. only an arrow
shot into the air. for my brother was
an uncertain person. rarely In funds.
or IN the same place for any length OF
time: but at the moment II was the only
way OF getting money that I could
| think Of and without money my blind
search for Nancy would be crippled also.
! walked for n few blocks in the
fresh air, trying as best could to
make some definite plan OF campaign.
slater, the retired laundryman, might
still be found, but by what means i
could no. at the moment devise. unless.
perhaps, I were to make an appeal to
IN. police. Every lost day was an
added terror to me. and to think at
ali I had to put from my mind the
thought OF Nancys possible circum-
stances. OF the many ugly chances that
might befall her. Even II she had
been taken back TO her uncle's. the
shock OF returning 10 the place she Mad
feared and hated for so long might
work her incaicuiable harm.
Her uncle's, paused abruptly In the
middle OF the block. Why had | not
gone there at the very outset? For II
she were there made sure they could
not hide her frop me- and II she were
not, and this thing had been done with
ont tho knowledge OF Ephralm Bond.
/ then, for all knew. he m!gAt prove an
eager ally
/ turned, and making my way back -
| Fifth avenue. took a bus uptown, deter
mining on my way that the moment the
door was opened l would SLIP past thu
servant and enter the house.
The sign OF an electric protective conn.,
pany hung In front OF the drawn shade
Of the lower window. as indication to
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