Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-18
a WOMAN
AGAIN
B, JEAN ELGINBROD


Jeanette Whipple. trunk operator, fac,
ing the clock. saw that In little less
than two hours her time would be up.
She wondered If Richard were watch
ing the clock as impatiently as she
Such long, long time 10 SIX cloch
and the happy walk home.
She glanced over at the local board
The local girls were always ousg.
Their hands flew as they connected
line after line. The drops fell quick
err than they could answer them. Inc
chief operator (No. % officially. was
working back OF the board on the
Hayes.
The monitor walked up and down.
ND and down, back Of the girls. VINO
hated her nearly as much as they did
their chief. She had been ID years in
the business-and showed It. She was
reported 10 have soft spot in he
heart for the young. cnrly-headed as
sistant chief operator at the desk.
The messenger boys called him INC
fellow with the pretty blue HAIR.
The girls called him 'twelvc.ard-a'
half" being assistant to No. %
jeanette laughed TO herself AS sac
thought OF it. Then she turned DOWN
a jack 10 see if No. go, were sun
talking to Ridgeton. Captain Henry ;
big voice doomed in her ear. ana SIC
caught sentence.
old. been foreman of the Electric
tall and dark. about 80 years
old. heen foreman of the electro
company six years.
Mechanically she turned up inc
Jack Then. as she realized Wha'
she had heard she listened again
Why. Richard was foreman Of inc
Electric company. What could have
happened.
"Oh. Lathrop'll die. There is no
chance. Don't know just how II nap
pened yet. Nash has always borne
good name. though there mas pee"
bad blood between him and l.athrop
a long time, hear. fave your men
watch sharp If he did 20 on tnal
four o'clock III head it of at Saiurnc.
It gets there about 40. II he got on
at Ridcelon. which doubt, he can |
have gone far yet. think he WI
keep on toward the west. Got u a'l,
- ; feet II. dark. smooth face wei
built, brown suit. black dcf0E-a''
right. Gondby.
go rang off.
Joarette took the connection Gown
and leaned back in he" chair. Inc
bulletins on the board sHayed up anu
down with horrible. sicNcninG az
tim The noise of falling plugs sTc"
faint. The hum Of voices dieo NV"
silence, The board seemed an I'm
measurable distance away.
Then. slowly her brain cleared
Sho had no trouble in realizing no"
what il all meant. Richard Nash. her
Richard Nash, had killed ha'hrop'
His face came NJ before her. clear
cut as a cameo. The wise tender lace
tho frank. steady eyes. Why. every
one had hated Lathrop. hui K'"hara
He had only laughed at him. II coa'u
NOT be true. Some one was playing
joke on her.
She looked swiftly down the long
limo of girls All were working. still
and sober. The monitor paced Slowly
back and forth. No. 12E was wri'lnS
out trouble reports.
drop fell. It was 30. she loon
q before the recording operator couid
reach II, and plugged in on the me
Her voice sounded strange to her as
she spoke.
Toll line"
Give me police station SatuTne.
ran;aiu Briggs to- tho telephone. Aho
right away quick. 100. central.
shc made out ne ticket slowly. Her
fingers were stiff and cold. She fell
nnmbed all over except her BRAN.
That seemed on fire, She looked down
at the small diamond on her left
hand Whether it were true. or not
he was Richard--yes--and sue ioTeo
him.
RluEClDI lfN' NV '-'''
cot man down to tho tram III tiine
to search it. after getting Captain
Hcnry's message, there WAS 4 small
chance FOR his e$capc~-p'rhapS sue
could make II a bigger ono, ii he were
really on that train. as they ihouS"'.
cou,d she keep 27N from getting
Sa,urue before the train passed there
q whole half hour yet?
Eew York Was probably ms sua'.
sho could keep the train from beng
searched before it reached Ne" YORK
10 might escape west. or across '"@
water
Mas he thinking OF their walk nome
a, tho end OF the day, now sue "o".
dered. remursc and Tear nsh.'"h
within him. Or had he had no 'iui'
ia think OF her yet?
go Was calling again. !.
Cant YOU get Saturne, Ceh'Iai
What is the matter:
..Wirc is busy. | will call you. sue
.,,.o-,l ,,oortr II WaS only quar-