Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-19

the tray"
mo you DON'T" shut off Lindsay.
He crossed the room and banged
ing out one photograph on the floor.
AS he stopped for it, he saw 1t was
she herself, and underneath was writ
ten, with love always, Lola"
Its a mix-up in checks. l know
where mine went" he explained.
Don't get fused up and report it,
now. Give me half chance to make
the change"
"And help you cover up the chance
you took, loss of 100000 while you
chased up girl
Its a lie, understand. l never
chased her wanted to badly enough,
but came through to deliver the
goods to you straight. Now, I'm going
back and find her, and III ship the
trunk to you by express, but you LET
me alone for few days"
It's a girl case, ;hen?"
It's going to be case of mar
riage, if l can find her." blurted out
her last name, but I'm going back to
find out"
He landed in Moose Trail late that
night, and routed out the sleepy
ticket agent Before he let him go he
had the name of the girl and where
she lived Also, he had found his
trunk standing carelessIy in one cor
ner Of the dinkly little express office,
and had been told she had discovered
the mistake, and had left it there to
be claimed He ordered it sent on to
Bidford and went out into the moonllt
night, grinning happily.
Two miles over the hill road, the
fellow at the station had said, and the
second house upon the mountain side
above the dam. He walked it quickly,
the cool, keen air bracing his nerves.
When he came in sight of the house,
the whole humor of the chase swept
over him. He could not waken her, a
total stranger. and say he loved her,
and had followed her there in the
middle of the night
SO it happuened that when Tommy
Tyndall came along at sunrise, he
found a stranger leaning comfortably
or the bars, smiling at him. He had
business with Miss Tyndall, he said,
about her trunk
Tommy's eyes danced at that. She's
awful mad about it, he vouch-
safed.
But Lindsay tasted bit of the
sweets of revenge when he told at the
breakfast table, an hour later, how he
had picked up the wrong check, and
had nearly lost $4,000 worth of jew
els.
Old Ben Tyndalrs eyes glistened.
Pretty careless to cart stuff like
that around, amt it?"
81 wouldn't take fifty thousand for
the treasures in my own trunk,
Lola said, wistfully. IT'S very, very
precious to me-"
Just keepsakes," explained her
father. Girls are sentimental" But
Lindsay's glance caught and held
hers this time, and he saw the color
rise slowly in her cheeks.
Il think you lost the real treasure
trunk, Miss Lola" he said, slowly
I'm mighty glad l found it, but was
coming back to Moose Trail any
way"
sis said she thought you would
She told me about you on the way
home, and said she hoped she'd see
you again some time"
Toni" flashed Lola. DON'T"
Lindsay's eyes cleaned with happi
ness, and also pure boyish fun.
well, I'm here" he said meaning
ly, land I'm going to stay"
The old man had risen and left the
room. Tommy went also, presently.
and the two were alone He waited.
but she did not speak. DO you
mind?" he asked, finally.
Mind what?"
my staying here"
What have | got to say about it?"
"Everything-you know that"
She hesitated, trying not to look
at him, and when her answer came
| he had to, bend his head to hear 1t.
1t was very demure, very impersonal
and yet it told him what he wanted
| to know
I'm glad you found your trunk
here at Moose Trail"
so am bless it, he laughed, and
Lola was silent.
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