Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

window on the other side
No responded. But messages being sent
from that office!
"Strange she said and turned to find that the swift
Arizona night had fallen and the as black
an unlighted place we'll can be.
She was glad she remembered where the lamp hung,
and she gave lttle'cry of JOY when her hand touched
tin receiver with its bit of sandpaper on the wall But
the empty, for one broken match, and
with the utmost she removed the lamp chimney
and turned up the charred wick before she ventured to
strike light.
Then with sharp squirt the match famed; but she
dropped it. For by its flare she saw, gazing at her, the
eyes of mani .
terror. Then she forced her white lips to speak Il am
so glad" she sad "that there else here! VIII
YOU be so kind as to light the lamp?
That's what came for, was the reply, accompanied
by the scratch of the cer and its grateful illumination
al didn't know that there anyone waiting for a
the place would have been lighted up long ago.
I'm in charge here
He spoke quietly with his face from her, adjusting
the shade When he turned again Nell exclaimed:
"Why YOU used to be at Walpi, at the agency, didn't
you?'
ooh, yes" he acknowledged. "And you're Nell
excuse me- her eyes had hardened, IL mean the school
teacher You know the Indians always called you by
that name
The Indians could. He had that the privilege
"But' there odd culver in the girls throat,
"you went away
ooh, only for little while" he said deprecatngy.
"They found that wasn't crazy and they let me
out.
Il see. Of course!'
called with startling distnctness, that the man had
been taken from the reservation some months be-
fore violently insane. By what miscarriage OF authority
he had been released she could not tell But here he
was And she alone with him in the desert in
maddening STORM And, if to emphasize the horror
of the situation, the clock struck eight.
TWO hours more to watt This went through her
mind as she smilingly said, "The people at Wapi
will be pleased to you again l came down with
Chu-eveh this morning with load of alfalfa. Old
Walu has adobe, and White Cloud has raised
quite crop of early corn
There was something disconcerting in the dull slow
ness of his gaze. The lamp fi1ckered There were
shadows on his face.
what STORM" she went more hurriedly "Did
YOU ever hear such crash? How fortunate | am to
find friend here!" Her attempt mental suggestion
made no apparent impression; but she went making
talk you're the telegraph operator too aren't you!
Isn't interesting to know how to read those fascinating
little dashes and dots? lists such clever
pation."
Would he ever stop looking at her!
al don't wonder you like it. II have cousin who
is a elegrapher He's such good man. dependable,
you know l guess you all have to be that"
He seemed very near. She crossed the and
looked out of the window The night outside was not
so terrible as the fixed look of his eyes.
"By the way she asked, "is my train on tlrne'"
"There isn't any train tonight except the Overland
he replied "and that stops at Bakers only when Laguna
gets orders.
She turned with the question: and felt sick when she
saw the mans teeth barred suddenly:
Say ne said confdentally, Il could tell you some
thing that would surprise you All the train despatchers
this division cracked and the company don't
know it, He laughed
A moment-and then she rallied. "Well, it's good
they have you, anyway isn't it! And I'D just love
to hear you send message! Send it, will you''
He glared at her suspiciousy. 81 don't take orders
from any woman he said.
ooh, no." The strain beginning to tell upon her.
"Of course not That's just what my cousin says He
knows the thing to do, and he does it. guess you
all good deal alike. We've trust you to take