Arizona republican., 1912-01-21

Pen. When Sue turned from the door al the third disappointment Horny went to the telephone and tried for Bond and Griscom's office. He got no | reply. The superintendent of the building, finally brought to the other end. told them that MT. Bond had dis missed his clerks early and left for home-as he supposed.
 Horny began calling Trudell at every likely place.
 It was after a half-dozen failures, while he was looking up other club numbers, that the house call rang. But 1t was not Trudell. It was a woman's "a girl's-voice, asking if MT. Bond had reached home. Horny looked over his shoulder instinctive'y and saw Sue waiting-watching.
 "No!" he parked, and hung up the receiver with a muttered word about wrong number" Yet, when the call sounded again, after a brief interval he answered, perforce, fearing IL was the girl and that Sue would answer Please. listen" said the voice-clear and quiet. Il am MT. Bonds stenog rapher. have word from him that I must give to Mir. Trudell. Can you
 Mir. Trudell is not here. I don't know where he is. I'm trying for him. If l find him shall I-"
 He will be there on the next train, which is probably late" the voice in- terrupted ''I will call till l get him. Thank you"
 With a mental shake to liven his thinking self. Horny turned and lied glibly from sheer pity as he met Sues eyes.
 Pens stenographer." said he, and Pen and Trudell have been delayed and will be here on the next train. Something about business"
 IL was Olivia-Oliyia who was never i'll and who never lied-who got Sue upstairs on preteXt of an alarming pain when Horny gave the signal that meant the cars return from the sta tion. The chained tires crept up the drifted drive. the lights fighting fog gily through the shrilling riot of white that but served to make the nights blackness more dense. Trudell sprang out before the spuming wheels stopped and ran up the steps-alone. They spoke rapidly.
 Whats up, Tru'?"
 Don't know. Haven't you"
 Not a word. except from Q woman who says she's his stenographer and wants you and will ring again and There she is,"
 Trudell was across to the instrument before the ring ceased, and as he heard a reply to his hello" he took of his hat and held il in his hand while he listened and answered.
 "I understand. Noi 1 hope you're right and I believe you are. You've done wonderfully. | will. Please take cab home; it's not q night for you to be-eh Er no, you can do nothing more, thank you don't worry-Good-byei He hung up the receiver. put on his hat again. absent-mlndedly. and took it of finally, putting it aside.
 Nothing 10 do but wait" he an- swered Horry's look. Pen closed the office early. He was tremendously ex cited, and had been-er-celebratin too much. She stayed around below and watched. He kept buying things and bringing them to the office in d taxi-and going after more. Finally started for the station. She left after 'pEoning me that I'd better come out with him. I just made the rear car as the train pulled out-went through it-no Pen. If missed him was to let her know-but she beat me. On her way to dinner she saw him-in the taxi-headed the other way She has an-iptuition. I suppose you call it, that he's coming home in the machine. And uow we"
 Who" Horny asked. rapidly, "is this stenographer? How does she know-" TTudell looked up quickly, his eyes like opaque ice, and Horny re- called his taking of the hat as the girl telephoned. It had been instinctive, and all suddenly he knew his question to be mistake.
 "The young lady" Trudell said. quietly. "is the one to whom l went for enlightenment in this matter. put the case-and our concern-before her. and she did me the honor 10 con fide what she knew of the business en- tanglement Her motive-needs no justification"
 "Of that" Horny made amends with gravity, Il am sure. What are we to tell Sue?"
 Everything" she said. clearly. and stepped around the carved screen be- hind them. Her head was high, bu. she was white and her blue eyes burned black. Horny counted the slish-slish-seven soft, silken sounds in the hush as she went to Tru- dell and put out her hand to him. He took it in both his own.
 II eavesdropped." she told him stead fly. 'I kneU there was something wrong. I've heard all you've told Horry-I want to know all that has gone before You must-one of you tell me everythirg."s
 And Billy TrIdell put her into chair and told it her-wonderfully brief and gentle. Olivia came down. silently, and stood by Sues side. a steadying hand on her shoulder. Horny listened, head turned away. And when she knew all Sue got to her feet. walked aside from them and stood alone-as her heart decreed she must stand when Pen could not share her grief-trying to bear it.
 "I-" she broke out once. TO think [ never guessed. I-of all" But she did not cry. as Horny feared she would.
 There's one thing more" Trudell said "The hardest of all. Pen must