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CHAPTER Xxx.

Three days later. Daylight rode to
Berkeley In his red car. 1t was for the
last time, for on the morrow the big
machine passed into another's pos.
session. 1t had been a strenuous three
days, for his smash had been the big
gest the panic had precipitated in Cal
ifornia. The papers had been filled
with 1t, and a great cry of indignation
had gone up from the very men who
later found hat Daylight had fully
protected their interests. 1t was these
facts, coming slowly to light, that
gave rise to the widely repeated
charge that Daylight had gone in
sane. 1t was the unanimous conviction
among business men that no sane
man could possibly behave In such
fashion. On the other hand. neither
his prolonged steady drinking nor his
affair with Dede became public. so
the only conclusion a%ttainable was
that the wild fnancier from Alaska
had gone lunatic. And Daylight had
grinned and confirmed the suspicion
NY lSluoIu6 ~ SSO IAC iSPoi tSAs
halted the automobile before Dede's
door, and met her with his same rush
ing tactics, eenclosing her In his arms
before a word could be uttered.
I've done It," he announced.
You've seen the newspapers, of
course. I'm plumb cleaned out. and
I've just called around to find out
what day you feel like starting for
Glen Ellen. It'll have to be soon. for
it's real expensive living in Oakland
these days. My board at the hote' Is
only paid to the end Of the week, and
| can't afford to stay on after that
And beginning with tomorrow I've got
to use the street cars. and they sure
eat up the nickels."
He paused, and waited, and looked
at her. Indecision and trouble showed
on her face. Then the smile he knew
so we'll began to grow on her lips and
in her eyes. until she threw back her
head and laughed in the old fortnight
boyish way.
when are those men coming to
pack for me?" she asked.
And again she laughed and simu-
lated a vain attempt to escape his
bear-like arms.
Dear Elam," she whispered; dear
Elam." And of herself, for the first
time. she kissed him.
Now. I've got an idea." Daylight
said. We're running away from cit
les, and you have no kith nor kin. SO
1t don't seem exactly right that we
should start off by getting married in
a city. So here's the idea: I'll run
up to the ranch and get things In
shape around the house and give the
caretaker his walking-papers. You
follow me in a couple of days. coming
on the morning train. I'll have the
preacher fixed and waiting. And here's
another idea. You bring your riding
togs In a suit case. And as soon as
the ceremony's over. you can go TO
the hotel and change. Then out you
come. and you find me waiting with a
couple Of horses, and we'll ride over
the landscape so as you can see the
prettiest parts of the ranch the first
thing. And she's sure pretty. that
ranch And now that it's settled. III
be waiting for you at the morning
train day after tomorrow"
Dede blushed as she spoke.
You are such a hurricane"
We'll, ma'am." he drawled. 81 sure
hate to burn daylight. And you and |
have burned a heap of daylight. We've
been scandalously ~extravagant. We
might have been married years ago.
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