Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-08

LAWYER Wilson's hands. Inc Ire
nors. whom she had come TO yisit
had been aghast over her encounter
with the lunatic, and had advised
most strongly against mixing in his
affairs. But his eyes, rather than
his words, won.
When she saw the lawyers hand
shake as he broke the seals, and
noted the deepening frown with
which he read the contents, she was
more than glad the eyes had pre-.
vailed AS he laid down the close
written sheets he said to her reyer
emily:
You are heroine. BY your help.
and Gods, a deep and foul wrong
shall be righted"
Emily rose. saying only. II am.
glad"
Lawyer Wilson also rose. you
shall know all the story-some day"
he said Take this thought away
with you-your courage is to rescue.
sane man, not only from living
death but from actual death His
life stands between some bad people
and that which is their hearts de-
sire. /"
Whatever you do-do 1t quickly"
Emily implored HE is almost at
the end of resistance-I saw that at
once"
Three years later Mrs. Emily
Varian, just beginning TO tighten her
weeds, found herself in the streets OF
strange city, rather badly lost and
without a cent. Her pocket had been
picked on the car which she had
quilted at a wrong street, the address
she was in search of he'd been in her
purse but gas out of her memory-all
she knew certainly was that she must
be miles away from her hotel.
Men and women went hurying by.
she stood looking at them, trying to
summon courage to Accost some ono
Of them and ask help out OF hsr pre-
dicament The longer she heeitateS
the more impossible the thing became.
she turned about and walked slowly
backward. retracting the way accord
ing to her best recollection. But the
streets were monotonously alike. Be
fore she walked ten blocks she made
wrong turning. She was soon aware
of the fact and faced about in des-
peration. resolved to speak to the
first person she might encounter.
Almost as she turned a man doomed
In her path tall, fashionably clad.
clean cut and evidently In des-
perate hurry. He walked very fast
with long vigorous strides. But as
she begun:
please tell me the way to" he
shopped short. changed color and
caught both her hands.
That voice. I know IT. Dear lady
| am not mad-no more than when
you found me in a living grave"
81 don't know you. but am just
as glad to find you" Emily said with
a little sigh of relief.
The man pulled out a card and
held 1t to her saying: 81 shall never
forgive Wilson for not learning your
name. If he had done it should not
!
vain"
Emily was staring at the card. II
read: John Warrender" The name
told her the whole story-the naws-
papers had rung with the great War
render case, in which a youthful step
mother and her paramour had ron
spired to imprison. perhaps murder
SLOWLY Tho Of death fho.
woman would inherit millions. Oddly
enough she had never connected her
protege with the Warrender case
Now she looked up into the eyes
shining gratefully down on her. and
said with a slow. rather piteous
smile:
Il am so glad you won out-as glad
r as | can be OF anything-now"
A glance at her black gown told
him the rest He pressed her hand
tenderly. 81 am going to look out for
you-always, my godsend," he said.
Truly, l think God sent you In my
I extremity"
+ Look out for her he did-doing all
e brother might. or even lover. But
i 1t was years before he dared name
love to her-three years, full OF the
/. deepest, fondest devotion. Nothing
+ less would have won Emily from the
lover OF her youth. You are not to
y forget him-not for an hour" War
= render said after the first rapture OF
coming to an understanding. 1--WE
a VIII honor him together as he de-
l. serves to be honored"
Waltlpn THAI