The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15

sank. 1t would be hard to face the
master of the house, but-a stranger?
Cigarette stubs met her bewildered,
troubled gaze-many. Of them. Deduc-
ton was easy out there in the lonely
. night. 1t was easy to see that Shaw
and his companion sat up so late that
the servants had gone to bed.
Distractedly she looked about for
means of shelter on the porch until
daylight could abet her in the fight to
the village beyond. The storm was
sure to come at no far distant time.
She knew and feared the violence of
the mountain rains.
by all that's holy" came in a mans
voice, low toned and uncertain. 1T
isn't dream, after all!'
She turned like flash, with a star
tied exclamation and an instructive
movement as if to shield herself from
unbidden gaze. Her lips parted, and
her heart pounded like hammer.
Standing in the doorway was Randolph
Shaw, his figure looming up like a
monstrous, wavering genie in the I'M
certain light from the shaking lantern.
His right hand was to his brow, and
his eyes were wide with incredulous
JOY. She noticed that the left sleeve
of his dinner jacket hung limp and that
the arm was in Il white sling beneath.
"ls it really you:" he cried. his hand
going instinctively to his watch pocket
as if doubling that it was night instead
Of morning.
"1've-I've run away from themw
she stammered. ITS 2 o'clock. Don't
look. Oh, I'm so sorry now. Why
did y
"You ran away?" he exclaimed, CON-
ing toward her. "Oh, it can't be a
dream! You are there. aren't your"
She was pitiable object as she stood
there, powerless to retreat, shaking
like a leaf. He took her by the shout
der. Eyes, it is you. Good Lord, what
does it mean? What has happened?
How did you come here? Are you
alone?"
utterly, miserably alone! Oh, Mr..
Shaw" she cried despairingly. you
will understand, won't you?"
"Never! Never as long as I live. It
is beyond comprehension. The Won
derful part OF it all is that l was sit
ting there dreaming of you-yes, l was.
heard some one out here, investigated
and found you-you, Of all people in
the world. And l was dreaming that
1 held you in my arms. Yes, l was.
I was dreaming it,
"Mr. Shaw! You shouldn't
And l awoke to find you-not in
my arms, not in Bazelhurst Villa, but
here-here on my porch
Like thief in the night" she muir
INJURED. what do you think Of me?"
"Shall I tell you-really?' he cried.
The light in his eyes drove her back
q step or two, panic in her heart
"N-no, no-not now!' she gasped,
but a great wave of exaltation swept
through her being. He turned and
walked away, too dazed to speak.
Without knowing it, she followed with
hesitating steps. At the edge of the
porch he paused and looked into the
darkness. =
by Jove, must be dreaming" she
heard him .rnutter
mo, you are not" she declared des-
perately. II am here. l ask your pro-
lection for the night. am going away
to England-tomorrow I couldn't
stay there-I just couldn't. I'm sorry
I came here-Im"-
"Thank heaven, you did GOMEZ he
exclaimed, turning to her joyously.
~You are like fairy-the fairy prin-
tess come true. It's unbelievable! But
but what was it you said about Eng
land?" he concluded. suddenly sober.
II am go-going home. There's no
place else. can't live with her." she
said, bit TREMENDOUSLY.
ITO England-at once? Your father
will he
my father? 1 have no father. Ohw
with sudden start. Her eyes met
his in helpless stare: II never
thought My home was at Bazelhurst
castle-their home. l can't go there.
Good heavens, what am I to do?"