The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-13
CHAPTER Viii.

but healthy body, and a pair of will
ing, if unskilled, hands. To her sur
prise, she discovered that the work
for which she had so often lightly
given orders was beyond her strength.
AS the weary days succeeded each 9th.
er into weeks, she found that while
her skill In table-setting and waiting
was much priced it was more than Off
set by her discrepancies in other lines,
and so it came about that with mutual
consent she and Mrs. Rhinehart parted
company.
This time, with her reference, she
did not find it so hard to get another
place, and, after trying several, she
learned to demand certain things,
which put her finally into a home
where her ability was appreciated,
and where she was not required to do
things in which she was unskilled.
Then the son of the house came
home from college in disgrace, and
began to make violent love to her,
until her case seemed almost des-
perate. She dreaded inexpressibly to
make another change, for in some
ways her work was not so hard as it
had been in other places, and her
wages were better; but from day to
day she felt she could scarcely bear
the hourly annOyances The other
servants, too, were not only utterly
uncompanionable, but deeply jealous
of her, resenting her gentle breeding,
her careful speech, her dainty per-
sonal ways, her room to herself, her
loyalty to her mistress.
Sometimes in the cold and darkness
of the night-vigils she would remem-
Der the man who had helped her, who
had promised to be her friend, and
had begged her to let him know if
she ever needed help. Her hungry
heart cried out for sympathy and coun-
sci. In her dreams she saw him COM
ing to her across interminable plains,
Fastening with his kindly sympathy,
but she always awoke before he reach
ed her.
1t was about this time that the firm
of Blackwell, Hanover & Durham had
difficult case to work out which in
volved the gathering of evidence from
Chicago and Whereabouts, and it was
with pleasure that Judge Blackwell ac-
cepted the eager proposal from the
junior member of the firm that he
should go out and attend to it.
AS Tryon Durham entered the sleep
er, and placed his suitcase beside him
on the seat, he was reminded of the
night when he had taken this train
h i'll I,
great part of his thoughts in these
days.
All during the journey he planned a
| campaign for finding her, until he
came to know in his heart that this
was the real mission for which he had
come to Chicago, although he intended
to perform the other business thor
| oughly and conscientiously.
Upon his arrival in Chicago, he in
| serted a number of advertisements in
the daily papers, having laid various
plans by which she might safely COM
municate with him without running
the risk of detection by her enemy.
If NJ. r. is in Chicago, will she kindly
| communicate with T. Durham, General
| Delivery? Important.
! Mrs. Bowman's friend has something of
| Importance to say to the lady who dined
with her October Sth. Kindly send ad-
dress to T. D., Box Z, Inter-Ocean office.
Mary" let me know where and when
| I can speak with you about a matter of
Importance. Tryon D., Record Herald l..
These and others appeared in the
different papers, but when he began to
get communications from all sorts of
poor creatures, every one demanding
money, and when he found himself
| running wild-goose chases after differ
ent Marys and NJ. RS, he abandoned
all hope of personal columns in the
newspapers. Then he began a sys
tematic search for music teachers and
musicians, for it seemed to him that
this would be her natural way of earn
ing her living, if she was so hard
pressed that this was necessary.
1t was the evening of the third day
after his law work was finished that
with a sad heart he went toward the
hotel where he had been stopping. He
was Obliged at last to face the fact
that his search had been in vain.
He had almost reached the hote
when he met business acquaintance
who welcomed him warmly, for fal
and wide among legal men the firm
e CT which Judge Blackwell was the
! senior member commanded respect,
y Well, WE'LL" said the older man
f rs this you, Durham? l thought VOL
. we're booked for home two days ago
t Suppose you come home to dinner
l. with me. I've a matter I'd like t
r talk over with you before you leave.
q shall count this a most fortunate meet
. ing if you will"
j Just because he caught at any straw
3 to keep him longer in Chicago, Dun
ham accepted the invitation. Just al
: the cab door was flung open in from
: of the handsome house where he va
to be a guest. two men passed sIowl.
by, like shadows out of place. anC