The San Francisco call., 1913-10-24
Now Go On With the Story

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sequently their cash balance was run
ming a little low and the profits of
these ventures gave IT more health
full appearance.
Then, one day, an abrupt change
came over Allan.
Denied the nepenthe of tremendous
work. his private grief swept back
upon him. A visit to Rives in the
hospital did it. For two days after
ward he moped around his office and
did nothing Then he suddenly an
nounced that he was going to Europe
lie sailed next morning.
For months he wandered over the
continent, visiting old hotels and old
scenes and old drives that he had
taken with Maud in their younger
days, and all the while his grief rode
MIN like a nightmare. Occasionally
business telegram that demanded
concentration for a day or two di-
verted him and sometimes he got a
cheery letter from Ethel Lloyd that
warmed his heart. There was no
sign tnat the strike was breaking. so
there was no need for him to hurry
nome. and with sorrow ever at his
elbow he wandered up and down
Europe
As chance had brought on the
nightmare, so chance ended II. one
day IN the spring he was in Paris.
ana. attracted by the placards outside
which described the wonderful views
OF the tunnel work, he went in and
took seat He watched for half an
hour and felt the old call stir in his
blood. At last a film showed an en-
train.
The engineer turned suddenly with
a little smile. as of surprise and
looked full into Allans face. 1t was
baermann! !-Baermann, who had died
az MS post that night that hell broke
into the tunnel. OF course. he had
merely turned and looked at the NOV
ing picture machine, but to Allan it
seemed as II the young man had
looked at him, and the surprise was
due TO the fact that he had wandered
so far from his duty.
That night he. ordered a snacia1 tr.ir
in order to catch a liner from Liver
pool In the morning When he stepped
ashore in New York he was himself
again, but before he even called at
his office he FASTENED to Tunnel CITY
10 see how Rives was getting on. He
found his friend at his house. dis
charged from the hospital
IT was a chilly spring day. but
Rives was sitting on the veranda in
immaculate summer attire. From the
shoulders down he was the same Rives
that had entered the tunnel that terri
Bile night less than a year before. But
his face was yellow and old, and his
hair. which had come in again. was
snow white.
AN ORDEAL
BY a tremendous effort Allen con-
cealed the terrible shock his friends
appearance gave him; but he might
have spared himself the effort.
Rives' eye lit up family. when Allan
darted up the steps. but he held out
his hand and greeted him as il he had
seen him the night before.
Back again, Mace His voice was
family auerulous, like an old mans
Where have you been?"
Allan's throat was dry, but he CON
trived to answer with some steadi-
ness:
Why, I ran over to Europe for a
short time. How are you feeling, old
mann"
Rives had been gazing out to sea.
He turned his head for an instant
toward his questioner. His eyes had
a panied, puzzled expression, as If he
were trying to remember something.
''Feel?' he echoed vaguely. And
then: "Oh, I'm feeling fine. My
heads better"
Allan moistened his lips. I'm glad
to hear It," he said heartily. Rives
stared at him. Allan met his eyes
steadily and suddenly marked with
JOY that the blank, puzzled look was
leaving. Rives. as suddenly. got to
his feet and held out his hand as il
Allan had just at that moment ar
rived. His eyes were shining now
with sane joy of welcome
My Cod I'm glad to see you. Mac!'
he cried Come Income on In the
house, All, don'tr he begged, as If
he saw something in his friends face
Il know-the doctor has told me all
about it. 1t isn't permanent, old man.
He says that I'm likely to get these
little lapses from time to time for a
year or so. What will you have
Scotch or rye?"
"A little Scotch-that'n do-'nuff!"
Standing by the sideboard they drank
each others health and Allan tried to
make himself forget that look in
Rives' eyes. Every window was open
and he shivered slightly.
There's a terrible draught here,
Jack" he remarked.
Rives looked at him with a curious
smile
Il like a draught,'' he said slowly.
Mac quickly turned his face away and
shuddered. He remembered that life
giving wind that had swept through
the cross gallery where they found
Rives.
SANE AND INSANE
The next instant he got another ter
rible shock.
"Hows Maud?" asked Rives. cas-
ually.
Maud gasped Allan--and then he
saw the look again.
Yes. Was she with you In Eu-
roper
Allan opened his mouth twice to
say something and closed 1t again.