The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-06-12

become alarmed at the general de-
sertion and demand his wages. she
ordered an even more elaborate menu
than usual, telling him she would
bring home a friend.
She breakfasted in her wrapper and
after the meal finished her toilet with
the EXTREMIST solicltude. Never had
she taken more pains with herself.
Though anxiety and strain had
thinned and sharpened her, the fever
of excitement which burnt in her tenn
porarhy repaired these ravages. Her
eyes were brilliant without artificial
aid; her cheeks hot dry crimson
that needed no rouge. The Innate
practically OF her character asserted
itself even in this harassed hour.
Last night she had pu: the purple
orchid in a glass OF water on the bu-
reau. Now. as she pinned II on Der
breast. she congratulated herself Cor
her foresight. the pale lavender petals
of the rare blossom toning altogether
tremendously with her dress Of dark
purple cloth.
Before she left the room she locked
the trunks and left beside them a
dress suitcase packed for journey.
Standing in the doorway she took
hurried look about the apartmFnt--a
last. farewell survey. not OF sentiment
but of Investigation. TO see II she had
forgotten anything. silver pho
tograph frame set in rhinestones
caught her eye end she went back
and took It up. weighing it uncertain
ly in her hand Some OF the rhine
stones had fallen out and she finally
decided It was not worth while open
ing the trunks to put in such dam
aged article
II was only a quarter past nine
when she emerged from the fiat. She
took the downtown car and twenty
minutes later was mounting the steps
to Bill Cannons office She had been
motionless and rigidly preoccupied on
the car, but. as she approached the
Office, change was visible in her
gait and mien She moved with
light. perky assurance. a motion az
Of a delicate. triumphant buoyancy
seeming TO impart itself TO her whole
body from her shoulders to her feet.
slight mild smile settled on her
lips, suggesting gaiety tempered with
good humor. Her eye was charged
with the same expression rendered
more piquant by a gleam-the merest
suggestlon--of coquettish challenge.
The Bonanza King was already In
his Office The same obsequious clerk
who had shown her in on a former oc-
CASTOR took her card in to the inner
sanctum where the great man, even
at this early hour, was shut away
with the business which occupied his
crowded days. In moment the
young man returned smiling and quite
as unanimously polite as he had been
on her former visit, and Berry was
once again ushered into the presence
of the enemy.
The old man had read the name on
the card with lowering glance. His
command to admit the visitor had
been hardly more than an inartculate
growl which the well-tralned clerk
understood. as those about deaf mutes
can read their half-made signs. Can
non was not entirely surprised at her
temperance. and mingled feelings
stirred In him as he turned his swivel
chair away from the table, and sat
hunched in 1t, his elbows on its arms,
his hands clasped over his stomach.
She came i'm with an effect of dash.
confidence, and brilliancy that aston
ished him. He had expected her al.
most TO sIdle in in obvious guilty
fear OF him. her resistance broken.
humbly coming to sue for the money.
Instead a rustling. scented appartion
appeared In the doorway. more era.
cious. handsome, and smiling than he
had ever thought she could be She
stood for moment, as II waiting for
his invitation to enter, the whole eff
feet OF her rich costume. her feverish-
ly high coloring, and her debonair
and selfconfident demeanor. surpris-
ing him into silence. A long white
feather on her hat made a back
ground for her darkly- flushed face aud
auburn hair There were some anne
thysts round her neck. their purple
lights harmonizing richly with the
superb flower pinned on her breast
Her eyes looked very black. laughing
and provocative through her spotted
veil.
Well" she said in gay voice
here I am again! Is IL a surprise ?"
She advanced into the room. and
the old man. almost unconsciously,
rose from bis chair
Yes. sort Of" he said dryly.
She stopped by the desk, looked al
him sidewise. and said:
do we shake hands"
His glance on her was hard and
cold Berry met II and could not re-
strain a sinking OF the courage that
was her most admirable characteristic
and that she had screwed far past its
ordinary sticking point that morning
She sank down into the same arm
chair that she had occupied on her
former visit and said with a little