Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-07
MISS WIL.DFIRE

, dropped in hoping to see Miss Wild
 fire once more. Again and again he saw the play In different cities until he
 knew it by heart. He grew intensely jealous of the big cowboy hero of the play who made such romantic love to the charming little Western girl, and he would have slain the villain single handed every night If he had been flesh and blood.
 At last he reached New York and re- ported to the sales manager. MT. Rob binson was very busy that morning 2 and he sent word out to Churchill to wait a couple of hours for him. "I'll borrow 8 stenographer then and dictate few Ietters,N decided Churchill l and he spoke to the chief clerk. Five minutes afterwards he was seated in small office, his feet eIe- vated to a table and his mind busy over the correspondence that had ac- cumulated during his absence. Some one opened the door behind him and slipped into chair. He turned his head slightly. saw a dark, curly head. the outline of white-clad shoulder and arm and a slim brown hand, poising 8 pencil over a fresh
 notebook.
 Churchilrs feet came down from the
 table, and his hat flew into corner. Good-morning, he said crisply. 1 Are you ready?
 Yes" was the lew toned reply Please take this letter: The Goode- nuf Film Company, San Francisco, Cal: Gentlemen-Referring to my several inquiries concerning the where abouts of Miss Lillian Delorme, until recently member of your company of players may 1 not impose upon your courtesy little further and ask to institute some inquiry. in whatever di- rection you may deem advisable, con- corning the destination of Miss De- 1o xxr6o Sh hA 1off Ere am very anxious to find her present whereabouts and -" "Oh. excuse mel" cried the sten- ographer breathlessly.
 Going too fast for you!'' he asked kindly
 sNo-but, please, MT. Churchin!' 1 He whirled around in his chair and stared with unbelieving eyes into the 1 blushing startled face of-"MiSS Wild
 fire% herself.
 1 He sat there with parted lips for an l absurdly long time, but it was rather l disconcerting to search the West for a l trace of Bess De1orme and come back l to the East to find her prosaically i established in his firms business office! It took Frank Churchill two hours to 1 explain to Bessie Delorne why he i wanted to see her and to hear from | her lips that she had decided not tc
 be an actress after all. and that she ! had taken her dying fathers advice l and gone East to seek work in New
 York; her only aid had been one of 1 Churchilrs business cards found among l her fathers effects
 l Well Churchill,'' said his sales man. ager when at last he interviewed the travelling man. You can put mourn 1 ing band on yor sIeeve-Pm going to l change your territory
 Not New England?" asked Churchill delightedly.
 Yes I thought you'd kick lot over 1 it-you've been so keen for the West T was looking for something out there but I've found it now. I say MT. Robinson, fix it up so I can have a month off in October, will you?"
 Not getting married?" asked the other
 Perhaps" returned Churchill guard 1 edly, but in his heart he knew that
 Miss Wildfire and he had not crossed l the continent in search of each other in vain
 Then I'll see that you get pass l over the line to Niagara Falls grinned his chief.-St Louis Globe Democrat.