Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-07-11
Copyi&ht i0oscby The BoBDS MERRILL 90.

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| 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 solcitude. 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
porarily 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 put the purple
orchid In glass of water on the bu-
reau. Now, as she pinned 1t on her
breast, she congratulated herself for
her foresight, the pale lavender petals
Of the rare blossom toning altogether
harmoniously with her dress of dark
purple CLOTH
| DSlOIt Sne ltlt Tue IOOtIl Bhe iOChCu
the trunks and left beside them
dress suitcase packed for journey.
Standing in the doorway she took a
hurried look about the apartment-a
last, farewell survey not of sentiment
but of investigation. to see If she had
forgotten anything. A silver pho
/ tograph frame set in rhinestones
caught her eye and she went back
and took 1t up. weighing it uncertain
| ly in her hand. Some OF the rhine
stones had fallen out, and she finally
decided 1t was not worth while open
ing the trunks to put in such dam
aged article
1t was only a quarter past nine
when she emerged from the fiat. She
took the downtown car and twentX
minutes later was mounting the steps
to Bill Cannon's office. She had been
motionless and rigidly preoccupied on
the car. but, as she approached the
Office, a change was visible in her
gait and mien. She moved with a
light, perky assurance. a motion as
of delicate, triumphant buoyancy
seeming to impart itself to her whole
body from her shoulders to her feet
slight, mild smile settled on h,.r
lips, suggesting gaiety tempered with
good humor. Her eye was charged
with the same expression rendered
more piquant by gleam-the merest
suggestion-of coquettish challenge.
The Bonanza King was already In
his office. The same obsequious clerk
who had shown her in on n former oc-
casion 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 a moment the
young man returned smiling and quite
as unanimously polite as he had been
on her former visit, and Berny was
once again ushered, into the presence
Of the enemy.
The old man had read the name on
the card with a lowering glance. His
command to admit the visitor had
been hardly more than an inartculate
growl which the welltrained 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 In with IN effect of dash
!, confidence, and brilliancy that aston
ished him. He had expected her al
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: fear OF him. her resistance broken
humbly coming to sue for the money
, Instead, rustling, scented apparitior
appeared In the doorway, more gra
cious. handsome, and smiling than he
had ever thought she could be. She
1 stood for a moment, as II waiting fol
7 his invitation to enter the whole eff
feet of her rich costume, her feverish
: ly high coloring, and her debonail
] and self-confident demeanor surpris
ing him into silence. A long whit,
r feather on her hat made back
!, ground for her darkly. flushed face ant
S auburn hair, There were some anne
4 thysts round her neck, their purpl
Q lights harmonizing richly with tn,
q superb flower pinned ON her breast
}. Her eyes looked very black, laughing
= and provocative through her spotte
b veil.
d WELL" she said in a gay voice
, here am again! Is 1t surprise +?
r She advanced into the room, an
r the old man, almost unconsciously
l. rose from his chair.
It Yes, sort Of" he said. dryly,
o She stopped by the desk, looked q
n him sidewise, and said:
g do we shake hands?"
l. His glance on her was hard an
o cold. Berny met It and could not r,
q strain sinking Of the courage tha
g was her most admirable characteristic
d and that she had screwed far past II
ordinary sticking-point that morning
4 She sank down into the same arm
X chair that she had occupied on he