The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-10-03


love. spend trial week a. man and wife
In hotel In northern New York under
assumed names. The Woman awakens TO
the fact that she does not love standlsh
and calls their engagement on. standish
protests undying devotion.
CHAPTER II-wanda Kelly. telephone
fri at the Hotel keswick. Washington, Is
loved. by Tom Blake, son OF the political
boss OF the house. He proposes marriage
CHAPTER III-she gives as one Of the
reasons her determination to get revenge
on Jim Blake for running her father. Con
gresham Frank L. Kelly. Congressman
standish, turned insurgent. Is fighting the
Mullins PHI. measure in the interests
OF the railroads. The machine In seeking
means to discredit standish In the hope
Of pushing the bill through.
CHAPTER vI-Tom Blake and his faith
er have a family row over the fathers
goiitisai theories. Jim Blake sends for
CHAPTER Willie lays trap to secure
NE Ms,,i name q the woman; He tells Miss
Kelly that he Is going to have talk with
Standish and that at Its conclusion the
later VIII call up q number on the tsle-
Miss Kelly 500 for that number.
CHAPTER Iv-Robert.on. son -in-Iaw Of
Jim Blake and the latter's candidate tor
speaker Of the house, tries to win SIAN
dish over. and failing. threatens to dig
ihto HE past.
CHAPTER Vim Blake finds out
about the episode Of nve years back at
cures ali the facts except the maine Of
IS = club to force standish to allow the
Mullins bill to pass.
About their scheme to wreck Mr..
Standish-"
Mr.. Standish!"
The exclamation was out before
Grace was well aware Of IT, But she
managed. none the less. to give the
quickly spoken words turn Of civil
inquiry. and her face did not change.
-. YES" hurried on Wanda. They're
4 digging up the old scandal. They've
unearthed 1t all except the Woman's
name. They must get that before they
can 60 ahead. When they get that
name they'll use the story to ruin him
and her.
"Yes?" returned Grace. her sweet
voice bare Of emotion and her express
sion one Of polite boredom. And why
should you come to me with this
story? ! am not interested In the
seamy side Of politics."
"Oh, all right" said Wanda despon-
emily. III that's the way you take it.
It's no business Of mine. But you're
Tom Biake's sister and couldn't let
vRu run into the trap without warn
I'M you. I've done IT, And I've been
CO Jed lmpertinent for my pains. When
ffSt found out II was you who were
mixed up In the case, I said to my.
self: Let Jim Blake go ahead. Let
him hit out In the dark at the Wom-
an. and smash his own heart with the
blow. It'll be fair Then. got to
thinking It over And-well. found !
OnlAet quite bring myself to pay OF
oG debts by spelling another
voman's life. guess I'd be failure
az politics." she ended with . little
laugh Of self.disgust. That's all
0ood.by."
And So" said Grace slowly. you
came to me--just to help me? You
didn't think for an instant that. out
Of gratitude. I might help your"
Help me? How?"
by making It easy for you to carry
out your idea Of marrying my brother?
Perhaps by using this scandal story as
q threat to force me into helping your"
, 4 Wanda looked ut her for full half
minute In blank silence. Then. turn
ing to the door. she said:
Il guess I was fool to butt in"
"One moment" interposed Grace;
adding. as Wanda paused: "You-you
made certain insinuations about me
Just now. You must prove them-yor
must give me your reasons for the
absurd superstition that I might know
anything about this Standish scandal"
Mrs. Robertson" replied Wanda,
her hand stili on the doorknob. Pm
not In your class. I don't know Just
how women In your station OF life
manage such things. But II seems
rather tough that you can't find way
TO defend yourself without insulting
me. Let that 20. You want TO know
how ] found out7 I'll tell you. Early
this evening Mr.. Standish learned Of
this scheme to wreck him. He knows
the story couldn't be used without the
WOW1u uhHe NHu phuNs uiuHVu
him into believing the machine would
have the name before midnight. Mr..
standish's FIRST thought was 10 warn
the Woman. Just ms Blake had known
II would be- He called up your house
In New York"
What Of that' ! was not At homo
this evening. ] was on my way hero
to"
But Mr.. Standish didn't know that"
And" pursued Grace nercely. "just
because Mr.. standish CHANGED to call
up my husbands New York home,
you've evolved this insane theory.
What proof 10 there--beyond your IN
,ASacked word-thst he called up my
houss,"
1.-The timecard at central. A list OF
y calls 10 forwarded every evening
~ central and"
That proves nothing" declared
A.