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CHAPTER - Congre ssman standi.h
ana the Woman. believing themselves In
love. spend trial week as man and wife
In hotel In northern New YORK under
assumed names. The Woman awakens to
and calls their engagement OF. Standish
protests undying devotion.
CHAPTER II-wanda Kelly, telephone
giri at the Hotel keswick Washington, 10
loved by Tom Blake, son OF the political
boss OF The house. He proposes marriage
CHAPTER IIf-She gives as one Of the
reasons her determination to get revenge
on Jim Blake for running her father, Con.
gresham Frank T., Kelly. Congressman
standish; turned insurgent. Is fighting the
Mullins bin, measure In the interests
OF the railroads. The machine is seeki ing
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
political theories. Jim Blake sends for
.Standish.
the name Of the woman. He tells Miss
Kelly that he Is going to have a talk with
standish and that at its conclusion the
phone to warn the Woman, He offers
Miss Kelly 500 for that number.
CHAPTER Iv-Robertson. son Law Of
Jim Blake and the latter's candidate Tor
dish over. and failing, threatens to dig
into his past.
CHAPTER Vim Blake finds out
about the episode of five years back at
the northern New York hotel. He Sc
eur w all the facts except the name Of
AS 4 club to force Standish to allow the
Mullins bill to pass.
CHAPTER vIfI-At the conclusion Of
the interview with Blake standish gets =
Kelly to eaii Plaza iSei and get t his wife
or one Of the servants on the phone.
CHAPTER Ix-Miss Kelly refuses to
give Jim Blake the number called by
Standish.
CHAPTER X-Blake has a story of the
standish episode prepared ready to send
his love for Wanda Kelly and a family
rives with her husband. Governor Robert
son.
dish and Grace promises to entertain
him until her fathers return.
CHAPTER xII-Miss Kelly calls on
Grace to warn her that her good name
is threatened by the impending exposure
Of Standish and Ii insulted for her pains.
CHAPTER xIII-Grace appeals to
to protect her name. He refuses.
CHAPTER xIv-Grace sends for Miss
Kelly. .apologizes for her rudeness and
begs wanda's assistance. Wanda de-
clares she will never betray the Woman.
CHAPTER xv-Grace pleads with Gov.
Ernor Robertson to withhold the standish
kofy Tor the sake of the Woman. She
eads in vain.
CstAPrER XyI-The machine attempt,
again to force standish out Of the fight,
s ~sh9ad success rss Blake calls W the AS
the story. but IL cut of and communica.
tion Is restored too late to get the story
In the morning papers.
Through the only person left who
can tell us what the right number 10.
- phone girl who interfered with
Fur sne just now. Neligan. 90 down
and tell Perry ! want to see Miss
Kelly up here at once. Bring her up.
yourself. Now. then. Mark" as Nell.
gan departed on his errand. its up
to you. II the house knows we've got
the goods on Standish. fully twenty
men like Gregg. here. will weaken
and vote for US. And then we can jam
the bill through. Get this Woman's
name. Find the number we want.
You've got the reputation OF being
the best cross.examiner at the New
York bar. Show you deserve that
i, reputation. Take this telephone girl
and turn her brains inside out She
knows the number that will lead to
the Woman. You've got TO get It from
her. Don't handle her with gloves or
be afraid OF making her cry. It's life
or death for US to know that number"
There was a knock ut the door.
Gregg answered II. Neligan entered.
all but showing Wanda Kelly In ahead
OF him.
Here she IT," he reported.
Leaving her standing there. az
turned and SYSTEMATICALLY closed the
door behind him.
The girl looked about ut the faces
that confronted her on every side.
Then she smiled. 1t vas the peaceful
smile OF the kitten that has just
emptied the cream Jug. In her throat
her heart was hammering to strangu-
lation.
Mark Robertson. from his place at
the head Of the table. was the first to
speak. His voice WAS quiet, his man.
ner courteous.
This IL Miss Kelly7" he asked.
Eyes. SIR" replied the demurs Wan
da In her most respectful-and unnat.
ural-shopsiri accents.
miss Kelly" resumed Mark. you
are the telephone operator. down.
stairsf"
Eyes. SIR"
"You were at tho switchboard few
minutes ago7"
Yes. sir"
sit down. my dear grit" beamed
Blake tenderly. as he indicated the
chair that had been placed for her.
We would like to ask you few ques-
n tfonn n Won don't object"