The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-27
wAPTER VIII.

prise, she discovered that the work
for which she had so often lightly
given orders was beyond her strength
A the weary days succeeded each 9th
or into weeks, she found that while
her skill in table-setting and waiting
was much priced, 1t was more than on
set by her discrepancies in other lines,
and SO it came about that with mutual
consent she and Mrs. Rhinehart parted
company.
This time, with her reference, she
did not find it 80 hard to get another
place, and, after trying several, she
learned to demand certain things,
which put her finally into a home
where her ability was appreciated,
and where she was not required to do
things in which she was unskilled.
Then the son of the house came
home from college in disgrace, and
began to make violent love to her,
until her case seemed almost des
perate. She dreaded inexpressibly to
make another change, for in some
ways her work was not so hard as it
had been in other places, and her
wages were better; but from day to
day she felt she could scarcely bear
the hourly annoyances. The other
servants, too, were not only utterly
uncompanionable. but deeply jealous
of her, resenting her gentle breeding,
her careful speech, her dainty per.
sonal ways, her room to herself, her
loyalty to her mistress.
Sometimes in the cold and darkness
Of the night-vigils she would remem.
Der the man who had helped her, who
had promised to be her friend, and
had begged her to let him know If
she ever needed help. Her hungry
heart cried out for sympathy and coun
sci. In her dreams she saw him com
ing to her across interminable plains
Fastening with his kindly sympathy
but she always awoke before he reach
ed her.
It was about this time that the firm
of Blackwell, Hanover & Durham had
a difficult case to work out which in
volved the gathering of evidence from
Chicago and Whereabouts, and it was
with pleasure that Judge Blackwell &C
cepted the eager proposal from the
S,yi0r h0r Nf fhn Grnn thot he
should 60 out and attend to it.
As Tryon Durham entered the sleep
er, and placed his suitcase beside him
on the seat, he was reminded Of the
night when he had taken this train
with the girl who had come to occupy
a great part of his thoughts in these
days.
All during the journey he planned g
campaign for finding her, until he
came to know in his heart that this
was the real mission for which he haG
come to Chicago, although he intended
to perform the other business thor
oughly and conscientiously.
Upon his arrival in Chicago, he In
serted number of advertisements II
the daily papers, having laid variou.
plans by which she might safely com
municate with him without running
the risk of detection by her enemy.
II NJ. r. is in Chicago. will she kind,
communicate with Il. Durham, Genera
Delivery? Important.
Mrs. Bowman's friend has something o
Importance to say to the lady who dine,
with her October Sth. Kindly send ad
dress to T. D., Box j. lnter-Ocean office
MARY" let me know where and whe
] can speak with you about a matter o
Importance. Tryon D. Record Herald L
These and others appeared in tn
different papers, but when he began t
get communications from all sorts Q
poor creatures. every one demandin
money, and when he found himsel
running wild-goose chases after diffel
ent Marys and NJ RS, he abandone
all hope of personal columns in tn
newspapers. Then he began a sy.
tematic search for music teachers an
musicians, for it seemed to him tina
this would be her natural way of earl
ing her living, If she was so har
pressed that this was necessary.
It was the evening Of the third da
after his law work was finished thu
with q sad heart he went toward In
hotel where he had been stopping. H
was Obliged at last to face the fae
that his search had been in vain.
He had almost reached the hot,
] when he met business Acquaintance,
who welcomed him warmly, for fs
and wide among legal men the fri
Of which Judge Blackwell was til
senior member commanded respect.
We'll, WE'LL" said the older mai
els this you, Durham? | thought yo
were booked for home two days ag
Suppose you come home to Dime
with me. I've matter I'd like |
talk over with you before you leave.
shall count this most fortunate NEE
Ing If you will"
Just because he caught at any stra
to keep him longer in Chicago Dul
ham accepted the invitation. Just
the cab door was flung open in frol
Of the handsome house where he W.
to be guest, two men passed slow
BY, like shadows out of place. ar