Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-20

ley, on the crowds outward edge. and lt was only an accident of relative po- sitions that afforded her an uninter. rupted view.
 What terrible, gripping horror was it that seemed to be paralyzing all her fancies? What did this mans death signify to her more than it did to any one else here present.
 To one such as Van Vechten. accus- toned to reading the all but impercept- ible indices of schooled features, this yision was like naked human soul. Terror and despair parted the delicate pink lips and wldened the lustrous dark eyes. they blanched her cheeks and held her breathless, utterly ob- livious of aught else save the dead man.
 And now he discovered suddenly, that he was not the only person inter ested in the agltated girl. His atten- ton wac somehow drawn to a man standing a half dozen or so feet from her: tall. raw-boned fellow with a powerful frame and a sullen cast of countenance-a cOuntenance just now scratched and bruised. as if it's owner had recently met with a severe acci- dent of some kind.
 This man was staring angrily at the girl. He too seemed to be oblivious of the dead man, and intent only upon catching her eye. And then the mag netism of his look had it's effect. her eyes were drawn to his. and she came to herself with a start. A tinge of color appeared in her cheeks, but Van Vech- ten observed that the terror and de- spair still fingered in her eyes.
 Van Vechten turned his attention to the man with something like resent. ment stirring in his bosom, for the fel- lows manner suggested a proprietary relationship toward the girl, which. for reason be did not attempt just then to explain, made him angry As far as attire went, the man was present able enough; but Van Vechten was not favorably prepossessed by the sullen battered countenance, the coarse. sandy hair, nor the big. loose -jointed, powerful body.
 Then the cautioning glance was of a sudden accounted for; the man, satis. fed that the girl had caught his mean. ing, showed that he had noted Van Vechten's more than casual regard. by vindictiye look from a pair of steely gray eyeR-a look at once so keen and truculent and challenging that it's re. cipient was for the moment dunn founded.
 However. Van Yechten's puzzlement over this strange bit of byplay, his en. crossing admiration of the girls beauty, was broken rudely in upon by a sudden confused movement Of the crowd. With changing bell and a noisy chatter of iron-shod hoofs upon the asphalt, a police ambulance drew up at the alley, Phinney and Van Vech. ten were jostled with the others. and the latters attention was distracted from the girl and the sandy-haired man He watched second officer and the young surgeon leap nimbly down; the ! first to join his comrade in holding the crowd in cheek, the other to ren. | der such aid to the stricken man as any faint indication of life might call Tor. The motionless figure, however, was beyond the reach of any surgeons skill; 1t required but a cursory inspec. ton to determine this.
 Van Vechten saw, hazily, the young l physician indicate the mark on the mans temple, and lay the tip of fore. | hnger upon another spot behind the | left ear the while he talked in under. tones to the two policemen. Then the crowd quieted, and he had an oppor. tunity to look at the girl again.
 It was with something Of a shock that he realized she was no longer con. l fronting him. His glance flew quickly hither and thither-even hoping for tho sandy-haired man. as a sort of clue-but she was nowhere to be seen. Both had vanished.
 The ambulance was now departipR with its silent burden, the crowd was dissolving or breaking up into little groups to discuss the tragedy, and the two friends were walking at leisure. ly pace back to the Powhatan. Once more Co themselves, and Tom Phin. ney's Folubility returned.
 Why the dickens didn't you want
  to tell him what you knoWf" he de. manded.
 The answer was uttered softly. Tom, whatever reasons ] may have ] couldn't put into words. At least. l shant attempt to just now. You sure. ly know what a 'hunch' is: your scheme of life seems largely to be gov. erned by them"
 ] "Huhl" grunted Tom. without under, standing, but inadvertently hitting up on part of the reason for his friend's retieence. Tt is the yelled lady in the taxi; you think you are on the scent of an adventure. Ratsl No adventure there. She was lady, l can tell you that"
 The other gave him a sbarp glance as if estimating the degree of bis per. spieaeity. How much could Tom telll "Tom'-sfter a moment "it you