The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-16

over big mahogany desk: a little
man of big affairs. sole steward OF
one OF Americas most formidable for
tunes.
Precisely at eleven minutes past
noon tor at the identical instant
chosen by Alan law to catapult' over
the edge Of cliff in northern Mainel
the muted signal of the little mans
desk telephone clicked and, eagerly
lifting receiver to ear, he nodded with
smile and said in accepts of some
relief: ASK her to come in at once
please"
Jumping uD.h G placed chair I'm
intimate juXtaposition with his own !:
and the door opened, and young wo-
man entered.
The mouse-brown man bowed,
Miss Rose Trine?" he murmursd
with a great deal of Difference.
The young womc:. returned his
bow with show of perplcxity: "Mr.
Digby?"
"You are kind to come in response
TO my-ah-unconventionaI invita-
tson," said the little man. Won't YOU
-nh-sit DOWN."
She said, THANK you" gravely. and
took the chair he indicated. And Mr..
Digby. with an admiration he made
no effort to conceal. examined the
fair young face turned So candidly to
him.
$ 1T is quite comprehensive" he
said difTidently-"if you will permit
ME to say so-now that one sees you.
Miss Trine. it is quite comprehensive
why my employer-ah-.feel toward
You rs no does"
The girl flushed 'Mr. Law has told
yOu?"
II have the honor to be his nearest
friend, this side the. water, as we'll as
his man of business"
He paused with an embarrassed ges-
ture. so l have ventured to reauest
this-ah-surreptitious appointment
in order to-ah-take the further lib
crty of asking whether you have re-
Gently sent Alan a message?"
Her look of surprise was answer
enough, but she confirmed II with
vigorous denial: "I have not commu-
nicated with Mr.. Law in more than a
year,"
Precisely as thought" Mr.. D.gby
nodded. None the less, Mr.. Law not
long since received what purported
to be 8 message from you; IN fact-a
rose." And IA N'"a Tripe sat forward
tn a start OF dismay, he added?" "r
have the infor nation over Mr.. Laws
sigpature--a letter received ten days
ago-from Quebec"
ALAN in America," the girl cried
N unaiasGise.; ;;:strese.
HE came in response to-ah-tbe
message of the rose"
But / did not send it,"
i felt sure of that, because" said
MT. Digby. watching her narrowly
because of something that accompa-
MED the hose. symbol of another
significance altogether-a playing
card, Trey OF Hearts,"
Her eyes were blank. He pursued
with openly sincere reluctance. T
must tell you, see, that a Trey OF.
Hearts invariably foresignaIed an. at
tempt Dy your father on the life of
Alan's father"
With stricken cry the girl crouch.
ed back In the chair and covered her
lace with he. hands.
Ihat Is why j sent for you.r Mfr.
Digby pursued hastily. as II in hone,
Oh settlng quickly over a most un.
nappy business. "Alan's letter. writ
ten ana posted on the steamer. reach
ed me Within twenty-four hours OF his
afrival In Quebec. and detailed his
scheme to enter the United States ee-
cretiy-as he puts 1t, by the back
door, by way of northern Maine---and
promised advice by telegraph as soon
as he reached Mooseheea Lake. He
should have wired me ere this. am
told by those who know the country
ne was to cross. Frankly, / ayn anx-
ions about the boy!"
And l." the giri exclaimed nitj.s