Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-17

you willing 10 come with me TO my
hotels You will be safe there for the
present Tomorrow We can plan some
thing FOR the future"
II can only find a place to rest
for 4 little while" began the other.
! shall be busy all day. you will not
be disturbed. But leave the rest to
re. I shall find way"
Il Was nearly three o'clock when
she brought the car to a stop In front
q s small exclusive hotel not far
from Central park. The street was
dark and the yestibule was but dimly
lighted No attendant was in sight.
Slip into this" commanded Mrs.
Wrandall beginning TO divest herself
OF her own fur coat. 1T will cover
your muddy garments. am quite
warmly dressed Don't worry Re
quick. For the time being you are my
guest here You will not be ques-
toned No one need know who you
are Il will not matter II you look dis
trsssed. You have Just heard OF the
dreadful thing that has happened to
ne You"
Happened to you?" cried the girl.
drawing the coat about her
A member OF my family has died.
They know it in the hotel by this
time was called 10 the death bed
tonight That is all you will have TO
know"
oh, am sorry"
Come. let US go in. When we
reach my rooms, you may order food
and drink. You must do it. not l.
Please Try to remember that it is
who am suffering. not you"
A sleepy night Waterman took them
up in the elevator He was not even
interested. Mrs. Wrandall did not
speak. but leaned rather heavily on
the arm OF her companion. The door
had no sooner closed behind them
when the girl collapsed. She sank TO
the floor in heap.
Get up commanded her hostess
sharply This was not the time for
soft, persuasive words Get I'D at
once. You are young and strong. You
must show the stuff you are made OF
now il you ever mean to show it. |
cannot help you If you quail"
The girl looked up piteously. and
then struggled to her feet She stood
before her proteetress. weaving ike
trail reed in the wind, pallid to the
lips
! beg your pardon" she murmured.
I will not give way like that again.
dare say | am faint. have had no
food, no rest-but never mind that
now. Tell me what am to do. | will
try to obey"
First of all, get out of those muddy.
frozen things you have on"
Mrs. Wrandall herself moved stifly
and with unsteady limbs as she began
TO remove her own outer garments.
The girl mechanically followed her ex-
ample. She was a pitiable object in
the strong light OF the electrolier.
Muddy from head TO foot, water
stained and bedraggled, her face
streaked with dirt. she was the most
unattractive creature one could we'll
imagine.
Inese women, so strangely thrown
together by Fate. maintained an I'm.
broken silence during the long. fumb-
ling process OF partial disrobing. They
scarcely looked at one another. and
yet they were acutely conscious OF the
interest each felt in the other The
grateful warmth OF the room. the abb
rupt transition from gloom and cheer
lessness to comfortable obscurity. had
a more pronounced effect on the
stranger than on her hostess.
1T is good to feel warm once x>ore,"
she said, an odd timidness in her man.
ner. You are very good to me"
They were sitting in Mrs. Wran.
dalls bedchamber, just off the little
sitting-room. Three or four trunks
stood against the walls.
Il dismissed my maid on landing
She robbed me-" said Mrs. Wrandall
voicing the relief that was uppermost
in her mind. She opened a closet
door and took out a thick eider-down
robe, which she tossed across a chair
NOW call up the office and say that
you are speaking for me Say to them
that l must have something TO eat.
no matter what the hour may be.
VIII get out some clean underwear for
you and Oh. yes; if they ask about
me, say that I am cold and i'll. That
ls sufficient. Here is the bath. Please
De as quick about it as possible"
Moving as if in a dream, the girl
ala as she was told. Twenty mlnutee
later there was knock at the door.
A waiter appeared with a tray and
service table. He found Mrs. Wran-
dali lying back in a chair, attended
by slender young woman in mink
eider-down dressing-gown. who gave
nesitating directions to him. Then he
was dismissed with a handsome tin.
produced by the same young woman.
you are not to return for tbese
tnings' she said as he went out.
In silence she ate and drank her
hostess looking on with gloomy inter.
est. 1t was no shock to Mrs. Wran.
naii 10 md that the girl, who was no
'nore tnan twenty-five or three. DOS.
5eSSed unusual haart,. IL