Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-01-23

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met her eyes!
She was standing just back OF her
, mistress's chair, with quiet, watchful
attitude, but her eyes had been IN
consciously upon the guest, until he
he looked up and caught her glance.
She turned away, but the color rose
In her cheeks, and she knew that he
was watching her.
Her look had startled him. He had
never thought Of looking for her in a
mental position. and at first he had
noticed only the likeness to her for
whom he was searching. But he watch
ed her furtively, until he became more
and more startled with the resem-
blance. At last he broke in upon the
conversation:
Excuse me, but I wonder II / may
interrupt you for a moment / have
thought of something that l ought to
attend to at once. I wonder If the
waitress would be kind enough to
send a phone message for me. l an
afraid it will be too late If I wait"
why, certainly" said the host, all
anxiety. Would you like to go to the
phone yourself, or can l attend to
it for you? Just feel perfectly at
home"
Already the young man was hastily
writing a line or two on a card he had
taken from his pocket, and he handed
1t to the waitress, who at his question
had moved silently behind his chair to
do his bidding.
Just call up that number. please.
and give the message below. They
will understand, and then you will
write down their answer"
He handed her the pencil and turn
ed again to his dessert. Apparently
his entire attention al devoted to his
host and his ice, but in reality he was
listening to the click of the telephone
and the low, gentle voice in In adjoin-
ing oom 1t came after only a mo-
ment's pause, and he wondered at the
calmness with which the usual for
mula of the telephone was carried on.
He could not hear what she said, but
his ars were alert to the pause, just
long enough for g few words to be
written, and then to her footsteps
coming quietly back.
He had applied the test. There was
no number upon the card, and he
knew that II the girl were not the one
of whom he was in search, she would
return for an explanation.
II you are Mary Remington" tell me
where and when 1 can talk with you. I'm
mediately important to us both!
This was what he had written on
the card. His fingers trembled as he
took 1t from the silver tray which she
presented to him demurely. He pick
ed 1t up and eagerly read the delicate
writing-hers-the same that had ex-
pressed her thanks and told of her
safe arrival in Chicago. He could
scarcely refrain from leaping from his
chair and shouting aloud in his glad
ness.
The message she had written was
simple. No stranger reading 1t would
have thought twice about it. II the
guest had read it aloud, it would have
aroused no suspicion.
Y. w. c. A. Building, small parlor,
three tomorrow.
He took his leave early in the eve
ming and hurried back to his hotel. AS
he crossed the street to hail a cab, he
thought he saw a short, baggy figure
shambling along in the shadow on the
other side, looking up at the house.
He had protested to have business
attend to, but when he reached his
room he could do nothing but sit down
and think. That he had found her for
,-hc. he had go long sought filled him
with a deeper joy than any he had
ever known before. That he had found
her in such a position deepened the
mystery and filled him with "a name
less dread. Then out of the shadow
of his thoughts shambled the baggy
man in the rubbers, and he could not
rest. but took his hat and walked out
again into the great rumbling whirl
of the city night, walking on and on,
until he again reached the house
where he had dined.
He passed in front Of the building,
and found lights still burning every
where. Down the side street, he saw
the windows were brightly lighted in
the servants quarters. and loud laugh
ter was sounding. Was she In there
enduring such company? No, for there
high In the fourth story cleaned q
little light, and a shadow moved about
across the curtain. Something told
him that it was her room. He paced
back and forth until the light went
out, and then r~everently, with lifted
hat, turned and found his way back
to the main avenue and a car line. AS
he passed the area gate a bright light