The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-03-05

Her ankle hurt--shs believed that she
had sprained II. and he was SO very
angry.
As for the man. he stared back at
her with increasing surprise. One
does not expect to find on the roof Of
studio building at eight p m. beau
tlfui girl. clad in silk and velvet and
furs. with golden hair tumbllng from
under an ermine turban and a sofa
pillow ciutched to her breast.
Il am Miss colson." said Leone
rooily Il was locked in my brothers
studio and ! dldn'. sxant 80 sai.-sc J
jumped down here
The man glanced up at the open
window In Jim Colson's Workshop.
You jumped from therez' he asked
incredulously, and as she nodded. he
added quickly. ''You are hurt-walt
moment and will fetch you cup OF
coifee-thcn. perhaps you VIII let me
carry you downsfairs-'
At the Kindness in his altered tone
Leone promptly sat down on the sofa
pillow and sobbed while her rescuer
disappeared
I hope you viii pardon my rude
ness" he said when she had finished
the cup OF hot coffee and could smile
at him; but. you see. when a chaps
Up against 1.-THE lost egg and the end
OF the loaf mean a whole lot, oh.
therell be plenty more tomorrow" he
went on hastily. as pitiful little cry
escaped her. only II was inconvenient-
you know. I'll run out and get bite
TO eat by and by
Leone smiled again. but wave of
pity swept over her heart for she felt
very sure that his light tone covered
heavy hearfedness and that he would
70 TO bed supperiess now that she had
ruined his omelet
But there was nothing she could say
or do to mitigate the circumstances.
although the gold mesh bag was
crAmmed with money. abe could no;
ofrer II to this perfectly 1erce looking
man whose supper she had spoiled
Leone would not LET him carry her
down stairs. but she leaned on his
arm. and as they made slow progress
down four flights OF stairs TO the street
he told her something about himself.
II seemed that he was an illustrator.
be had turned out some fair stun. he
tnl4 nsT lLRlErilNs |1uA EttkiE0' -+'e
been slow While he was awaiting the
payment for some magazine sketches
he was illustrating advertisements
Shocking. isn't it, he laughed
r think IT'S spiendid." cried Leone
why. always look at the Edvertis
ing sections OF the magazines the very
firss thing
4 am encouraged he cried almost
gaIir, some OF them pay very we'll
but you know. it isn't the sort OF stun
I really want to turn out
~of eoursc not agreed Leone 50
bsriy.
They became better acquainted ~
the moments new while they waited
for the tnxicab summoned by the art
ist He told LeoEe that his name vas
Lconis--Cari Loomis-And she was
startled At the vague familiarity OF u
or coursc he vas one Of Jim's frfends
Il nm sure that have heard my
brother Jim mention your name she
told him.
Very likely. We we're ciassmates--
Leone biushed hotiy because Of the
thrill Of delight she felt n he vas
one of Jim's friends. she would meet
him again
The taxfoab came and Mr. Loomis
tucked Leoas inside. handed her the
gold bag. held her hand In his big one
for . brief instant and then watched
the machine bear her from his wiet
full sight
In the Coison mansion. James Col
son. Jr.. was piunEing into his over
coat In remorsefui search for his pret
y sister. He had entirely forgotten
his dinner engagement With Leone un
III long after the appointed time: then
he had arrived home TO discover thai
no one had seen Leone and no one
knew where she was
when Leone came iimplnE into the
house n was 10 fall into Jim's arms
In the warm library. where her father
and mother had taken anxious refuge
during Jin's absence. Leone told her
amazing story and tossed the sofs
pillow At her brother.
.'foomis-Cari Loomis. Well. II
should say did know him. Best char
IN the world. Didn't ever tell you
about the agreement he made with his
father, You know old Loomis is roll
ing In money--couid buy the governor
out several times. couldn't he. sirr-
grinned Jim.
Mr.. colssn smiled induigentiy and
passed n hand over Leone's bright
hair.
lis he the younsstor who wanted to-
be an artist and his father told him n
he could support himself fer one year
by his pen psad brush he would settle
hundred thousand dollars on him and
send him abroad to study"
"That's Carl LoomIs." exclaimed
jim. -He told me the other day thai