The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-25

words were words Of praise. and In
sweet humility she admitted that 1t
was a great honor for her to be nc-
cepted as a friend by DIR. Ora.
1t was Amy herself who had that
day drawn his attention to the slate
swung out on the opposite doorknob
with its prominent "Out" showing
white against the black slate.
"She is not put at all. Fred. She Is
sitting there behind those closed shut
tiers this very minute crying her poor
eyes out. I just know she is."-
"Dr. voolfolk does not look to me-
like a young lady who would deliber-
ately sit down to cry her eyes out. Il
business SO very bad with herr"
Not worse than 1t has been ever
since she look that ONCE, but today IL
is that dreadful old man. Your versus.
He went to her Office about noon. Just
could steer his way there, and there
he's been ever since. i see, she has had
his cart brought from the hotel to her
hitching post. I suppose as soon as
she can, do anything with him she will
drive him. home. / certainly do feel
sorry for that poor girl"
And the little city editor sighed COM
fortably as she closed her teeth ove
the third juicy peach which she had
disposed of with audible gusto.. She
jerked her head in the direction of the
peach basket.
I'm going to save some Of them for,
her. poor thing! But 1 guess they'd
taste worse han dead sea apples II
she found out what trees they grew
on"
Saterlee wished irritably that she
would not dispose Of the fruit SO audi
bly,; also he resolved not to import any
more fruit from the old voolfolk or
chard to the Banner Office. Confound
the lawsuit! He was getting raw vi
1t. The rights and the wrongs Of 1t.
the nights and the don'ts. were get
ting into a fine muddle. If 1t was only
that obstinate old man he had to fight
he would stand pat on his legal rights
until the crack of doom. But this
thing of fighting a girl, Of even In SEEM
ing to defraud a woman of her home.
was making him feel like a dog with
out a dogs dement's.
He believed he would throw over
the whole internal mess and Join the
boys out in Mexico.
He had left the Banner Office while
Amy was still piling peach stones on
the lid of her Office desk. He wandered
aimlessly about the village on one pre-
text and another until the town was
wrapped in darkness. Then he had
gone back to the Banner office sure Of
not finding Amy and had located him.
self where 1t would be impossible for
DIR. Voolfolk to leave town without
his knowledge.
He was watching her out Of the
gloom when she carefully guided her
fathers uncertain steps toward the lit
tie cart. He saw her almost lift the
old man into it with her strong young
arms; he heard her give the willing
pony an impressive word Of command
as she gathered up the reins.
His W horse had been sent back
to the plantation hours before. He
now turned himself with leisurely de-
liberation in the same direction. Hav.
ing concluded to play knight. Grant to
DIR. Ora Voolfolk. he must efface every
risk of detection. A figure on horse
back logging her steps would be easily
d~iscernible and would thwart his sim.
pie desire to render her such aid as
any gentleman might offer to one in
her extremity. He would follow her
afoot. BY maintaining a discreet dis
lance between himself and the cart he
would be in position to help her II
need be while she need never know Of
his proximity If he was not wanted.
Perhaps he would have put a holder
front upon it If he could have OWNED
the feeling of utter desolation which
seized upon the lonely girl when she
left the dingy little village behind her
and with 1t all sense Of human com
~panionship. Before her stretched the
unpeopled. unlighted roadway in sullen
length. The whole silent world seem.
ed left to darkness and to her.
As the pony logged steadily forward
at the slow trot his master most affect
ed she fell into a somber reverie. Into
it necessarily crept bitter thoughts Of
the interloper. If their foe gained the
suit what was to stop her father in
his downward career? Fool. fool that
she had been to urge this fatal home
coming upon him. But how could she
have f~oreshadowed this usurpation Of
her home, her rights?
As for the man himself her inerad-
icable of justice preserved her
from wholesale condemnation Of him
ever in her bitterest moments. Had
their places been reversed would not
her father have reasoned and acted
just as Frederic Saterlee was doing
now? She believed that he would.
Throughout the whole wretched confu-
sion their foe had extended every cour-
tesy the situation admitted of and had
SHARED her personally all those chanca