The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-09

lseardins tt-for wberes For what pur-
5Use? Again the train yShistled.
..The Siege. remarked SIR. sEngee.
--is more Than half over. ladies and
gentlemen
Yhe professor OF comparative Iitera-
ture approached him and took a chair
at his side.
Il want 10 talk With you. Mr. Ala
see.- he said.
"a welcome diversion. : asSetited Ma
gee. his eyes @tilI on the room.
81 have discussed Mntfers with Miss
ThOrnlriiI.' . said tile i,msfessot. IN a low
voice. .9Slle ll,lss convinced me that IN
this affiiir ytm dave acded from a
wholly disinterested point OF view. A
mistaken fdea Of chiYalry. perhaps.
The lnfatnation OF the moment Tor
4lretty face-n thing to which all men
with red blood IN their veins are s0s-
ceptible-a pleasant thing that would
10. the last 10 want banEshed from tire
world
Miss ThornhflI. replied Billy Ma
gee. has sized mp the sitaation per
fectIy-exccpt for one rather Important
detan 1t is not the nfatIafion Of The
moment, professor. Say. ruther, that
OF a lifetime
.-Ab. yes the old a1an returned.
''Youth-how sure 1t always is of that
] do not deprecslte the feeling. Once
long ago. 1, too. had youth and faita.
We Will not dwell on that. however
Miss Thornhtll assures me that Henry
Bentley. the son OF my friend John
Bentley, esteems you highly. She as
serts that you are Ia every respect. as
far as her knowledge goes. an admire
BILE young man. feel sure that after
calm contemplation gou Will see that
what You have done IS very unfoftu'
nate. The package of money, which
In a giddy moment you have given
into a young iady's keeping. Is much
desired by the authorities MS evidence
against very corrupt political ring. l
am certain that when you know all
the details You win be glad to return
with nae to Reuton and do all in your
power to help MS regain possession Of
that package"
And now the town hall informed Mr..
Magee that the hour was II. He pic>
ttlred train flying like black shad-
or through the white night. Was she
on it-safe?
professor Bolton, he said, there
couldn't possibly be any one anywhere
more eager than to learn all tie de-
tails of this affair-to hear YouF real
reason for coming to Baldpate inn ana
to have the peroxide blond Incident
properly classified and given it's niche
in history. But let me tell yoIl again
my action OF tonight was no mere
madness of the moment. shall stick
to it through thick and thin. Now.
~ tR1aA tAlnp6S -
1.-The blondsr' repeated the profes
sor dreamily ''Ah. yes. ] must make
a small confession OF guilt there: y
did not come here to escape the re-
suits OF that indiscreet remark. but \
really made it-about year ago. Shall
ever forget? Hardly. The newspa-
pers and my wife won't let me. can
never again win new honor. how.
ever digniied. without being referred
to in print as the peroxide blond adj
vocate ON the night when Mr.. Ken
drick and l climbed BaIdpate noun.
tain remarked as much to him. And
so it occurred to me that il / found
any need OF explaining my presence
here the blond incident would do very
we'll. 1t was only-a white lie"
"a blond one corrected Mr.. Magee
81 forgive you, professor.
ITO begin with" continued the pro
lessor. IL am Il member OF the Faculty
OF the University of Reuton. situated
as you no doubt know, I'm the city OF
the same name. For long time |