The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-06
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Three days later Tyron Durham en-
tered the office Of Judge Blackwell BY
appointment. After the business was
completed the Judge said with .
smile. We'll, our mystery is solved.
The little girl Is all safe. She tele-
phoned me just after you had left the
other day, and sent her maid after her
hat. It seems that while she stood
by the window, looking down into the
street, she saw an automobile contain
ing some Of her friends. 1t stopped
At the mex building. Being DESTROYS
Of speaking with a girl friend who was
seated in the auto. she hurried out to
the elevator, hoping to catch them.
The elevator boy who took her down
stairs went of duty Immediately.
which accounts for our not finding any
trace OF her. and he was kept at home
young woman caught her friends, and
they insisted that she should get in
and ride to the station with n of
them who was leaving the city at
once They loaned her a veil and q
wrap, and promised to bring her right
back for her papers and other posses
sions, but the train was late, and
when they returned the building was
closed. The two men who called for
her were her brother and a friend Of
his, it seems. | must say they were
not so attractive as she is. However,
the mystery Is solved, and | got we'll
laughed at by my wife for my fears"
But the young mar was puzzling
how this all could be II the hat be-
longed to the girl he knew--to Mary"
! When he left the Judges office, he
went to his club, determined to have
a little quiet for thinking it over. He
was annoyed when the offlce-boy ap-
peared to tell him there were some
packages awaiting him in the ONCE.
Bring them to me here, Henry"
The boy hustled away, and soon
came back, bearing two hat-boxes-
one Of them In a crate-and the heavy
leather suitcase.
With a start Of surprise. Durham
sat up in his comfortable chair.
Say, Henry. those things ought not
to come In here" He glanced anxious
ly about, and was relieved to find tina
there was only one old gentleman IN
the room, and that he was asleep
Suppose we go up to a private room
with them. Take them out to the ele
vator. and I'll some In q moment"
All right, sab"
And say. Henry, suppose you re
move that crate from the box. Ther
it won't be so heavy to carry"
"All right, sab. III be than In Jest 1
minute"
The young man hurried out to thu
elevator, and he and Henry made Z
quick ascent to a private room. HI
gave the boy a round fee, and was lief
in quiet to examine his property.
AS he fumbled the strings Of thu
first box his heart beat wildly, and h.
felt the blood mounting to his face
Was he about to solve the myster,
which had surrounded the girl il
whom his interest had now grown S
deep that he could scarcely get he
out of his mind for a few minutes a
a time?
But the box was empty, save 70
some crumpled white tissue-paper. H
took up the cover in perplexity an
saw his own name written by him
self. Then he remembered. This wa
the box he had sent down to the clu
by the cabman, to get it out Of hi
way. He felt disappointed. and turne
quickly to the other box and cut tn
cord. This time he was rewarded b
seeing the great black hat, beautifl
and unhurt in spite Of its journey
Chicago. The day was saved, an
also the reputation Of his mother
maid. But was there no word frol
the beautiful stranger! He searche
hurriedly through the wrapping
pulled out the hat quite unceremon
ously, and turned the box upside dow
but nothing else could be foun'
Then he went at the suitcase. Ye
? there was the rain-coat. He took
out triumphantly. for now his moths
could say nothing, and. moreover. WI
not his trust in the fair stranger ju
: tilted? He had done well to belle,
in her He began to take out the 9TH
. garments, curious to see what hs
Z been there for her use.
A long. golden brown hair nestlir
e on the collar Of the bathrobe gleam<
in a chance ray Of sunlight. He looks
. at 1t reverently. and laid the garmel
) down carefully. that 1t might not
disturbed. As he lifted the coat.
e saw the little note pinned to the lap,
e and seized 1t eagerly. Surely tn
n would tell something!
But no, there was only the MESA,
that she had arrived safely. and b
d thanks. Stay. she had signed b