The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
CHAPTER VII.

Three days later Tyron Durham en-
tered the ONCE 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. 1t seems that while she stood |
by the window, looking down into the |
street, she saw al automobile contain |
ing some of her friends. 1t stopped
at the next 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 off duty Immediately,
which accounts for our not finding any
trace of her, and he was kept at home
by illness the next morning. The
young woman caught her friends. and
they insisted that she should get In
and ride to the station with one OF
them who was leaving the city at
once They loaned her a veil and a
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 friend of
his. 1t seems. | must say they were
not so attractive as she is. However.
the mystery is solved, and | got well
laughed at by my wife for my fears.
But the young man was pulling
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
little quiet for thinking it over. He
was annoyed when the ofice-boy APP
peared to tell him there were some
packages awaiting him in the office.
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 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 that
there was only one old gentleman In
i the room, and that he was asleep
Suppose we go up to a private room
t with them. Take them out to the ele
g vator, and I'll some in a moment"
g "All right, sab"
I And say, Henry, suppose you re
} move that crate from the box. TheI
d it won't be SO heavy to carry"
A ,fsrhk he u n
s. minute"
The young man hurried out to tn
e elevator, and he and Henry made
e quick ascent to private room ii
r gave the boy a round fee, and was lef
in quiet to examine his property
h AS he fumbled the strings OF tn
b first box his heart beat wildly, and h
felt the blood mounting to his face
D. Was he about to solve the myster
:" which had surrounded the girl i
whom his interest had now grown s
k deep that he could scarcely get he
h out of his mind for a few minutes a
=" time?
But the box was empty, save 10
~ some crumpled white tissue-paper. II
n took up the cover in perplexity an
n saw his own name written by hin
in self Then he remembered. This wa
~ the box he had sent down to the clu
by the cabman, to get 1t out OF HI
re way He felt disappointed. and turne
or quickly TO the other box and cut tn
d. cord This time he was rewarded b
W seeing the great black hat, beautif'
ly and unhurt in spite OF its journey
of Chicago. The day was saved. an
ed also the reputation OF his mother
ne maid But was there no word fro
ol the beautiful stranger? He searche
ay hurriedly through the wrapping
ay pulled out the hat quite unceremoT
ously and turned the box upside dow
We but nothing else could be foun
he Then he went at the suitcase. We
en- there was the rain-coat. He took
le- out triumphantly. for now his moth
could say nothing. and, moreover, vi
nd not his trust in the fair stranger ~
re. tified9 He had done well 10. belle
so in her He began TO take out the 9th
lly garments, curious to see what hi
al been there for her use
IT 4 tong. golden brown hair nestlil
on the collar OF the bathrobe gleam'
a in a chance ray OF sunlight He look
lat al it reyerently. and laid the garme
ty- down carefully. that II might not
tut disturbed AS he lifted the coat.
ge. saw the little note pinned to the lap
ne and seized il eagerly Surely tt
on would tell Something
,ot But no. there was only the MESA
or. that she had arrived safely. and b
thanks Stay, she had signed b