The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-05-14

"ghs told you . cob taler"
"A rather pathetic story. yss."
"Say. Nj. Van Norden. pardon my
saying It, but you've done q One trick.
Why. say. that girls u well known
crook"
Murdoch went on staring 1T him. at
arst with a plying smile: then be
threw down IN the desk a police pho
tograph. with a. card which read:
Martha Benjamin, %swindler. aged twen-
ty-four. height five feet four inches. of
American parentage. large brownish eyes,
very fine teeth. never more than plainly
dressed. Her game usually played In the
financial district
THE eyes," said young Van NOrden
~nervously. II ran see u difference In
the eyes"
Let ME see: you say she went down
by the back elevatorsY"
Il simply said she went out by this
side hall door,"
Young Van Norden went rs far as
the front Office and stood Il moment,
with a sense Of unrest, listening to the
staccato writing of a market ticker. He
then returned. lit another cigarette.
and utter he had smoked awhile he
went to the inner room.
II beg your pardon, Miss Summer.
ton," be said. II didn't mean to be
quite so long,"
he found himself gazing into her
eyes a~gain--eyes Of wOndrous beauty.
Mr.. Van Norden," she said. without
spirit, Il couldn't help but hear just
now. The transom was wide OPEN"
Eyes, I wanted you to hear" be said.
facing her.
"Mr. Van Norden," she said. u
couldn't bring myself to tell you be-
fore. But there seems to he no help
for 1t. My name isn't Summerton. I'm
Mr.. Wentworth's daughter"
He stood staring at her suddenly,
with hardness In his eyes: then after u
while be gave himself up to a sense or
relief.
my dear GIRL" he said. Il can hard.
ly believe that any one of Mr.. Went.
worth's family should come to US. The
last we heard of him. some fifteen
years ago. he accused my father Of be
ing q crook, a thief"-
He came to q sudden stop.
Just a moment. If you please" he
went on, going to the front Office.
Tommy" said he to the boy at the
door. have Mr.. Murdoch come right
up, and don't wait to knock"
He turned to the girl.
"Perhaps you aren't familiar with
the details of their quarrel?" be said.
seating himself again. The trouble
was over a notification. Mr.. Went.
worth said be gave orders to sell. My
father said not Later on it developed
Mr.. Wentworth was in the right. The
mistake was due to the reading of a
telegram. My father Immediately drew
his check for the full amount. but the
check came back. Mr.. Wentworth
said he wouldn't be an object OF
charity
"Yes, | know" she quickly answered
"But ! thought If you we're only half
human. in a time like this
MY dear girl" he said. playing with
his unlit cigarette. when Mr.. Went.
worth returned my fathers check. tori
up. some fifteen years ago. this money
was then put to his credit. and that
amount. together With the interest at
6 per cent up to date. now makes In
all, ! believe. some 100000"
my father never spoke of this, MIR.
Van Norden." she remarked. you be-
lieve me. don't you, when I tell you I'm
Mr.. Wentworth's daughter?"
He found her eyes uplifting him
again. and yet he purposely bid his
feeling.
II see-you still have your DOUBTS
she said.
There's only one thing l want to
clear up" he answered uneasily. Can,
you wait--just a moment?"
He returned to the window. awaiting
his man. and presently the Office boy
ushered him In without knocking.
Murdoch looked first at the girl, then
at young Van Norden. with a puzzled
air.
BEG your pardon. Mr.. Van Norden. y
be began.
mo; it's all right" answered young
Van Norden. II want you to meet this
young woman. whom you've been fol.
lowing here for two days"
Young Van Norden turned to her.
Miss Summerton," be said to her,
MI. Murdoch is from the detective bu.
reau at police headquarters. he has q
Photographic rather good likeness