The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-16

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to the pencil sketch oE q eiri. which.
act within an oval frame Of gold. hung
on the wall above the desk. The pic.
ture was In truth rather crudely done.
Nevertheless there showed In II, de-
spite the clumsiness Of the craftsman.
ship, a definite suggestion of feminine
ioveliness which was inexpressibly al.
Turing. Even Andrew recognized the
tender potence OF the spell exercised
toy this unknown girl. but be resisted
its softening sway; fouted 1t with his
hate for the man that loved her. He
nodded toward the picture wit IN
~malevolent grin. Ii
$50 Wainwright couldn't find yoNt!'
he muttered. well, I can. And yyu.
my lady. shalt be my pawn in the
game"
The %implacable man had q venomous
CLEAN in his eyes as these thought
ran through bis brain. He had a won
derful capacity for using other peopld
for bis wi purposes. and he was del
termined to demonstrate It thoroughly.
The Master Mind took measures at
once to make good his boast. With
scrupulous fidelity he restored Vain.
wr1ght's apartment to the order N
which he had found It. Then, his work
there accomplished, 10 left the place
and boarded the fastest train for Obi.
cago. On bis arrival In that city he
devoted himself at once to bis quest
for the mysterious maiden. With q
few notifications Of his personal ap-
pearance he undertook In person. q
rainstak1ng minute search throughout
the n~eighboRhood where had occurred
the automobile accident. In an ID
jacent side stroot OF none too savory
:, character b. at last came on q streot
urchin who bad been present at the
time Of tho accident and who, more
,ver, possessed some Information that
might serve % q ciew to the identity
nf the ministsring girl Of that occa-
zion. The boy had seen her at other
times, both before and after the acci-
lent. In a quiet and respectable neigh:
oorhood 4. few blocks further down the
street. He cheerfully guided Andrew
10 the vicinity.
The Master Mind was hugely elated
by this initial success. A garrulous
woman, who took a frank interest In
all her neighbors. welcomed his ques-
tons and answered them with the pos
tive information he sought. She had
long known the girl by sight. She had
heard Of what had happened at the
time of the automobile accident. As
the girls home was only four houses
away from her own. she had had no
dihaculty In learning the name-Marga-
ret Flint.
But she's gone from here now" the
woman concluded; been gone for three
months. You ee. 1t was this way"
she explained: "Her father was pretty
poor, Just a house painter. and his
health 90 bad he couldn't get work
most Of the time. her mother was
dead, and there wasn't any other chill
dren. And then her father died. 1t
was after that she went: had to
couldn't pay the rent. And that's all !
know"
The Master Mind finally, however,
succeeded In tracing Margaret Flint to
the house Of a prosperous merchant.
where she had secured employment "a
a nursemaid for two small children.
There Andrew had an interview with
the girl herself. At his first glance
into her face he was forced to lively
appreciation Of her loveliness. Then
the girl voiced q response to his greet
ing, and instantly the spell was broken.
A keen critic might perhaps have de-
tected q musical resonance In the tones.
But II such q quality was indeed pres
ent 1t was hopslessly covered BY the
harsh, nasal. treble utteeance Of her
class.