The Little River news., 1915-08-21

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 She found herself in a small office, desolate and untenanted The closed desks and the safe were covered with last years dust. There was a curious that frightened her.
 ''Is anyone here?" asked Cicely. But another crash of thunder shook the building. "Oh, dear;" she cried, in Q panic of fear; what shall I do?' While she quivered there, sine heard another sound-a sound of footsteps ech0ing through empty rooms.
 She opened enc of the desk draw CTS and groped in it's dark interior. Her fingers closed on something cold and hard. It was revolver. A feel ing of security stiffened her courage.
 And then the door opened and closed again and another presence entered the hall
 The man stared at her in open-eyed amazement. He was young and trim with dark, clean-cut face, fine eyes and humorous mouth.
 "I-I'n shoot!" she threatened in a small voice.
 Please don't he said lightly.
 Then she added menacingly, Its loaded"
 ".Then don't point it at me- lie said sternly. Don't be frightened. I be- lieye you're the very person I'm look ing for. Are you Miss Meredith?'
 "Yes, said Cicely. lowering the gun.
 I'm Harry Charlson," he explained. My fathers been away from bis of flee for week and just returned this morning. On looking over his mail, he found your letter saying that you would report for duty here on the 18th of May You are a month ahead of time and so father sent me down post haste to bring you back. The car penters and cleaners are in charge at present and some of them are rather rough characters. We were worried about you"
 'But," protested Cicely, "Mr. Charl- sons letter distinctly stated May 15. Mother and I wondered about it." She took the letter from her bag and gave it to him.
 It's one on cad all right he grinned. Ie meant June 15. When I couldn't 1nd you I supposed you'd discovere4 your mistake and gone home. ' IS going around by the sta tion to il uire. I came down in my Y 1,idi7,o 2f
 Cicely explained her adventures dur ing the last hour and then together they left the hotel, young Charlson locking the door carefully after them.
 At the foot of the steps a great mo tor car was purring. You will allow me to drive you back to town?' he asked.
 q really should take a train,' ex- plained Cicely. We have, given up our fiat and mother is staying at my grandmother's in Underwood"
 Underwood? Oh, that's on the north side about opposite Pebbleton. We'll take the cross-isi.c.d road and make it in couple of hours ~-- /
 During that two hours ride across the rain-drenched island he told her that he expected to spend the summer in Europe. After that he was to take his fathers place as manager of the Pebble Beach in summertime and of their Florida hotel in winter,
 He left her at her grandmother.s $ gate, and with a pressure of the hand he was gone. He motored over oc- casionally to give Cicely news of the progress of repairs at Pebbleton and one day he said he had decided to act as clerk at the Pebble Beach that summer
 But I thought you were going to Europe" protested Cicely.
 That can wait," he said slowly. A flush came into his dark face. I'll save it for wedding trip some day.
 "Oh!" said Cicely and changed the subject; but his words rang in hel ears. The memory of his look thrillee her heart; she only knev- that the summer was to be dream of joy i. he was to,spend it with her, and be yond the Summer she would not look, Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure NeS--
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