Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-29

I'm going to surprise you bit You
shall see him soon"
The girl started, and her eyes sought
: those Of the speaker In amazed ques-
tioning
"Oh, Mr.. Andrew! You can't mean
you can't mean
YES" the man said with quiet EN-,
phasls, II do mean just what | have
said. You shall see that ideal of yours
very soon. That | promise you, my
dear girl. Yes, you are to meet the
one that owes his life to you, yet
doesn't even know your name. And
you are to meet him speedily too"
Llcenes eyes were like stars now,
shimmering with the gusty joy Of her
heart, and her lips wreathed to a smile
of delight.
"Oh, whenT she cried. "Oh, tell me
when! 1t can't be true. It's too won.
derful to be true. Is he-quite well?"
quite"
when they took him away in the
ambulance" she continued penslvely,
Il was sure that he must die, in spite
of what had tried to do for him"
And so he would have died" An.
drew said grayely, "but for you"
Il did do the right thing, didn't I2'
she said appealingly.
Yes" Andrew agreed. "You did the
only thing that could have saved him
But tell me, If you please, how did
you ever learn to make tournlquetT"
why, as to that" came the ready
reply. I'D seen pictures of them IN
those first aid things on placard in
train, and l studied them until | un.
derstood the principle Just because
mad nothing else to do at the time.
And then" tremor was In her voice
at the memory, when he was thrown
from the automobile right there at my
feet almost and lay bleeding so dread |
fully, then somehow | remembered"
And you never forgot him." the
man exclaimed. betrayed into oDen ex.
preston Of his wonder over this light
ming welding of hearts. "And Won
never forgot" he repeated softly, with
a half envious note In his voice. "You
never forgot though neither Of you
even so much as knew the others
name"
The suggestion in his words quick.
ened the girls curiosity.
"Oh," she begged, "who is he?"
Andrew regarded her qulzzlcally.
ut was a small chance, a mighty
small one, that you twp should ever
meet again, the little, friendless waif
Df the city and the brilliant man of
the world. Yet 50 Il was to be. Yes.
1t was for this purpose that took the
house here For this same purpose |
nave created n family for you, Ilucene,
TO take the place Of the one you lost
when you We're mere child. | have
provided for you father, a mother, n
brother. Even have made for YOU,
Dlameless pasta past that will stand
all the scrutiny 1t Is ever likely TO re.
ceiye and more"
Nevertheless the girl, even in the
race OF these astonishing revelations,
held her chief interest on that ideal
around which had clustered the dear
est reyeries of her heart through the
yeNrS, So now she made no comment,
only:
Does he remember mpp"
Much more than that" Andrew as.
serted briskly HE has tried again
and again to find you. Since my hay.
ing you in charge 1t has been Of
course, impossible for him to learn
anything Of YOU But now the time
has come to reveal you"
The girls face darkened little
"Oh,' she cried, grleyed, "why didn't
you let him find me, when you knew
that lT- Her voice broke plteoLsly
I'm order, first, to educate and train
YOU, 50 that there could be no uues
ton as to your fitness, your standing
ls woman of refinement and breed.
Ing; and, secondly, to gain time for
The botting out Of Il past which.
though you yourself were absolutely
would hive forever kept you
apart from him"
The girl ucqnesced by silence In
he Justice Of her guardians reason.
ny.
And you really -- really do know
llm| she questioned.
AT least have seen him, and
inow that he exists right here In this
'ery city Just now,p Andrew repIIed.
imling again
"Oh! And don't you, too admire
lim-eyer 50 muchT
Fortunately for the girls pence OF !
mind she did not see the unloveIy L
Of the mans face. But his
elf control was strong. Il
"Why, once he unknowlngly render.
d me a great service, ana well,
.esIre to return 1t In kind"
You mean, without letting him
nowy In her eHgerness the girl L
'oked up into Andrews face.
YES came the glib explanation. =
You see, lucene, that's what these u
ID clothes of mine mean, You will
lease remember that for the present u
am merely Andrew Watkins. your
rothers NallN ana confidential man" y
'oh, MIR. Andrew" she objected with y.
ome embarrassment, don't you see q
nat You're asking me to deceive himyn