Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
HIS TOWER MAIDEN
BY CONSTANCE MORTON.

Strange to relate Deane Barlow ha,
never been in love-not until that Apri
evening when he had returned to hi
room at Mrs. Pilling's boarding hous
and had discovered his Tower Lady
The tower" was the narrow, jut
ting wing Of fashionable privat,
hotel around the corner, and at on,
Of its lace-draped windows he had dis
covered girls lovely, wistful face
sometimes looking out at the sunse
clouds piling in thewest and just Wis
ible through rift in the buildings
sometimes, and more often, ben
thoughtfully downward as II she reat
book.
| Deane grew to love her hair of pale
| gold and her eyes of some mysteriou.
color that distance would not reveal
| He worshiped her from afar, for ht
knew that there was wide social bar
rier raised between the occupant o.
that luxurious suite and poor young
| law clerk
At night the curtains of the tower
were drawn and his lady had van
| ished. Twenty-four hours must elapse
| before he might glimpse her face
| again. 1t was only in the afternoon
that he saw her; never at other times
or on Sundays.
At the dinner table that night there
was much animation among the board
ers. Miss Brown. who operated the
| telephone switchboard in the hotei
around the corner. hau revealed the
fact that there was to be wedding in
the Palisade the next day-at least one
| of the guests was to be married; had
they not all seen the beautiful Miss
| Gladys Elmorton?
"A blonde. isn't she?" asked Ada
| Wasson eagerly.
Miss Brown nodded her head
Mr.. Pilling. who carved the roast
| looked up from under his shaggy eye
| brows
Who's she going to marry?" he
asked gruffly.
Bradbury Kohler-he's got oceans
Of money"
Deane Barlow WINGED.
Bradbury Kohler was one of his EN-
ployers-a big, jovial, red-faced young
man So Bradbury was going to
marry Deanes Tower Lady, No won
der the tower window was darkened;
the prospective bride would have nc
time now to look with dreamy eyes
| into the sunset
So Deane banished his dreams and
plunged into his work with renewed
industry. There was much talk in
the office about the wedding and some
chatting of the bridegroom when he
returned from a honeymoon spent
! abroad.
| Then came momentous day when
Deane. looking out of his window to
ward his lady's tower, again saw her
sweet, serious face turned toward the
sunset clouds. A little wrench at his
heart told him that he had not sue
ceeded in dismissing her from his
dreams.
The next morning he happened tc
be alone in the office when the door
opened and young woman entered
Delicately fair and very lovely in hei
summery attire, she turned pair Of
blue eyes ON the clerk and smiled
pleasantly.
rs MIR. Kohler in his office:"
Il will inquire" Deane placed q
chair for her and was about to leave
the room when her voice detained
him.
please tell him Mrs. Kohler is
waiting for him." she smiled over hel
shoulder.
Mrs. Kohler! Deane's brain was
dizzy as he delivered the message te
Bradbury and followed that happy
bridegroom down the corridor to the
outer office.
"Gladys!" Mr.. Kohler greeted hel
and the two disappeared toward his
private Office.
II this strange young woman was
the wife OF Bradbury Kohler. who
then, was the lady Of his tower?
His first move was to inquire o
Miss Brown concerning the other in
mates of the Elmorton family. 1t ap
peared that Gladys was an only child
But there was another girl there
too. Miss Brown acknowledged. Mrs
Elmorton's social secretary was Mis-
Avis Sanford. Miss Brown knew he
slightly. Miss Sandford's brothe
worked in the same office with Deane
He must fnow Jack Sandford!
Deane did know Jack Sandford a
well as he knew any OF his fello,
clerks. They had attended baseball
games together, and always lunche,
side by side in the downtown restau
rant. Jack was married and had fre
Quently invited Deane to his littl
home in the suburbs but Deane ha
never been there. The knowledge tina
his Tower Lady was sister to hi
friend convinced Deane that some
thing more than coincidence was a
work. 1t was kindly fate-nothin
less!
When Jack Sandford repeated hi