The Washington herald., 1915-08-01

Bill Earlows nifty. l don't know
he's m HeeG % 8FsM !hsn
is il you're going to the factory,
ch aEIIsy: What time tomorrow,
II ley ssri SSioc liar BarloW,S gar
! wouldn't mind taking a block of thai
s1oEK myself nsena I'm surprised they are
9, They're. not" said Charley grinning.
Its hunting them. Only luck that /
got chance at it"
A knock was given at the door. Mr..
| Ieeters went to i and returned with
minclng step. He bore Gingerly be-
Of i. faint, elusive fragrance.
Left for Mr.. Carter by private mes
SIis from ne proclaimed unctuously.
He dropped the letter into Charley's
hand; Charley quietly, slipped it into
! visitors as If he were waiting for them
10 make further conversation
i, ..rd Peuce take YOU" shouted Mr.. Ball.
a dead snail Come on. Teet. let's 90
| down and roll The worries around I'm
ured or sitting up with these re-
Charley grinned at them as they
Sorry" he remarked Dull without
He looked at Mr. Drew as he said
It; amiably expectant and tolerant.
Inc lawyer returned the gaze with a
! humorous scowl
| you're trying to freeze me too. Where
dld you learn the trick? It's something
new with you
Charley stared at him the harder.
I'm going" Nj. Drew laughed. "Ill
pc with you tomorrow if l can. And
Grant. Eth: You know there is more
! than one road TO riches"
What's the other" asked Charley.
ms hIs,,! hazel eyes twinkling. With Uncle
You haven't got that yet" cut in
; the lawyer irritably. I've explained
lion of your own " to- earn T We Trs1. AMI,
you're a long way this side of it,
But marriage might help you on n
He clustered out of the room Char
ley. alone now. took the note from his
pocket 1t was thin to ema ciation-
Just her card. proba bly,. with a word
ing of the address. wishing he were
an expert at il like J. \. Barlow. He
could tell then if she really was a
flirt.
There was an ivory paper knife on
the table and with this he severed the
envelope II was as he had surmised :;
il out and read her name-Dorothy
Maud Grant He turned il over and a
light sprang into his eyes-they glow
words yet they held him spellbound.
He read them over and over. He was
minutes at it. They opened vistas new
and dazzling to his sight.
And yet Dorothy had written-and
in hand that was geometrical rid
| die-merely this:
home Friday night"
At eight o'clock on Thursday morn
ing Charley was called to the teie-
was Mr.. j. A. Barlow. He desired to
shift the hour for the start to the
factory from eleven TO nine. Matters
had come up which would require his
Charley agreed to this He and Mr..
J Teeters hurried through their meal
,and took the subway TO Fulton street,
the stop nearest the Olympic Building.
| At half after eight Mr.. George Fran
els Grant was telephoned from his Of
ing from London had arrived 1t ne
cessitated an mediate conference, with
his attorney who, as it CHANGED. was
known to Mr. Drew as Bill"
| Mr.. Grant was an early riser ana
mira bile dictu. so was his only child
dered out his car forthwith and speed
ed down town and Dorothy went along
with her father to take the morning
air.
At little after nine o'clock Mr.
Drew. journeying by tube TO his or
flee in Pine street. got 10 thinking OF
|
seized with an unaccountable desire
to question Bill Barlow about it with
out delay. Barlow's office was in Mas
sau street. between John and Maiden
Lane, and Mr.. Drew alighted at the
Fulton street station at nine thirty
just forty minutes after Charley. and
| Mr.. Teeters had climbed the stairs.
| At ten minutes of ten Mr.. Teddy
Ball. sitting at his desk in the Scream
office in William street. found sub
conscious thought which had persist
| ed with him since the night before
taking perciPiency in his mind II
obedie9ce to II he put put on his co hat aH ni
blocks to the Olympic EuildlnS Ht
wanted to see If the j \. Barlow
= Charley knew was the man he mad IN
Thus it fell out. that at the precise
t moment Mr.. Ball was putting on his
p hat in William street. Mr.. Grants linn
- Nassau street as Mr.. Drew and Mr
t William Barlow came RUSHING fortf
/ from the latters ofiice; Ana Ma mus !.
machine. tracing around from Nassau
! street into William, with the four IN,
4 side talking like house afire.. pulled
y up at the Olympic Building just as
l Mr. Ball approached the door.
= Now let US jump to Jersey ana see
what. at the same hour, was going OF
On either side of the Newark road
are factories of one kind and another
scattered about on big me arsii mo1
sine. II turned off toward one of the
e factories some two miles out IRON
= Jersey City. In the limousine Were
s Charley, Mr.. Teeters and Mr. }. A
I Barlow. 1t was an inside drive anc
Barlow was at the wheel.
s The factory stood perhaps thou
sand feet from the pike, end TOWARD
the road-a long. squat brick struc
I /, ture the paint scaling from the wailS
= and the marsh grass growing hiSl
around it. No other buildings were
: close by. The Office was in the real
y the windows. which were grated
= Revond the office was 4 truck door
r rolled back part way. Framed IN thI'
}. opening was a man IN oNera!!s. n
,, disappeared into the building as IN
automobile approached. Simultaneous
= fice door and in the same breath re
treated: it was like turtle poppln.
!. IFS head out of its she'll and in again
e ''They have shut down for repairs,
!, explained Mr.. Barlow.
e lie guided the car up to hrace q
t rickety. wooden steps. Charisy notlcG'
bore the company's name.
( The man in the overalls came GU
to meet them. He said:
Z MIR Bowlcs would like to see yo'
in the office first. Mr.. Barlow. He
:, got something to show you ~
d Turn this car around. Jim. Walk in
a gentlemen. Wen go through the FAC
e tory after we see Bowles."
e Charley and Mr.. Teeters stepped
Il in through the door. Mr.. Barlow step
ned in at their heels and closed IN
: door Instantly there was a SOUND a
: oddly enough. il came from the OUT
a sS5n A. the sound q man-Mr. Bowles