The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-03-13

VAS serious enough Us AN a*.i
fore door ~ the cai go tho seco
hail and pushed an ouH ol fo~ at
mo,horuf pearl buttons The doc. ti
ra.selessg bacA 80 thar enal and ti
electric elevator geso au'oma .calN -
the level 80 .he floor whore hc sioa'
Inside th elevator he touched stI
another tHlaa. wbcreapon lhe 'as'
roso nasoh lv once & hai oonr 81
a siop. he leaned orNust iho app.'
cnu, BLANK wall Of taa elevator shs't
ual studied Sc closely
ms exploring plainly found lhoro
secret spring. Ter the next moment
panel Slipped uoiselcse'y 20 one s'ae
ana he stepped into The raom So arl
faIy Grcuroo,ed with pressed steel
uancls and grained 90 looh lke oak'
which Golden had once usli as h3
houlraom
That room although noi used fer
yeats was 40 the present momaui Hr
from empty For pacing iesllessly
hack and forth. as the stranger quietly
enloral. vas i golden haired woman
of mtle more than twenty The face
under tho mask smiled little at her
sudden movement and gasp 81 sar
prise as he confronted her
Are you still afraid OF meg he
asked
"Nno, hcsuated tho rifl
ma give good deal declared iho
other. "to know who You are
Im- rm afraid can't help you
any. IN that She finally told Elm
why uotg'
"peeauso don't know myself
Il want TO take YOU 20 man Who
may be Interested in YOU Who may
even prove to be very kind TO YOU
The pale face with the haunted eyes
suddenly hardened
4 no longer ash for kindness from
men, was her almost passionate fe.
, tort
0h. this old scmndrel won't be too
- dangerously kind especially until ihe
ice is broken. warrant you tha'
much. hut with him, III also warrant
voun face none Of the afrouts ifaI
YOU may have faced IN the OWL
r. Nest"
arut why should he be intcresie.
IN me2'
because you may remind him OF
, daughter he himself once had
= "Thcn what must I do
q you must put on a dress ! hay
ready. one exactly like the one hi
!, own daughter used to wear And 1
like you to let down your hair
SO the girl stll touched with wo.
der. was cautiously led TO another poi
of the great house. whore She let doH
ber hair and dressed herself in gir
lsh little irock which She found a
'oI ready laid out for her. Aud the @o
aW der was still IN her eyes as the mask,
~ stranger smuggled her quietly dow
through the house and, as the aa'
" millionaire bent low TO unlock the be
'ls' tom drawer OF his desk, motoned b.
re- noiselessly into The library and ih
l'l an armchair facing the desk.
By the tlmo Golden had raised !
lS'- head again the mysterious strang
lue had slipped out Of sight
. Golden, as he sat upright stared
several moments Of silence at
strange figure in the armchair
"Nho are your the prmiaced
hnancior finally demanded hat
girl remained silent.
Golden, studying her more Close
rose uustoadily to his feet.
How dld you get here! he asa
And passing a hand across his M
tened brow he asked still again. "
are you2"
4 don't know" answered the cir
Golden rose to his laet, and
staring hungrily at that mild yet eic
Cd face crossed TO her side
lie held her face between his han
p pesrng into II. Thon. with SO
a shake OF the head, be dropped
hands.
"a III was too much 10 expect
huskily muimured TOO much to b
for"
Ills griefstrlakcn face touched
girls heart
oh sir. what had you hoped 4
she managed to ask.
u hope for nothing. was
- broken mans reply but once
- daughter, and lost her
.,s. How did you lose herr?
Size vas stolen from me,
child"
And what became Of her!
God only knows! Yet. for a
'ocket ment vas mad enough 70 thin
hope But ] have 10 longer ang
to hope. he added With sudden
soi' sion. All ask is that once bet
a'ieA die | meet face TO face that onea
-, devil with his scar Of shame.
7A ''i' "One.afmed. ana with a sear3
: ~ = the startled girl. leaning suddenly
ward ia her chair
Golden wheeled about al her
iipY "What does that mean to youl
2 "Why. it was a 7nearmed man
SCARED face Who Kept ne
n'~'' ouerl Il was he. Leear, 8ho
= -" told me my parents we're dead.
e-o.n' "Legari7 repeated tte beHil
center mllllouairs. Legaf2 Bat M
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