The Ordway new era., 1916-05-05
NovELIZED FROM THE NOV
ING PICTURE PLAY OF THE
SAME NAME. PRODUCED BY
THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORA
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| the situation and Storm with rea
western impulsiveness had chosen. j
seemed, the most inopportune tim,
| possible to express his gratitude.
But there was his outstretched hanC
should she ignore it? Anger swayeC
her-yet something within her. ant
something in Storms eyes and hi:
manner, pleaded against cutting hin
dead. With fUriousIy red cheeks but
sweeping aside the cost. Helen put out
her hand. 1T was nothing" she said
quickly DO not think OF It" Then
she repaid Storms impulsiye stupid
ity, as she thought it deserved, by
catching at something SeaErus was
saying and failing TO see Storm again,
The engineer had cone up prepared
really to say how grateful he vas; be
found himself. in : Eset!Zg sec5ad-
already well launched on the social
toboggaR and shooting toward the bot
tom of a long hill. SsaErce, almost be
fore Storms back was turned. was
laughing at Helen and pointing to la
glove. The white, soft kid now bora
beyond repair the heavy. black finger
prints OF the enEi1s=acs hard
Questions and baEle-ings t-u- her
companions contributed nothing TO
ward restoring Eeiea's cozpcSa-s- Bu-
as the group moved TO the waiting no
tor cars, she U1ostaltztioCs,y drew
the Offending g,oye over her wrist and
threw it away. One pair OF eyes
watched the action closely; Storm
collecting his wits altar his social dis
aster. noted what she had done Re
vas TOO philosophical TO resent IL In
stead. crossing the platform. when the
party had driven away he picked up
the discarded glove and put It il hEs
pocket
Nor did be. in his turn escape IN
seen AS one o; the cars whirisd
around q nearby corner Helen. look
ing back at the scene OF her annoy
ance, saw Storm picking up something
white; she knew it was her glove
On reaching homewhere the ladies
were taken to their various rooms and
the men went to their business
Helen, from her own room overlook
ing the passing track, watched the
freight bearing Storm, draw out and
stop before the station for orders.
Turning to her glass more than
once TO see whether her cheeks were
still as flushed as they felt, she was
gratified to find that traces OF her hu-
initiation had disappeared. Her mind,
from which she had tried to dismiss
the whole incident, was now assailed
by rebellious curiosity concerning
what she had seen happen on the dis
tant platform when Storm crossed it
to pick up her glove. As his frank eyes
returned again and again to her imag-
ination. something seemed to call her
strongly, back to where he still was
detained. She resisted longer: then
surrendering to a sudden impulse, she
ran downstairs, while her guests were
disposing themselves, stepped into her
racing car, drove to the station and
alighting just as Storm came out of
the telegraph office. she herself began
to search at the edge of the platform
for something. The engineer, after
an interval, deliberately Joined her.
you have lost something"
Helen glanced up with affected sur
prise. Nothing of moment. l missed
a ring when 1 got home" she fabricat-
ed lightly, land one Of my gloves. i
thought l might have dropped the one
with the other here"
Storms hand moved toward his
blouse, then regaining his composure,
he withdrew his hand. empty, and af-
fected to search along the roadway
with her. 1t was brief duel of wits,
but one in which the railroad man was
no longer at disadvantage. He was
quite willing to search as long as she
would linger and Helen, more than a
little interested, was capricious and
did linger until Storms slow sentences
began once more to bear too directly
On the episode of the wreck and his
then with a hasty good
by she started for home and Storm.
climbing into his engine, pulled out
with his long train.
General Holmes, in the meantime,
with his two Jealous groups of direc-
.ors. was striving in his drawing room
70 arrive with them at a mutually sat-
Hactory settlement of the proposed
stock issue. In reserving 10000 shares
'f this for himself and his friends.
Holmes had allotted 10000 to Sea
srue and his Wall street associates.
This both Seagrue and Capelle had
biuntly refused to accept, since the
proposed line would work havoc with
Ihe through and local trafnc Of the
Colorado and Coast road. Seasrue de-
instead m equal distrfbution
= the new stuck Holmes and Rhine-
lendsH aftsr 1aae cen1eenee. put.
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