Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

I'm. rnar sne nau the letter PACK.
She knew not why, but all of q sudden
her heart had melted. To think that
she had severed all interest with the
man she loved overwhelmed her Two
men waiting for car took up a po-
sition not half dozen feet distant
from her. Althea recognized one of
them She did not know him person
ally. but she recalled that once on that
street Roscoe had pointed him out as
young and rising physician who was
very close and cherished friend
you have no apprehension concern
ing Blinn ?" his companion asked. and
Althea's heart f1uttered with keen
interest
Not at ALL" replied the young doc
tor decisively. He sent for me in
time. His only worry has been his iso-
lation. and, fancy. his absence from
young lady he particularly adores.
But he is free today, and sAA
Then they hurried to the car leaving
AIthea shaken, in doubt, tormented
with a thousand nameless fears. She
ran out to the letter box She felt
like tearing it from it's staple holdings.
She strove to read the hours of mail
collections, but time and CRIME had
effaced the surface of the information
card
81 must wait" she breathed. mo
matter how long. until the postman
comes to collect the mail"
Althea was so engrossed that she
stood rooted to the spot Within her
stirred a mighty conviction that she
had misjudged Mr.. Blinn.
musti" she painted fervently
eli, there, Iady!"
"Out of the way-see what's COM
ingl"
Althea heard the shouts She turned
at roaring, crashing sound. She al
most tainted as she saw dashing to-
wards her a great loaded truck. The
horses were rushing forward with ire
mendous speed. ParaIyzed with sud
den terror. Althea could not move. She
felt faint. Her eyes closed She
swayed
Someone clasped her She was lifted
back with swiftness. There was a
frightful contact. The wheels of the
truck had struck the supporting stand
ard holding the mail box This was
shattered into thousand pieces.
She paid no attention to the voice
of the deliverer. She never looked at
him, she never recognized him. She
saw only the contents of the shat
tered box flying wide-three or four
letters, her own among them.
She identified her own. 1t was COW
cred with the mud of the street, but
she secured it and thrust it into her
dress with a half-audible cry of hys-
tricaI relief
Miss Kendall-Altheai" spoke a
voice that thrilled her. Turning, she
recognized the man who had saved her
Roscoe Blinni
Althea was mute. The reaction of
the excitement again overpowered her.
Don't be alarmed" spoke the dear.
near vofce. "AH the danger is over.
How lucky that CHANGED by in time
to see your peril!"
you saved mel 1t was you'll" fall
tered Althea, helpless in the strong
arms of the hero. whom the crowd be-
gan to cheer.
Then she found herself in an auto
mobile, summoned by this thoughtful
chevalier, and he solicitously seeking
to calm her frantic excitement
Il just got out 1 suppose I must
call it, he volunteered. Il very in
judiciously entered a contagion-af-
fected house in the slums in taking
| help to some poor sufferers. and the
doctor quarantined me until my danger
was past. You need not shrink from
mel" he laughed iokingIy-'the conta-
gion period is positively past
Shrink from youI" fiuttered happy
Althea, and he read that in her eyes
that overcame all his prudence
oIo I, l.,
And held her there.