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quite innocent of false pride; but her
friends could not possibly understand
the situation and Storm with real
western imrnlsiyeness had chosen, it
seemed. the most inopportune time
possible TO. express his gratitude
But there was his outstretcLed hs nd
should she ignore it? Anger swayed
her-yet something within her, and
something in Storms eyes and his
manner, pleaded against cutting him
dead. With furiously 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 impulsive stupid.
ity, as she thought it deserved. by
catching at something Seagrue was
saying and failing to see Storm again.
The engineer had come up prepared
really to say how grateful he was; he
found himself, in a fleeting second.
already well launched on the social
tcboggan and shooting toward the bot
tom of long hill. Seagrue, almost be-
laughing at Helen and pointing to her
glove. The white, soft kid now bore
beyond repair the heavy, black finger
prints of the engineman's hand.
Questions and gatherings from her
companions contributed nothing to-
ward restoring Helen's composure. But
as the group moved to the waiting mo-
tor cars, she unostentatiously drew
the offending glove over her wrist and
threw it away. One pair of eyes
watched the action closely; Storm,
collecting his wits after his social dis
aster, noted what she had done. He
was too philosophical to resent it. In
stead, crossing the platform, when the
party had driven away, he picked up
the discarded glove and put it in his
pocket.
Nor did he, in his turn, escape I'M
seen. AS one of the cars whirled
around a 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.
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 hui
initiation had disappeared. Her mind,
from which she had tried to dismiss
the whole incident, was now assaulted
by a 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
Gisposing 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. missed
a ring when / got home" she fabricat-
ed lightly, "and one of my gloves.
thought 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 a 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
little interested, was capricious and
did linger until Storms slow sentences
began once more 10 bear too directly
on the episode of the wreck and his
gratefulness; then with hasty good
by she started fer 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-
tors, was striving in his drawing room
to arrive with them at a mutually sat
isfactory settlement of the proposed
stock issue. In reserving 10000 shares
of this for himself and his friends,
Holmes had allotted 10000 to Seal
grue and his Wall street associates.
This both Seagrue and Capelle had
bluntIy refused to accept. since the
proposed line would work havoc with
the through and local traffic Of the
Colorado and Coast road. Seagrue de-
manded instead an equal distribution
of the new stock. Holmes and Rhine
lander, after long conference. put
the motion fatty to the eleven direc-
tors. Seven OF them supported Presi
dent Holmes proposal.
Seagrue, white with anger. rose
Cancel our allotment, then. We will