The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-05-18

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feet OF him Black Bolt lowered his
head. set his feet and came to a splen
did stop.
Siletz leaned forward and dropped
her burden in Sandry's lap. showering
him with the blood OF the bleeding
hearts She did not look at him. Then
they trottcd away around the corner
TO the shed and Sandry's lips tight
ened pltifully as he gathered up each
smallest spray OF the woods.treasures
Where she stood back against the
wall. one hand at her pulsing throat.
Miss Ordway saw that tightening OF
the lips. the droop that came into the
mans whole face. and her eyes mar.
rowed and hardened like a cats
That night she came TO him In the
eating room
Walter" she said. I'm stuck in
the middle OF cnaptcr VIII you go
over a few pages with me and give me
the benefit OF n mans ideas?"
lie smiled
account. but such as they are you are
welcome to them"
They will answer" said Miss ord
way, "a woman cannot write from her
self for men-she must write from
man 10 man. I'll bring my manuscript
out here"
And turning. she went from him 10
the sanctuary OF the little south room
| When she returned she carried a hand
ful of closely typewritten pages
They drew up one OF the pine
benches. spread out the manuscript he.
tween the catchup bottles and sat down
together.
Instantly with the touch OF the shift.
,ng sheets In her fingers Miss Ordway
seemed to drift away from the per
sonal. She became detached, absorbed.
swallowed up In the thrall OF work
and Sandry had feeling of what such
a work must mean to one.
Now see." she said. half excitedly.
here Is the point about which | am
sketch the situation Tor you so you
can get grip on II"
She turned toward him. spreading
out Hat on the paper one exquisite
hand Among her other hidden vani.
ties, Poppy Ordway cherished an inor.
dinate pride in these hands OF hers
and she knew their value and their po
tcucy to the last atom
With an unconscious appreciation
Sandry now looked down at 1t where
II spread across the page uncon.
sciOusly. too. his mind caught shad.
owy Comparison-the memory of the
oliyc.colored. slim hands OF the girl
Silctz But she VAS speaking aud he
looked again.
Now suppose my hero Is confront.
ed with man--his friend. II hap
pens-who. In the plausible and un.
impeachable methods OF modern busi.
ness. has calmly become possessed OF
my heros wealth There Is no pos
sible way OF touching the swindler. for
II has been done III manner that
gives It the seeming OF legality Ye,
the victim knows In his heart that the
other is a thief. Now here is my
point"
Miss Ordway was talking slowly rs
II thinking carefully and no one listen
ing would have suspected that the
words she uttered were purely me
chanical. having been written out and
memoriZed that afternoon and thai
her mind was busy with q different SCI
of ideas. In fact, this was what sh,
was thinking. tabulating rapidly a SO
OF items
Widening eyes-aroused interest
abnormal. Fingers tapping the table
startled nerves, No suspicion. but as
tonishment at so unique coinci
dence."
Aloud she was going on: Suppose
my hero TO be a modern man OF aver
age good principles, could he brinI
himself to steal back deliberately at
amount equal TO, or compensating for
the amount stolen from him. and no
consider himself criminal? Could h,
go out among men with his head up
not deeming himself a thief? AnC
would the modern man OF ayerag'
honor do such a thing"
Miss ordway was leaning forward
| ottHllnElg uDHOIDtu III utI pIODitID
her eyes on Sandry's face. where con
hicting expressions were struggling
for the mastery.
in a moment" she was saying 4
herself. eager as hound. lin a mo
ment he will commit himself" for tn,
bright, blue glance OF the young owne
wavered bit, he opened his lips. shu
his hand upon the oilcloth and his jaw
hardened with tautened muscles.
mo! He wouldn't be q thief-tha
would be the right law"
Every nerve In Miss Ordways bod!
jumped, though there was no outward
sign, as the tension that had beeI
growing between them snapped will
the voice OF Siletz.
The girl had stopped on the far std
OF the room. unnoticed by either, ant
now she stood leaning forward will
her hands upon the table, her braid
hanging beside them. The shadow o
her parted hair was over her eyes,