Putnam patriot., 1916-07-14

a fssttstfs4 at eAtteAtte sttittsit Fs-iNt- tA aectins 10 meet m inquisjtlve bot young woman bent upon exploiting hi. plans aHd his personality in the uSua ipane journalistic raShiou He WI. surprised and offended that Dan Apple ton. iii whom he had repesed the ut most faith. should have betrayed hi, secret. Publicity was a thing he de tested at ali times. and at present ht #ariieala=ls dreaded it's effect But n, was a2reeabiy surprised in tue sir who cane toward him hriskly witt aanl oafsteetchs1
 Miss Appleton was her brothers don lie. SAe had his frank blue eyes, hi, asaaw eold hair. his humorous smile
 ua wide awake look. She was not by
 nv means beautiful her feature, Fe5e loo irregular her nose too til HteI hee mouth too generous f1f tha,
 but she seeraed crisp, clean cut and wholesome. What first ssru O'Nei eas her effect of boyiShuess From he crown If her plain straw "saiior tp the seics of her sensible walking auatS thee was no suggestion of temi- 4lue tuippeiy. S,le wore a plain shirt waist and a tailored skirt and her aalr was arraUstd simply IAe wave ii it's pa'e soll wae the only comes siaa to ssere ffestsae.@ Net she gave 70 il.lIfssaiau af deliberate "a seu}ini ty. She struck one as merely not in .efe4ted in eletles. instuedyely eX- pressing iu her dress her own boyish tife. tness aud her bHSinesslike absorp- uea ia her work
 You're furious. of course. Anybody would he. sle began. then laughed SD frankly that his eyes softened and the wrinkles at their corners deepeued
 T fear was rude before l learned you were Dams sister he upolosized But you see I'm bit afraid of news paper people
 T knew You'd u struggle, although Dan described you as a perfectly angelic person.
 .,Indeed."
 But I'm d real reporter, so l won't detain you long. l don't care where you were born or where you went to school or what patent breakfast food you eat. Tell me. are you going tt build another railroadF'
 T hope so I'm always building roads when my bids are low enough t secure the contracts. That's my busi ness.
 Are you going to build one in Alas kay"
 Possibly. There seems to he an op portmIity there but Dan has probably told you as much about that as an at liberty to tell. He's been over tho ground.
 She pursed her lips at him. You know yefy we'll or you ought to know that Dan wouldn't tell ne d thiue while he's working for you. He hasn't said word but ls that why Nor came in frowning like thunder cloud? Did you think he sci me or your trail:s
 Il think | do know that he wouldn do anything really inslisereetN Mur ray regarded her with grow his favor There was something about this boyist l girl which awakened the same sp0n | tanc3tis liking he had felt upon hb l first meeting with her brother, Ht | surprised her by eonfessine boldly: II am building a railroad to the in | terior of Alaskil Fxe heeu east ant l raised the money My men are here 1 Well begin operations at once. '.Thats what Mir. Gordon told m
 about his scheme. but he hasn't don l much se far.
 My line will put his out of busi ness. also that of the trust and tn various wildcat promoters" Where does Your road start frcmy ''rhe town of Omar. on King rhilli l sound. near Hope and Cortez. It vii I run up the Salmon river and past tn l glaciers which those other men re fused to tackle.'
 If weep it is for joy" said tn girl T don't like Curtis Gordon.
 call him Simon Lesreee
 Why"
 1 Well. he impresse- me as real ol time villain with tAe riding boots an the whip anI all that Uncle Tom Cabin is my favorite play; it's SD fun
 ny This l. II biz story you've give me. Mr 0sNeil
 Il realize that
 "1t has the bi- -.est news value O anything Alaskan which hrs broke. l for some tine thls yoT~Tii'e a Yee nice legsor to interview. after al.
 "W3it! l don.t want you to use I wori of what lfp told you. | Miss Appletaas clearly pencilei brows rose iuquirinsy Then wh didn't you keep still
 "You asked me told you becaus you are Dan Apple1ons sister. Ney ertheless l don't want ii made pub lie
 (To Be Continued.)