The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-20
NOVELIZEDFROM THE NOV
INC PICTURE PLAY OF THE
SAME NAME. PRODUCED BY
THE SIGNAL FILM CORPORA.
TON. cosYsIonr ,e,s. by FRANK H. SPARTAN

western impulsiveness had chosen, it
seemed the most inopportune time
possible to express his gratitude.
But there was his outstrctched hand
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 checks 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
ty, 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 fieeting second
already well launched on the social
toboggan and shooting toward the bot,
tom of long hill. Seagrue. almost be.
fore Storms back was turned, was
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 un.
seen. AS one of the cars whrlcd
around 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 home-where 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 hui
initiation had disappeared. Her mind
| from which she had tried to dismiss
the whole incident. was now assailed
by a rebellious curiosity concerning
what she had seen happen on the dis
tant platform when Storm crossed il
to pick up her glove. AS his frank eyes
returned again and again to her imag
nation. something seemed to call her
strongly back to where he still was
detained. She resisted longer; then
surreudering to q sudden impulse, she
ran downstairs, while her guests were
disposing themselves. stepped into her
racing ear, 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
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 rcgaining his composurc,
he withdrew his hand. empty. and AT.
fcctcd to search along tho roadway
with her. II was a brief duel OF wits.
but one in which the railroad man was
no longer at a disadvantage. He was
quite willing to search as long ~ she
would linger and Helen. more than Il
little interested. was capricious and
did lingcr until Storms slow sentences
began once more to bear too directly
on the episode OF tho wreck and his
gratciulncss. then with 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 dircc.
tors. was striving In HIS drawing room
TO arrive with them at a mutually sat.
lsiactory settlement OF tho proposed
stock issue, In ruBcrying 10000 shares
of this for himself and his friends,
Holmes had allotted 10000 10 Sea.
gruc and his Wall street associates
This both SCarrup and CnbpIIo had