The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-09

footsteps behind them, and so mad no
idea of June's approach until she came
abreast of them as they reached the
entrance door of Farwell's Office build
ing. June nodded and smiled at La
mar, who shook hands eagerly, his
face radiant. Then he turned to Far
we'll and introduced him to June.
How do you do, Mr.. Farwell?' said
June in her most innocent manner.
81 wish you'd come in with us. Miss
Travis" Lamar said. "Farwell is GO
ing to show me the Gordon papers,
want your advice"
AS they entered the Office anteroom
Lamar turned to June.
Can you make yourself comfortable
here for a few minutes?" he asked,
Offering a chair. "Farwell and will
go over the preliminaries by our
selves, in the inner office-we won't
bore you with unnecessary details"
June was alone, save for very
young secretary who was seated at
desk stamping letters.
IF only that miserable secretary
would go away" she thought.
Presently he did that very thing.
June jumped up at once. Getting a
chair from the corner Of the room, she
carried it to the door, jumped lightly
up and applied a pair of very pretty
but very curious eyes to the transom.
Lamar and Farwell were seated at
a table,, Papers were strewn every
where; but Farwell had separated Cor
don's securities receipt from the 9TH
ers and was just in the act of handing
it to Lamar.
There's the receipt" June heard
him say. 1T means prison II we can
capture him."
Lamar let the paper drop to the
table before him. He hated the bust
ness in hand.
June, who loved him. read all this
in his face.
Here is where l come in again"
she said to herself.
In a flash she saw how it could all
be done. Jumping lightly down, she
landed on the floor on the tips of her
toes and slipped out into the hallway.
With a quick look up and down, she
tossed her wrist bag into the farthest
corner on the hall floor. Then she
hurried back to the anteroom, tore her
hat off and pulled her hair away
Next she overturned two chairs, one
after the other with a bang and stag
gered wildly into the private office.
gaspfng:
MFR. Lamar! Mr.. Lamar! Qufck!"
What is it," cried Lamar and Far
well in chorus, jumping up and rum
ming toward her.
"A man came in" painted June. He
snatched my handbag-threw me off!
He's g0ne!'
Farwell was already in full pursuit
of the imaginary thief, and at June's
insistance Lamar promptly joined him
This was just what June was wait
ing for. She ran to the paper-strewn
desk. seized the coveted receipt, gave
it a quick. keen glance. and hid it in
her dress
Then her eyes on the door, she hur-
ried to the safe. It's door was omen,
as FarweIl had left it, when he took
out the Gordon papers to show to
Lamar. With trembling fingers she
snatched up a bundle of bank notes.
stuck those in her dress also. and
started back to her place.
Then she was scOurged on by still
another mad impulse. Going to the
table she picked up a couple Of sheets
of plain letter paper. folded them to-
gether and tore them into rude circles.
Her eyes cleaned oddly as she picked
up a pen and, sitting down, began to
print something on ono of the circles.
Looking over her shoulder at every
other letter, she finished her printing
Then she put the plain white circle on
the dark blotting pad, got up, ran to
the safe and hung the printed circle on
the knob With sigh of satisfaction
she went back to the anteroom and
collapsed into a chair, resuming her
air of fright and exhaustion
During their wild-gOOse chase Lamar
and Farwell met the returning secre
tary and they all came down the hall
together. talking excitedly.
While they were talking, Lamar
true to his trade, was looking; so il
was he who found June's bag in the
dark corner of the hall.
Here's the bag, anyhow" he ex
claimed. The man must have dropped
it when he ran! See what Santa
Claus brought for a good little girl!'
he called to June, waving the bag be
fore her as he entered the office
"Oh-thank you, Mr. Lamar! | knew
you would find it for me if any morta
could! I'm a million times grateful tt
you'll"
Let me go home with you," urged
Lamar
oh, no. really-rl be perfectly al
right by myself, answered June.
Anyway. shall insist on taking
you down to the door,"
All right" said June. reluctantly.
| Lamar stood looking tenderly attel
June for a moment, and then he wen
back to rejoin Farwell,
AS he entered the door he collidec