Cheyenne record., 1916-09-07

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head. set his feet and came to . splen
siss. 81 a.s'a b, IA ssgs,,ss
her4urda il1 andrSf lsE shows1h 10
-his bloe(Sf - blsa 6g
he6fts. She did not Xok 1f him. Then
they trotted away around the corner
to the shed and Sandry's lips tight.
ened pitifully as he gathered up each
smallest spray of the woods-treasures
Where she stood back against the
wall. one hand at her pulsing throat,
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the lips. the droop that came into the
man wH0Ys lace. and her eyes mar
loYed AND, hardened like a cats. -r,s
lhE.That hight she came, to- him in the
eating room. - =
Walter" she said. I'm 'stuck:aIn
| the middle Of q chapter. Will you 20
over q few pages with me and give me
| the b benefit ail Of 2 mans isdeasT \ ~
| He smiled. |'g.l .s..sf 80 !.
h'I'm AFRAID mine Win not be of much
account. but such as they are you are
welcome to them" tfi -. 81 ; Z ~
s"Thsy will answer" said Miss Ord.
way, "a woman cannot write from her.
self for men-she must write. from
man to man., IN bring my manuscript
out here" i!s{ 4aRs ii.
And turning. she went from him to
the sanctuary OF the little south room
When she returned she carried a hand.
full of closely typewritten pages. ~.
They drew up one of the pine
benches. spread out the manuscript be-
tween the catchup bottles and sat down
together. 4.i. f -T3st
Instantly with the touch of the shift
ing 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
work must mean to one. tSl
Nov see.r she said, half excitedly,
here is the point about which am
trifle in doubt. But will have 10
sketch the situation for you 80 you
cah get grip on It." 5,sS ian
She turned toward him. spreading
out fat on the paper one exquisite
hand. Among her other hidden vani.
ties. Poppy Ordway cherished an inor.
dinate pride in these hands Of here
and she knew their value and their Do
tency to the last atom. -.
With an unconscious appreciation
Sandry now looked down at it where
1t spread across the page. Uncon.
sciously. too, his mind caught q shad-
owy comparison-the memory OF the
olive-colored, slim hands of the girl
Siletz But she was speaking and he
looked again. sss4a -.
Nov suppose my hero 10 confront
ed with man-his friend. It hap.
pens-who. in the plausible and un-
impeachable methods of modern bust.
ness, has calmly become possessed of
my heros wealth. There is no DOS.
sible way of touching the swindler. for
1t has been done in q manner that
gives 1t the seeming of legality. Yet
the victim knows in his heart that the
other is thief. Now here 10 my
point"
Miss Ordway was talking slowly a.
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 that
her mind was busy with a different set
of ideas. In fact, this was what she
was thinking. tabulating rapidly.a set
of items. q-9t ..
abnormal. Fingers tapping thetable-
startled nervss.S No suspicion. but as.
tonishment ct SO unique . tcoinci
dence." tt::t.5 80. q
Aloud she was going on: Suppose
my hero to be . modern mar. OF aver
age good principles. could he bring
himself to steal back deliberately al
amount equal to. or compensating for..
the amount stolen from him. and not
consider himself criminal? Could he
go out among men with his head up,
not deeming. himself a THEFT. And
would the modern man Of average.
honor do such = thing?" H..s a.
Miss Ordway-was leaning forward,
seemingly absorbed In her problem;
her eyes on sahdry's face. where con.
flicting expressions were struggling
for the mastery 80:
"ln momsntfr she was saying 70
herself. eager. AsI q hound: "iRa mo-
ment he will npmmit himself! for the
bright. blue glance of the young owner
wavered bit..the opened his. lips, ,shhs'
his hand upon the oilcloth and his jaw
hardened with. .fantened musclas,.
mo! He. wouldn't be q thtat-that
would be the. right law ~. -
Every nerves. M Miss Ordwayss body
bumped. though there was no outward
sign. as the *ension that had been
growing betHssni them snapped with
the voice of sf3atz. -. az
The girl had stopped on the. .faE side
of the room. aunnoticed by eithsrs and
now she"stodd leaning forwartfswith
her hands .updn:sthe table. hess!sbfaids