Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-21
AGNEW CHAMBERLAIN


hers were frightened. She moved slow
ly backward to the door and with her
hand behind her opened the latch.
Alan did not move. He knew that II
he could not hold her with his eyes he
could not hold her at all. The train
started. Alix passed through the door
and rushed to the platform. The por-
ter was about to drop the trap on the
steps. Alix slipped by him. With all
her force she pushed open the door
and Jumped The train was moving
very slowly but Alix reeled and would
have fallen lad it not been for pass
ing basgageman. He caught her and,
still in his arms, Alix looked back.
Alan's white face was at the window.
He looked steadily at her.
aye almost wiDt with him, Miss"
said the bagga geman, with a full
brogue and a twinkling eye.
How did you know?" said Alix,
dazed.
At the strange question the baggage
mans longer upper lip drew down to
gravity. Where dye think 1 was
whln ye stipt off the thrain into me
arms?' he asked sOemnly.
"That's right" said AK as she fol-
lowed his lead to cab. She got In
and then shook hands with her escort.
He looked at the dollar bill her grasp
left behind.
''Thut wasn't called for, Miss. 1t
was enough for me to have saved ye
from a fall"
"You didn't save me-" said Alix with
a bewildering smile. 81 saved my
self"
She left him scratching his head
over this fresh enigma.
Alix was tired and hungry when
she got back home but excitement kept
her up. She felt that she stood on the
threshold of new effort and a new life.
After all, she thought it was she that
had made her dear old Gerry into a
time-server. She could have made him
into anything else If she had tried.
She longed TO tell him so. Perhaps he
would catch her and crush her in his
arms as Alan had done. She laughed
at herself for wanting him to. She
rang for the butler. Where's your
master, .Tohn?"
81 don't know. ma'am. Mr.. Gerry
hasn't come back since he went out
this morning To John. Mr.. Lansing
was n person who had been dead for
some time. His present overlords were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry and Mrs. Lansing
when she was in town.
Telephone to the club and if he is
there tell him / want to see him.
said Alix and turned to her welcome
tea. The sandwiches seemed unusual
ly small TO her rayenous appetite.
Gerry was not at the club. Alix
dressed resplcndcntly for dinner.
Never had she dressed for any other
man with the care that she dressed
for Gerry that night But Gerry did
not come. At half-past nine Alix Or
dered the table cleared. "I'll not dine
tonight" she said to John. when
your master comes, show him in here"
She sat on in the library listening
for Gerry's step in the hall.
From time to time John came into
the room to replenish the fire. On one
of these occasions Aix told him he
might go to bed but an hour later he
returned and stood in the door Alix
looked very small, curled up in great
leathern chair by the fire.
"It's after one O'Clock, ma'am," said
John. "Mr. Gerry won't be coming
in tonight" Alix made no answer.
John held his ground. ITS time for
you to go TO bed, ma'am. Shall I
call the maid?''
1t was a long time since John had
taken any apparent interest in his mis-
tress. Alix had avoided him. She
had felt that the old servant disap-
proved of her. More than once she
had thought of discharging him but
he had never given her grounds that
would justify her before Gerry. Now
he was ordering her TO bed and in
stead of being angry she was soothed.
She wondered how she could ever have
thought of dlscharging him. He seemed
strong and restful more like part of
tine old house than a servant Alix
got up. "No. don't call the maid
won't need her. she said. Then she