Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-10-11

Suppose j 90 down the street and get
i glimpse of the face under the hat"
Longing for companionshEp was the
element of the occasion. although Dem
I'll did not take time to analyZe IL
that far. He watched a hand reach
for the hat, and 1t and Its wearer van
i.hed from his sight. Denzil was down
the stairs promptly. He turned cor
ner and then another one. Just as he
neared the front Of the building across
the court from the building In which
his Office was located. he slowed up
his pace.
1T Is She" he reflected. "Shall I
cross the street, or get ahead Of hers
1t won't do to appear bold or annoying.
Why that's strange"
What was strange, was that the
wearer OF the hat had dark hair. He
had noted her blonde. Had distance
deluded him? At all events, however,
there was a charming neatness Of at
tire and gracefulness of form. He had
started in as the adventure-he would
pursue II further.
Finally, with well-affected uncon-
sciousness of spying or proximity, Den
I'll gained the side of his object Of In
terest. He ventured glance. 1t
brought disappointment. The veil was
down to the lips. 1t was not heavy
veil, but 1t quite concealed the upper
portion of the face of the unknown.
Then someone jostled him. He was
compelled to fall behind, and he was
content now to follow this object Of
an idle, capricious within and possibly
thereby learn her identity.
Thus for four squares. At the end
OF the last there was abruptly inter-
1ected into the situation vivid ele-
ment Of excitement. A thunderous
racket filed the air. A dozen. shrill
tones chorused warning, dread. She
Of the yelled hat seemed ali uncon-
scious Of the racket. CHANGING down
the side street, Denzil sprang into &C
tion az he caught sight Of heavy
truck attached to two horses. who
were covering distance with prodigious
spurts OF speed.
They had left the street and were
tearing down the pavement. The girl
was directly in their course. Within a
single FACILITATING moment they would
crush down upon her. With superb
athletic swing Denzll was at her side.
He seized her bodily and swung her
back, driving her squarely into the
arms of a portly Professionalism safe.
Himself he did not escape so easily.
He experienced q stunning contact and
lost sensIbility.
Don't move" fell upon his hearing.
as he lay outstretched on a lounge
in the rear room of pharmacy. mo
bones broken, but only youth and stur-
dinesS could have escaped as you
have. Rest little. Your young lady liz
all right. She tainted, but they have
brought her around all right"
my young ladyr repeated DenzIl
vaguely. "Oh, you mean the I'M
known"
He was interrupted at that moment
She Of the hat had entered the room.
but minus the hat
Il wish TO thank my brave preserv-
err" and then she wavered and fell,
staring helplessly, into a chair. The
unknown was knovn-Nellie Bryant.
A sight Of her reused Denzll by magic.
The wise old doctor smiled benignantly
and left them together.
She was shy, trembling, agitated, be
consumed with mystery-and hope In
that strange room q stranger story was
told, revealing the wicked wiles OF a
scheming stepmother, intercepted let.
tiers, and forged ones.
81 believed you no longer cared for
me-" confessed Nellie, "but I refused
to marry the man my stepmother had
selected. I left home and Just to-day
got position with girl friend. bor-
rowed her hat to go on an errand
and"
Dear Nellie" spoke Denzil tenderly,
''you can give up that position. I'll Of
fer Won hpttpr Ona-as my Nrifa -