The record., 1917-05-10
Unusual lNTn0DUCTIl TIlNI
| BY Izo-A FoRRE PTER. /

the lower bay. And while others home
ward bound might hunt the seciuSion
that the cabin granted, Dick used to
turn up his coat collar G3l take Il con-
stitutional trot around she deck. It
was generally so cool and brisk that
he had little company until the girl
appeared as Il regular trotter too.
She was about twenty, he judged,
and wore a heavy. L4annish-loolIing
coat, with a tuIncd-up0 storm collar,
too, and q rakish dark blue tam
pulled close over her fair curly hair.
Never once did she appear to notice
Dick, although they passed and re-
passed each other Light after night on
the half-hour trip.
"And how am / to set acquainted
with her?" he asked Bgrnic. Il can't
speak to her offhand, end | can't f;rt
with her. She isn't ihal kiEd, Bernie.
She's a thoroughbred. | l wish she'd
trip and tumble So | could hold her CI,
or something like thar.
"Wherc does she goa at the end?"
asked Bernie. "1iayhs it would be
easy to trail her there.
Dick favored him With, 2 smile Of
full appreciation. This hadn't occurred
to him.
"In get out at scveniton.orrCw, and
watch tie trains he Kid. Tell the
old man / wasn't well '",h2n ! left to-
day. 1 may rot get in dll noon"
He haunted the traiI tei>Gin;'s U1'j,
S:15 the following u&uing. It
clear and frosty, and d his Dutt02ao.e
Dick had tucked d ias5aonc pink as.er
from the home garden over at St.
George. Then he saw Ker coming. BY
daylight she looked av@a younger. and
her hair was surely tia cu'liest blend
hair he had cycr. seen, 8sIIe hid E"hiat'
neWsl?2Dcr until tie fkfry swung into
The slip, and then foilotcd her aboard.
She did not pace thekacck now, but
read 4 book all tie We ~. lie c9n!f
act even tell WhetLcr s4e had noticed
him at all. At the NekN OK end si'"
took g subway aXpress uptown. ~
Dick was on the saIaeggsr.
It happened at abo4 'hirtT-fOurtA
street just before thesexprosS swung
I.lp toward The ncW UE cE5, There
.alae a heavy: Jolt eAsf grinding Of
arakcs,. then darkness AGd an at once
ssfc ftsft 5gji1 !}sssy IL ss5.ssS .,sf.s "a sssa
1t his pocket lJust afithe LIGHTS went
up, the man betJG l..- -. >aiZed him
sy the shouldor, bat IDci already had
grip on the wrist tha vas half ont of
MS pocket.
"No, you don't" he sad cuatly. "-Not
his time"
They were working IN pairs, he knew
at once. The pal of IN one he had
nold CT was calling fer the guard ard
accusing Dick OF being tho-thief. Eat
Dick knew the game thoror2hly. Not
once in the tussiing did he let go his
"Trip, and when the rain pulled into
| the Grand Central station he was smil-
| ing as the guard hurried them all off
On to the platform and someone blew
police whistle. AT tie first sound tho
man who had accused him led, but
was hustled back before ho reached
the first stairs. Ana al 1t once Dick,
standing ncnchAIantiy with 4 neat
knuckle grip on his prisoners wrist,
saw the girl near him in The crowd,
her eyes wide and friendly.
And just how it all happened Dick
never could quite tell, but when the
| police came it was she who yOuched
for him. She gave her name as Wit
ness, too, and Dick stpod q tri1le more
erect as he heard she WAS a librarian.
His own business references suficCd,
| ,pJ ,,roconfLv tho crowd hal melted