Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-10
SYNOPSIS.

town Of Granville. Ontario, where Miss
Hazel Weir is employed as a photographer
IN the office Of HARRINGTON and Bush. She
Is engaged 10 Jack Barrow, young real
estate agent, and the wedding day Is sets
while; walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr.. Bush, Hazels employer, who for
tho first time seems to notice her at
Effectiveness Shortly afterward, at his re-
quest, she becomes his private stenog-
raphcr After three months Mr.. Bush
proposes marriage. which Hazel declines.
ard after stormy scene In the office
Hazel leaves her employment, Mr.. Bush
wnrning her he would make her sorry for
refusing him.
CHAPTER 1T--Busfl makes an effort, by
a gift Of flowers. to compromise Hazel In
the minds of her friends She returns
his horse and fatally hurt. He sends for
Hazel. who refuses to see him before no
GIGS. three days afterward IT, Is an
n Ty that he left . legacy Of s5.ooo to
may have done her" Hazel recognizes at
once what construction will be put upon
the words. Bnsh had his revenge.
CHAPTER III-Jack Barrow, IN q at
of Jealous rage, demands from Hazel an
explanation oY35ush's action. Hnzeps pride
is hurt. and she refuses. The engage
eane aranyss she sees an advertse
ment Tor O school teacher at Cariboo
Meadows, British Columbia. and secures
the situation.
CHAPTER Iy--Cariboo Meadows is in
eel, shortly after her arrival, loses her
way while walking In tie woods She
wanders 1lntil night when attracted by
me light Of 2 campfire. she turns 70 ~
her home. At the fire she recognizes a
Character known TO Cariboo Meadows as
Rearing Bill Wagstaff." who had seen
hgr 1T her boarding house there. lie
Ing. bet she ia compelled TO spend the
aighg IN the woods
CHAPTER v--Thcv start next day,
..l:szel sa2poscs for. Cariboo MEADOWS, but
N his sabin in the mountains He IS ro-
yrectful ard censiderate and Hazel,
though protesting indignantly. Is helpless
nnd has TO accompany him.
]. OH I,TlsFs Ay1--At the cabin Nagstan
Tfovidcs Ifazel with clothing whicli had
heen left by tourists There they pass
re wigtcr. Wagstaf cells her he loves
tcr.. BIT in her indignation at her "abduc
s'Hn'' she refuses to listen to him.
+ rffAPTBR vII--with the coming Of
prlng Hazel insists that Waggtaff take
err out OF the mountains. He endeavors
10 persuade her tn marry him and stay.
but on her persistent refusal he accom-
ponies her TO Beila Coda. from where
she can proceed to VANCOUVER
CONTINUED from yesterday
>She ate her breakfast, and set forth
on shopping tour. TO such adyan-
tage did she put two OF The hundred
dollar bills that by noon she was ar
rayed in semi-tailored suit Of gray,
spring hat, shoes and gloves to match.
She felt once more at ease, less CON
scious that people stared at her frayed
and curious habiliments. With COM
plcte outfit of lingerie purchased, mud
q trunk in which to store 1t forwarded
TO her hotel, her immediate activity
was at an end, and she had time to
think Of her next move.
And. brought face to face with that.
she found herself at something Of 4
loss. She had no desire to &C back tc
CaraDoo Aleaaows, even to get what
few personal treasures she had left
behind. Caribou Meadows was wiped
of the slate as far as she was con-
cerned. Nevertheless. she must make
her way. Somehow she must find a
means to return the unused portion Of
the--to her--enormous sum Roaring
Bill had placed In her hands. She must
make her own living. The question
that troubled her was: How, and
where? She had her trade ut her fin
ger ends, and the stored Office build
ings of Vancouver assured her that
any efficient stenographer could find
work. But she looked up as she
walked the streets at the high, ugly
walls Of brick and steel and stone, aud
her heart misgave her.
At nightfall she went up to her room
and threw herself YEARLY on the bed.
She was tired, body and spirit, and
lonely. Her brief experience in Carl
boo Meadows had not led her to took
kindly on teaching as means of live
iihood. And stenographers seemed to
be in demand Wherefore, she rea-
soned that wages would be high. With
the list in her purse, she went down on
Hastings-which runs like huge ar
terry through the heart of the city,
with lesser streets crossing and diverg-
ing.
But she made no application for en-
ployment. For on the corner of Has
tings and Seymour. as she gathered
her skirt in her hands to cross the
street, someone caught her by the arm
and cried:
"WeIl, forevermore, If it isn't Hazel
Weirl"
And she turned to find herself facing
Lorraine Marsh--a Granville school
chum--and Loraine's mother. Back of
them, with wide and startled eyes,
doomed Jack Barrow.
He pressed forward while the two
women overwhelmed Hazel with q
flood of EXPLANATIONS and questions,
and extended his hand. Hazel accept
ed the overture. She had long since
gotten over her resentment against
him. She was furthermore amazed to
find that she could meet his eye and
take his hand without a single flutter
Of her pulse. 1t seemed strange, but
she was glad Of 1t.
They stood a few minutes on the
corner then Mrs. Marsh proposed that
they 60 to the hotel, where they could
talk at their leisure and in comfort.
Lorraine and her mother took the lead.
Barrow naturally fell into step with
Hazel.