The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
CHAPTER xVI-continued.
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, .ba violent ringing or tue teiephohe s.,, inside the burning building ' aIUbo can De calling up at this time
 ',.hts, wondered Vida, voicing the general curiosity.
 .1vo nrobably will never know. nonn cazed dreamily into the fire. .naovbe some one saw the blaze from .ha mainland and is calling up about it." ..,..,..
 "No" said Lucille. with conviction; .its my mother. She has seen the fire ,rom HuIingdon's and wants to know am safe. We must an <wer Ii and .an hor that everything is all right.
 "No one could go in there, pro .oOted "The fire is raging in tine liv- ,nr room and the walls may fall any moment
 "But n,ther will worry"
 mrbat N she does?" A man under st,oss of excitement is sometimes un- intentionally brutal.
 If vou men are not brave enough, 1ueile declared. with eyes flashing. If von're so afraid of getting singed, I'm 
 coinr in to answer that telephone my self and tell my mother that am safe
 "You wouldn't be safe if you were talking over that telephone l was exasperated but it was impossible to allow girl in a himsy negligee to go into that furnace since you put it that way I'll go.
 I groped my way to the instrument iammed the receiver to my ear and shouted. "Hello''
 Sorry to waken you. old chap, said male voice apologetieally, but sim ply must speak to Miss Dunmore.e
 You go to Halifax" l requested loudly, and dropping the receiver made wild dash for the door, from which emerged with my clothing on fire in snly one or two spots.
 'Thank your' Lucille was very sweet in bestowing her gratitude. "Was she very much worried?'
 It wasn't your mother said shortly. "It was Mir. Blaney."
 "Nedt' asked Vida; then. without waiting for an answer, "I must speak to him .
 gently restrained her.
 "Blaney?' queried Lucille blankly; then. turning to he, Your brother?' No relation. returned
 "Hes my danee." Vida explained dust the dar'iugest old Blaney that ever lived Hes waiting for me at Fair View We were to have been married today. or yesterday, rather" Oh Lueile retired 10 her inner Consciousness to think
 told Vida that Blaney knew she was safe, as he had called up several times during the day.
 "Wherc was I?"
 "You were always out somewhere with Mir. Clair, l explained
 "Yod didn't tell Ned that, did you?" "Why, yes l guess l did. Why?"
 Hes so jealous" sighed Vida. Tt makes him furious when I talk to oth- CT men. CT course after we're mar ned I'll train him differently, but now have to be careful"
 Our attention was distracted from the burning building ny the arrival of Blll Johnson. who walked unannounced into the circle of light. The noise of the Merry Widow arriving had appar- emily been lost in the cracking of the names
 fTY.4 s4nsN ~ and MT Clair all right?"
 T shat not know it." Bill replied phiegmatically. "I can't, by Yimminy, find em."
 Cant find them? Nonsense Did you go Hp to the house?"
 Yes, sare. And l look in all the rooms No one shall be in each"
 They can have left. Mrs. Green sad she wouldn't"
 Whats up now?" Bopp inquired.
 Mrs. Green has disappeared once more"
 Eoped with Lipton s. Clair?''
 impossible! You haven't seen him shee he left here"
 Al. ''N NpuAu nave Hhppeueul
 l cant imagine It's a small island, anu there would be no sense in sup posihe that she was hiding anywhere V outside of the house Besides. they po, pO'n Ahe" that the boat was coming ''eH eS, soon to get them"
 Mra. Green is so elusive" Bopp noclzed, VI, ethat l should think that bd Suen once you located her you would 1"1. ', ktFt Eour eye on her" r., T haa. I reminded him. you s. ao1'd probably ail be burnt 10 eln- h,' l's Aa" There must be some plausi- a. o.e reason tor Mrs Greens disappear taD tn.e, Suppose We don't tell her daugh- vs ,ss r'sht away until we try to find out ..4 %4a' has happened. It would only N~Sse T, her additional worry"
 mat a. was agreed upon. ,n Al any rate" Eopp said, i've can ,r r" x. Eo over To the mainland in the Mer- y . laow and get breakfast" MO So' declared Bill shaking his sba b@1 Merry Widow she shan't run. .u cue oroke her waive spring. Maybe if