Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens in the
Hwn of Granville, Ontario, where Miss
Hazel Weir Is employed as a stenographer
n the office of Harrington and Bush. She
- engaged to Jack Barrow, young real
state agent. and the wedding day is set.
While walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr.. Bush, Hazel's employer, who for
the first time seems to notice her at
ractiveness. Shortly afterward, at his re-
1nest, she becomes his private stenog-
rspner: After three months 4 Mr.. Plush Bush
End after stormy scene In the office
Hazel leaves her employment. Mr.. Bush
warming her he would make her sorry for
sefusing him.
CHAPTER II-Bush makes an effort, by
Egift of flowers, to compromise Hazel in
them. The next day Bush is thrown from
lis horse and fatally hurt. He sends for
dies. Three days afterward it is an
nounced that he left legacy of 5000 to
Hazei. sin reparation for any wrong
,nce what construction will be put upon
Ens words. Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER III Jack Barrow, III = -
Of lealous rage. demands from Hazel an
explanation of Bush's action. Hazels pride
10 hurt. and she refuses, The engage
gnent is broken and Hazel determines to
Leave Granville. She sees an advertise
merit for school teacher at Cariboo
Meadows. Britt Columbia. and secures
CHAPTER Iv-Cariboo Meadows is in
wild part of British Columbia and Ha-
way while walking in the woods: She
wsnders until night, when. attracted by
so s h to Of ana s Who wis 70
her home. At the fire she recognizes
character known to Cariboo Meadows as
her at her boarding house there. He
promises to take her home in the MORN
Ing, but gh~ Is compelled to spend the
aight in the woods
well, come and stop with us till
you do co." Kitty insisted. "We are
going to take a furnished cottage for
while. Though, between you and me,
dear, knowing people as I do, can't
blame you for wanting to be where
their nasty tongues can't wound you"
But Hazel was obdurate. She would
not infiict herself on the one friend
she had left. And Kitty, after a short
talk, berated her affectionately for
her independence and rose to go.
"For," said she, ST didn't get hold of
This thing till Addie Horton called at
the hotel this afternoon, and I didn't
stop to think that 1t was near teatime
but came straight here. Jimmie'll
think I've eloped. SO ta-ta. I'll come
out tomorrow about two. I have to
sOnfab with house agent in the fore
noon. By-by."
Hazel sat down and actually smiled
when Kitty was gone Somehow a
grievous burden had fallen off her
mind. Likewise, by some psychology
teal Quirk, the idea of leaving Gran
vile and making her home elsewhere
no longer struck her as running away
under fire. She felt that she could
adventure forth among strangers In
4 strange country with better heart,
moving that Kitty Brooks would put
a swift Quietus on any gossip that
came her way.
So that Hazel went down to the din
ing room light-heartedly. and when the
meal was finished came back and fell
10 reading her papers. The first of
the Western papers was Vancouver
World. In q real-estate mans half
page she found diminutive sketch
plan of the city on the shores of Bur-
rard inlet, Canada's principal outpost
on the far Pacific.
'<It's quite big place." she MUIR
injured absently. "One would be far
enough away there, goodness knows"
Then she turned to the "Help
Wanted" advertisements. And down
ne the bottom of the column she