The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-29

st.nncd forward. chattcd moment with
a young woman Of his acQuaIntancc-
then stared.
E"Corr him. coming toward IN" young
woman at his elbow. was quit" tn" prot
Hest GRIT" Harrison Grants eyes
that he had ever seen. NlvacinuS. h"itu-
;ifulIy dressed. tuIl Of IN" dash and
vorve that Harrison Grant 50 admired.
quick. decisive in her movements yet
, thoroughly girlIsh. there was AN element
ah"u: her tha, Harrison Grant had never
before noticed in another woman. some
thing within him seemed to leap, h"si-
tate. then begin 10 thump with III" quick
ness and pcrsisicnc" of trip hammer.
Vaguely Grant knew that II was his
heart. And jus; az vaguely. he know
that he was being introduced To this
hrown-"yed. smiling little being. who's"
hand WAS so small that it seemed al
: most cruelty 10 press it--ycI with 4
gasp so firm and steady that il car
ricd with ii tho sensing touch Of n true.
strong conrpanion---whoSe hair was black
and yet brown. whose smile was trunk
and vet elusive" whose whole being was
Of tho sort to onihrall Harrison Grant
and To hold him prisoner.
Then Il sudden change. The heating
nf his hear. slowed Tho sparkle IF
his lips-tor just behind the girl whose
/ name he had vagucl! heard Ia nc Miss
! Dixie Mason. had shown lhc figure Of
her escort. man whom Grant had
: como To hate. n man he knew. la be
responsible for the workin. out Of the
@ plot against III" .tnSnnia hotel that
. night. fIcinric Won l.IrtA unofficial
accn; for Imperial icrmany's murder
y rrS.
! AS for Won L"rtz hc turned somewhat
, uuizziCHlly toward the policeman At The
. door rf ih. ballroom. looked a. h!m
in a SnccrIng fashion. then with Il
short md in Acknowledgement Of the
g. PRODUCTION To Grant h" asked:
"Polirc" Is ii the usual thing in
America for them to attend social tune
: tons"
Invited Bluccoats.
! Not unless they're invltrd--nr need
Cd" answered Harrison Grant raustic-
ally.
\ quick Slanc" shot between tho tw"
men \ moment moro and Won I"rtH
had turned To III" ballroom. taking
Dixie Mason with him. while Harrison
Grant watched after her wondering
Whist such Il pretty, WHOLESOME" appear
lng Sirl could hc doing in tn, company
uf man whose business WAS I'll" rep
rnsentation OF murd"r"rs. THAI sh"
carried secret service r"rrmissi"n
Grant did not know. Tn" instructions
oC chief Flynn. ordering Der +" work
into tho ronfidcnr" nf tho ';"rnnmS
without letting even tn" Fellow ms IN
hers OF The secret Scrvi"" know h"r I"T'
purpose. had nttcnG"d Ia that. Md
Grant saw in her only girl who had
chosen rs comnpnlon man who WAS
n that moment plotting tho v'r? down
fall Of America
However II was only natural that
t,ry should, meet again during III"
evening. And IT was only natural thar
Grant should ask her Ia dane" with him.
More. il was nnly natural that As H."
looked into her eyes as hc felt tn"
firm swing and graceful lift Of her Il"
the swaytnE music Of tho fnx-trnt. that
he should wish moro than ever that
. tho stain Of her apparent friendship
for Won 1crtz should some day resolve
into mn innocent ono after all. Az for
Dixie
As she was swept away again in tn"
arms Of Harrison Grant. following tho
encore Dixie WISHED with sudden
: jmrulsc that tho touch Of those arms
might snImr day moan rInr" than tho
embrace OF n dance" sh" wished that shr
! might toll this man whom sh" knew
~ pc the president II tn" Ir,mIn"l"cN
club that she WIS realty ,umpai riot.
that she was working along In" SAM"
',l"S -, hinrS'.lG struggling far tn" same
ideals fighting for
I:rt one. could only obj: ORDERS. Re
sides III, dance had ended, aud in IN"
foreground. waiting and fr"Ittn". stood
lIriurir won l."rtH.
\ few hricr ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "f thc
picaSllr,, If thu dane" and they parted.
Dixie, Mason 10 luke hsr place at tho