Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-04
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CHAPTER 1.-THE story opens In the
town OF Granville, Ontario, where Mis-
in the office Of Harrington and Bush She
Is engaged TO jack Barrow, q young real
estate 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
Effectiveness. Shortly afterward, at his re-
quest, she becomes his private stenog-
rapher. After three months Mr.. Bush
proposes marriage. which Hazel declines
ard after stormy scene In the office
Hazel leaves her employment. Mr. Bush
warning her he would make her sorry for
refusing him.
CHAPTER IT-Bush makes m effort. by
n gift OF flowers, TO Compromise I=azci In
the minds Of her friends She returns
tflen The next day Flush is thrown from
his horse and fatally hurt. He sends for
Hazel, who refuses TO see him before he
dies Three days aftcrward IT. Is an
nounced that he left a legacy OF 5000 to
Hazel, Sin reparation for any wrong /
may have done her" Hazel recognizes at
once what construction will be put upon
the words. Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER IIT--Jacls Barrow, In O Mt
of Jealous rage. demands from Hazel an
nd o. a sass azea prae
ment is broken and Hazel determines to
leave Granville. She sees an advertise
ment for a school teacher at Cariboo
sfDSuOWSf DtlhtNu %Iluthlpaay huQ nCSbIES
the situation.
CHAPTER. IV--cariboo Meadows is In
a Wild part OF BrltInh Columbia and Ha-
eel, shortly after her arrival, loses her
way while walking in the woods. She
the light Of q campfire. she turns to it.
hoping TO find somebody who will guide
her home. At the fire she recognizes O
snara . Fn , to caso en- Meadows ss
her Az her boarding house there. He
promises 10 take her home in the morn
Ing; but she Is compelled to spend the
night in the woods.
Continued from yesterday
"lhcre," he said; syou can turn in
whenever you feel Ike it,
For hiinselfshe took The saddle blan-
kets and laid them close by the fire
within reaching distance Of the wood
pile, taking for cover a pack canvas.
He stretched himself full length filled
his pipe, lit 1t, and fell to staring into
the fire while he smoked
Half an hour later he raised his
head and looked across the fire at
Hazel.
4why dent you go to bedg he
asked.
"Pn not sleepy" she declared, which
was paIpable falsehood, for her eye
lids were even then dropping.
Maybe not, but you need rest" Bin
said quietly. "Quit thinking things.
zen be all the same hundred years
from now. Go on to bed. You'll be
more comfortable"
Thus peremptoiily commanded, Ha-
eel found herself granting instant ODE
dience.. She got into the blankets just
as she stood, even to her shoes, and
drew the canvas sheet up so that II
hid her face-but did not prevent hel
from seeing.
In spite OF herself she slept fitfully.
Now and then she would wake with a
start to half-frightened realization
of her surroundings and plight, and
whenever she did wake and look past
the fire it was to see Roaring Bill Wag-
staff stretched out in the red glow, his
brown head pillowed on one folded
arm.
Then all at once she Weakened out of
sound slumber with violent start.
Roaring Bill was shaking the tarpau-
lin over her and laughing.
"Arise, Miss Sleeping Beauty" he
said boyishly. breakfasts ready"
lie went back to the fire. Hazel sat
up, patting her tousled hair into some
semblance of order. or in the east
a reddish streak spread skyward into
somber gray. In the west, black night
gave ground slowly.
"Well, it's another day." she whis-
pered. as she had whispered to herself
once before. Il wonder IL there will
ever be any more like it?''