Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-03
A CHERISHED KISS
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BY MIRABEL LEE

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A series of rapid oco,s.
aroused Walter AdSit from tbo ~
drum career of an average vo,,na .-uAl'
and within a week tested ingon,1; au'
courage and the timber he was no w.
OF in signally exciting way. D0
He had dallied in the train Oboa
a big railroad to wave denart,S VI
adieu to a friend just as another Ing s
pulled in. He stood for non, LIN
casually watching the passenrorS
alight. 4ee's
"Oh, Harry! I am so gladn ers
from the hand of daintily dressed
miss suit case dropped impulsivalv
a pair of arms encircled his neck and
right on his lips kiss was imprinted
Then, with a dismayed cry, the no.
slower of the precious favor fusbas
scarlet and incoherently Stammered.
st thought it was my brother-T-n
Her embarrassment was relieved 90
man approached her, and Walter
started away, lifting his cap, not ons
bit sorry for the mistake, but too mucb
of a gentleman to remain and further
confuse the young lady.
"This is Miss Ward" he heard tba
| man say, as he rendered a card 70 tha
young lady which she glanced at casu.
ally and listened closely to an evident
explanation. She picked up her suit
case and with the man walked through
the gates and out upon the side denot
platform. He signaled a cab and
helped the young lady into it. She
dropped something white as she
crossed the platform. Walter picked
it up. 1t was printed card, bearing
the name, "Harry Ward" and an ad.
dress.
A shrek echoed out. 1t was followed
by crash. AS the vehicle Whizzed
around corner there was clatter Of
glass as the pane in the door was
pushed through.
Walter ran to the corner. The cab
was proceeding more rapidly. As it
passed under an electric lamp he
caught a full view of the face of the
driver.
I'D know him again." soliloQuized
Walter, and "and l wonder what this
all means?" Within half an hour he
was at the address given by the card
a respectable boarding house.
"Mr. Ward? Yes, sir" spoke the
maid who answered his summons. HE
is ill, but 1 think he can see you" She
led Walter up a flight of stairs, tapped
at a door and left him to his own de-
vices.
"Come in," spoke a masculine voice.
"Who is itY'
The moment Walters eye rested on
the occupant of the bed he traced a
close resemblance to the girl on the
train.
you will pardon me for ibtruding,"
he said, ''but an incident has trans
pired that has caused me some alarm
and has led me to seek you out" and
briefly but clearly Walter narrated the
circumstances of the hour.
Harry Ward looked curious suspi'
cious and then deeply alarmed. His
face grew pale and troubled.
81 must get up at once" he spoke
excitedly. "Estelle, my sister! on!
see it all. She has been kidnapped to
prevent-but you are stranger and II
cannot interest you. l met with Dao
fall today and one foot is crippled.
That was why was unable to meet
my sister. / counted on her being SAFE
to come here alone"
''You mistake if you think am not
sufficiently interested to wish to De VI
some practical help to yourself anu
your sister," observed Walter, earnest
~. at is plain to me that mystery
yillainy is involved. You are helpless
to pursue the man who has seemingly
deluded Miss Ward into believing una.
you sent him to represent you. len
me as little or as much as you chooSe'
but let me try to aid you"
1t was a somewhat remarkable sIOl'
that Harry Ward recited. He was en-
gagged in prosecuting a claim OIL niS
dead father. The opposition n@u
fought the case. A final decision -
court was now pending and the evr
dence of Miss Ward, her brothers law
yer had told him, would win the c@'''
The other side in some way hau a.
certained this. Bold, unscrupuiouS'
they had intercepted the star "l'no'I'
doubtless intending to hold hel a. .s
captive until the case was emu
which would fall fiat without her e'
dence. MOL.
The memory of kiss impelled M go
ter Adsit to put in three whole u SoJ
watching everywhere for clue ne Id"
in mind. One day he came 10 SI
den standstin at cabstand. A new no
glazed window in cab gave lin n'f
A little later the driver appeareu ed
In twenty words Walter Sa'i'4 .be
this. man that if he did not give 800