The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-01-04


I these days. Ana. MS neutrals--osten-
slbIy neutrnls-<wc can do nothing TO
put nn end TO H."
lie stretched out his finger and
pointed toward the big safe between
the windows.
ANY one Of some two hundred pa
pers there, Mark, would give valu-
able clue he snld. every night, when
work IL finished, your task will be TO
open the safe, take out the inner case
containing these documents, add those
on which you have been working In
cludlng every waste sheet and every
scrap of the days blotting paper, and
have the dny porter convey them,
under your personal supervision, 10
the strong room, where you and either
the General myself, or Kellermnn,
will place them In the safety vault. In
the morning the same procedure 10 re.
vesscd. And that is why ] insisted
on our getting you, Mark. knew you,
and don't know the hundred OF other
officers of Impcccnble character whom
we could haye secured. We can't run
risks--we simply cant. That's why
II hns 10 be just you ana Kellermnn
and |. We had our lesson IN the old
days, you know"
He frowned at the remembrance,
and then answered Marks unspoken
question with another.
"Where are you staying, Wallacef"
"At the Congressional"
well. want you to come and stay
with us as soon az we're settled. We've
rented n house In Massachusetts circle.
and move In on the first of the month.
Eleanor and Mrs. Howard are still. In
New York. but they're coming here In
nbout ten days time--just as soon as
can get the house ready for them.
Eleanor ~ dying 20 see you, and Mrs.
Howard has the pleasantest rcmem-
brances, OF course. And now I'm going
10 take you 10 the Brigadier."
The short Interview with the head
OF the department confirmed Marks
Impressions ns 90 the budacssiike ns-
ture of the plans of the war Office.
though he Ind not told the Colonel.
not 10 become his guest-at least not
unless he found that he could tnke up
his life again where hc had dropped IL.
years before. And then-but what
was the use Of speeulntingf lie went
home to his hotel.
He was surprised to ilnd how ensily
he seemed 10 III into his environment
when he d0nned his lOngneglected
evening clothes and went down 10 the
dining room OF the Congressional. Al
most the first face he saw was that OF
n man Of his class; within few min
utes Mark Wallace was seated at the
dinner tnblc with merry party OF old
friends and new acquaintnnccs. And
the years had slipped away from him.
On the next morning, when he took
M his duties. II WAS with the sense
that he was no logger stranger.
was rcd'S TO extend her
welcome TO him. At the Army club.
to which he was posted by Colonel
Howard. he found himself. much 10 His
surprise. often the center OF respect
ful audience. eager 10 henr OF the work
of the army In the forlorn outposts Of
the West. lie discovered. too. With
surprise. that he was by no means as
unknown as he had imagined himself
TO be.
Then there. were Invitations that had
to be accepted, receptions and dinners:
yet through 1t all Mark waited for the
charmed day when the house In Massa-
ehusetts circle was 10 be- opened, dis
playing the princess of his imagination,
the little child Of the hillside. the
schoolgirl. grown into the iInnge of his
dreams.
CHAPTER v.