Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-11
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5 ~ A SPIRITED ROMANCE - 5
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spiraters. who sat with stattled eyes
and slsnched faces. appalled, at the
thought all was moving happily to-
ward their desired end.
Arrest! Who? On what charger"
dashed the little saudy Kremnitz.
aaner1iyI sprihging to his feet and maxi
1ng. 4sdash toward the door, while his
companion slid. farttvely toward the
other end Of theLoom, evidently hop
ing to gain young Graham's office be-,
fore he was. noticed. But two officers
blacked their way and the handouts
clanked in the hands Of the other two.
policemen. .
why. arrest you. my friend" said
Graham senior, as il he rather en-
joyed the little mans discontinue.
And for trying to perpetrate the big
gest swindls that has been attempted
for ten years. I must say for you that
you've worked hard, and done the
trick rather neatly. but you made n
slip that saved all US poor rich men.
It seems a pity that & much elaborate
lying should. have brought you two
nothing but those bracelets you're
wearing-they don't seem to match
we'll with your other jewels-but
that's the way things 30 in this world.
more time to waste on them this
morning." and he turned and walked
by Shirley's desk, while the cur
tain fell YER the brief drama.
do you know how much money
saved for US, little girl-just
plain saved? I'll tell you. A clean
hundred thousand! That's what I was
going to put into this affair! And as
for the other men, I expected to in
good deal also. Now, little girl, I don't
know what you think about 1t, but I
want to shake hands," He put out his
hand and Shirley. laid her own timid
one in 1t, smiling and blushing, and
saying softly with what excited breath
she had, "Oh, I'm so glad I got you
In tifne!" Then she was aware that
the man had gone on talking. Il don't
know what you think about it," he re-
peated, but I feel that you saved me
q clean hundred thousand dollars. and
belongs to you as a reward Of your
and keenness." !,
But Shirley drew away her hand
and stepped back, her face white, her
head up, her chin tilted proudly, her
eyes very dark with excitement. and
determination. She spoke clearly and
earnestly.
mo. Mr.. Graham, nothing whatev-
or belongs to me. I don't want any
reward. I couldn't think Of taking it.
1t iis utterly out Of the question:"
SSUyo1l ~w>lS ~AH1(p oo{A thA o1Qoy
Graham. sitting down on the edge of
his desk, watching her in u~ndisguised
Now that's a new kind
Of girl that won't take what she's
earned-what rightly belongs to her"
Mr. Graham, It was a very little
thing I did-anybody would have done
it a just in the way Of i'm
pie duty. Please don't say anything
more about 1t. I am only too glad to
have had opportunity to give a little
help to people who have helped mo
to your son for making 1t
possible for us to live in the country.
where my mother Is getting we'll"
well, now I shall have to inquire
into this business. I haven't heard
anything about obligations, and for
my part ! feel a big n just now.
Perhaps you think it was q very little
thing you did, but suppose you hadn't
done it. Suppose you'd been too busy;
or II hadn't occurred to you to take
down that conversation until It was
too late; or suppose you hadn't had
the brains to see what it would mean
to US. Why, then it would have be-
come a very big thing indeed, and we
have been willing, II we had
known, to pay a mighty big sum to
get that evidence. You see a hundred
thousand dollars isn't exactly a very
little thing when you're swindled out
Of it. It's the swindling that hurts
more than the loss Of the money. And
you saved US from that. Now, young
lady, I consider myself under obliga-
ton to you, and I intend to discharge
it somehow. II / can't do it one way
I'm deeply grateful, and please accept
our thanks. II you are willing to add
one more to your kindness, I shall be
glad II you wIll make a carbon copy
of those shorthand notes you took. I
may need them for evidence. And, by
the way, you will probably be called
upon to testify in court. I'm sorry.
That ma be unpleasant, but I guess
can't be helped, so you see that be-.
fore you get through you may not
think you did 80 very small a thing.
6lLcE AIls 0lO, ! IhlAIlh yOu OVSl0I SSSOAI
this young lady back to her office and
to Barnard. He's probably
been on tho verge Of being buncoed
also. You said Kremnitz was waiting
for him when the conversation took
I guess you better go with Miss
Hollister and clear the whole thing
up. Say. child have you had your
lunch yet? No. Of course not. Sidney,
you take her to get some lunch before
she. goes back to the office. Shes had
exciting morning. Now. good-by,
little girl. I sha'n,t forget what you've
done for U.s., and I'm coming to zee
you pretty soon and get things sQuar-
ed up"
So that was how it came about that
in spite Of her protests MI. Sidney
Graham escorted Shirley HolIister
into one Of the most exclusive teal
rooms Of the city. and seated her at
a little round table set for two. while
of at a short distance Miss Harriet
Hale sat with her mother. eating her
lunch and trying in vain to place"
the pretty girl she did not recognize.
It never occurred to her for q mo-.
mont that Sidney Graham's COM
panion. might be a stenographer, for
had q knack about her clothes
that made her always seem well
dressed. That hat she wore. had seen
for three summers. and was
now a wholly different shape and coll
or from what It had been when it be-
gan life. A scrub in hot water had re-
moved the dust OF toll, some judi
applied dye had settled the