Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-19

dark. Amy darted ahead and out into
the moonlit garden.
81 say" remarked BENIN when he
overlook her. "what made you run
away from met"
Run away?" she replied. SIS that
the thanks get for leading you out
of the darkness?"
81 might have been lost"
"Poor Cbawlesl But just SO you did
not lose -FOUR headi'
'It is on, fast and level. The proof
of it is that have lost something
else-td you"
FLOW bright the moon shines I" she
baafef1d.
Miss Amy. he besought, "you.
know that for months there has been
something rye. wanted to tell YOU"
"Oh, look; there's star up there"
she leased.
Look at me, and I'll see the bright
est of all the stars! !" he declared.
"How poetical! We shall now hear
Mr.. Chawles BENIN declaim his So
lovely ode to the silly night"
"Why do you keep Raging me?" he
complained. "You know I'm in earn
est; that T."
"Really?-really and truly?"
"Don't!' he burst out passionately.
Cant You see? If were only f1irt-
ing you'd not have such an advantage.
But when for almost two years You
know / love you! You know that
you're the only one y
Again he sought to clasp her hand.
Again she eluded him. But her look
had sobered. She no longer regarded
him with a teasing glance and banter
ing smile.
81 am sorry, Charlie" she said. II
did not believe you could be SO seri-
GUS"
"Not serious?" he rejoined "Just
because like to enjoy things-as you
dor
But am only girl. It's different
when a man"
rs there any one elseY' he inter-
rupted.
NO" she candidly answered. "There
is no young man l like better than you
except, OF, course. Will"
He smiled with renewed hope "Only
your brother? Then 1, of all the fell
lows who Amy you do love me! You
must love met"
Don't be silly, just because said
liked you"
eff you like me you'll soon learn
TO love me-"
I'm sure, / don't know"
You'll try. Promise me you'll try
She looked ar him., her eyebrows
peaked with doubt. "Im so sorry,
Charlie" she replied. Really 1 don't
know what to say. Since VIII came
home Twelve felt rather different
ly."
BENIN frowne6 and rejoined in an
almost clustering tone: "Then he has
been knocking mel"
1t was the girls turn to flush. "Mr.
BENIN. you forget yourself. You are
speaking of my brother"
you are mistaken. It's he that for
gets himself. He forgets--"
"Need you remind me? Its-it's bad
enough without your reminding me
BE so kind as to stand aside. 1 am
going in"
mot until have told you how he
forgets his best interests"
81 asked you to stand aside"
ooh. certainly; by all means" said
BENIN. and he sprang out of the way.
His tone and manner caused ANY to
pause She looked at him, between
anger and uncertainty. There's some
thing-youre limiting at something
about WILL" she accused.
Her upturned face was white and
troubled He stared at her doubtfully.
I'm not so sure" he hesitated. ''Its
a big risk for me to say anything about
it now. If il were not for YOU"
Never mind met"
"Then he can go hang. for all care"
"W'hat do you mean?"
He struck q match, lighted a ciga-
rette, pulled at it nervously and flung
it down. IF you want to know I'm
risking everything by telling you, but
here goesl This afternoon, THAT is.
[ happened to hear that key was
found in Wits clothes-a safe deposit
key. The right box was located in the
vaults of the-of one of the safe de
post companies"
.O-o-oh !" the girl sighed rapturous-
ly. They've found the lost bondsF
II said they found the box 1t was
empty"
"Empty!r she gasped.
"Yes- Now do you see?"
"You say empty? Yet how-why
should he"
HE has forty thousand dollars on
deposit in Chicago bank"
1T cannot be s.
cts true. havc it from--a friend
who teIegraphed on and learned the
facts"
Doctor Kirklandw
.Not he. Some one else-one who
may make trouble for VIII. Unfor-
tunately there can be no question as
to the facts. The bonds are gone. and
there is that forty thousand on deposit