The Kendrick gazette., 1920-12-10

sharply between his brOws. He I1hte0
. cigarette.
He showed his chair back, stood up.
"Henceforth am going to take my
happiness in my own way. learned
how at daybreak this morning. I am
going to give. give, give. And won't
stop giving until the last cent Is gone."
Dan, l believe you've gone crazy"
And believe" said the secretary,
who read his Bible on occasion. ''that
Mr.. Fitzrandolph shows Z very keen
wisdom. Furthermore-well, there is
a verse in Saint Matthew. which runs
'Ye are the salt Of the earth. ="
Jonas, the valet, touched his sleeve.
"A special delivery letter, sir"
Taking the square envelope from
the servants salyer. without observ-
ing the superscription. the secretary
opened 1t and perused the contents
He knitted his brows.
"Puzzling." he murmured, scratching
the back Of his head. "It's anonymous
has neither beginning nor end" He
looked suddenly at the envelope, then,
with an apology, handed the message
to his employer. II didn't notice It.
It's marked personal
One glance at the sheet Of note
paper, and Daniel sank into his chair.
With his strong fingers he pinned the
note to the table. breathing rapidly
through dilated nostrils. Hunt, sitting
next to him, recalled afterward that
1t was the only time in all the years
he had known him that be had ever
seen the mans hand tremble.
Daniel looked up, stared blankly a
moment at the two silently questioning
faces. His lip quivered slightly.
Boys, I've received startling news
I've changed my mind about giving
everything away. I'll go ahead with
those houses. But I'll go little saner
In a little saner manner. you under
stand. And, boys, am going to dc
that big thing!"
He sprang up.
"JOnas! Call a good livery stable
/ want their best saddle horse a,
twelve sharp. Craig make an appoint
ment for tomorrow morning witt
| Stanley Graham, the architect. Phone
for the head barber downstairs, Jonas
| Mention ten dollars to him."
| Then, without any of them know
ing what it was all about, the specu
lator, the secretary. and the valet. hat
their hands seized and wrung with /,
vim that crushed their fingers.
Hunt, burning with curiosity, per
mitted his eye to rest momentaril,
upon the opened note lying on tn,
table. He could make nothing out Of il
1t began without preface and was un
signed. 1t consisted Of two questions
written in flowing. girlish hand:
do you remember our last appoint
ment? win you keep it today?"
AS the superbly 1.-the, red-haire
young woman mounted with cool com
posure on the sorrel horse. cantere
serenely past the Grant monument Il
Lincoln park she glanced at her watc
and saw it was one o'clock. A gardeI
er spading the soft ground beside tn
bridle-path stopped his work. as we
anyone might, to follow her with nc
miring gaze. There was a deliciou
"earthy' smell of spring in the ali
vernal quickening all about.
Presently-she had passed the en-
Of the hillock just north of the mon,
ment-she turned in her saddle, an
perceived far to the south dar
shape growing rapidly larger. She jerl
ed the reins precipitately, wheele
about, started back in alarm. Her a,
mirable tranquility had vanished.
Goose! What did he mean? He wa
full hour early.
: Escape was cut off. Quickly sl
guided her horse into the concre,
arch mOnument--and waited. Her pc
turbation increased Her gIoved han
tOyed nervously with her riding GRO
Her heart pounded against her sid
She smoOthed for the fifth time h,
stylish riding-habit, adjusted for tt
tenth time the pointed hat atop h,
Titan hair.
What did he mean? He was an no,
early
II Now she could hear the rhythm
thud Of the hoof-beats. They wei
coming with break-neck speed. Loud,
and nearer louder and nearer. loud,
and nearer
i A form shot past. Her heart leal
| to her throat.
Then the scuffle of q horse checkt
In headlong gallop, swiftly retur
ing sounds. and the archway was lar
ened by a broad-shouldered, athlet
! man astride heaving, foam-fieck,
| steed.
His age sat lightly upon him. +
looked much younger than he was. +
had swept off his hat. and his thi,
, black hair. matted damply against h
| forehead, showed never trace ,
' gray. He was distinguished rath
than good-looking, and the skin of h