Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-06-09


MIR. John Welton, 1le
BLUE Rapids. Kansas.
Dear Mr.. Welton:
ut Is possible that Alan Conrad
has mentioned me-or at least told
you of my father-in connection with
his stay In Chicago. After Alan left
Chicago, my father wrote twice to his
Blue Rapids address, but evidently he
had instructed the postmaster there
to forward his mall and mad not made
any change In those Instructions, for
the letters were returned to Alan's ad-
dress ana in that way came back to
US. We did not like to press Inquiries
further than that, as Of course he
could have communicated with US II
he had not Ielt that there was some
reason for not doing so. Now, how
ever. something of such supreme i'm
portance to him has come to US that
1t Is necessary for us to get word to
him at once. If you can tell me any
address at which he can be reached
by telegraph or major where mes
senger can find hint will oblige US
very much and will be to his interest"
She hesitated, about to sign it; then.
impulsively, she added:
Il trust you know that we have
Alan's interest at heart and that you
can safely tell US anything you may
know as TO where he is or what he
may be doing. We all liked him here
so very much. :"
She signed her name. There were
still two other letters to write. Only
the handwriting of the address upon
the package, the Manitowoc postmark
and the shoe box furnished clues to
the sender of the ring and the watch
and the other things. Constance her
self could not trace those clues, but
Henry or her father could. She wrote
to both of them, therefore, describing
the articles which had come and re-
lating what she had done.
The next noon she received a
wire from Henry that he was coming
up" 1t did not surprise her, as she
had expected him the end of the week.
Late that evening, she sat with her
mother on the wide, screened veranda.
The lights of some boat turning In
between the points and moving swift
ly caught her attention. AS it entered
the path of the moonlight, its look was
so like that of Henry's power yacht
soon as he had decided to leave bust
ness again and go to her, to arrive
as soon as possible; that had been his
way recently, particularly. So the
sight of the yacht stirred her warmly
and she watched while It ran in close,
stopped and instantly dropped
dingey from the davits. She saw
Henry in the stern of the little boat ;
it disappeared in the shadow Of a
pier she heard presently, the
gravel of the walk crunch under his
quick steps, and then she saw him In
the moonlight among the trees. She |
went down on the path to meet him.
How quickly you camel"
"You let yourself think you needed |
me, Connie ~
81 did. F.. :"
He had caught her hand In his and |
he held it while he brought her TO the
porch and exchanged greetings with
her mother. Then he led her on past
md into the house.
When she saw his face In the light
here were signs of strain in it,
You're tired, Henry Pc
r. r. -
en- hot in Chicago; then guess
vas mentally stocking all the way up
lere, Connie. But first, where are
he things you wanted me to seer
She ran upstairs and brought them
lown to him. Her hands were shak-
ng now as she gave them to him; she
ould not exactly understand why; but
Ter tremor increased as she saw his
zig hands fumbling as he unwrapped
he muffler and shook out the things
/ inclosed. He took them up one by
ne and looked at them, as she had
one. His fingers were steady now.
ut only by mastering of control, the
fort for which amazed her
He had the watch in his hands
1.-The inscription is inside the front"
he said.
She pried the cover open again and
cad, with him, the words engraved
'ithin.
"'As master Of > What ship was
e master Of then. Henry, and how
i'd he rescue the Winnebago's peo-
leT
"Be never talked 20 me about things
he that, Constance, This is alY'
yes"
Henry put tbe things back in fhe
lx. 'Of course. this Is the end Of
enjnmin coYef'
"Cf course Consiapcc said She
as shakiDe pgaln and Rith0uf VIII
q a. she withdrew y lille irom Hen
. le caught Aer hand again aud
'ea her back toward ban. llIs band
M quito sifld}
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