The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-13

on the card from a new angle. she
gave d little gasp She had discoY
cred some thin spmething very
much worth while.
Susie returned % work tue
next day.
0fgcouTse there were nany ex.
presslons Of sympathy from fell
low employees and from the execns
tiyeS for her story had become
known in the office on The day
when she had received the postal
!, tsusie had promptly tainted upon
receiving 1t, and the card had then
been read by the others In the Of.
fice.)
But now Susie showed little Of
the effects Of her illness.
At the noon hour she ate lunch
with one Of her firm friends, Anna
Habecker.
whats new at the Office
Anna2. Susie asked. what are
they doing about John? Who's do.
ing MS wofk3"
They've been trying to trace
John everywhere, but haven't got
q single hint where he is," said
Anna. otto Duemllng IS doing
his work. :"
Duemllng had been Johns as.
.slstant before Johns disappear
anee, and upon returning to the
office susit Viewed lotto with
great interest, Never before had
she paid 80 much attention TO him,
but now she looked at him care
fully and thoughtfully.
She saw in DenmlIng a sleek
young man Of not very progresses
ing appearance and no outstantl-
ing characteristics. There was no.
thing about him that marked mia
personality. He was self-efiacinS,
very evidently efficient, and not
very much inclined to hobnob or
chat with the other employees.
All the afternoon Susie was
buslly thinking OF the task she
had set for herself. There was a
certain definite something which
rather made her SILVER as Rhe
contemplated It. \ e.
And It was to enable her TO do
this definite something that Susie,
before leaving the Office that Of.
ternoon. slyly unfastened one Of
the ground windowa.
It was / o'clock that night before
Susie felt the time was proplhous
for doing this thing she had d..
ciied must be dcne. At that hour
the night was pitch dark-there
was no moon-and the town was al.
most wholly silent.
Through the night Susie stcie 70
tho window she had unfastenej,
Softly she raised this window and
crept into the dark office, her
heart beating furiously and only
her determination to go through
with the task she had set herse;:
enabling her to push onward.
In the office she made her way
past the furniture to the deSis
which had been Johns.
There was a certain locked
drawer in this desk she wanted .
investigate.
A handy, he6, Y envelope opener
enabled her to pry the drawer
open. Greedily she caught up tina
papers in the drawer and took
them to an inner room, where sks
cautiously turned on a light.
A tremulous Sigh Of satisfaction
came from he: as she examined
the papers.
II thought So" She exclaimed 20
herself. ~ thought sol"
But bark. what was that?
Some one was stealthily opening
the side door into the office.
Susie switched of the light. Fea :
clutched at her soul What II Shit,
should be discovered?
! She heard the sound OF voices
and finally made out that the intru.
ders were man and woman.
She heard them move to the far
end Of the room, where the vault
! was located. Peering through the
door she saw tire flash Of a light,
then heard the sound Of a clicking
The door Of the safe was being
opened.
! Susie, taking all her determine.
tton and courage in hand, crept
from her hiding rlace into the larg.
er room and down the darkene :
aisles toward the little partitioned
space where the huge vault was 10
Gated.
! AS she came nearer she saw