The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-20
Continued from Yesterday.


Later that afternoon Henry Har-
rison came dashing out in a taxicab.
His homely honest face wore a look
of intense excitement. He scarcely
waited to greet Adele and Jeanne,
before he snatched a telegram from
his pocket ana waved 1t before the
latter's eyes.
Greet good luck, girl! Read
that"
Jeanne took it from him and
glanced it over. 1t was a long mes
sage and proved to be utterly I'M
Ineligible jargon to her.
What does it mean?" she asked.
1t means money!" he cried ex-
citedIy. It's about that piece Of
land OF yours down beyond the rail-
road Girl, you were right, when
you said IT would be valuable some
day. The railroad is going to run
across that piece of land, and they
are buying it for-well, I'm afraid
10 tell you RICH. now! You would
say it was a fairy tale I'll know
all the particulars tomorrow. Mean
while. you can begin considering
yourself young heiress."
But the property isn't mine any
more protested Jeanne. Il sold 1t
to you"
Forget it," he laughed. Il only
took it as security for the money I
loaned you when you wanted to stay
on here. You can buy it back from
me at the same price, and then sell
il to the railroad"
But that's ridiculous" protested
Jeanne. You bought a worthless
piece Of property just to help me out
OF Jam. and If you realize a for
tune on it. that's your good luck"
But even while she said it, she
was fairly dizzy with the possibili-
tes OF what this money could mean
to her. 1t would mean that she
could pay of all her harassing debts.
IL would mean that once again she
could hold up her head before trades
people Never again would she have
10 rear Nine. Julie and the resti
In her heart she knew that IL was
not fair to Harrison to accent this
sacrifice. but she also knew that
ne was man enough not to take ad-
vantage Of a business transaction
winch she had made through the
'Fr" Of necessity.
I'll nave enough anyway. Jeanne -
"- red her. Several pretty good
calls have come my way lately,
and when you pay me hack after
your property is sold, I'll have ali
started with and more.
But it doesn't seem right" she
heard herself saying. and wondered
II TINS could be Jeanne Dare.
lie had changed her in a
.N snort months!
No sense" he scoffed. You're
LnS who had the vision. You
said the railroad would
MA chat land valuable. II I'D
- our faith and gone out and
-sht your land with that idea IN
mind. it would be a different maj
ter But I didn't. Just took
that property as security really
But you'll remember 1 told Won
that il was better for me to buy
II outright because of what peonIa
would say il they learned that
had loaned you money"
OF course, Jeanne. Don't be ri
diculousr Adele put in. 81 never
heard of anything so quixotic in
my life II the gods toss a for
tune into your lap, l don't call il
very good manners to fling it back
~ them. Heavens! How 1 wish ]
had your chance"
ASll Auele and Harrison
sitting before the fire and went
over to the window to stare out AZ
the bleak winter landscape,
How moCkinC IL was that ber
good fortune had come too late. She
thought! '''o
Ut was II too late2
Was it possible that the brea,,
with Barstowe's family could be
patched up? Was 1t possible that
she could pay her debts ana hold
up her head again? Was il possible
that the burglary at the Barstowe
country place had removed all trace
ot her duplicity in the matter of
the pearls? Was il possible that
Vera Dayton would cease to an
taEonize Vic's family against her
and that Jeffries. the secretary
would keep his mouth shut about
the stolen letter?
For an instant she dared hone.
while she stood there at the win
dow Barstowe's car rolled into
view. 1t drew up to the curb and
he sprang out and hurried up the
walk
Jeanne went out on the veranda
to meet Barstowe.