The Dolores star., 1922-08-04


wrote:
Mfr. John Welton, III
Blue Rapids. Kansas.
Dear Mr.. Welton:
1T is possible that Alan Conrad
has mentioned me-or at least totd
you of my father-in connection with
his stay in Chicago. After Alan leit
Chicago. my father wrote twice 10 his
Blue Rapids address, but evidently he
had instructed the postmaster there
to forward his mail and mad not Fn9ls
any change in those inStrucuo1S i1T
the letters were returned 70 A.an.S al
dress ana In that way car1e hack 70
us. We did not like 10 poaSs Inquiries
further than that as q cN-->e -
could have communicated WIKI = =
he had not felt ;hsr there "7ES >,'l1s
reason FOR not doing - Nov eE"-
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him at once. Z YEA cz- tel - Az
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know $ - zAs-s - : g visit Il
may - doing We al -hs5 lin hs7e
50 ven much.
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s-3u -u1 1-bs- .s--=-s 70 -r.;s- O1ly
the handwriting = - address upon
The T4EEs-a. -es NEz--1woc poStnaTS
and re s5as agE furnished clues 10
the sz-Ee- C -Es -.-s and the watch
z-E -ae -h=- things Constance her
s1lE C0-'- - r-zCs those clues, but
Hear q hs- father could. She wrote
q lr.l us them. therefore, describing
tie articles which had come and re-
-z--z- VIA; she had done.
The next noon she received a
wire from Henry that he was coming
up" Il did not surprise her, as she
had expected him the end Of the week.
A-H.AF- haAtAL fHfL4-ll-s 0Alt sat WIN Al'l
mother on the wide, screened veranda.
The lights of some boat turning in
between the points and moving swift
ly caught her attention. As 1t entered
the path Of the moonlight. its look was
so like that Of Henry's power yacht
that she arose. 1t was his way, as
soon as he had decided to leave bust
ness again and 20 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 1t ran in close.
stopped and instantly dropped a
dingey from the davits. She saw
Henry in the stern of the little boat
1t disappeared in the shadow of
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 Gamer
you let yourself think you needed
me. Cunnie!"
Il did. -
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
and into the house.
When she saw his face in the light,
there were signs of strain In it.
You're tired, Henryw
He shook his head. ITS been rot
ten hot In Chicago; then | guess |
was mentally stoking all the way UP
here, Connie. But first, where are
the things you wanted me to see"
She ran upstairs and brought them
down to him. Her hands were shak-
ing now as she gave them to him; she
could not exactly understand why; but
her tremor increased as she saw his
big hands fumbling as he unwrapped
the muffler and shook out the things
1t inclosed. He took them up one by
one and looked at them, as she had
done. His fingers were steady now,
but only by mastering of control, the
effort for which amazed her
He had the watch in his hands.
THE inscription Is inside the 'front.'"
she said.
She pried the cover open again and
read, with him, the words engraved
within.
AS master Of . : What ship was
he master Of then, Henry, and how
did he rescue the Winnebago's peo-
pIeT
He never talked to me about things
like that, Constance. This Is all?"
Yes"
Henry put the things back In the
box. "Of course. this is the end of
Benjamin Corvet."
"Of course" Constance said. She
was shaking again and, without will
ing 1t, she withdrew little from Hen
ry. He caught her hand again and
drew her back toward him. His hand
was quite steady.
You know why I came to you as
quick as could? You know why /
why nv mind was hphind avar, thr,,,t