The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-25

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ilfor. IL was partially. at least. hts
battle they were fighting out there.
while he remained inactive. lie rosc
and sought the door. fumbilng aim.
iessiy In his pockets for his gloves
something tinkled on tho floor rs he
brought them forth. and he bent 20
pick up the little crueiflx with lts
twisted. tangled chain. forgotten at
Tollifer Duly. hazlly. he stared NJ
II with his red eyes. with tho faint
feeling OF duty neglected Thcni
"She only said they might want
IT," he mumbicd. I'm sorry-f
should have remembered. I'm always
faillng--at something"
Then. duly anxious 20 40 his part.
60 take hts place In the fighting line.
he replaced the tiny bit of gold IN his
pocket. and threading his way thru
the circuitous tunnel of snow.
stepped forth into the night.
II was one OF those brief spaces
Of starlight between storms. and the
crews were making tho most OF "
The wind had ceased temporarily.
allowing every possible Workman TO
be pulled from the ordinary task Of
keeping, the tfacks clear Of the
pick upa- OF tho wind. blowing tho
snow down from tho drifts Of tho
hill. and 20 be concentrated upon tho
primary task Il many~-shc clearing
% tho packed siftlngs which filled the
first snowshe6.
Atop the ohicnx shed. swept clear
by the wind. light was signalling.
telling the progress OF the pillow. and
It's consequent engines. within. Even
from the distance. Barry could hear
The surge Of tho terrific impact, as
tho rotary. pushed by tho four tire.
mendouH ~compounds" and Malletts
which formed It's additional motive
power. smashed against the tight.
jsmmed contents of tho shed. snari~d
and tore az TIA enemy. then. beaten
at last BY the crusted Ice Of tho rails.
came Erudkinxiy back. that the ice
crews. with their arcs and bsra.
might break the capitalization from
tho rails and give traction for anoth.
or assault. Houston started forward,
oniy 70 stop. A figure In tho dim
iight Of tho cook car had caught his
eye. Afedains Rohluctte.
she was helping with the prepare,
ton OF the midnight meal for the
iaborrrs. hurrying from tho steam.
ting cauidrons 70 the benches and
baskets. filling the big pots with cot.
fec. arranging the tin cups IN their
stacks for the various crews. and do
ing something that Houston know
WINS OF more value than anything
eise--brtnging a smile 10 tho tired
men who .sbored beside her. And
thls In spite uf the fact that the black
rings Of fatigue were about her eyes,
that thu pretty. smoothly rounded
features had tho suggestion o.
drRwnuess. that the iips, when they
ceas~d 10 move. settled into tho
slightest BIT Of = droop. Now and
then she stopped by one Of tho tables
and chung 20 n. az tho for suppdrt--
only 20 pork her head with . sufdsn
little motion Of discrimination. 70
turn. and then with laugh 20 On
with her work. Presently h heard
her singing abovs ths chatter Of kitch-
enwars and the scuffling Of the men
with thar heavy. hob.natlsd shoes.
And ho know that II was . song Of
the lips. not OF the heart. that she
might tighten thu burden Of others In
forgctfulne~s OF SELF.
Aud a. he watched her. Houston
knew for all time that he loved her.
that he wanted her above all things.
In spite OF what she had been led TO
believe Of him. In spite Of everything,
His hands extended. a. tho TO reach
toward hert--hc aching appeal Of a
lonely. harassed man. striving for n
thing he could not touch Then hope
surgcd in hi. heart
III the woman back there IN the
west country only would tell II she
would only keep tho promise which
she had given him In her haif-de
ltriumi II meant the world 10 Barry
Houston something far greater
even than the success. for which he
had struggled: she could tell 50 nuchl
For Houston felt that Agnes Jier.
don knew the details Of practically
every conspiracy that had been fash.
toned against him. the substitution OF
the lease and contract In the pile Of
technical papers which he had signed
the false story which shs had told
10 Medaine-suddcnly Barry won
dered II she really had passed the
scene Of his struggle with Tom Lang.
don, n she had seen anything nj all.
II her whole testimony had not beer
a manufactured thing. built merely
for the purpose OF obtaining HIS ut.
moat Confidence. II she only would
teili II she only would stay by her
promise to A. man who had kept his
promise to herf IT,
But call had come from up tho
line. The whistles no longer were
footing: instead. they were blowing
with long foghorn blasts. an ecrie
sound in the cold. crisp night--a
sound Of forsboding. Of danger. A
dim figure made its appearances. run
ming along tho box cars. at last 70
sight Houston and come toward him
which car does the engine crews
sleep in7~ came sharply.
Houston shook his head
Il don't know. Has something
gone wrong7"
/ 'PIenty. Both the nremen on
Number SIX have went out from gss