Gunnison news-champion., 1923-12-28
illustrations bu
Irwin Myers

worker. There below. according to
their agreement. the second man.
TIEsbrUurk rutherford. the other party
In Interest In the Gorgam Trust Fund.
vafrhed-f indeed he were In ruudI-
lion 10. Jasper Hal- could not be sure
NJ this But be himself always re-
liable and devoted To his Immediate
ru-r-r-.. sat still. his eye med upon
. .s'h s."Hue and ,h" passing girls th.
s.r.- In hack
In ne center - the street flowed
Dos a., endless. aImu-' terrifying m..,-e
~ nn'nrs the farruuped IIlanu-.nes
~ rnr returning business men the
r-zIr, and 'h~.r shHTrnUseI. sharp
..,I yuunE plrar,- ~ drivers With the
...ru.us ri.arrfr.. In thslr tlsLllu.
...rrt l.ps. tho srrr, green busscs
( 's..E- up The s'up" from tho south.
/ Tie broad s'r"rt was for those who
| nd, the broad walk. for those who
| Wal 'ur pl"n-gr" or from necessity.
SUI hnly Hr.r stood up. cigar ashes
/ upon N.s IInma,uru'n shirt front There
. she went nt Ia,f the exact type OF
/ woman he must have You would
/ ha'" salt the very woman herself
/ Almost within roarh of his finger r-'ips
/ Tho puIe and delicate face. Ike fine
flower sown on barren ground. the
/ sam" deep. haunted eyes that saw un.
/ pleasant visions
! And aS he saw her. he cursed him
/ SELF ror a fool. md stnrted-his hat
] fortunately stlIl in his po-session-
and holted out the great door or the
| Justly celebrated club. opening upon
| the sIde-strcet But when he was on
Fllth avenue again. hurrylnc pcering
over wOmen's shoulders. he passed up
| through the crowd on the broad walk
| In vain. quite naturally As well
20 hunting one oak leaf in wind
storm In the autumn woods as one
woman In that crowdi
Jasper HaIg turned back finally.
! thinking. After all. II was a great
| gnln-to know that she existed He
| could find her some way, He always
had accomplished. so far. what he had
| planned. The only great anxiety now
came in that all-domlnatIng question
| " time.
SO. eyes down, planning what forces
h" could use in wide. quick stIll-huni
| FOR her In the morning. he came again
| into the high club entrance and al
most into collision with the great form
| OF the other man. the other party nt
interest. Hasbrouck Rutherford. coars-
en"d, grown fat.wittcd. 1t seemed to
| IIafF
crlsis-the desperate Illness Of his
wife, HaIg watched him with not
unfamiliar feeling OF hostility and con.
tempt. wondering how any man could
| possibly be such fool at such a time,
| when every ounce OF braln-power that
| he had was needed
Well said the younger man, turn
ing toward him his great bulk and the
familiar odor OF liquor on his breath.
| What luck? Tie sameT'
NO" said Jasper Halg. talking In
monosyllables. But a smile. an oblique
smile almost OF pleasure-a rare
vision OF personal satisfactlon-came
and passed from his thin lips.
you haven't found her." exclaimed
the other. his face mottlIng with sur
! prise.
i've seen her" Jasper HaIg replied
succinctiy. And he briefly told how
he had caught the girls face. and lost
II again In the crowd.
Just how nearly was she like herr -
asked Hasbrouck Rutherford. breath
ing hard with excitement through the
full. moist lips about his great cigar.
Jasper HaIg described the girl with
that exactness. II not warmth of de-
tail. with which the clear. unbiased
vision OF IA successful legal mind would
see n woman. young or old
Nine men out of ten would have
testified in court" he concluded. sum.
ming up. that she was your-was
Adelaide herself"
About her sIze77
Her size. her coloring. her face.
eyen-eyen that peculiar look Of hers
tired and afraid"
But not so sick p the other man
asked quickly.
'Naturally-not that Not so hnc.
gard. and younger. And carrying her.
self erect-by an effort, | should say
They do commented Hasbrouck
Rutherford, especially this hot wealth.
er. That's the woman of II. They
stay with their job till they carry
them out-if they're any good. II
'hey've got any pep al all stated
Rutherford, who approached the sui.
ject from different. more intimate
and more emotional angle than Jasper
HaiG.
"The black dress would probably
mean one Of the shops-Fifth avenue
should say from the general outline
and material" ventured Jasper Hail.
"what time was itr' demanded
Hasbrouck Rutherford. He was or
his own ground now. where he himself
could talk with concise authority.
Five minutes beyond the CLOSING