The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-18
CHAPTER lv-centinued.

CHAPTER iv-continued.
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I'll CERTAINLY do that. Miss Whit
f0rd.s
'.Tnen well look for you Thursday
afternoon, say"
"rll be here"
III the police don't set YOU"
They von't." he promised sereneiy
"When you're ready. Bee." suggested
Bromfeld In a bored voice.
She nodded casually and walked out
Of the room like young Diam,
straight AZ dart 10 her trim slender
ness.
Clay clipped out of the house by
the back way.
From the top of bus Clay Lindsay
looked down canyon which angied
across the great city like river Of
light. He had come from one land OF
gorges to mother. III the walls Of this
one. thousands aud tens OF thousands
Of tllff-dwellers hid themselves during
the day like animals Of some queer
breed and poured out into the canyon
at sunset.
Now the river In ifs bed was alive
with a throbbing tide. Cross-current
Of humanity flowed Into II from side
streets and ebbed out Of It into others.
Streams OF people were swept down.
caught here and there Ia swirling ed
dies Taxls, private motors. and troll
ley cars struggled in the rnceway.
All this Claf saw In fash while
his bus crossed Broadway on It's way
to the Avenue. His eyes had become
accustomed to ibis brilliance In the
weeks that had passed since his
descent upon New York, but familiar
ity Ind not yet iulled the wonder
Of II.
He had become fast friend Of Miss
Whitford. Together they had tramped
through Central park and motored up
the Hudson In one OF her fathers cnrs.
They had explored cach others minds
along with the country and ench had
known the surprise aud delight Of dis
coveries, OF finding In the other
quality Of freshness and candor.
The bus jcrked down Fifth avenue
like a boat In heavy sens, pausing here
and there ut the curb to take on
passenger While It wss getting under
way after one such stop, another
downtown bus rolled pest.
Clay came to a sudden alert attep.
ton. His eyes focused on girl sit.
ting on back seat. In the pretty
childish face he read wistful help.
lessness. pathetic hint Of misery that
called for sympathy.
Arizona takes short cuts to Its ends.
Clay rose instantly, put Ills foot ON the
railing. and leaped across to the ton
Of the bus rolling parable, with the one
he was on. In another second he hod
dropped into the seat beside the rIrI
Glad 10 meet you again. Miss Kitty"
he sold eheerfully. "Huw the big
town been using your"
The girl looked at hin, with a iIttle
gasp Of surprise. "Mr. Llndsay!" Sud.
den tears filmed her eyes. She forgot
that she had left him With the promise
never ngain to speak to him. She wus
In far country. and he WINS q friend
from home.
The conductor hustled down the
aisle. "Say. where do you get This
You can't jump from the
top OF one bus to another. Tint min,
the system OF transfers we use In This
town. You might a got killed"
"Oh. well. let's not worry about ,hat
now"
I'D ought to have Won pu,,aa
Three years I've been on this ru,
and"
"Nlce run. Wages good?"
Don't get gay, young fellow. 1 cap
tell you one thiag. You've got to pay
another fare"
Clay paid 1t.
The conductor retired 10 his post
"What about that movie lob? Is n
papnip' out pay gold?" Lindsay asked
Kitty.
Bit BY bit her story came out. I,
was common enough one. S.,p h..,
been fiim-fiammed out Of her money
BY the alleged school Of moving. picture
actors, and the sharpers had decar ..,ed
with II.
AS she looked at her recovered
friend, Kitty gradually realized an OUT
ward transfc rmation in his sppear.
lnce. lie was dressed quietly In
clothes of perfect fit made for him nv |
,o'ln Whitford's tailor. From shoes
o nat he was a New Yorker 60, up |
egardless OF expense. But he warm |
mile, the strong. tanned face. the grin |
4 the big brown hand that buried her |
mall ene-sll these wee from her |
'wn West. 30 too had been the non. !
hasance with which he had stepped
rom the rnii OF one moving bus TO |
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