The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-12-30

she knew: and she could not yet be
heve that ~. Hedge had renoucnet
efficiency Something had snapped
in his brain, she was sure Of that.
Suddenly he snatched the pokel
again amt advanced upon her
See that" he dcmanAed. waving
it a very useful poker large
heavy strong sit wil.rc you are.
don t dare to move. Ill be back u
hail a minute.
lie rushed from The library. and
She heard him running down tho
hall She sat thcre. powerless. even
Tough her instinct was to ily from
the housn and escape the madman
A pity he was mad. silR found her
self thinking pity because in his
madness II Hedge seemed almost
sublime. Certainly he was super.
human. There was something 50 at.
tcrly different from the efficiency.
man that Constance. even in he..
awe. was compelled to admire.
From another part Of the house
she heard an echo of heavy blows.
Heavens! II. Hedge vas killing
somebody,
Then a sound of rapid footsteps.
and he was again in the library. a
wild light of triumph in his eyes. lie
flung the poker into a corner and
laughed joyously
ITS done,' he announced. That's
a bully poker
Constance questioned him with
terrified eyes.
Yes. it's done! The time clock is
dead-all the wheels and insides
spilled out on the floor.
The girl in the chair brcathed
again. There had been no murder i'm
the Brooke mansion.
"r!obodyll ever punch that clock
again. after the wallop l gave it" he
cried happily. Busted the dial at
the first crack. Looks as if it had
been shot up with a 42-ccntimcter
gun. Mary is %reviving Elvira-she
tainted"
He paused for an instant. then
rushed forward. seized Constance by
the wrist. dragged her from tho
chair and whirled her across the
sit down" he ordered, pointing to
the little office chair that stood at
the typewriter desk.
She obeyed, trembling.
Stick in a sheet of paper"
Now take this:
Economy & Efficiency Corporation,
Ltd,
New York City, New York.
Got that?" he demanded. Good.
Now, go ahead:
GENTLEMEN:
II resign.
Got that? Right! Now:
Don't send anybody in my place.
II you do I'll bust him over the head
Yours truly.
That's all. Let's see. Here-I
said bust not burst Change it
rhere-that's correct. Now address
an envelope. Thanks. And now put
another sheet"
Constance did as hidden. in terror
IF the mailman
Take this:
Henry Wellington Hedge.
DEAR SIR;
mo; wait a minute. Scratch out
he Dear Sir That's it. Now.
DEAR HENRY:
II resign my job as secretary. to
AXE effect as Dol as | can write my
under
yours affectionately-"
Constance's cheeks famed and her
became paralyzed after the
Yours"
Go on! Write afectionately.
lie ordered menacingly. You take
riders until you sign that. You're
till my secretary Writer
I'm not your secretary she de
Jared p~assionately. at last finding
Ter voice. "You've-you've resigned :
.ourselfi'
Not until 1 sign it," he cried
Write affectionately'"
With trembling fingers she wrote
= affcctionately
Good exclaimed II Hedge as he J
ragged her back to the big desk
Now sign
He dipped a pen and thrust it into |
er hand |
SIgni'
She signed
He snatched the pen from her i
myers and signed the other letter. I
! a bold. scrawling hand. T
NEXT CHAPTER: an inefficient /
roposal. I