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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1907)
W WJi.4r iuiMi ftta .. W f 'MJXf A a -rtar t-i(tF' J .. Wj .S.r mV - .w4-rfCrUf1MtVa'Jj .i.-'j'.t.iAJt.wiiWw.Wtf4lA.'r Jri3W attwWrtw J4 Krynwnw wwwt A MAKER OF HISTORY By E. PHILLIPS OPFENHEIM, AUUwr of "XJi Matlrr Mummer," "A Vrinet nf Slnnm." "Miitttrltiut Mr, Sahln," "Anna the Adventure," ;c Copyright, 1005, 1006. by Little, tlrown. nnd Company. (Continued front Page Three.) tlmt thoro could ho nny connection be tween tills girl "'id thy photograph which hud llrst 11 rod him with thu Iiu jmlxo to undertake that most extraor dinary nnd quixotic mission. Yet tho fact remained that tho girl herself had lind very much the hiuiio ofToct upon him ns his first sight of tlio photo graph. It was a coincidence, of course. Miss Fielding was charming. There was no reason why he should not In dulge to the full his admiration of her. She had affected him In n most curious manner. Another man would have de clared himself In love with her. It was not possible tlmt she could he nny one hut MIhn Kidding. That start which he had fancied that he had no- 1 &- ' "The iuiihc, lies," hc (iiikirani, "hit. not the jjcvaoii." tlced, tho sudden ageing of her face, the look almost of fear! Absurd! II" was losing his nerves, it was not piw slide, he told himself steadfastly. And yet- Home of the women were following them hi a leisurely sort of way behind. Miss Kleldlug was there walking a lit tle apart. She carried her lint in her hand. The wind, which was blowing the skirts of her white cloth dress about her, was making havoc In her glorious hair. She walked with her head thrown hack, with all the effort less grace of youth a light heart, an easy conscience. He deliberately left his place and walked hack to meet her. She waved her hand gayly. There was color In her cheeks now, and her eyes laughed Into his. The shadows were gone. lie felt that this was madness, nud yet he said what he lnd come hack to say. ' I thought thn; you might he Inter ester to know, Miss Fielding, tlmt you will meet the gentleman with the same name as your friend tills even ing. Lord lluuton has been good enough to nsk him to come up nnd dluo." She nodded gayly. "What a crowd of sentimental mem ories his comlug will evoke," she de clared. "Be nice to mo, won't you, nnd help me dispel them?" "rorhnps," he said, smiling with n great relief, "I might prefer to try and construct a few on my own account." "Go nnd do your duty," slio com manded, lnughlng. Duncomho hastened to his place. Ills eyes were bright. lie felt that ho was walking upon nlr. "What n double distilled nss I nearly made of myself!" he muttered. CHAI'TISll XVI. SIIR came into the room n little late, and her entrance created almost a sensation. Duucombo only knew that she wore a black gown nnd looked divine. Lady Itunton murmured "Pnquln" with a sigh and frowned. "These girls might at least leave us black," she murmured to her neighbor. "What pearls!" Duncomho stepped forward to meet her. Ho could not keep tho admiration from his eyes. Her shoulders and slim, graceful neck wore as white as alabaster, her hair was a gorgeous brown kissed Into lino gold, glimmer ing as though with tho touch of some hidden lire. She moved with the de lightful freedom of absolute unturul- aosa. Ho murmured Bomcllilng wlilch I wunucu ridiculously commonplace, ana she laughed nl him. "Do you know tlmt you nrc going to tnke mo In?" she said. "I hopo that you nre prepared to he very amusing. Do tell mo which Is your friend." Then Duncomho remembered An drew, who was standing by his side. I He turned toward him, and the words ! suddenly died away upon his lips. An i drow's (nil frame was shaking ns though with some powerful emotion. No was stnndlng with his head thrust forward as though listening Intently. Duueotnhe set his teeth. "Will you allow mo to present my friend, Miss Kleldlug!" ho said. "An drew, this Is Miss Kleldlug. Mr. Pel ham, Miss Fielding!" She held out her hand and took his passive fingers. "I am so glad to know you, Mr. Pel ham," she said pleasantly. "Sir George gave mo quite a shock today when ho spoke of you. I was once very nearly engaged to an Andrew Pelham In Hal tlmore, and I had most distressing vi sions of all my old sweethearts turn ing up to spoil my good time here." Andrew's voice sounded odd nnd re strained. "I have never been hi America," ho said. She laughed. "You need not ho afraid that I am going to claim you," she declared. "You are at least n foot taller than my Andrew. You don't even Inspire mo with any tender recollections of him. Baron, I do hope that you have not taken too much exercise." "My denr young lady," ho answered, bowing, "I never felt better hi my life, lie thankful that It is not your hard fate to he my dinner companion. I am so hungry that I should have no time for conversation." "On the contrary," she declared, "I almost regret It. I much prefer to do some of the talking myself, but I sel dom get a chance. Will you promlso to give mo a show tonight, Sir George?" "As long as you permit mo to say two or three tilings which are in my mind," ho answered, lowering his voice a little, "you may do all the rest of the talking." "Dear me, I am curious already," she exclaimed. "What are the two or three things, Sir George? Why, do you see, nearly every one lias gone!" she added suddenly. "Come along!" She laid her hand upon Ids arm and led him away. Soon he was by her side at the table. Their companions were uninteresting. Andrew was out of sight. Duncomho forgot everything else In the world except that he was with her. Their conversation was of trifles, yet intimate trifles. The general talk buzz ed all round them. Neither made any effort to arrest It To Duncomho she seemed simply tho Image he had creat ed nnd worshiped suddenly come to life. That It was not In fact her pic ture went for nothing. There was no Infldelily. The girl who had existed in his dreams was here. It was for her that he had departed from the even tenor of his ways, for her ho had searched in Paris, for her ho had braved tho horrors of that unhappy week. Already he felt that she be longed to him, and in a vague sort of way she, too, seemed to be letting her self drift, to bo giving color to his un conscious assumption by her lowered tone, by tho light In her eyes, which answered his by all those little name less trlllos which go to tho sealing of unwritten compacts. Once her manner changed, nor fa ther, who was on the opposite side of the table, a little way off, loaned for ward and addressed her. "Say. Sibyl, where did wo stay In Paris? I've forgotten tho name of the place." "L'Hotcl 1'Athenee," she answered and at once resumed her conversation with Duncomho. Hut somehow the thread was broken. Duncomho found himself watching tho Httlo gray man opposite, who ate and drank so sparingly, who talked only when he was spoken to and yet who seemed to be taking a keen hut covert Interest In everything that went on about him. Her father! There was no likeness no shadow of a likeness. Yet Duncomho folt almost n personal Inter est In him. They would know one an other better some day, he felt. "So you hnvo boon In Paris lately?" ho asked her suddenly. She nodded. "For a few days." "I arrived from thoro barely a week ago," ho remarked. "I hate tho place!" Bho answered. "Talk of something elso." And ho obeyed. The second Interruption came from Andrew. During a momentary lull In the conversation they heard his Arm, clear voice talking. "My time was up yesterday, but I find so much to Interest mo down hero that I think I shall stay on for a few more days If my host remains as hos pltablo as ever." "Sq much to Interest him," she mur mured. "Aro not all places tho samo to tho blind? What does he mean?" "No Is not really blind," Duncomho answered, lowering his voice. "No can see things very dimly. Tho doctor has told him tlmt If ho wears those glnsses for a few moro months he may bo able to preserve sonio monsuro of eyesight. Poor chap!" jje ioes not attract mo, your friend," she said a little coldly. "What can he find to Interest him so much hero? Do you see how ho keeps his head turned this way? It Is nlmost .an though lie wished to listen to what wo were saying." "There Is a sort of reason for that," Duncomho answered, "Shnll I explain It?" ' "Do!" "Pelham lives, ns I think I told you, In a small country house near Paynes ham," Duncomho began. "The hnll in his village was occupied by a young man a boy, really and his sister. Early In the year tho boy, who had never been nbroud, thought that ho would like to tr.ivel a little In Europe, no wandered about Home time in Ger many nnd Austria nnd was coming homo by Paris. Suddenly all letters from hi in ceased. No did not return. He did not wrlfe. He drew no money from his letter of credit. No simply disappeared." Tho girl was proceeding tranquilly with hor dinner. The story so far did not seem to interest her. "Ills sister, who went over to Paris . to meet him, found herself quite alone , there, nnd wo suppose that she dovot-1 cd herself to searching for him. And then, curiously enough, she, too, dlsnp pearcd. Letters from her suddenly . ceased. No one knew what had be come of her." She looked at him with a faint smile. "Now," she snld, "your story Is be coming Interesting. Do go on. I want to know where you nnd Mr. Pelham come In." "Pelham, I think," he continued gravely, "was their oldest friend. He sent for mo. Wo were old college chums, and I went. This trouble with his eyes had only Just come on, and ho was practically helpless much moro helpless than the ordinary blind per son, because It was all new to him. This boy nnd girl were his old and dear friends. Ho was longing to ho off to Paris to search for them him self, and yet ho knew that so far as ho was concerned It would be simply wasted time. Ho showed mo tho girl's photograph." "Well?" "I went In his place." "And did you llnd either of them?" "No." "I wonder," she said, "why you havo told mo this story?" "I am going to tell you why," he an swered. "Because when Pelham heard you laugh last night ho was like a madman. Ho believed that it was tho voice of Phyllis Poynton. And I I when I saw you, 1 also felt that mira cles were at hand. Look here!" Ho drew a photograph from bis pocket and showed It to her. She look ed at It long and earnestly. "Yes," she admitted, "there is a like ness. It Is like what I might have been years ago. But will you tell mo something?" "Of course!" "Why do you carry tho picture of that girl about with you?" lie leaned toward her, and at that moment Lady Itunton rose from hor place. "In the winter garden afterward," ho kvhlspcred. "You have asked mo tho very question that I wanted to an swer!" I TO BE CONTINUED. TORNADO AT LONG PINE. Damage by Storm Will Be in Excess of $100,000. Long Pino, Neb., July 8. Long Pino was visited by a tornado and heavy damage was done. With but few ex ceptions, all the fronts of store build ings woro blown in. The Methodist church was demolished, the roof of tho Northwestern roundhouse was blown off and trees In tho streets were blown to shreds. The Diamond livery barn was demolished. The roof of Berber's department store was torn off and much damage done to his stock of goods. All tho board fences In town are down. Great damage was done to Kyner's mill. Several runaways oc curred at the beginning of tho storm. Three persons were hurt, but in only one case are the Injuries of a serious character. Thomas Wright was stand ing m the city meat market when tho front was blown In and Mr. Wright was cut up badly by tho glass. Tele phone lines are all down and streets are Just a mass of 'trees, fences, barns, etc. Tho city fire station was- blown ovor and tho city Jail demolished. Tho railroad coal chuto was partly de stroyed. The wind was followed up by a terrific hallBtorm, which demol ished practically all tho windows that tho tornado had left whole. Heavy damage Is reported dono by this hail storm to tho crops. Small grain Is practically destroyed. Tho damago done to Long Pino by tho wind and tall will be in excess of $100,000. "SHE" STUFF WRANGLE SETTLED Agreement Reached Between Cattle men and Packers. 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