Tllf ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) IIEBALD
OCTOBER 9. 1919
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Marlon Bishop, listening In Hie quiet
mt the hall, knew at Inst the reason for
the sudden chance In her father. She
tieard with Blowing heart the grave
voice of the lawyer Baying. "Col well
baa the papers which are the evidence
gainst )nu; nnd while we who know
jou feel that your action wna never
criminal to any degree, In the eyes of
the law and the gnng who are deter
mined to drive you from business, you
re guilty. I must tell you frnnkly.
Tou must prepare for the worst. Col
well takes ofllce this week, and natu
rally he will want to atart with a case
be ran win."
, Marlon heard her father's low groan
of pain, and she hurried down the hall
to her room. There ahe stood, fn si
lence and thought. She had watched
her father gradually aeetn to grow old
that month. He was haggard and worn,
nd his will was gradually breaking
under the burden of what he was fac-
,D- . i. .
What could ahe do? That was the
question. She had often seen Col y ell,
the young attorney who had been
lected state's attorney. His strong,'
erene face. had appealed to her, and
he knew that if his mind was made
p to Imprison her father no plea of
kera could count
"But I must do 'something -something
I Father's lawyers evidently think
there la nothing to be done," ahe
thought to herself. "I will see Col well
And tell him just how It Is." '
Her decision reached, ahe set about
carrying It out; but all the way to the
heart of the city ahe was wondering
what she could say and what he
would say. There was nothing for her
to aay other than that she had faith
In her father'a honor and honesty. She
realized how foolish that statement
would wound to the keen lawyer whose
life had been Kpent among men whe
did not do .thine from honest 'mo
tive. When ahe reached the great office
building her courage almost failed her;
but, setting her will, she entered.
She went Into the outer office, and,
without realising the stir she made
among the clerk a she ciime Into the
busy office atmosphere looking like a
wild rose strayed from some garden,
she found herself guided hy u polite
young mnn to the waiting room.
She wns one of three glil waiting.
Her wonder a to their errands there
whs iUickly ended when she heard one
of them sny, "I'm going to make a try
for the Job even If I don't make good
ufterward."
It dawned upon Marlon that the
girls were applicants for a position a
stenographer or secretary to Colwcll.
A blinding thought made her quiver.
She had prepared hers'lf for sere
tarhil work In order to aid her father.
Col well did not know her nor did any
else In the district. A wild, rash plan
formed In her mind ; she, too, would
apply for the position, and perhaps
perhaps she could secure the fatal pa
pers which alone could convict her fa
ther. Shivering slightly with nervousness,
sho watched the girl go in and come
out depressed. Then her turn came.
She stepped Into the quiet office
bravely, and found herself courteously
seated and then scanned quickly. She
had never been near enough to see his
eyes; she found them grave, searching,
with the thought of his mind hidden.
He asked her the usual questions and
then gave her some dictation. With
trembling but skilled fingers she wrote
and afterward typed the matter. She
watched him. half praying, half hop
ing he would reject her. for ahe sensed
that he was favorably Impressed.
lie looked up with his gray eyes. "If
you wish the position It Is yours,
Miss "
Quickly Marlon breathed the name
she had already sent In to him
"Marlon Lane."
She was soon at work beside him,
and through that fated afternoon she
came In touch, for the first time, with
t personality o strong thnt It mas
tered her. When the afternoon ended
he turned to hoi with a friendly word,
, Ton are very capable, Miss Lane,
and If you will tell me more about
bout yourself I would like to make
you my secretary," he said, hla gray
yes upon her.
She shook ber head, frightened.
"Keally, there Is nothing to tell."
; His words disturbed her. If she wan
(to be his stenographer ahe would not
have the opportunity to aecure the
; damaging paper; as his secretary she
would. Hut evidently before giving
her the position of trust he wished to
.know more about her.
' To her surprise the next morning
she found herself doing a secretary's
work. Her hopes rose again; she
would get those papers.
The week went, by. Her father's case
'was nppronchlng trlnl. She caught her
self wondering, now and then, If she
had not better tell Col well the whole
story her own action who she was.
She felt sometimes as If she simply
must go" to blin. Her thoughts were
often with him ; memories haunted her
after working hours memories of his
face, bis ways; and suddenly the truth
came.
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Her face crimsoning though she was
In the shelter of her own room; she
tried to drive the thought away. "I do
believe I am In love with hlm-roh, the
Idea of It! the man who may send fa
ther to prison I"
She fought bravely, but when she
found on ber desk a bunch of roses the
next morning she all but wept Into
them. It wa Just his customary
thoughtfulness, yet it meant more than
that to her.
Then came the crisis! The next
afternoon she saw him take some pa
pers from a case, and from her desk
she read the Inscription upon them.
It was the evidence against her fa
ther. She saw Colwell glance through
them, then place them In a file. He
picked up another folio and went out.
She looked at the file with fascinat
ed eyes. Then with a low cry, stirred
by some Inner despair, she rushed
over, drew the slip of papers from the
file and clasped It to her with whis
per, "Now 1 hnve them I" X,
She turned to her deRk an(( paused. ;!
In the door stood Colwell, his grave:
eyes upon her, and In thera something
that drovo her wavering senses Into ,
confusion. His eyes were not stern J
although' they Told her that he knew
something was wrong but gentle and
pitying. - . , !
She let the papers fall from her.
numb Angers and swayed as she stood. '
. "Miss Bishop he began. j
' He knew her name. It was the last
shock. She wavered In falntness, and,
struggling against If. ahe started for
her desk, to find 'the whirling office
grow steady as strong arms held her
tightly. Ills eyes', looking down Into
her frightened ones, held the old but
beautiful light ; and her fear grew Into
wonder, nnd then Into a rush of hope
nd happiness.
"My dear little plotter. I know who
you are; I saw you months ago, and
thought I I would like to have you
with me for why, always, of course.
Then you appeared In the office. I
could not guess why, but I know now.
Didn't you see I put your .father's case
in the file of those to be dismissed?
There, now, let's go to your home nnd
tell him. Then, too, I want to ask
him for permission to make love to
you In a real way!"
Lee Richmond, editor of the
Minden Courier, spent a day or two
in the city' the first of the week,
making a visit with a family, who
have recently taken up their resi
dence In Alliance. Although a young
man, Lee grew up in the newspaper
profession and has made the Courier
known all over the state as one of
(beheading publications, of Its class
In Nebraska. He made, a fehort visit
with The Herald force, and some
thing in his manner, more than in
what he sa'.d. made us think that
the present visit in Alliance is one
of a long rmies, end that in time
we'll see more of him.
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