“Sol Bloomberg!” returned another voice, surprised. “What’s the idea?”
“Why, hadn’t you heard?” The first speaker was evidently incredulous. “Bloomberg has gone to Alaska.”
CHAPTER XII
DISHEARTENING NEWS
For a moment it seemed to Ruth as though her heart sank down into the toes of her shoes.
Sol Bloomberg in Alaska! And they were going there! Instead of leaving him farther and farther behind with every mile they had traversed, as she had fondly hoped, their journey was taking them steadily nearer to a possible meeting with him, with the man who had vowed “to get even with her if it took him the rest of his life!”
Ruth turned on impulse to face the two speakers. She had thought she recognized the voices, and now she saw that she was right.
They were two minor actors of the company. While not taking any important part, they were, nevertheless, practically invaluable to the company because of their ability to “fit in” at odd and sometimes critical moments.
They were pleasant lads, both of them, and by name, Todd and Downey.
Now Ruth turned to them eagerly.
“What was that you said about Bloomberg?” she asked, doing her best to make the tone of the question sound casual. “I couldn’t help overhearing——”