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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1889)
WEST SHORE. ,111 1 TWIXT GOLD AND SINEW. BY C. J. ME3SER. BOOK TWO PAHT IV. k EXT day, at an earlier hour than expected by Mrs. y Pattern, Hawkes arrived. Marie was dispatched to answer the ring at the door. " Show whoever ' tia into the drawing room, an' tell 'em I'll bo down directly," commanded the lady of the house. Most unsuspectingly Mario opened the door, then, pale and trembling, ushered the young banker into the drawing room. " I am fortunate," said Hawkes, eagerly, " I hoped to see you" Her evident distress checked him. Mrs. Pattern's entrance gave the girl an opportun ity to withdraw, of which she immediately availed herself. The examination of the securities lasted upwards of an hour, then, Hawkes pleading that ho must return to the city, Mrs. Pattern exclaimed " Wei', now I'm drell'ul sorry you've gut to l'o. There's a lawn party over to fioldthurst's to-day, there's goin' to be a tea an' seen, an' I fjfl A was hopin you'd run over with me, 's long's H'iyvt you who urn:, nuir uu, juu i- uivt that will be there, you'll enjoy yoursel'." Being unable to resist such urgent solicita tions from an investor, Hawkes concluded to stay. Mrs. Pattern fully realized tlio sensa tion the banker's appearance would create among the guests. Mr. (loldthurst received the young man with great cordiality, and without loss of time presented a numlter of business men who were present. " Your judgment in selecting a financial adviser is, as in everything else, excellent," ho said to Mrs. Pattern, with a courtly bow. " Shall I have tho pleasure of conducting you in to tea? Mr. Hawkes, will you escort Miss loldthurst?" After ten there was music, then the party re paired to the lawn, where Hawkes again found r liimself with Alice. -' " You have been wonderfully successful. I hear," she remarked, after they had talked over bygone days. " Yes, in some things," ho admitted. " Then it is truo one is never satisfied. You cer tainly appear to have everything, yet your tone inti mates there is some object unattained." " I haven't a wifo as yet," laughed Hawkes. " You undoubtedly find it dillicult to ch.Nise from among so many who kneel to you." There was h t- eeptiltlo sarcasm in tho tone. He placed her wrap about her carefully and they went toward tho house. When they reached the piani'a she said, with studied carelessness " Whenever you wish to recall old times, come and see mo." " Thank you," he answered. " As an old friend, I shall take tho liberty of telling you that you have grown very beautiful?' Touching his lips to tho fin gers he held he turned away. " I wonder why I let her get the idea that 1 was dissatisfied," he mused, as ho lighted H cigar and stroll ed toward the cliff. " She is certainly very handsome. Perhaps mime time I may accept her invitation." 0 , . 11 f aLSVKTT . - .nVi liJl a-J 1 WU - V mm Si M' ?) A 4A 9zk,-'S 'ill" 'IT " III HIM) ll WSISTH riSMI-Y HI T OMTI.V His walk bad taken him along the cliff pnth and through the gate to the Pattern grounds. Mechan ically he approached the summer house, Passing through the entrance Wore be became aware that the place was occupied. Even if he bad the disMition to withdraw, he bad not the time, for the occupant, whom I,,, l.ii.l immediately recounted as Marie, bad seen him Ktul attempted to pass out by him. Without being cep nnio sarcasm in ho tone. aM,( to account for t. . fading js-d him that this Mou'rewrong" ho res,H,nded u.ety. ha a lei a j i A sense of power not lH.en ser.ous .bout any one smce you threw me wu m 1 ,n J((Ul(,r lnhlftIl ,;,,,,, "V,'!r Lr HTm I w,nt in her face, leaving it her wrists' firmly, but gently, and 1,1 her back to her unite pale. Her quickness " I an. the m,t u,,f.tun. Marie l.gan. deserted her, and she was vexed at her inability i( d in(,i;, lll(,rrultl ,Uwk,.g. " i have - htfSVhillj. hadn't we l,tcr go in ? " thought my..f unfortunate, fr I have unwillingly Copnifhttd 1M