WEST HIIORE.
Now, IVrt bad teen thii turn before, and hii
thoughta flew lark to the (treason of the rnrtting. It
vat in the bank'a private office, whither the caphirr
hal Urn pummoned jTcvioun to undertaking an im
portant minion in connection with the buitinraa of the
houpe. Mr. Cunon waa giving the nrnmuy itmtrue
tiom when thin ptrangrr, now loaning on the railing,
entered unannounced. The tflWt of hia apearane
on Mr. Curion had Urn remarkable. The fine face
had grown ghastly white. In a huky voice the banker
had toned the iti)irtant minion, and given the
ptrangr an unupually long private audience.
"Curion been gone Pome timr?" queried the man,
hia face Mill wearing that pmile of nonchalant familb
arity.
"He went to hia country peat ycttcrday afternoon,"
iVrt replied. " We t xm ted him in thia morning."
" Probably delayed," the man drawled. M I'll wait
for him in hia private office."
Half an huur later Chria. rame to the canhirr'a
window, hearing a dicpatt h.
"Tin ly told me 'twaa to m read immediate," he
paid. " Mr. Frcnnan'a out, po you'd I Iter on it."
IVrt tore awar the enveloi.
" ArfiJnt near Hailing. Atnn tU liln. Nonali JurrJ.
T!l any injiirr ill tw In aa awtt a putilMe. ( i aii.
"All right, unde," paid IWt, otniling and nodding.
"Hay," paid Chria .coming nearer the railing, "he'a
in there," jerking hia thumb in the direction indicated.
" He?" IWt related. -Oh, yep; Ml tell him."
The cahirr entered the offire.
"Tbere'a been an accident" he commrncl.
"(Jood God I" ciclaimrd the ptrangrr, atarting to
hi frt, ani graiping the rahicr'p arm. There waa
no eay nonchalance in hia manner now; hia face waa
aa white aa Curion'a had been on the prcvloua crea
piun. In a few pmmda the man recovered himarlf,
and aked, with forced ralmneM:
"Curion hurt?"
"No one injured," Ilrrt replied, again pauiiog I
fore he pjK-ke. From hia continual "airing upM A
applicanta for hank favor a, JWt Kawl come to m aome
thing of a judge of men, and hia mental C'fx Jui'n
now waa:
"Cunon'i welfare ia ind;jipible to thia jtwi."
"Ill call ajain," Paid the visitor, aa he Mook
himiM-If from the r"m and from the bank.
Old (Via. waa a arc that the Curion family had
a akfhton in their cbt, and. in Irrd, why pltl Jut
he knot all the affairi of tl.rir iWarhot I, ) having
n p l-.rsg ttuttfxU with thrtn that he trtttritf
Ut nUn Mita (irar, aa a httle chii I, had Wn in the
Kahit of dropping in to receive the c jo kin ht which
hip wsJ-, Mary, wai famotia.
In fact, the old couple mnaide red themprlvca a part
of Curion'a, and po j ahujuly guarded the afirrmrn
tionri) pkelrton that Mta (race had grown to woman
hl in total ignorance of what a pcargra e h-r dead
hnther, Frank, had txrn. It waa tr yrara aitwe
lie had met hia dath ly drowning, and In the opinion
of Chria. and hia wif Mr. Curioit ahould I ralning
hia rhmfulnraa, hut, intrad, h prrmr to grow iimf
d'Ppndcnt
The pwond day after the rt c(pt of t! afrrmif
tionrI tehgram, MU (Jrace cam to ph Mary, lr
face mu h lluhi), aa p)h announcnl "Tim going to lt
married." Thu phe Wgan to cry aa if h-r h-art
would brrak.
Mary waa all ainairmmt. A grrat amottnt of
qumtionlng drrw fnm t)r bigulirioua .iv that
Falknrr waa the nam of the pril huahand
Mary didn't know Falknrr, hut Chrii, ruining In Juit
thin, the faithful wife him lnl.i a aide rin and
relatril the whole affair. C'tirU waa kiw krd ( flat
to grap it all "Falknrr!" waa all ) cut) Pay.
" Falknrr waitr.l an hour or ao in the private of?ir f.rf
Mr. Curion lat Wrlr.ay."
Chria. jrjl init and paw the girl Ia I waa
Ptill Unt In pot; thru he pliatnl I'd fnon the ft. .in,
and from plner f re of hahit prraentr.1 hlmirlf lf..re
the raihlrr'a drk.
"Mr. I"rc" he whiij--re., thru, aa IVrt, whiaaw
hy the rlora t( the rtrr' fae that amrihifig
unuiual had tranpirl, rattp out ( rati h it, " Falk
nrr'a goln trr marry our Mia (rae."
Hu h a tlattrr of falling gold drrw the attrition of
the other clrrka. Ift'a handa had oj-nr. In pi(e of
hia effurta to prevent tUm, Ilia faie waa frd lr than
the jortrr'i.
"rhe'a down with Mary rryln'ovrr It," Chria aail
There waa halm in th!a information to () the
tM4 eda of th wkhhI If al waa rfjing. ph
waa 114 happy, aurrly. The rahlrr mad a audlm,
though rallr tar ly, r'l to try hia own fortune.
"Ak Mary to krp her, at. I Invite ne In after
rising, will yj, ( hri t U pJeadl
Chria, m t atupl I, Ut finally g -t It thrown hia
lravl, and hurrM away b appriw Mary ( U
ahe waa to play.
Mary'a taik waa mob-red bta d,.?.cult by fn
of a rattling thunbr plwrr that ran up I'ut'4
ally at half pait two Jtejl kicked at U tUt'l'f
Of rwrto Chria 'A Mary wr gU! to Ui,
and t hl'hd him t tU Inffpeiry ( V vUita Tly
ahowrd ptalrdy that they rutAUt hia coming an
h'fr. Hf'f-eh'w lh yot4f,rf ffjj Uru, .!rr.
rtt-r, in an nrhar i t,yUii,it rir lif.g UAt aI
.Irturra ar-d !:. I'ft ha-I an hUtlt g way i
Jrcftl(f. thift. afj in hia talk U i.afca I U