11 lie k45i.noa
Chance
ltriHh.. b lit urtto lnbUUm iommny.
VJZS
f . i it "Tie, sorr. I'll lmk Id
M'hat is a woman projoed if (mK.u ,.ui,mrriu-i
she shall gatn wealth and .-to- ,.,.,,(,, iu feet wlili difficulty
ciu leadership, even the trmitie i-ninst Hie plunging red
W ucA Mf '' ward the srnvel drive. Oieie now only
, .. , -,t ' steam i Hii.ir and a depot nuprn re
mr.f vf smart lM As U. ,...
lose the desire of her heart f in u (j ,(, ,,Uilltf ,:,r-vl. The
the decision of this momentous x ,,)a, ttiUf,u fu.ued. leaving 0e fir-
.fn liTiu'ii; o o.ir , i t the end of tin nation t mity of
present tale of love and fashion vehicle.
. ... . . , ,,, I'xtn't Mr. IVrrall expect in
young woman, graced beyond the Xv mirr iu, t((, Ut,.,.u fr
ordinary wim neuui u..v.
permitted her inborn desire for
wealth and power to swerve her
from the pathplainly marked out
A,r her bv love und natural fit-
told vividlv. vraphtcally v..u have
ein,t nowerullv. Of minor char- beiW"
ami poeruiiy. j ,,haytuu." he lieHltnted.
octers, in whom may be dts j . b-i1mii.0II h1, rllltr
crrnei Ae mtiny f.yta that go to , .,YM m)rr Jf (ie ywUg ,a(lv UJ., ,(,
muAe up brilliant, fashionable, , pardon, rr Miss Ijiudla is
sordid Society, there is no lack.
JVof minor, however, but drawn
in bold, clear lines, is the man
who offered to the girl of his
choice all he himself had a
"fighting chance" of life and
pjve and happiness.
Miiovcr limine iliK-M glnertdly always
uxmi I') Wink l-VUs, mrr.
O l.ori:' xnlil l'" .v'imi mity. "1
rcujoiuiHT now. I miiouia nave gihe on
t,. liliuk 1'rncnlutf. Mr. Kerrall
ri4 in-:-' Thfij. muiiMMt. "I muioe
only a bUKKiiKe waauu
CHAPTER
drlvin'."
"Dli h. t fee! l Mlsa Lnmllii puet
nt Slitver Housed"
"YN. uorr. mi' If ye woulJ Juwt as
Uir the phnytou do be loinlu now.
urr:"
The lmetou was voiulux. The horse,
l Hhowy animal, executed Hide steps,
r.lue rllilMii fluttered from the glitter
ing heudstall. A young girl In white
j was driving.
Siward advanred to the platforms
; edi,v a the pb:ietou drew up. The
voimir liuiv ItMiktHl Inquiringly at the
. i n. .1.. Atul 1aImiiih.1v nt him.
T1IF awed of the traia lii ki-noil. '" -
i b!d Sill river tlasl.,-d In.o Ho he touk 'off hi hut. naming him
im MoT he treble, .pread- that well Ured and agreeable
Z awav on either hand manner cbarae.erh.tle of mea of hi.
iug away on r' iuJ ! sort, and even Uis amlle aPleared to
through yellowing lev el mead s. And
Uiw. above the roariug nuuerionr- ..i
ti.e cars, from far Ahead Hunted back
the treble bell uoies of the liKomotive.
There came a gritting vibration of
brakes. Slowly, more slowly, the cars
glided to a creaking standstill beside a
sun scorched platioriu gay wilU the
bright flutter of sunshades and sum
mer gowns.
Shotoverl tjuotover!" r.in' the far
cry along the cars, and an absent
minded young nmu In the Pullman
pocketed the uncut mafswine he had
U-.-u dreaming over and. lacking up
guu case and vaiise. followed a line
of fellow passengers to tl.e open air,
where oue by one they were engulfed
ai:il lost to view amid the gay coufu
siou on the platform.
The abseutmiuded youug man, how
ever, did not seem to know exactly
where he was bound for. lie stood
hesitating, leisurely Inspecting the
flashing ranks of vehicles depot wag
ons, omnibuses and motor cars already
eddying around a dusty gravel drive
centered by the conventional railroad
flower bed and fountain. The long
tralu moved out through the Septem
ber sunshine amid clouds of snowy
steam.
The young man, gun case in one
hand, suit case in the other, looked
ii.r.nt him In his eood humored, lei
surely manner for anybody or any ve- j
' ... . , . i : . i . , f . .. htm t
be part and par
cel of a conven
tional ensemble
so harmonious
as to remain In
conspicuous. "You should
have gone on
to Black Fe'.ls
Croi.siug," ol
Ber ved Miss
I.andis. coolly
fimthillintr the
nervous hoirse.
"Ii!dn't you
kmy. It?"
lie jiaid he re
uiemU.'ied now
thiit such were
the directions
The sr I r I '' Y-v. should have yont
glanced atghlm l
f trotting"
Incuriously and
with more curiosity at the dog. "Is
that the Sagamore pup, Flynn?" Bhe
asked.
'It is, miss."
"Can't you take him on the rumble
with youV" And to SI ward, "There Is
room for your gun and suit ease."
"Ami for rue 7" he asked, Binillug.
"I think so. Be careful of that Saga
more pup, I' lyuu. Hold him between
your knees. Are you ready, Mr. Si-
ward?"
M
hide which might be waiting ioi mm
His amiable Inspection presently ,
brought a bustling "aggagemaster tt h0Me. danced mtebe.
within range of vision and he spoke Den
to this otnclal. mentioning his hostsi f hia driver.
(JUUIC
'Looklu' for Mr. Ferralir repeated
the baggagemaster, spinning a trunk
dexterously Into rank with its reuows.
Then the pretty little phaeton swung
northward out of the gravel drive and
went whirling along a road all misty
dexterously into raw wi n .u, , - - dust whi(.h th
The': he ovth afoon sun turned to floating golden
TrS eS tfiowed the o send my telegram. Flynnr
direction indicated by the grimy , -le "Bked without turning her head,
thumb. A red faced groom in familiar 'ug the most Important tele
livery was kneimftottuS gram she had ever sent In all her life,
raveling era t0 flla8 Landis became preoccupied, quite
JklSt TnltnTo oblivious to extraneous details, Includ
wune wuu wiiiu t,1,fl,r 1S Si ward, 'until the horse began act-
ySnZtr, li -a.y.agaiu. Her slightly disdain
ii. jounfc man auCu ful rfect control of the reins In-
for a moment. ,rral,a ni,nr torested the young man. He might
'Are you oue of Mr. ferrall s men? m(rfh., VII and conven-
lie I urn unacu , ' "
The groom looked up, then stood up.
"Yls, sorr."
"Take these. I'm Mr. Siward for
Sholover House. I dare say you have
room for me and the dog too."
The groom opened his mouth to
speak, but Siward took the crate key
from his fingers, knelt and tried the
lock. ' It resisted. From the depths of
the crate a beseeching paw fell upon
his cuff. 4
-Certainly, qld fellow," he said
soothingly. "I know how you feel
about it. I know you're in a hurry,
and we'll have you out in a second.
Steady, boy! Something s jammed, you
see. Only one moment now! There
j ou are!"
The dog attempted to bolt as the
crate door opened, but tne young man
caught him by the leather collar, and
the groom snapped on a leash.
"Beg pardon, sorr," began the
groom, carried almost off his feet by
the frantic circling of the dog-"beg
pardon, sorr, but I'll be afther seein' If
ouny of Mr. Ferrall's men drove over
for you."
"Oh! Are yon not one of Mr. Fer-j-all's
men?"
. "Yls, sorr. but I hadn't anny orders
to meet anny wan."
"Haven't you anything here to drlr
BUr
tioual about that, but did not make the
effort to invade a reserve which ap
peared to embarrass nobody.
A staccato note from the dog, pro
longed infinitely in hysterical crescen
do, demanded comment from some
body. "What is the matter with him,
Flynn?" she asked.
Siward said, "You should let him
run, Mfss Landis."
She nodded, smiling. Inattentive, ab
sorbed in her own affairs, still theoriz
ing concerning her telegram. She drove
on for awhile and might have forgot
ten the dog entirely had he not once
more lifted his voice in melancholy.
"You say he ought 'to run for a mile
or two? Do you think he'll bolt, Mr.
Siward?"
"Is he a new dog?"
"Yes, fresh fr. ku the kennels, sup
posed to be hou: e and, wagon broken,
steady to shot and wing." She shrug
ged her pretty shoulders. "You see
how he's acting already."
"Do you tnlud If I try him?" sug
gested Siward.
"You mean that you are going to let
him run?"
"I think so."
"And if he bolts V
"I'll take my chances."
"Yes, but please consider my chanees,
Mr. Hlrd. Tb d don t Iwloef to
UIB."
"Hut b ought ti run"
' But Kiipptift li run away! !!' a
harrt'Vy expel'f crvomr. If
.iiv tn inks the rink"
III tW the rl.k," aald 8lrd,
uilliig. u d.vw rvlu. "Now.
I lynn, glxe me tbe leant!.' Quiet!
t,ut. puppy! Fveiuhliijr Is coming
jour way, Ttml the !-uty of -u-
femv great tiling, pntlfiice." II tk
leader. The ilg aprauf from the
r imiile. "Sow. my friend, look at me.
Not, dit't twist ""'I o,ulnn and eoraw
ble. I.ok uie .pl.ir In the ejeo.
v.m- mm know each oilier, mid we re-
hm-i each other. Ihhhuh you ai go
ing to tie a K'Htd puppy o,,,'.v
I "own charde!"
The Ug, treuibliiig with twger t'o-u-prehension,
dropped like a hot, Uiui
Kle laid flat between hla pawa. Siward
unleashed htm, U.ked down at hlui
for a e mil, tiKpHl uud carensed the
Milky bead. then. l,li a laugh, awiing
himself Into the phaeton bealdo the
lilver. who, pretty luriiwl, had
Uh-u KviLhig on Inlei.tl.v.
"Your dog is jard brokeii." he ald,
"Look at hlui."
"I wf. Do you think he will follow
OS?"
"I think so."
The horse started. MlfS Luudle look
ing back over her shoulder at the dog.
who lay motionless., crouched flat in
the road.
Then Siward turned. "Come ou. Sag
amore!" he said gayly, and the dog
sprang forward, circled about the mov
ing phaeton, spllitlug the air with
yelps of ecstasy, then tore ahead, mad
with the delight of stretching cruinicd
muscle amid the long rMnk grasa and
ahrubliery of the roadside.
The girl watched him doubtfully
When he disappeared far away up the
road she turned the blue Inquiry of bet
eyes on Siward.
"He'll be back." said the youug fel
low. luughing, and presently the do
reapeared on a tearing gallop, wblu
flag towslng. glorious In his new liber
ty, enchanted with the coufldeuee thU
tall young man had reiosed In nlm
thls adorable young man. this wonder
ful friend who had suddenly apieared
to release him from an undlgultled and
abomluable sltuatlou In a crate.
"A good dog." said Siward. and the
girl looked around at him, partly lie
cause his voice was pleasant, partly
because a vague memory was begin
ning to stir within her, coupling some
thing unpleasaut with the name of Si
ward. She had been conscious of It when
he first named himself, hut. absorbed
lu the overwhelming Importance of
her telegram, had left the analysis of
the matter for the future.
She thought again of her telegram,
theorized a little, came to no conclu
sion, except to let the matter rest for
the present, and mentally turned to the
next and far less Important problem
the question of this rather attractive
young man at her side and why the
name of Siward should be linked in
her mind with anything disagreeable.
Tentatively following the elusive
mental clews that might awaken some
thing definite concerning her hazy Im
pression of the man beside her, she
spoke pleasantly, conventionally, touch
lug Idly any topic that might have a
bearing, and. tinder a self possession so
detached as to give au Impression of
Indifference, eyes, earsjmd Intelligence
admitted that be was agreeable to
look at, pleasant of voice and difficult
to reconcile with anything unpleasant.
They discussed shooting and the
opening of the season, dogs and the
training of dogs and why some go gun
shy and why some are blinkers.
From sport and Its Justification they
became Inconsequential, and she was
beginning to enjoy the freshness of
their chance acquaintance, bis nice at
titude toward things, his irrelevancy,
his gayety. -
Laughter thawed her. for, notwith
standing the fearless confidence sha
had been taught for men of her own
0- -Jk . ,
1 ' .
Sylvia LandU.
kind, self possession and reserve, If
not Inherent, had also been drilled Into
her, and she required a great deal In a
man before she paid him the tribute
of one of her pretty laughs. .
"Apparently they were advancing
rather rapidly.
"Don't you think we ought to call
the dog In, Mr: Siward?"
"Yes; he's had euough!"
She drew rein. He sprang out and
whistled, and the Sagamore pup, dusty
and happy, came romping back. Si
ward motioned him to the rumble, but
the dog leaped to the front.
"I don't mind," said the girl. "Let
him sit here between us. And you
might occupy yoarseif by pulling mom
if thot bur from bit ear If jroa
rllL"
-Of cnurM I will, I up ber.
flippy! No! lHu't try o H'W i.v
f.- fr ht I" ld manner. Iwui.ui
tralloim are odloua, as the poet "
'It's alwn.va bad niaunent, lu t Ulr"
toted Ml- l-nntl.
"What-lielug afTwtlouater
Yen. and adiulliliig It"
lielleva It la. Do you bear thist.
HagtnuorwJ But. ueer inliid; I'll
break the rulea aoiue day when we're
aloue."
The dog laid one paw ou Hlward's
kuee. looking him wUtfully In the
"More deuionstnillous." il.iHrve.l the
girl, "Mr. SI want, you are uugklug
hlui! This amounts to a dual ton
piracy In lJ lnatlller1.,
"Awfully glad to admit you to the
conspiracy." he aIJ. "There'a one
vacancy if you are eligible."
"I am. I wa discovered recently
kb.sliig my" saddle umre."
"That wellies ll! Sagamore, give the
young lady Hie grip."
Sylvia l-nudls glanced nt the dog.
theii. Impulsively uhlftlng the whip to
her left biiu.l, held out the right, and
very gravely the Sagamore pup laid
o-e puw In Jicr dahiiy white gloved
pal'U.
"You darling!" uiuruinfed the girl,
resuuillig her w hip.
"I noticed." tdiserved Siward, "thut
you are perfectly qualliled for mem
bership la our iissoi la I ln for the pr
motion of bad wanner In fact, I
should suggest you for the presi
dency" "I suppose you think all sorts of
thluiss iMHause I gushed over that
dog."
"Of course 1 do."
"Well, you need not." she rejoined,
delicate nose up tilled. "I never kissed
a baby tu all my life and never men 11
to. which Is probably more than yoii
can any. 1
"Yes; It la more than I can say."
"That admission elects you presi
dent." she coucluded. But after a mo
ment's slleut driving she turned partly
toward him with mock seriousness:
"Is It not horribly unuatural In me
to feel that way alxiut bables-and
about people too? I simply canuot en
dure demonstrations. As for dogs and
horses well, I've admitted how I e
have, and. belug so shamelessly affec
tionate by disposition, why can't I be
nice to babies? I've a baiy but dreud
ful notlou that Biere's something
wrong about nie. Sir. Siward."
He scrutinized the pretty features
anxiously. "1 can't see It." he said.
"But I mean It-alinost seriously. I
don't waut to be so aloof, but I don't
like to touch other eople. It Is rather
horrid of me. I suppose, to be like
thwe silky, plumy, luxurious Angora
catfl. who never are civil to you aud
who always Jump out of your anus at
the first opportunity."
He laughed, and there was malice
In his eyes, but he did not know her
well enough to pursue the subject
through so easy an opening.
It had occurred to her. too, that her
pltnllo might Invite elaboration, and
ehe reused the laugh lu his silence and
liked him for remaining silent where
he might easily have been wittily oth
erwl e. '
This set her so much at ease, lei t her
so confident, that they were on terms
of gayest understanding presently, she
gosslplug about the guests ,fit Shot
over"House. outlining the dlverclomt
planned for the two weeks before
them. J
"But we shall see little of oue an
other. You will be shooting most of
the time," she said, with the very
faintest hint of challenge-too delicate
too impersonal, to savor of coquetry
But the germ of it was there.
"Do you shoot?"'
"Yes. Why?"
"I am reconciled to the uhootlng
then."
She laughed aud started to flick her
whip, but at her first motion the hors
gave trouble.
"The bit doesn't fit," observed SI
ward.
"You are perfectly right," she re
turned, surprised. "I -ought to have
remembered. It Is shameful to ;lr! v
a horse improperly bitted." And nf':--ar
a moment: "You is re considerate to
ward animals. It p; good In a man."
"Oh. It's (no merit. When nu!:iia'
are uncomfortable it 'worrios me. If
one sort of selthhnens, you see."
"What nonsense!" she said. a;:'. U .
smile was very friendly. "Why doesn't
a nice man ever admit he's nice when
told so?"
It seems they hud advanced that far.
for she w-ns hosiiinlug ' tJll1 tui:'
young man not only sale, but promis
ing. She b:ul met nobody recently half
as amusing, and the outlook at Shot
over Home had been unpromising
with only the overgrateful Page twins
to practice on. the other men collec
tively and Individually boring her.
And suddenly, welcome as manna
from the sky, behold this highly agree
able boy to play with until Quarrier
arrived! Her telegram had been ad
dressed to Mr. Quarrier.
It was tierhans the reaction of her
gayety that recalled to her mind her
telegram. The telegram bad been her
promised answer after she had had
time to consider a suggestion uiaue 10
hr hv a Mr. Howard .Quarrier The
last week at Shotover permitted re
flection, and. while her telegram was
no complete answer to the suggestion
he had made. It contained material of
interest in the eight words, "I will con
alder your reouest when you arrive."
(To be continuea)
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