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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. INDEPENDENCE. DECEMBER S. 1909. FACE TWO I 1 ' The Fighting Chance ROBERT VV. CHAMBERS Copyright, 190. by tk Curti IMWi-Ulu Company. Copyrltiltt. r't. l7 Kobcrt V. Chamber. 'ITo klwd youl" repeated Grace For mil Incredulously. -Yes; a uuuiUt of time. IU silly eu.uish to ilo It. and I let hint." "1 don't know what be ald. 1 all nerve, confused. cnreda erfevt tick, la fait. 1 don't believe he d care to try nirulu." Then Mrs. IVrrall deliberately set tled dowu In her tun to extract from the lrl beside her every eoutUtl de tall. and the girl, frank at first, grew shy and slleut reticent enough to wor ry her friend Into a alienee which 1 ant-t-d a long while for a cheerful lull inatrou of her sorL Presently they noke of other matters-matters Interesting to pretty wo men with uiuch to do lu the coiuiug winter between Now York. Hot Spriug and Florida-annuls- a to dinners, dances and the newcomers In tha younger nets, and the marriage to be arranKed or disarranged, and the scan dala humanity is lu-lr to. and the atti tude of the bishop toward divorce. Then at last as the big motor car wung lu a circle at Wennlstou Crows roads and poked Its brass and lacquer muzzle toward Shotover the talk swung hack to Slward ouce more, hav ing traveled half the world over to find him. -He is the sweetest fellow with his mother," sighed Grace, "uud that counis heavily with uic. But there's trouble ahead for ber-sorrow and trouble enough for them both if be Is a true Slward." "Heredity ngaiu:" said Sylvia Impatient::-, "isn't be man enough to win out? " I'll bet you he settles down, marries uud" "Marries? Not he! How many girls do j-'iu suppose have believed that were iu-tiae.I l:i be'.ievius he meant anything by his attractive man ner and nice ways of tellius you how much he liked you ? He had a desperate affair with Mrs. Mortimer inno cent enough, I fane;-. He's had a l.;:a!i within three years, and in :i '.vv;; Ih-na Bounesdel has come to making eyes at him, and Eileen gives him no end of Mm. Mi :M, "Did he propose to you t chances which he doesn't see. As for Marion Page, the girl has been on the edge of loving him for years. You laugh? But you are wrong. She is in love with him now as much as she ever can be with anybody. Did he propose to you ?" yesI think so." "Then It's the first time for him. He finds women only too willing to play with him, as a rule, and he doesn't have to be definite. I wonder what he meant by being so definite with y("I suppose he meant marriage," said Sylvia serenely, yet there was the slightest ring in her voice, and it amused Mrs. Ferrall to try her a little further. "Oh, you think he really intended to commit himself." "Why not?" retorted Sylvia, turning red. "Do you think he found me over willing, as you say he finds others?" "You were probably a new sensation for him," inferred Mrs. Ferrall mus ingly. "You mustn't take him seri ously, child a man with his record. .j-- v. u hn ca ma fnnllltV with .Besiues, lie ucio o.. ( "ioei girl that he has with everything else that? Of oturse It my meddling." Of oure It Un't. I asked your ..pinion, but t knew what 1 wan going t,, , Only 1 d' 1 think him personally possible, which made the exiH-diciic . Hie ir-r. view of It. easier to hi ;-m ' " t ' " She was Incoming a frankly hrutal n V knew how n to, which uiad 'V.e revolt the more ominous Mlvi.i dear. I wj-h 1 hadn't ined !d. I'm mesMUni: noine m nv I up pose, when I ay to you, Pou't five ilowrr his cou.-e for the present. It 1- a horridly common thing to dwell npon. but Ttoward U too materially i:,;v.'rtnt to Ik cut adrift en the itu pulse of th m niient." "I Know it." "Yon are too clever not to. Consider ihe ina'ter wisely, dl .passionalely. In telligently, dear, then if by April you limply can't Maud It. talk the thin.' jv.t with me arfalu." he ended rather auely a i!d wistfully, for It had Ix'eti .er heart's desire to wed Sylvia's Ix-au-tv and Quarrler'H fortune. Po you believe I could ludu.e him ;o wear his hr.ir any way cxeept poiu ;,a.loiir?" said Sylvia. "And. dear, his 'heard is so dreadfully silky. Isu't i here auythlu,' he could take for it?" Only a razor. I'm afraid. Those lone, thick, soft eyelashes of his are ominous,. F.jes of that sort ruin a mnu for my taste. He mlht Just as reasonably wear my hat." But he can't follow the fashions In eyes." laiubed Sylvia. "Oh. this is atrocious of i:s It is simply horrible to sit hove :nd say such things. I ir.u -old hloo.'.e,! fiioiis't as it Is. material .no::,;!!. moiiu. covetous, contemptible." Iear," said C'.raee Ferrall mildly, -you are nor ch.- i'.vj a hushand; you are ch-xoiug a c:treer." Tirace: I'o you wish me to marry liim ':" Whr.t Is the alteraatlve. dear'.'" "Why, uothln-' self respect, dowdi ni'.s and peace." "Is that all?" "All I can see." "Not Stephen Si war IV" "To marry? No. To enjoy? Yes. Grace, I have had such a good time with him. You don't know! He is .i t..r sometimes, and I I be- ilieve that I am rather good for him. , Not that I'd ever umaiu lei him do ithat sort of thing. Besides, his curi osity is quenched. I am the sort he supposed. Now he's found out he will be nice. It's been days since I've had a talk with him. He tried to, but I wouldn't. Besides, the major has said nasty things about him when Howard was present nothing definite, only hints, smiling silences, Innuendoes on the verge of matters rather unfit, and I had nothing definite to refute. I could not even appear to understand or notice, it was all done in such a horridly vague way. But it only made mp like him. and no doubt that actress he took to the Patroons is better com pany than he finds in nine places out of ten among his own sort." "Oh," said Grace Ferrall slowly, "if that is the way you feel I don't see why you shouldn't play with Mr. Si ward whenever you like." "Nor I. I've been a perfect fool not to. Howard hates him." "How do you know?" "What a question! A woman knows eimh things Then, vou remember that ! caricature so dreadfully like Howard. i Howard has no sense of humor. He detests such things. It was the most dreadful thing that Mr. Slward could have done to him." "Meddled again!" groaned Grace. Doesn't Howard know that l am fernally clever he is, and he can make ood verse and write witty jingles, and he can carry home with him any opera and play it decently, too, with the proper harmonies. Anything he finds amusing he is clever with-dogs, horses, pen, brush, music, women." That was too malicious, for Sylvia had flushed up painfully, and Grace Fer rall dropped her gloved hand on the hand of the girl beside her, "Child, child," ahe said, "he Is not that sort. No decent man ever Is unless the girl la too." Sylvia, sitting up very straight in her furs, said, "He found me anymmg but difficult, if that's what you mean." "I don't Please don't be vexed, dear. I plague everybody when I see an opening. There's really only one thing that worries me about it all." "What is that?" asked Sylvia, with out Interest "IfB that you might be tempted to re a little for hlra, which, being use less, might be unwise." "I am tempted." "Not seriously." "I don't know." She turned In a udden nervous Impatience foreign to her. "Howard Quarrier Is too perfect ly Imperfect for me. I'm glad I've said it. The things he knows about and -doesn't know have been a revelation in this last week with him. There Is too much surface, too much exterior ad mirably fashioned, and Inside Is all clockwork." The low whizzing hum of the motor filled a silence that produced consid erable effect upon Grace Ferrall, and, after mastering her wits, she said In a subdued voice: ......... i.u u l very fe ituupnuy "You draw au.li at" Infer uva.M Mid HylvU coolly, bnt there .... .i....! ....!..! Iii her 4'lncV. ana lu a few year Indifference to HI- ward had hiK"l o ialve dUan i.roval, that if'l imbul" . . i.i , tit.. .1 Itl . .....I , lll.t Ifci'Mll.lUI 114 .' he ku U and pulled U.-r l.iil inir j.,,,,,,,, , ub o.vuriv.1 Tor uie in.i .. . . ... ri.i.miiij it under f.. . ... i.i- nr.. i... i,i,.i..ro.vo.l what It iii iinvi m-r iii,. .-.. - i imie in in m- aiuuMtM irv UB- to f,nr the man He uiiikihi k.. .-I. Iii at) of which Fertall Intlnltely until the aublier ntlhiuiee of the gWVi menu! irocese truck her, terun lT owu thouijht. Sylvia, too, had rown mrlou In her preoccupation, and the mrtlc aleuK teruilual.M a few mlnutea later In a duet of alienee over the teacup In the iUurHmi. A few momeut later fvlvla. islaue llltf over her shoulder, noticed that a line mlstv drU?le had cloml.sl the cn meuts. That meant that her uaiinl eveulnc stroll on the cliff with guar rler U-foiv drcsslmj for dinner n". Mid she drew a little breath of uncoil-m-ou relief a Marlon Ftue walked In 'ier II, lit iv.kuii shooiia; Jacket, he'r hi'. rho-s ..u.l the barrel of the fovxUr- .ee ti . Ued under her left nru. pit. ad Kttuimenii!: frostily with powdered raindrops Slie said koiiho'diij io tlraee Ferrall iiUmt the mist proii.isliiii tfood point shooiliuf In the inoniliitr. t.Hik the or der book from a servant. J ted down her request to W called an hour In-fore iiinrlse. tilled hi the gunro.iin r.vord with Her ncore-the stiecle and nnn Ut biince.l and the li'-mi'i-r of chetl iise.1 -and. Bdvplliiit the tea offered, drew out a tiny clriretie case of sweet bay w.d heavily crn-led with rooe o!d. With whom were you shooilm:':" asked i i race, ns Marlon dropped one Well shaped letf over the olher ll'id wreatlnsl her delicately tanned fea ture In im e Stephen Siwar.1 and I'.llnky. They're at It .et. but 1 had none letters to write." She (lianeed leisurely at Sylvia and touched the nsli tray with the whitening end of per clg irette. "That d-il vou let Mr. Slward have is a good one." I'm t:ikl:ijr him to Jersey next week for the eoek 'h -otl::.'." Sylvia returne.1 her calm gaze blauk- iy- An unreasonable and disagreeable shoek had pased through her. "My North r-rolina pointers are use less for close work." observed Marion lor if Slward bad i-omuiittea uie uw t imprudenee which hi '.M-t him Id till., to ineiulH-rHlilp be had almi done ; ometlilntf. knowlu!y or ..therwle, which awoke In Quarrier a cold, alow j fear, and that fear wa dormant, but preKciit now, and It for tha time In-intf j dlctat.il hi attitude and U'lirlmi to , ward the muti ho mUht or iiikht ti"t he capable of sin lclously u know I ediro whl.h tjuarrler Ix-lleved that ae IIIUHt possess. Tor that reasou when It was not possible to avoid Slward hi bearing toward him -" cnrefully civil. Si i -,- !(lwavs desirable to tjuar , ,-ier Sileiuv eoi.ee. ulug b mattei wa. u li ah iiii-oin and c,.ii.;eiilall.v 'etntiviiied to a lial.lt by h.m In every ialVair of life -in business. In leisure. . in the methodical pursuus of Mich ple-isilivs as a llu.lted lulellecl penult- ie,l him. lu personal mid family nuir I lers 111 nubile ..u.-Hllous and llmtticlal iirobleius. He lUieiied ii.wnys. but never Invited conildeu.-e. He bad n- opinion to fpn-ss wheu Invited. And be lceiiuie very, very rich. And over It nil pivad a thin mem brane U unity, nen oils, not intel lectual, M-iiNlttveuess, for all sense of humor was absent hi this man, whoso smile when not n physical effort was automatically and ineihodlcally respon sive to certain lixed cues. A midden lain s.piall, noisy lualust the casements, had darkened the room. Then the electric lights broke out with a mild caudlelike luster, mil Quarrier, standing beside Sylvia's chair, discov ered It to l emptv 6I.&3 acres. I 7 a r 6 w flOOUU Suii A. Hcit and hd to M"- i ro.. Mulker. Iltll crc, 1 a r 4 - V, C, lllolmt it IU lo V. I Van Noilwi.k, bin. I In lalhi. ! F, H. Vaii Nortwbk -t u to i Olga K. lirobt, 100 acre, t l ( s r 5 w I V, It. Van Noitwhk r-t u lo Olta 8, ItrobHl. 70 acre, t C nr&w I F. K. Vallleie l ut to Hoy II. Canipbell. land lu Imb-peii. d.-me 1'iiht Fwrtii 'Aisathu Uulrltm and hd to Cor nelius II. Fri.seil, HO aire, t 7 r ." w illlJi. tin VI AR1' :'Mo 3.MM) loo 'It A Tt Man II' CnmoMT AC qui. nj mmt jm 1 1 -t I'oH'Mtunir. ."11.. X...u.h huioi i. P. OH Scicniilic JlmcrlMii. . .,,.....-.1 I rM f MUNN & Cof3S,B- 'New York (Continued from last week) 13 p't':, 3 Yes, but nothing I en say alters jhis conviction that the likeness was ! intended. Tou know it was a likeness. jAnd if Mr. Siward had not told me I that It was not intended I should nev- j er have believed it to be an acciaent. i After a prolonged silence Sylvia said loverearelessly: "I don't quite under stand Howard. With me anger lasts i but a moment, and then I'm open to ! overtures for peace. I think How ! ard's anger lasts." i "It does," said Grace. "He was a imuff as a boy-a prig with a prig's memory under all his shallow, showy surface. I'm iranK wun juu. l could take my cousin either respect fully or seriously, but I've known him to take his own anger so senousiy mat. years after he has visited It upon those who had really wronged him. And he is equipped for retaliation if he chooses. That fortune of his reaches far. Not that I think him capable of using such a power to satisfy a mere personal dis like. Howard has principles, loads of them, but the weapon Is there." "Is it true that Mr. Siward Is Inter ested In building electric roads V asked Sylvia curiously. "Mr. Mortimer said so." "Then I suppose he Is. I'll ask Kemp If you like. Why? Isn't It all right to build themT" "I suppose so. Howard Is In It some how. In fact Howard's company is behind Mr. Slward's, I belleye." Grace Ferrall turned and looked at the girl beside her, laughing outright "Oh, Howard doesn't do mysterious financial things. Besides that 1 Howard Is In that thing no doubt i i tnr. So vour nice I iveuif uuu .r . - Real Eitat Transfers. Homer White et u to M. F. White, 8.S0 a-, t 7 s r 4 w. Ceorge T. tierlinger ft ux to Willamette Valley Lumber Co., 10 acres, t H s r s w. I. ila I'ugh and hd to Prentiss M. .lones and wlf", lots In Falls City .1. C. Kranii r -t ux H Sadie F. Dw'u-r. lots in Pal's l'''-v- A. I.. Sperling el al to Maude A. McKiniion, !S.C acres, t : .s r 4 w Mary I. Uabbltt to .lohn W. Al len, 107 acres, t 7 s r 4 w. .1. W. Cridir ft ux to Walter Davidson, part hick 1, Dallas, II. D. Fldler ft ux to Hosa K Fidler. lot In Dallas M. M. Ellis 't x to II. A. i., ... iiv one-half Int. in $ 400 Si Ml 17112 r.on GUI) SPECIAL RATE TO The Oregon Threshers' Association THE DALLES, OREGON. ONE AND ONE-THIRD FARE DECEMBER 2 AND 3, 1009. ON THE CERTIFICATE PLAN will he made from ckoiiI to The Dalles December 1. 2 and ;i all points on the Southern I'm Ific (Lines In r- on m and return. Tickets on sale .ov cmm-i ". Final return limit December 0. Important Addresses will be made by U-presentatlves of the P. S. De,..iri meiit or Ag riculture. Department of """'I u'mtU- 1',"t- l'Mtt S' lt,m"' Mn,,l,,H" Wis.; It. II. Clark, Kdltor Amerlcuu ThreMheriiian; Hon. Lionel K. Webster, Portland, )r.-Km; and others, on subjects of Importance. $200.00 in Gold will bo nlven as prl.en for the best wheat rulm-d In OreKou. Silver Cup for outfit threshing Jioo.t'0 prize bushel of main. For further information cull n miy S. 1'. Anent or write to Win. McMurray, GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT PORTLAND, OREGON. Marion Pa'je. indlEferently, and she leaned back, n.tv.i.ini the blue smoke curling up- r.i from her ciirarette. Sylvia, distrait, but with downcast r.i, flrf. under the fringed lids, waa thinking of the check Siward had giv en her for Sagamore. The transaction f,.- l.o.. hint heen a business one on ti.P surface only. She had never meant ... ,.nnr Sim had laid it to UMt: cue v.u,.v.. oiTov nmf.nl? a few letters, relics, 4- ,-orira of the Bummer. To . k nWoin hnt tifen softened by liur cut; autti. . a delicate hint of intimacy the delight he was to take in something tnat nuu had civen her a faint taste of the pleasure of according l....,sii.,rt r i Tlllin And thia is what piUiiauii; ivy ti In ones aud twos the guests reported as the dusk curtained fog cioeu m Shotover. Quarrier came, dry as a i,i rlo,- hla rnln coat, but his silky , ,, rvith rnln. and moisture powdered his long, soft eyelashes and w hite skin, and his flexible fingers as he drew off his gloves seemed startling In their whiteness tlirougn me piu.- .v. ucir.n " ho snid. stanatng Dy oi me i)ucouv"i . i, i,,i nAflfleil a ereetlng ana then turned her head rather hastily to see who had entered the room, n wu c!,0,-,i nnlv n vaeue shape in me . ',.. irt.cl PApnernlzable tO glOOm, UUL JICiiCHj . o u- a tho same moment Marlon ii.-niv and utroUed to rage LUBO iciouii..; -.4 Ka Kllllord room. nu.u luo ... 'Our walkr repeated Sylvia ab- sently. "It's raining, you unow. only a day or two ago sne uau to church with Siward tnrougn iu rain the Irritated major feeling oblig ed to go with them. Her eye follow ed Slward's figure, auaoeniy uui- against the door of the ligntea ou llard room, then brilliantly illuminated as he entered, nodded acceptance to Mortimer's invitation and picked up the cue Just laid aside by Agatha Caithness, who had turned to speak to Marlon. His fiancee's Inattention was not agreeable to Quarrier. A dozen things had happened since his arrlral which had not been agreeable to him-ber failure to meet him at the Fells Cross ing and the reason for her failure and her Informal acquaintance with Sl ward, whose presence at Shotorer be had not looked for, and her sudden in timacy with the man he had never particularly liked and whom within six months he had come to detest and Are here for all purposes: Signet, Wed ding and Memorial Rings, of the fin gold and most artistic make. 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