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EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD.THURSDAY, ll'Gl'ST 13. U»ON 11 I ffow far o man's natural incli. Mtion toward evil may carry him, ¿(,pite the fact that his n>ron£. ¿otng involves the wrecking of the happmess of his only son, is ^ll shown in this story of Chi- cgfo. the Philippines and New York. The tale is not all one of ^hl, however. In it figure also ¡ovt and romance, daring and «¡anger, patriotism and the self sacrificing if mistaken devotion of the Filipino to his country's ^St. Our narrative is essen tially one of modern times, anti its characters or their originals valk the streets cf American aties today, but their actions and th« story of their loves and hates recall with distinct force the scenes and persons depicted by Dickens Especially is this true of Elias Droom, the elderly law yer's clerk, who is worthy of comparison with any one to be Jound in the pages of the Eng lish master. CHAPTER 1 T was a bright, clear after noon In the late fall that pretty Miss Cable drove up In her trap and waited at the curb for her father to come forth from bls of fice in one of Chicago's tallest build ings. The crisp, caressing wind that came up the street from the lake put tie pink Into her smooth cheeks, but It 4id not disturb the brown hair that ■rowned her hend. Well groomed and [raceful, she sat straight and sure upon Ike box, her gloved band grasping the fellow reins firmly and confidently. Miss Cable looked neither to right nor »left, but at the tips of her thorough- ired'a ears. Slender and tall and very iatocratlc she appeared, her profile one visible to the passersby. After a very few moments' waiting her trap the smart young womau icame Impatient. A severe little icker settled upon her brow, and not ice, but many times, her eyes turned the broad eutrance across the side- alt She had telephoned to her fa- ler earlier In the afternoon, and he id promised faithfully to be ready at o'clock for a spin up the drive behind partan. At three minutes past 4 the ucker made its first appearance, and ow. several minutes later, it was quite Stressing Never before had he kept *r waiting like this. She was con- tious of the fact that at least a hun- red men bad stared at her in the long- it ten minutes she had ever known ‘mm th» iHittom of a very hot heart he was beginning to resent this scru- luy when a tall young fellow swung round a nearby corner and came up dth a smile so full of delight that the slaty pucker left her brow as the todow flees from the sunshine. His it was off and poised gallantly above Is head, his right hand reaching up to *sp the warm little tan one out- ietebed to meet It. ' knew It was you long before I saw xi. said be warmly. “Truly? How interesting!" she re loaded. with equal warmth. “Some psychic in the atmosphere to- lyW Ob, no," be Mid, reluctantly relens- !l her hand. "I can’t see through U smu you lenq before I saw you * . buildings, you know. It's 2"1'*1* * t0 '°®k over their tops I 7? knew you were here, that's all." r',1;'»ntlc, »ven though you * !t M'.ly." «be cried gayly. "Dray. '^•'1 yon know?" ^»P wt thing tn tbe world. Rigby »■. *b,> ha<i y°u "nd that e *, * ,0 ** ln 8 «f*"1 rage He dared '"uture Into your present?«, ami V?T ,m here” , ■ ‘ a hopelessly commonpla«^ ex • th,Ur "hy did you not leave me there was really some hvycblc about ft? Logic Is so discouraging to one's conceit. I'm* tn a very disagreeable humor today," she said, in fine despair. "1 don't believe It." he disputed gra clously. "But I am." she Insisted, smiling brightly. His heart was leapiug high - so high that It filled his eye«. "Every thing has gone wrong with me today. Its pretty trying to ha»e to wait In front of a big office building for fifteen minutes. Every Instant I expect a po liceman to come up and order me to move on. Don't they arrest people for I blocking tbe street?" Tea, and put them ln awful, rat swarming dungeous over In Dearborn avenue Poor Mr Cable, he should be made to suffer severely for bls wretch ed conduct The Idea of— "Don't you dare to say anything mean about dad." she warned. "But he's tbe cause of all the trouble. He’s never done anything to make you happy or"— “Stop! I take ft all back. I'm tn a perfectly adorable humor It was dreadfully mean of me to be half an gry with him. wasn't it? He's ln there now working bls dear old brain to pieces, and I'm out here with no brain at all," she said ruefully. To the ingenuous youth such an ap peal to hla gallantry was well nigh irresistible, and for a moment it seem ed as If he would yield to the tempta- , tion to essay a brilliant contradiction, but his wits came to bls rescue, for. j quickly realizing that nqt only were the frowning rocks of offense to be avoided, bnt likewise the danger of floundering helplessly about in the In viting quicksands of Inanity, he pre served silence, wise young man that J he was. and trusted to his eyes to ex- ' press an eloquent refutation. At Inst, however, something weiuni to occur to him. A smile broke on his fa«?e "You had a stupid time last night he hazarded i "What makes you think so?” “1 know who took you In to dinner. I The eyes of the girl narrowed slight ly at th«» corners. "Did he tell you?" "No; I have neither seen nor heard from any one present." She opened ber eyes wide now. "Well. Mr. 8. Holmes, who was It?" "That imbecile. Medford.” Miss Cable sat up very straight In the trap. Her little chin went up In the air. She even went so far as to make a pretense of curbing the Impa tience of her horse. "Mr. M«»dford was most entertaining He was the life of the dinner," she re turned somewhat severely. "He's a professional." “An actor!" she cried Incredulously. “No; a professional diner out Wasn't that rich young Jackson there?*’ “Why, yes. But do tell me bow you knew." The girl was softening a lit tle, ber curiosity aroused. “Of course I will," he said boyishly, at once pleased with himself and bls sympathetic audience. "About 5:30 I happene«! to tie ln the club. Medford was there and, as usual, catering to Jackson, when the latter was calle«l to the phone. Naturally I put two and two together." He paused to more thoroughly enjoy the look of litter mys tification that hovered on the girl's countenance. It was very apparent that this method of deduction through addition was unsatisfying "What Jackson said to Medford on his re turn,” the young man continued. "I did not hear, but from the expression on the listener's face I could have wag ered that an invitation had been ex tended and accepted. Oh, we boys have got it down fine. Garrison Is”— "And who Is Garrison Y' "Garrison is the bead door man at the club. It's positively amazing the number of telephone calls he receives every afterwoon from well known so ciety women." "What about? And what's that got to do with Mr Medford taking me ln to dinner?" "Just this: Suppose Mrs Rowden"— "Mrs Rowden!" The girl was non plused. “Yes—wants to find out who's tn tbe club. Site phones Garrison Instant ly. after ascertaining which «et. young er or old. is wanted, from a small card upon which he has written a few but choice names of club mrmter« be submits a name to ber." "Really, you don't mean to tell me that such a thing Is actually done ex claimed Miss Cable, who as yet was socially so uneophtstlcaD'd as to t* horrified. "You're Joking, of course"' "But nine times out of ten.' Ignoring tbe Interruption. “It Is met with Ts»n t want blm" Another 'Makes a bad combination!' A third: 'Ob. no. my dear not a dollar to hla name-h<»pe lessly Ineligible" This last exclama tion. though Intended solely for tbe vis itor at her home, elicits from G«rri«oa a low chuckle of approval of the «peak er's discrimination, and presently he hears. ‘G-rodness me. Garrtoon. there must he some one else!" Then, to her delight she Is Informed that Mr Jack- son has just rome In. and be 1- requrat- e,l to come to tbe phone. Garrison be ing dismissed with thanks and tbe ex- pectatkM of seeing her butler in tbe ojorninic ” “How perfectly delicious"’ came from the girl "I can almost boar Mrs Row- II«» grew accvs- •tructcd on principles not generally i»c “It's a large world. Droom.” said bit that brought a new brightness to h“r beppIneM followed »yea and a proud throbbing to her lotued to her frivolous ways. «»ver- credited to nature m It app >■« to men. etiq>loy«»r easily. "Ami small also a«»cordfng to another heart, but he did not observe the ef looked her merry whimsicalities and When erect his body *' vwl as tf It gave her th«» "full leugth of a free were a stublxirn reed uetermined to My Ing." supplemented Droom. “When feet. “Bright. clever chnp—that Graydon rope.” as he call«sl It. II«» was con maintain Its dignity In the face of the n man's down, everybody kicks film. tented and «•onsequenlly circles-; s ie wind. He did not walk; lie glided. I'm afraid you could not survive tbe Bansemer,' ' be said comforts b i cbafisl under th«» indifference ami in tier His long, square chin, rarely clean kicklug." resentment believed the worst of blm. shaver., protruded far lieyond its nat Drooui grinned so diabolically as Turmoil succeed«»«! p« ace i «1 content ural orbit. Indeed, the altitude of the again h«» r<»suined tbe rubbing of liis ment, and tn the end Davl.l Cable, chin gave one an Insight to the greedy hands that the other turned away, wltb driveu to «Retraction, weakly aban character of the uiau. At first glance an oath, and closed the d«H>r to th«» In doned the domestic tmttlefield and tb-l one felt that Droom was reaching forth side office Bansemer was alone and to tbe fur west, giving up home, g I with bis lower Jaw to give greeting where Droom’s eyes could not see him, wages and all for the sake of freeiloin, with his teeth instead of bls hand. but something told blm that the grin meh as It was. He Ignored her letters Ills neck was loug and thin, and his hung outside the door for many min ami entreaties, but in all those mouths turndown collar was at least two sizes utes, as If waiting for a ch" r e to pop that h«» was away from li.s hv never too large The nose was hooked and ln am! tantalize him ceas«»«l to regret the impulse licit ha 1 of abnormal length, the tip coming Bansemer was a go,si looking man vt ., _______ _ defeattsl him Nevertheless he coil'd down over the abort up|»er Up and tbe «sMirser mold tbe kind of man that den telling Jackson that lie will be not make up his mind to go back uml broad mouth. His eyes were light blue merits a .se«-ond look lu passing, and I the dearest boy lu tbe world if be will resume the Ilf«» of toriure her Jealousy nnd so Intense that he was never the s«»eond look Is not always in bis | dine with her." had begotten known to blink the lashes Topping favor He was thlrty-flv« years of age, "And bring gome one with hltn. as Then the unexp«>cted hapiwned A them were deep, wavering black eye but looke«l older His face was har«l she Is on*» man short." laugh«*! Gray letter was received containing tile com brows that met above the nose. form and deeply marked with the lines of In don. as he wound up lightly: "And here mand to come borne and care lor bla ing an ominous, cloudy line across the j tensity. The black eyes were fascinat I is where the professional comes In. wife ami baby At ouee David Cable base of bls thin, high forehead. The ing In their brilliancy, but there was a I We're all on to Medford! Why, Garrl- CHAPTER II. called a halt In his demoralising ca crown of hts bead, covered by long. cruel, savage light ln tbelr depths. Tbe I son has half a dozen requests a night rter and saw the situation plainly He nose and mouth were clean cut and six time« flve-130. Not bad-but HF. general manager of the forgot that she had “nagged" hltn to pitil«w In their very symmetry. Short then tbe man's a 'who's who' that Pacific, Lakes and Atlan the point where endurance relvelled; be ly after l«»avtng college to hang out bla never makes mistakes. I won't be tic Railroad system bad forgot everything but tbe fact that iw shingle he bad married tbe daughte. ; positive that he doe« not draw pay bad a bard struggle of It. cared for her In spite of all. Soltered of a minister. For two years ber sweet from both ends. For, men like Med He w ho l>eg.ns bis career ami conscience stricken, ho knew only Influence kept bls efforts along the ford. outside of the club, probably tip with a shovel tn a loco that she waa alone aud tolling, that she righteous path, but he writhe«l beneath him to give them the preference. It motive cab usually ha* something of bad suffer»»d uncomplainingly until the the yoke of poverty. His pride suffered ' would lie gool buslnew " that sort to look l>ack upon There are babe was some months old tiefore ap becaua«* he was unable to provide ber There waa so much self satisfaction no rose« along tbe pathway be has with more of the luxuries of life. In tn the speaker's manner of uttering traversed. In the end. perhaps, be pealing to him for help, in abject hu bls selflab way he loved her. Failure ' these last words that it would not bnve wonders If It has tieeu worth while miliation he hastened back to New to advance made him surly and ill tem required the wisdom of one okler than David Cable was a general manager York, reproaching himself every mile pered. despite her amlaUe efforts to Mias Cable to detect that he was tbor He had been a fireman. It had required of the way Had he but known tbj ! lighten the shadows around their little oughly enjoying his |~>»e of man of the twenty five years of Irani work on his true situation he would have b«»en [ home. When the baby boy was born world. He was Indeed young, for he ¡»art to break through the chrysalis. spare«! the pangs of remorse and this to them and she suffered more and had yet to learn that not to disillusion Packed away in a cheat upstairs In bis narrative never woul«! have been writ- 1 more from the unklnduesa of privation the girl, but to conform as much as house there was a grimy, greasy, un Jumea i'»auseuier. by nature an uggres possible to her ideals, was the surest wholesome snlt of once blue overalls. sor, threw off restraint and plunged way to win b«»r favor, and his vanity The garment* were Just an old as bls into the traffi«- that soon made blm in surely would have received a blow had railroad career, for he had worn them famously successful. She died, how not David Cable at that moment come on his first trip with the shovel When ever, before tbe taint of bls dupllrity out of the doorway acroag the side his wife Implored him to throw away touched her, and he, even In hla grief, walk. pausing for a moment to con the "detestable things" he said, with felt thankful that she never was to verse with the man who accompanle«! characteristic humor, that be thought know the truth. him. The girl's face lighted with he would keep them for a rainy «lay. At this time Bansemer lived in com pleasure and relief, but the young man. it was much simpler to go from gen fort at oue of the middle class board regarding uneasily the couuteuanra of eral manager to fireman than vics ing bouses uptown, and the boy was tbe general manager of the Pacific, versa, and it might be that be would | Just leaving tbe klndergarteu for a Lakes and Atlantic Railroad company need the suit again. It pleased him to private school. Banseiner'a calloused saw that he was white, tired and hear hts wife sniff contemptuously. heart had one tender chamber, and ln drawn. It was not the keen, alert ex David Cable had been a wayward, it dwelt the little lad with the fall pression that bad been the admiration venturesome youth. His father and hair and gray eyes of the woman whe of every one: something vital seemed mother had built their hopes high with Pnmm (rrtn’u.i dlaboUmllv <1* lie bad died. to be missing, although he couhl not him as a foundation, and he ha«l proved turned tks rubbing of hl» tsimla laite oue November afternoon Just have tokl what it was A flame seemed s d«wldedly insecure basis, for one scant strands of black hair, was of before Bansemer put on Illa light top to have died somewhere in his face, I night In the winter of 1883 be stole the type known as “retrentlng and CHAPTER 111 leaving behind a faint suggestion of ! away from hts home In New York. pointed." The forehead ran upward coat to leave tbe office for the da« N the city of New York and back from the brows almost to a Drootn tapped on tbe glass panel o. Before spring he was fighting in the there was practicing at ¡mint. and down from the pinnacle the door to ills private office. Usually far southland, a boy of sixteen carry that time a lawyer' by hung the veil of hair, Just as If he hail the clerk communicated with him by ing a musket in the service of his tbe nume of Bansemer. draped it there with the same care he signal, a floor button by which be country. His office, on the top might have used In placing his best couki acquaint his master wltb much At the close of tbe civil war Private most floor of a dingy hat upon a peg. Ills back was stooped, that he ought to know, and tbe vlaitot Cable, barely ekSiteen, returned to his building tn the lower section of tbe and the high, narrow shoulders were in the outer office would be none the home, only to find that death hnd de stroyed Its happiness. Ills father had city, was not Inviting On leaving th» hunched forward eagerly. Long arms wiser The occasions were rare when died, leaving hla widowed mother a de elevator one wound about through nar and ridiculously thin legs, with big be went so far as to tap on the door pendent upon him. It was then-philo row balls and Anally peered with more hands nnd feet, tell the story of his Bansemer was puszkxl nnd stealthily sophically he realized that labor alone or less uncertainty and misgiving at extremities. When be was on hts feet listened for sounds from the other could win for him, and he stuck to It the half obliterated sign which said Droom was more than six feet tail; as aide. Suddenly there came to hla ears with rigid Integrity. In turn he be that James Bansemer held forth on the he sat tn the low tacked office chair be the voices of women, mingled wttl came brakeman and fireman. Finally other side of the glass panel. looked to be less than live feet over all. Drootn'l suppresa«»d but always rau It was whispered In certain circlea hla determination and faithfulness won The men had been classmates In an cous tones Mnnsemer opened tbe door. Ixmktng him a fireman's place on one of tbe and openly avowed In others that Ban- oliecure law school down In Pennsyl fast New York Central "runs." If ever semer's business was not the kind vania. Bansemer was goo«! looking, Into the outer office, he saw Drootn In plalu forceful aod young, while Droom was swaying before two women, rubbing be was dissatisfied with tbe work, no which elevates the law. words, bls methods were construed to distinctly his opposite. Where be came bla hauda and smiling. One of the one was tbe wiser. Railroading in tbose days waa not debase the good and houest statutes from no one knew and no one cared women carried a small babe ln her what It la in these advanced times. of the land. Once Inside the d<s>r of He was past thirty-five when he en arms. Neither she nor ber companion Then It meant that one was ¡«»ssesaed bls office and a heavy spring always tered the school. at least twelve years seemed quite at once tn the pr«»aen<*« of the lank guardian of the outer office. of all the evil habits that fall to the closed It behind oue—there was quick the senior of Bansemer. lot of man. David Cable was more or evidence that tbe lawyer lamentably i I Ills appearance and attire proclaimed less contaminated by contact with his disregarded the virtues of ¡irosperlty, him to be from the country, but hie etvugh. ribald companions of the rail, no matter bow they bud been courted sophistry, his knowledge of the world and be glided moderately into the bad and won. Although Ida transactions and his wonderful Insight Into human habits of bls kind. He drank nnd In and out of tbe courts of that great nature contradicted bls looks Immeas "gamboled" with the rest of the boys; city bore the mark of dishonor, be urably. A conflict or two convince«! but, by nature not being vicious and wus known to have made mouey dur bls fellow students that he was more low, the Influences were not hopelessly ing the ten years of his career as a than a match for them In stealth and cunning If uot In dress and deport deadening to the better qualities of his member of the bar. PoMibly he kept his office shabby ment character. To his mother he was al and uu< leau that It might be in touch ••Hello. Grai/dan! Ilow are you f" Ellas Droom had not succeeded ns a ways the strong, good hearted, manly with tbe transactions which had their lawyer. He repelled people, growing ash«' . and through the young man's boy, better than all the other sous in bruin then- flashed the remark of bls the world. She bellev«*d in him. He morbid birth Inside the grimy walls. more and more bitter against the world fair companion: "He's in there now, worshiped her. and it was not until he There was no spot or corner In tbe as bls struggles became harder. What was well up in the twenties that he two small rooms that comprised tils little money be bail accumulated heav working Ills dear old brain to pieces." •'I'm sorry to have kept you wait stopped to think that sb«» was not tbe "chambers" to which he could point en alone knew bow lie caine by It— ing. Jane." said Cable, crossing to the I only good woman in the world who de with pride. The floors were littered dwindled to nothing, nnd he was In nc with papers; tbe walls were greasy tual squalor when later Bansemer curb. "Hello. Graydon! How are you?” served respect. CHAPTER IV. Ills voice was sharp, crisp and louder Up In Albany lived the Widow Cole- and bedecked with malodorous nota found hltn In nn attic In Baltimore. ADY to tee you," an than the occasion seemed to demand, man and her two pretty daughters. tions. documents and pictures, tbe win Even as be engaged the half starved nounced Drootn. Tbe but It was natural with him. Years of Mrs. Coleman's husband died on tbe dows were smoky and useless; the wretch to become tils confidential clerk shrewd, fearless genius life In an engine cab do not serve to tmttlefield. and she. like many wotneu clerk's desk bore every suggestion of the lawyer shuddered and nliuoot re of tbe Inner room glanc pented of bls action mellow tbe tone of the human vole*, In the north and the south, after years dissoluteness. But little less appalling to one's aes ed up quickly and met But Ellas Droom was worth bl* and tbe ba bit is t«x> strong to be over of moderate prosperity was compelled the prolonged, uncanny come. There was no polish to the to support berself and her family. She thetic sense was ths clerk himself. weight in gold to James I la use nier tones as they Issued from David Ca had been a pretty woman, and one Bquattlng behind his wretched desk. from that day forth. Illa employer*! gaze of hla clerk. Unwillingly hla eyes ble’s lips. He spoke with more than readily could see where her daughters Ellas Droom peered across the litter sole alm in life was to get rich and fell of papers and tiooks wltii aliaky but thereby to acblevs power. Illa ambi "Confound It, Lias! Will you ever ordinary regard for tbe queen’s Eng got tbelr personal attractiveness. Not many doors from tbe boisterous polite eyes, almost as Inviting as tbe tion was laudable If one accepts the quit l«x>klug at me like that? There’« lish. but It was because be never had spider wbo with wily but Insidtoue creed of morals, but his methods were ■omethlng positively creepy in that neglected It It was characteristic of little eating bouse in which tbe rail tbe man to do a thing as nearly right road m«-n snatched their meals as they decorum draws tbe guileless into bi not so praiseworthy. After a year or •tare of yours!" two of starvation struggles to get on "Lady to see you,” r«»p<*ated tbe clerk, as be knew bow tn tbe beginning and went through, tbe widow opened a web. if one passed muster tn the estlma with the legitimate he packed up his shifting about un«*a«lly and then glid to do it the same way until a t*tter book and news stand. Her home was on the floor above tbe stand, and it thin of the Incomprehensible Droom 11« scruples and laid them sway—tempo ing a »ay to take his customary look at method presented itself. "Very well, thank you. Mr. Cable, waa there she brought her little girls was permitted In due season to pas» rarily, be Mid. He resorted to shar¡> tiie long row of books in tbe wall except that Jane has been abusing to womanhood. Good looking, barum through a second oppressive looking practice, knavery and all the forma of rases. He had performed thia act a sea rum Dave Cable saw Frances Cole door und into tbe private office of Mr legal blackmail. It was not long lie dozen times a day for more than five me because you were not here to"— "Don't you believe a word be saya. man one evening us he dropped In to James Batiseiner. attorney at law and fore his I sink account Is-gno to aw«ll. years. The babtt had become «o strong purchase a newspaper it was at the solicitor. It may be remarked at this His business thrived. He was so clev that chains could not have restrained dad." she cried "Oh. if tbe truth isn't In me. I'll sub end of June, tn 1878, and tbe country early stage that, no matter bow long er that not one of bls shady proceed him. It was what he considered a side." laughed Graydon. "Nevertbe was In the throe« of excitement over or how well one may have known ings reacted, it Is safe to venture that graceful way of dropping out of notice, less you've kept ber waiting, and It's the first news of tbe Custer massacre Drooui. one seldom lingered to engagv WU per cent of the people who were at the same time giving tbe Impression in commonplace« with him. Illa was bilked through his manipulations prom that be was constantly busy. only reasonable that she should abuse on the Little Big Horn river “Are you Mr BauaeuierT’ asked tbe Cable waa deeply Interested, for be the moat repellent ¡»croons 11 ty I magi ised In the beat of virtuous wrath to somebody '' “I am glad you were here to receive bad seen Custer fighting at tbe front nable. When he smiled one was con expose film, but be bad learned to woman with tbe babe In ber arms as In tbe sixties Frances Coleman, tbe scions of a shock to tbe nervous ay» amlle in security. He knew that ex he cross«»«! Into the outer office. It It Mves my gray hairs." For a moment Bansemer purposely "Rubbish f was MI m Cable's simple prettiest girl he hu<l ever seen. sold tern, when he so far forgot himself as p<siure for him meant humiliation for After that, be to laugh aloud tber* was a distinct the Instigator, and be continued to rest remained at>sorbe>l In tbe contempla comment m ber father took bls place him the newspaper tlon of hla Anger nail«: then he shot • seldom went through Albany without Illustration of tbe word "crunching.'’ easy while be worked bard beside ber. when tie spoke one waa almost sorry "You're getting rich ut this sort of sudden, com pre be naive glance which "Ob. please drive on, Jane." said tbe visiting tbe little book shop thing,” observed Drootn oue day after took In tbe young woman, ber burden Tempestuous, even arrogant In love. that be had ears young man. hla admiring eyes on tbe Bansemer knew but little of thia the lawyer bad chaied s particularly and all tbe supp«>oed condition«. There girl wbo grsai»ed the reins afresh and Cable, once convinced that he cared for «tralgbtened like a aoldler for lnapec her, lost no time in claiming her, freakish Individual's history, no onv nauseous deal to hie own satisfaction, waa no doubt in bla mind that here tlon "I must run around to tbe Vnl whether or no. In leM than three else bad tbe temerity to Inquire ftlto "but what are you going to do when waa another "paternity caee,” as be catalogued them In hla big black book versify club and watch the score of th- months after the Custer masMcre they bls past or to separate It from his fu the tide turns?" ture for that matter Ones Bsnaemei Bansemer. Irritated on perceiving that ”1 am.” be replied shortly, for be Yale Harvard game at Cambridge It were married Defeated rivals unanimously and en ironically asked him why be had neve« the other waa engaged In bls exasper usually made short, quick work of eueb looks like Harvard, bang It all! Great game, they say"— viously observed that the handsomest married. It was a full minute before ating habit of rubbing bla hands to cases There waa not much money In "There be goes on football. We fireman on the road had conquered the the other lifted hts eyes from the abeet gether, did not answer, but merely them at beat. "Would you mind com Ing in tomorrow? I'm Just leaving for m’ist be off or It will be dark tiefore most outrageous little c«*;uette be of legal cap and by that time be was thundered out "Will you stop that?" There waa a faint suggestion of the the day.” we get away from him. fJoodby!” tween New York and Buffalo. As s In full control of bls passion. "Ixtok at me! Would any woman p<s«slblllty of a transition of the hands "It will take but a few minute«. «Ir. mstter of fset, she had love«! him cried Miss Cable to claws as Droom abruptly desisted, •ml It would I m * very bard for me to "How's your father. Gray? II» from tbe start: the others serve«! as marry a thing Ilka me?” This was said with such terrible ear but smilingly went on: vet away again tomorrow," said tbe wasn't feeling the test ln tbe world thorns with which she delightedly neatness that Bansemer took care nev "Some day the other shark will get young woman nervously. “I'm a gov- yesterday." Mid Cable, tucking ln tbe pricked his heart Into subje«-tion. The young husband settled down, re er to branch the subject again. He tbe twtter of you. and you'll have noth ern<M« In a family way uptown, and robe. •*A m«* of liver. Mr Cable. He’a all nounce«! all of hla undesirable habits saw that Droom's heart was not all Ing to fall back on. You've been bulld- my days are uot very free.” Ing «a mighty slim foundations There and became a new man with such sur steel and brass right today. Goodby!” Irroom was middle age«!. His lank Isn't a s|gn of support If the worst (Continued Next Week.) As Jane and ber father whirled away prising suddenness that bls friends tbe latter gave utterance to a remark marveled and derided A year nt b-«ly and cadaverous face wets con comes to the worst." be chuckled I O Sl IMCRIBE FOR THE GUARD. o O V. ♦
