EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD.THURSDAY, ll'Gl'ST 13. U»ON
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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
.,
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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
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