Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-21
!, A Tale of Four.


Frank Le.Aie's nlustrated.
"Niss Gresham
every well; show her in" He frowned -
he spoke; his frown deepened as his fair cl-
emit stepped briskly in and up to him.
"Be seated, please; will be disengaged in
Q moment"
So be continued, his eyes still on the papers
he pretended to be studying, though he was
| really but heaping anathemas upon his alb
sent partner, to whom business with fair
clients was ordinarily deferred. He did not
| court them; now, as long as possible, he en-
trenched himself behind his records But
delay reached its limit, and, perforce, he
turned toward her.
ST am at your service. Miss Gresham"
Miss Gresham had passed the interval saz-
ing curiously at the furnishings Of the unfa-
miliar office-curiously, though with bit of
awe, at him. A moment yet she regarded
him, as if bewildered, then a sudden, merry
laugh hurst from her lips.
81 do not know much about business" she
said, gayly; 81 suppose this is the way
men transact it, but I-oht never could do
so! Ysu must turn way around; you must
look straight at me, you must seem-seem
sociable, confidential like, Mr.. Wexson, or I
cannot talk at all" -
Inwardly Hugh Wexson groaned, but there
was no help for it.; he must do the best he
could. For the first time he looked directly
at his visitor. Miss Gresham was young and
fair, he saw; of delicate beauty set of
strinkDgly by her mourning robes. And
there was something attractive, something
peculiarly attractive, about her eyes. Only
gray-blue, but
Slightly again Hugh Wexson frownsd, and
an exclamation moved his lips. Why did he
even Asts them? But he had never seen her
beeoxe3 tbs case Lennon could soon dispose
of; be need never see her again. The thought
brcughe sudden comfort, and-so he dis
missed Hiss Gresham.
She seemed better satisfied with him,
though her face was sAadowing now.
II came to tell YOU that have found T.
- eoaiAned. softly.
15Ss wiIfn
Eyes found it few minutes ago, and
hurried here with It. I do not know any
thing Of hw, but Z supposed must" She
drew saen bex from hnr pSo1kst and laid it
On the desk beside hin. q told Mr.. Lennon
knew stssxsa find it in some odd place
come plase just ihe-just like psor papa 10
put it. ES&ed'up like sesaaAsA kSssr and
tucked in with other things. And pat thAn
an back and Gpught them. din not know;
] tAoushe paraADs Unjust" ~s.,-
She VA bsua1ng now, for, deaFfts knssf,
he nalssd His smile breade.Ad ss h 70
AS~od the box-oorec and looked Down On tha,
conteaa Strange things, indeed, to Be
deensd sssontial 10 the proving OF q Will A
pair OF worn gloves half dozen of nsh-
hookS and easeless ambrotype With
plain effort Hugh We4son turned them out
to get tho viii beneath. so.
"You ssA am only girl, and I did not
know weos ON Ray Gresham, now thor
oughly confused. "Pray laugh, If you vii,
Mr.. WeZsau; r."
Bat So aaw that be did not heed her; he
was boxing down at the 1it*le anabrotype -
intsnsly a. though he had unAxpec4slly on-
footed some knotty legal problem. Sud
denly - looasd up again.
'eWhat VII you take fer this pictnsep
Hs spsks viEA .beyih saeern@s, and
thsrs wes leak IN his face that aezilsd hw
With 81 q girss wsndes Ray Gresham saassd
Mt IN.
"WAaAwiH I tsle for ii, HA Gfs&a~Ma
I VII - aalk st ell Of course. Whatever
do-yea vane a ~ This IS my dear aunt
Lnaie, hhsn whom taoe was just 16 FaAsd.
e ssnA bat any ona can see how hsna1-
hA sho wsA Hssr aunt Ineie! Eanae ons
tsesAsd hse vssy badly; wunA-away 2 mnnfh
a thais vsAanorAy, aud newer sGns Aask
10 ha @a6 beaAes Of Itt1s qlau2I
And %. t.ssaaAof shsdappY via sAsshuA
haxa hssa, aho ie-she is-n
Bat - ya1d again abruptly; in opn
amaeaEAsas Hngh Wexson sat staring Ct A6F
No wsa6x, thsuoht Ray Gresham; saeh
bold, fe11ish girl she was to tall aAnt Lsaids
aHain to stranger. She stasted up
ahaAsAiy.
Ill apposs ] need not stay any Asagsr,
Nr. Wezazn. AM, Il Yen plaase. I wSnah6
Tie plGtass, and end the seAar Nl1RLa
A. realistically, As <rnsd Is gnssfson
her aaA s3snsa The papers ON the iask
Tea 1na,' hesad, saansag lmrisd-
b aawn - slnsst: 'tadl In right she3e. VIII
Hases t1aay in town: n contestants, I
pasMAA H Assely haves - LD-to his
wi3sA sasssf. Lnae Grey, the sum OIL beg
yoss pasan, kiaso Gresham; q maae Aa1nal
ftg, aad YEA vii entsr u pom ysur xighAs"
He swaea The gloves and 6sh hooks back
int ths hs& cd handed it 10 her.
Is7sa The yistze, Mr. Ne1sona want AMA
Laoies picanra"
- mad beg you to leave the pictnEs. n
ftzaiSA& - ~, Dssary to the ease.p D.
AOAr ave2uniariy the exclamation heeAp
hun hss kps. What a strange manlAewn;
what ID he sasans anyway B&t71hs was
only 1M; kk open confusion, his hssita4ksn
was oazfAion alone 10 her. BnanAB was,
indeed, bswndaring; and she was only TOO
glad to have Hugh Wsxson dAthe pichus
and hgs1y s4s into che bright summer nngn-
ing. -'ta -. - 81, ~ '''
Jehn Greshan's will did not move. towaeis
prohass that nsxt hour For that time the
usually natter OF fact lawyer sat- lost 10 bus
mess, posing over an an,hotype.
s1Wens away month Of their wedding day,
and never came back to her,"
. Not strange, surely not strange at all
For, not The face, thought were the same
which had once smiled up at him with all a
weznans fond devotion, the same little Lhie
he had loved SO tenderly the years. agone-
not the face but the words, which held him
spellbound. Casual words from strangers
bps to reveal to him, after the fake years,
truth OF which be ne'er had dreamed.
He had gone away month of his wedding
day; he had wandered far and long with his
dissatisfied, aching heart Just because Of
little quarre1r' Yes, but surely. he had
done all, on his side, that could be done;
written the tender letter; tried, in vain, to
coo 6ttla Tuoia What than ca,1ld Ia do