The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-04

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me the chances are you would not
have cared for me.
II used to say" she musingly con.
tinued, with the girl in the story,
that the man I marry must be hand.
some, brave, clever and rich"
"And might reply in the same way,
but as he did not, how fortunate we
never metz
well, Dick. you are handsome, and
dare say brave and clever, but-well,
you certainly are not rich"
"Nor can say much about the
cleverness. At any rate, I seem to
make o jolly good mess Of my own at
fairs"
She did not appear to notice the
last sentence, and quickly rejoined:
ooh, but you are clever, and it is
just because you are 80 that l partic-
ularly want your help"
"Quite charming situation! High
ly f1attered, Pm sure, but fear, Ida.
that you'll find me very broken
reed to lean on"
"Broken or not," with q caressing
touch on his shoulder, ~ do rely on
troubled"
"Good heavens! What is it l can
do? You have but to command me
in any direction other than money
and l am your slave"
"But, unfortunately, it is money!"
she passionately cried, "and no small
sum, Listen! Ican't stay to go into
particulars, but the long and short of
it is that l must have $500 before to-
morrow"
"What!" he exclaimed, turning and
meeting her glance.
eyes, that is the identical sum-"
Cant you get Lanthwaite?"
"Don't be absurd" she somewhat
snappishly replied. "Ofcourse l can't.
1t is just because I most certainly
can't that l apply to you."
"This is why you sent SO hurriedly
for me?"
eyes, and somehow or other, Dick,
you must get the money for me-"
"But, my dear Ida, he remonstrat-
ed, g! am a pauper. l am supposed
to exist on 5000 year and-don't"
"Still," and hereher eyes grew hard,
~ ask you to procure me this sum.
1t is most absolutely necessary that 1
should haveit by the time mentioned"
Tanqueray looked at her in bewil-
derment.
"You must understand" he said,
"that although would do anything
for you having no credit I am abso-
lutely powerless in this matter"
Gail understand is," she recklesslv
made answer, "that men like you can
get money for your own needs, and SO
l suppose it is to be raised somehow.
OF course it's only a temporary mat
ter. Twill faithfully repay you. Nor
is it every woman" she added in q
quieter tone, "who would so place her
self in the power of the man who pro-
fesses to love her."
eyes, yes," he assented, "I see all
that. but have exhausted all credit,
and you know my uncle took his SOL
emn oath that if ever I had anything
more to do with bill discounter he
would cut me Off"
"And so you refuse to help me?" she
replied, little contemptuously.
81 refuse! Oh, Ida; How unjust YOU
are! Why, you know I'd do any NOR
tai thing for you."
"Then it follows that may rely
on you!"
"Well, :! think see way" eslow-
ly said, after pause, and there was
colder ring in his voice and tighten
ing OF his lips. eat any rate, I'll do
my best"
"Oh, thanks, dear Dick-at thousand
thanks!''
"Of course I may fail. You must
have the money by tomorrow night?
Well, time is short and 1 must set to
work at once. So, farewell, and esper-
ance. I'll do my level best, and-and
consequences must take care of them
selves"
"Just so," she laughed, "they al
ways do, and SO au revoir.
AS soon as Tanqueray left the house
he stopped for a second, for, the truth
was, he had received q great shock.
Ida knew perfectly we'll his dependent
position on his uncle and his impecu-
mostly, for he had confided all these
matters to her. And now, in the face
of this, without a thought for him,
she had pledged him to obtain for her
this money, careless and Indifferent as
to what ruin fell on him in the process.
After all, was this game he had been
so long playing worth the candle? His
intimacy with Ida had not been one
OF unalloyed bliss; and now she had
set herself before him in the worst
possible light-that of thoroughly
selfish woman, perfectly Indifferent to
the trouble she might bring on the man
she professed to regard. Well, it had
been no action of his that had led to
his disenchantment, and if this close
bond with Lady Lanthwaite were now
dissolved, what better could happen!
Another and a happier career was
open to him. He might cast aside
this slough which had been eating into
his life for so long; and with a sudden
quickening in his step, he passed on, a
new hope in his glance and a rush of
pleasant thoughts in his mind.
"Still," he muttered to himself, "Ida
shall have the money if l can get it for
her; and, as she said, the consequent
ces can take care of themselves
There was only one man who, on
this short notice could give him the
sum required, and, greatly daring, to
this man, who was no other than Ida's
husband, he determined to proceed.
AS he expected he found him at the
Plantagenent Club, and, drawing him
on one side, he said that he had some.