The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-12-22

| Une open WluuOW, OlliOuSI1 WHICH the
hum and roar OF the great city passed
with never dying murmur, she seemed
almost to forget the man sitting be-
side her, and closing her hands across
her knees gazed wistfully beyond the
sweet flowers in the veranda, the
memory of earlier and better years
bringing the tears into her eyes.
"Why, Ida! What's up? This
must be something Serious" remon-
strated Dick. ,..>. g..
She hastily swept her hand over her
face, and was again almost herself.
"Ah, Dickl what would it be to be
free-to be a girl again!''
II think prefer you as you are.''
"But you never knew me as girl"
II know younow, and that's enough
for me-"
Clancy if we had met" she dream
lily went on.
"What's the use of going into the
might-have-beens? If you had seen
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 I might reply in the same way,
but as he did not, how fortunate we
never metz"
We'll, 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 a jolly good mess of my own at
fairs"
She did not appear to notice the
last sentence, and quickly rejoined:
"Oh, but you are clever, and it is
just because you are so that I partic-
ularly want your help"
"Quite charming situation! High
| ly hattered, Pm sure, but I fear, Ida,
that you'll find me a very broken
reed to lean on"
"Broken or not" with a caressing
| touch on his shoulder, II do rely on
you. Oh, Dick, Pm in terrible
TROUBLED"
"Good heavens! What is it I can
do? You have but to command me
in any direction other than money
and am your slave"
oAO, uAAOA CuAltsCCIy ~ lS II1OIlGy,
she passionately cried, land no small
sum, Listen! can't stay to go into
particulars, but the long and short of
it is that must have $500 before to-
morrow"
"What!" he exclaimed, turning and
meeting her glance.
eyes, that is the Identical sum-"
"Can't you get Lanthwaite?"
"Don't be absurd" she somewhat
snappishly replied. "Ofcourse can't.
1t is just because most certainly
can't that apply to YOU"
"Thls 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 demonstrate
ed, II am a. pauper. am supposed
to exist on $500 year and-don't"
"Still,' and here her eyes grew hard,
81 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 Devil
derment.
"You must understand" he said,
sthat although l would do anything
for you, having no credit I am abso-
lutely powerless in this matter"
Cali [ understand u.s." she recklessly
made answer, ''that men like you can
get money for your own needs, and so
[ suppose it is to be raised somehow.
OF course it's only a temporary mat
ter. will faithfully repay you. Nor
is it every woman" she added in a
| quieter tone, ''who would so place her
self in the power Of the man who pro-
fesses to love her."
Eyes, yes," he assented, II 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, a. little contemptuousy.
II 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'll"
"Well, I think see wy" he slow
~ said, after a pause, and there was a
colder ring in his voice and tighten
ing OF his lips. "At any rate, I'll do
my BEST"
ooh, thanks, dear Dick-a thousand
thanks!'
"Of course I may fail. You must
have the money by tomorrow night?
Well, time is short and I 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"
Gust so," she laughed, "they al
ways do, and so au revoir.
AS soon as Tanqueray left the house
he stopped for second, for, the truth
was, he had received a great shock
Ida knew perfectly we'll his dependent
position on his uncle and his impecu-
MOSTLY, for he had confded all these
matters to her. And now, in the face
of this, without g. 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