The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-05-06
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3ood slIare."
Next evening, according to instruc-
liens, he went to the st. Augustine no
Tel, and there he met Mr.. and MS.
oyom, who were iniddle-aged and
tcl Up and clearly.in more or less
.....ticn.' Robson greeted them cor
G4a..y and said: Il heard you were
here" and that was all the explanation
He asked, most casuaily'
about Delafeld, and then went into
Mrs. Skemers apartments and was pre-
scnteI to eight very gorgeous PERSONS
one CT whom, Mrs. Skenler t.; him III
advance, was power in ''scc Mrs.
oKemer was delighted to Get him.
I.obson wondered if she knew as secret
as well as lie knew hers.
They went il to dinner, and Robson
surprised himself. He gave himself to
the novel task with all his powers OF
invention and his skill as & talker. lie
told Of his delight at being SO fortu-
nate as to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Ei0N0m
again. He repeated to the whole table
Mrs. Bloxoms frightened whispers to
him, and gave them such an eiabora-
ton as to make them appear witty and
scintillating.
Lac in the evening he told Mr.. Box
ON that he would accept the invitation
to dinner if all the others would come
again. Mrs. Skcmcr joined his appeal.
The power" gracefully consented, and
the first triumph Of the couple from
Delafeld was complete.
The morning after that he received
a note of congratulation from Mr.. Ieily
and a summons to come to the office.
He found that little nan greatly
pleased.
well, sir, Bloxom is ticl1led to
DEATH" said Mr.. Helly. "He said all the
women were crazy about you. They
want to meet you again"
That's kind Of them," said Robson,
not visib!y Catered. "Have you some
more work for me?"
Eyes; something particular. a wild
ow, Mrs. Eawley, just from Cedar Falls,
with 4 barrel of money--living at the
Grand Bellevue apartments. She's been
here few weeks and is trying to get a
start. Devilish handsome woman, with
plenty of style and apparently all right,
but people seem little touchy because
they don't know much of her history.
She married an old fellow at Cedar
Falls and he died, and now she has his
money-that's about all we know. We
have a couple of good women pulling
for her, but after your success with
the BlOXom case | think you can do bet
ter than they can. You can so to that
dance out there tonight and tell those
people how well she stood in Cedar
Falls, and that she left there because
the society wasn't goot: enough, Or
something like that-understand?"
81 will construct a past Of which she
will be proud" said Robson.
Robson was at the Grand Bellevue
apartments at eight o'clock. A maid
admitted him to pretty rarlor. He
sat and philosophical on his occupa-
ton.
Presently he looked up and saw tall
and beautiful woman in an evening
gown. 1t was Lizzie-the Lizzie who
had kept the flower stand in the rotunda
Of the Beacon Hill hotel in Boston.
She saw Kim ard took backward
step. Tie color leaped to her face.
''Mr. I,~tso1!" she faltered.
"Is il actually you, Lizzie?''
"Why-yes," she said, gazing at him
as if frightened.
what are you doing here?"
81 live here. Didn't you know? I'm
Mrs. Eawley. How did you find me?
Are you the" and she stopped en-
barrassed.
you've guessed it, Lizzie. I'm the.
The gunner died and left me next to
nothing. I found myself here in Chi
cago, and-we.l, had to do something.
But you! This is the surprise Of my life.
What does it all mean?"
"Well. it means this: You know.
three years ago my brother-I don't
think you knew him: he's in politics
he got me ticket to Cedar Falls. where
my sister Ella lived. She's married and
out there. went out on a visit and the
funniest thing happened. Mr. Uawley
fell in love with me. met him at big
picnic. and he didn't give me a mo-
ment's peace unit, married MIN. Rich?
Why, Mr. Robson, my lawyers tel, me
I'm worth two hundred thousand. After
he died and I waited decent time Just
said to myself: III get out of this
Place. It's too quiet for me. after Bos-
tom Of course I couldn't 90 back to
Boston and make any sp,urge. Every
fellow in town knew me when was at
the Beacon Hill there. So 1 came to
Chicago, and here am. Andyou've LOST
your money, Mr.. Robson?''
You might know 1 have. Lizzie. or
wouldn't be out here to help you"
"S-h-h-h. Don't! Between YOU and
me, Mr.. Robson, L don't care much for
society. What 1 want is good man.
and l don't care if he hasn't
'Well. Lizzie. when YOU were at the
Beacon Hill I told you every day that
loved YOU"
II didn't believe it then"
well, possibly I didn't mean it.
either; but it strikes me there is some
Thing prov,dent;al in this meeting.
You have the money and want to sec
life with good companion. Yen know
me. Don't you think that, under the
circumstances, we could come to ar
agreement? You know my story, and
[ know yours. You need my experience
to guide you, and, to be candid, need
money"
Mr.. Robson. when you used to buy
a bunch of violets and talk that wav. I
knew better. But I believe you're in
earnest DOW And don't 7 ,ri-h .lA