Evening star., 1898-09-03

picked up these instruments of his bad
luck and he saw that the pack that Smith
had used had been marked
How awful,' the listener said. 'And
you might have had money If it hadn' t
If it hadn't been for Smiths dishonesty.
yes, Miss Wolverton. But to return to the
story. My father went to Smith whom he
accused, but Smith looked him in the face
and laughed. You are crazy, man. And
You haven't any proof Who'd believe
you? -
Was that the end of it?' the girl asked,
gently.
NO, not the end of it. My father could
prove nothing. indeed. His affairs went
from bad 10 worse. He left California PEN
nlleSS- Later in the east he accumulated
me @ niue money ne was able to leave me.
But 1t was always a hard struggle for him
and my mother. who died shortly after l
was born"
And Smith? That's not the. name"
Melville hesitated.
No, that's not the name It's a we'll
known name, but We will let it remain
Smith. Everything Smith touched became
none! He was accused of dishonesty
many times in the course of his career,
put nothing ever was proven. He succeed
ed, ana Is today one of the powerful men
of the country
They were silent, the girl grave
ana that's the reason you think you
are not III the class of BERTHE Townley.
Well don't want you to be in that class. .
II You would care that much," said he
half lightly, half earnestly
oh' ike you" she said, cheerily, as
she might have said she liked a fox ter
rier. Iva va
And the mans dishonesty was really
your blessing. II made you do things Oh
l know-I know lot of men. and the men
OF the Far Westchester set are so tire
some" 81 "
"Oh. thanks-' said he, lameIv
but you mustn't be tiresone. Do you
Ie5 that line there? That's Sandy Hook :;
know IT. | have seen it that way a dozen
times And-I must be going below. Oh. 7
nave been 50 much interested"
ANA she went away brightly smiling and
ne felt suddenly the least like fool This
ieeilng was increased when ne found in the
bustle of landing that she had onlv a cool
hand and distant so glad to have met
you, ana no acknowledgment of the fact
that ne mad asked to CALL which she plain
ly had evaded. He felt reyengeful and n
bit OF an al archist. And the next morn
ing When he was reporting to Mr. Winfield
MS success in London, and being compli-
hiehted by the company's head, his success
seemed cheap; he had picture before him
or bright, high-bred looking exouisitely
St"ned young woman, surrounded by flip
panty gay persons whose world was not
ms, and never could be; for when one is
making his way ploddingly with no par
tlcular capital, he can't reasonably ex-
pect that way TO be made before he may
be gray and all the desire for plea
life's good things, quite gone
II may De supposed that Miss Wolverton
put the young man of the Atlantic out of
her mind. Perhaps she had some thoughts
or MIN or else she never would have re-
peated the story he had told her at a din
ner where her father was, most unusually
her escort. At a dinner enc owes it as a
duty to do his part. Nell did not care to
De lacking and wanted her bon mot to be
az natty as anothers. and her story as
spirited. For she waged a little strife to
make the world she knew hold her clever
Now she couldn't, try as she would think
or another story than the one Melville had
told her
Mary Winfield introduced me to a very
entertaining man on the Lucana-a man
who does things, you know"
mat does he do, horses or yachts?'
don't mean that serious-faced chap you
Were incoming about with so much?"
The very man." Miss Wolverton said
without turning color.
And she told Melville's story
How extraordinary gasped Mrs Penn
berton- You do meet such strange people
at sea"
Business methods are oftentimes dis
honest, said Judge forbid, pompously
Yet"
Your story isn't funny enough criti-
cssed Bertie Townley.
Samuel Wolverton-I should say Sam"
the great Sam-held his nose in his port
he's thin. sharp-featured. silent man.
and, looking at him, one always wonders
how he succeeded in possessing such a
daughter.
Driving home, he said to Nell:
If were you l don't think I'd try to
tell stories at dinner"
why, papaT'
TITS undignified."