The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-11-24

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The young girl paused at the door.
Then she frowned impatiently and
turned the knob. AS the door opened
she found herself in plainly furnish
ed room, the floor covered with limo
leum, the walls hung with maps. There
were three long windows at the upper
end and in the right hand wall an open
door,
"Is that you, George?" a voice called
from the inner room.
Mary Vincent did not reply. She
felt all her reluctance come back to
her.
"Why don't you answer me,
George?"
There was the sound Of a chair push
ed back, and then tall young man
stood in the doorway.
81 beg pardon" he cried as he
stepped forward. 81 thought it was my
somewhat tactiturn Office boy. Please
take chair"
Mary Vincent bowed gravely and sat
down. At the actual encounter with
this formidable young man her courage
seemed to return.
"You are Mr. Henry Tennis" she
said, half interrogatively.
"At your SERVICE" he answered and
bowed.
"My name is Mary Vincent" she
murmured If she had expected he
would look surprised, she was disap-
pointed. There was little pause.
"And to what do owe this visit?" he
courteously asked.
The girl hesitated.
"For me-" she said with an effort
''this is a very disagreeable mission
She looked toward the open door OF
the anteroom.
| eve are quite alone" said Tennis.
| Il have come" said Mary in low
voice, ''to warn you against my ia
| ther"
| "Your father!'
| "My father, Abner Vincent"
"Go on" said Tennis.
"He has told us, my mother and me
that you were to let him have $4,000
to advance one of his schemes. Dc
not give him the money. The scheme
is a visionary one. My father is a ro
mancer."
She paused and moistened her lips.
"My mc ,her and l thought you
should be warned. We felt that youl
youth and v-your inexperience appeal
ed to us. 70 not give my father the
money" She paused again. "Oi
course this warning will be held con
l fidential?'
Sacred" said Tennis.
| Mary arose to go.
"One moment" he added. MAY
ask how your father happened to tall
this matter over with you?"
HE has a habit Of boasting," SAID
Mary. HE is always on the verge OF
some great fortune winner. He told
us that with your money his --latest
scheme could be launched Sometimes
we feel sure he is only romancing
This time his details were too perfec,
to admit of doubt He told us so many
particulars about-about you"
MAY | ask what he said? inquired
Tennis gravely.
"You will not feel offended? He said
you were young and quite inexperi
enced. that you had just come into q
lot of money, that you were flingine
it carelessly right and left and that
you would never miss the sum you had
promised him."
"Are you quite sure am the person
he meant" added Tennis.
"Quite sure. Mr.. Henry Tennis, in
the Mohican building"
And your father looks upon me as
lamb ehY'
81 think l understand what you
mean. Yes. He said-I want you tc
clearly appreciate the light in which he
regards you-that you were, to use his
lown rather rude expression, easy
picking"
Tennis laughed softly.
"Thank you very much, Miss Aus
tin," he said and extended his hand
She placed her own-a little reluctant
ly-in it. Il assure you appreciate ths
sacrifice you have made. Your warn
ing will not be wasted l am sure
shall profit by it in more ways thai
one. Good day"
AS her graceful form disappeared ii
the elevator cage Tennis turned bacl
into his office.
"Weli. by Jovew he murmured. H,