Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24

cared for by Judge Mcintyre, as It had be I
cared for many long year Now, as the
winter began to wane Norman realized
that the fortune was gone and that his
/ fathers wealth was mainly IN negroes
horses, dogs and Reileview, property mat
consumed far more than t produced 1t
feii upon him with almost brutal force that
besides an honored name he would have
next to nothing to offer the girl he loved
and love Daisy Lane he knew he did with
all the strength Of his heart. now torn with
had suffered through his partners Ill
starred ventures, and it had made him ST.
lent, reserved, even at times mnrose There
was something more than mere m:smanage-
| mcnt behind it all, was Henry's reluctant
admission. Mcintyre in the height of fame
ana fortune had taken Lane by the hand
lifted h i'll from the bottom rung of the lad,
ger wei i, up toward the top. and though the
iater iai mad only been few feet it
counted more with Lane against his broken
benefactor than the contemplation of the
Dement'S he had received at his hands In
ueea' II Lane had not long begun to think
mat II was his own brains ana energy tina.
maze the reputation of the firm h. was a
rank exception to the rule. He lived money
lie mad known what it was TO be moor and
SSn1IuSs!ihg. he liked the Doctors lads, and
iiheu them wei. but that was before If
daWned upon him that the firm must cnnn
us doors 10 boih, and not as clients or con-
trlputors. He was a good husband a fond
Ia t 1hei, square man and citizen, a se-
was no especial tax on thai friend shin b,,t
Lane was one of the last men in his line
OF business whom those keen students IF
human nature, the wou,l-be bnrrowers
would think to ask for I'd lie b.I v,et,ho5
with jealous dread the growing ascen6encv
over ms senior of that upstart Malloy. He
Only Vagueiy dreamed how deeply MCINTYRE
was enmeshed. He never dreamed a. al
that Hollis fortune could be involved ona
dlsfking young Malloy. even whila I'M
pressed and influenced by his fathers
We an, ne haa seen with secret approval
precious child had shown him especial con-
i,dence ana cordiality during the few brief
DAYS at BeIleview, and now felt it necessary
oo,5 e a iesponungiy distant, If not. indeed,
colo ana at times even repailant
This was the more difficult because Tbao
uoIe. ms nrst born, had become frankly
enthusiastic about Norman, and was for
Ever IalKing OF him at table and would
nave had him perpetually in the house.
where indeed Norman's inclination wonId
perpetually have led him. but unerringiv
.ne latter noted the fathers change Of
a n' ana although hurt and almost in
algnaht: ne was an interpretive. sensitive
Fellow Tor his years, given to self-exami-
nation and to studying both sides of a
question. he knew that having as yet Of
leseo hotnlhg and having now nothing to
OFFER he should not stand between her and
these who might come laden with love and
slfts. Moreover, 1t was next to impossible
10 70 tnere IN the evening and not find
TOO much OF self-congratulation and obtru-
siVc triumph not to be hateful In a rivals
sight. AND then, again, Henry had spoken
He, too, had disliked Malloyi He HAD
neard Kate Ray and her mother refer to him
III terms so guarded that he felt there was
something much amiss. and Kate Ray was
a girl TO win whose good opinion the elder
brother would have walked to Lexington
OFTEN as he longed to ride thither, winch
was every day OF the week. Never doubt
she knew it-had seen II for a year or more
but she had known him from her earliest
childhood. and girls seldom fall in love
with men they know so we'll. She used TO
visit Cincinnati for few weeks every win
ter, and now found reason to decline. She
was angry when he stole that kiss, yet 1t
was anger at herself only. She wished him
to know he should not have sought 1t. She
had thought twice, thrice of telling her
mother she ought not to go to Belleview,
even to welcome Norman, but the mother
had set her heart upon 1t. She had heard
of young Malloy while in Cincinnati, and
heard of associations that made her marvel
he could set foot within the doore Of Belle
view, but here again was the Kentucky
code. Malloy was there and well accredited.
He was the Doctors guest, and. even to
Henry, who appealed to her, she shut her
lips as to anything she knew against him.
From her and from others whom he knew
in Cincinnati, Henry could learn nothing
tangible to Malloy's disadvantage, save that
he was his fathers son, and had some time
since been somewhat wild. Now, with
abundant means. he was welcomed in many
houses. He would have a luxurious home.
he was an undoubted catch" for whom
many mammas were angling. Why shouldn't
Lane listen to him as O. sutton Tor his