The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-12-27

NIGHT AND NENI AWAY.
| Il thought you would more favOrably
| consider my offer. The extension shall be
made"
Then Mr.. Livingston bowed coldly and
went out into the storm. They would pass
one more Christmas in their home-only
one. The happy wife, mother and children
in their beautiful home little dreamed that
Il thunderstorm of ruin was about to burst
lover their heads.
! Again alone, Mr.. Datchery seated him
| self before the fire and h9i resumed his
book, when another visitor was announced
1t was Mr.. Harry Granger, from the
West
SHOW him in" said Mr.. hatchery, clos.
ing his book and laying it aside. In mo-
ment Harry was i'll his presence.
You come from Col. Burr said Mr..
hatchery in his soft, pleasant manner.
Yes, sir; | have letter for you
| Let me have it.
Harry took from his pocket a sealed en-
velope and handed it to Mr.. hatchery. The
banker took it, broke the seal and read il
| carefully from beginning to end. 1t was in
cypher, and Mr.. hatchery had to resort Oc-
casionally to key in his possession to get
the meaning of the writer. At last he
carefully folded the mssive and asked:
] When do you return;"
Not for several days"
| MI ldtCutIy tliSDtl HIS HdHuS DtHlTu
his head and gazed several moments into
the fire. He suddenly unclasped his hands,
| took up the letter and key and thrust them
| INTO small secretary at his side, and,
! turning to Harry, asked:
Had Ed. Gross joined Col. Burr when
you left;"
ED. Gross? | know no such person, ~
Harry answered with establishment
Where did you leave Col. Burr
! AT BlenncrhaSSettS Island in the
Ohio River
Again Mr.. hatchery unused q moment
| You say Gross had not joined him."
| NO, sir; no one had Joined him then.
do not know Ed. Gross, but do know that
no such person had joined Col. Burr be-
fore left
With sigh Mr.. hatchery said:
He will join him and with the requs-
ite-' but he did not finish the sentence
| Where is Col. Burr going after he leaves
Blennerhassett's Island?'
To Washington City, and from there to
Philadelphia"
Gross will join him there. Call before
you go and | will have the answer to this
message ready. Everything will be salts
factory-quite satisfactory" and Mr.
hatchery rubbed his hands together, quite
well satisfied with himself He rose and
bowed Harry out of the ROOM
The days spent i'll Albany on that occa
SION were days long remembered by Hurry
Granger as the happiest of his life. He
had not been two days in the city before
by the most excellent management he mel
Miss Maude Livingston. He seemed very
busy, though he really had nothing TO do
and she seemed very busy also. He was
going up the street, and she was gonl
down the street, when, by some unfore
seen, strange coincidence, they met face IL
face. He started, Stopped, and fried I,
look StIFprISp1. Gha ~ a. oil ha al
prise more genuine. Then he tipped hi.
hat and said good morning, and She ex
tending one small ;lOycd hand asked
, when he came.
| Two days ago"
, Two days! Surely, you have beer
passing hermit-like existence. | have
not seen you on the street"
II Nevertheless, | have been on thu
street" he answered.
How long will you reman?'
| Perhaps until after the Christmas holi
i. days"
Then won't you come to my BALI"
Nothing would be more agreeable" Il,
stammered. 1T is really Il pleasure / hat
not hoped for.''
Where are you going this morning?'
she asked. He who had seemed in such
. hurry and so full of business but a mo
ment before now remembered that he hat
no business engagement at all.
Then come with me"
| Where are you going:'
|, Shopping" she answered, holding III
her small velvet reticule and purse.
; And you want me to go and carry YOU
, bundles for you!' he asked, recovering hi.
wits.
Certainly: yOu ought to be useful
, she answered with smile so warm that il
seemed to repel the cold winds of Winter
) Never was u youth more happy than
Z Harry Granger as he went down the broad
street, the prettiest creature in all the