The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-10

N'"a ouu peculiar lu'hUIlfNulo sym !
pathy Of feeling that seemed to have |
puzzled both
llalbert was confirmed bachelor;
be boosted Of never having proposed TO |
any woman, he was afraid Of them.
in bis estimation they were all schcm-
Ing politicians and ready 10 marry him
or any man at a moments notice
Keep the women away from me"
snarled Halhcrt at times when driven
by force to crush. IRA rather smoke
or sleep" And the little secretary
with his strong, boylsh ardor kept them
fr away and comtortod Halbcrt with
his companlonablc silence.
The one measure In Aliens makeup
which Halbert could not understand
was bis reluctance to smoke. lie could
never get him TO indulge even In a
elglret And In the matter OF drink
Ing though Allen could mix a punch
or a cocktail with commendable art. he
brought them untastcd to Halbert as
kind Of Offering TO that exalted wretch.
you should have been a woman. by
gad." Halbert said once to him. "a
thousand pardons, Allen. but you would
have made fine girl You've got
grace and tact enough for Il, you
know, Why. believe me. Allen. n there
we're women like you today. with the
traln and all. believe ia marry one
Of them" Allen actually blushed and
fttrcated In confusion. Ilalbcrt liked
thls display OF apparent shynoss, and
bis affection for the boy grew, lie
liked to slap him on the back and he
said he felt lonesome when the chap
was away. II tell you what, Allen, !
don't know whether TO adopt you as
my son, considering the fact that l
shall never have one Of my own. or
whether to let things slide on AS for
TEiSTFssS sritas ad fsas I2ar salasy -.
bert announced a hunting trip to Abys
sinia. lie had actually completed PLAN
for both and was sketchlng out In hi
Imagination the delicious comraderl'
OF two In tent In the wilds OF Afrlci
when Allen announced his intention tt
resign.
You ungrateful beggar. you can
resign" IIalbert shouted. why. M
boy. can't so without you. What
he matter7"
"Thc fact OF the matter IL. SIR" Al
len replied. respectfully. II don't wan
to go with you"
II was a blow. and II landed between
Halberts eyes lie loved Allen. II h
ever loved any being on earth. and THU
was the first time that he ever ha'
been thwaried. Not given TO sentimen
Or pleading. he nursod his agony ~
ently-for Aliens abruptness stun
him with all the agony Of unflllal In
gratitude. or unrequlted loye.of treach
Try In a frlond-eycrything II pnlnel
Halbert as he had never been palne
before. That afternoon he ordered hi
horse for long ride ana went out de
lectodly with a load on his shoulders
lo wanted to puzzle out the situation
He had never 10 plead with any on
before In his life for what he wante
and he hated 10 plead now. II Nigh
eem unmauly. he feared. lie went on
without calling to Allen, and he dill
Z aot return Tor dluner.
I The secretary In the msautlme fol
IN unhappy sinking Of his heart a
The hours dragged by aud Halbert die
rot return. II was bis custom a. leaa
20 return 10 dress FOR the evening, os
peelally II he meant 10 dine out. AM
bis continued absence made Allen m
easy He did not know whether Hal
bert cared about his refusal TO- accom-
'hny him. but he knew that he himsei
,ared. yet he felt that he could no
icquaint his friend with the real rea
son until he had actually gone.
At O'Clock llalbprt came hack-no
exactly on a strctchor hut leaning OF
The arm OF his valet. lie had had
bad fail somewhere on tho riverside
drive, ana had turned his elbow bad!
-spralned II. in fact They had &C
mally subjected him TO the Annoyance
~ carrying him to a hospital because
he had been too dazed 20 demonstrate
md when hls mind WIS eventually
clear he demanded removal to his owl
rooms.
His valet settled him comfortahl
IN a dlvan and had let tho room whei
Halbert sank Into a slight slumbor Il
4 few moments Allen came In, white
haggard. limp with anxiety, and stool
there looking at Halbert with startle'
pain in his gaze Then, with a sudden
uncomfortable impulse, he knelt dow
beside the dlvan for a moment and
grasplng one Of tho sufferers hands II
bis own. crushed % TO his lips with
sob Of distress and palm
Halbert opened his eyes and mrne
10 look at him. He was almost t.