Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-10-26
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Matthew uanijsy sighed she was
so waywarl - provoSiug. so lovable.
so prcttyi
But he was much too old.
Matthew came from Quaker stock In
the City Of Brrthe.iy Love. lie was
tempcra uiehtaliy sedate aud NJ 80 felt
himself to be quite n Methuselah. De
sides she had. so 70 speak. grown up at
Matthew's knee. he having stood to her
hDd her brother In loco PARENTS for
something like Il years-ever since
Matthew's best beloved friend. How
ard Joy. took bis invalid wife away for
a sea voyage. leaving his two children
IN tie good care " a maiden aunt and
his business affairs in the safe hands
Of Matthew Halliday. banker; ever
since The good ship Aurora went down
in n fearful gale IN the West Indies.
But now the term OF Matthew's self
imposed guardianship wns over. How
ard Joy, Jr.. had made a successful
start In tic world and was quite ready
TO give lear old Mat any pointers he
needed about life In general.
As for Miss Evelyn Russell Joy, as
She Invariably and unabbrevintingly
subscribed herself, whom Matthew
called Eve or oftencr Miss Idle
wlld"-weil. she, too. had made a sue
ccssful start In life after the manner
Of girls. She wOs 10 C'Just half'my
age" Matthew often dismally reflect
cdr She had charm with all Its power
of winning love. she was coquette to
the finger tips. and she was most fair
to sec. Besides all this she was a little
bit Of an hciress. and many swalns
cnmr riding by.
Matthew watched all this with n pa.
tirni SOFT Of despair. "Fool!' he called
himself. with very hearty self con-
tcGrt
% vac @ guash a darling plan Of his
pretty sisters tiat Howard stalked In
90 Ma,iaevH Office one morning. his
hror ~ aH'cd 10 a portcntous frown.
>.-;' ir sall abruptly. at seems to
go ias been spending money
tn lately. Haven't you
beer draw her Interest
.Y'
She has aftic.pated-a
sd slowly. "Jut 1t Is no
at.a.'
u % vc.y bad for her" said
Hr RI vil q parental air. "You
,p.v vt. ~. Mat. size has no more
'a o.. d. lrss than n butterfly. She
.ltit 60 lean 70 lie within her in
,our i;al fio Is becoming quite reck-
ns i.out mooney matters and-Other
a.
N.tt'.c" p,!cicd mp his ears. what
9th ~t.iagst"
ny. ii is chiefly That playwriting
fellow. EuvaL. TIE has Il comedy to be
brought out in New York next week,
ana about 20 young people here pro-
pose TO make up a party for the first
night Evelyn Is among them. They
have a rather good chaperon, as 1t hap
pens, but
"Sho must not CO." said Matthew.
u thought you'd see II that way"
Howard replied. with a satisfied air.
$50 all you have to do when she de-
mands money for this expedition is to
say No You can do this because she
has overdrawn her account"
Two or three days after this visit Of
Howard's Miss Idlewild went down
town to see Matthew in his office at the
bank ION business" as she said de-
murely.
Give the poor cripple n diner she
said In her absurd way.
Certainly" said Matthew, with
grave p%oliteness, and he took a bright
new dime out Of a little roll of coins
fresh from the mint and handed 1t to
her. So she looked a little d~isconcerted
and abandoned this method of attack.
Matthew, am bankrupt, lnsolvent,
forced to make an assignment" she
said In d plaintive. spoiled child tone.
Il want some money-a lot Of money,
In fact-for a very special purpose.
May have III"
"a lotT' repeated Matthew.
Yes, that's 1t; at least a hundred"
Matthew looked grave. What is
the special purposeY he inquired,
fervently hoping she would tell him all
about the proposed heater party.
That's n secret" said Miss Idle,
wild, with Al air OF mystery.
Il cannot let you have n money
Just now. Eve" he said gently after a
pause. and as he spoke he carefully
avoided her eye and stared with rap
absorption at the carpet.
Hereafter" continued Miss Idle
Wild. with a grand air. II will man
age my own money matters. Then
will now just how much | have anC
spend IL as I please without begginl
for f. I am OF age. and | viii not en-
dure such treatment any longer"
All this she said in anger. neve.
dreaming that long suffering Matthev
would take her az her word.
"very we'll" he said. and he was
little paler as he spoke. Il will TAX
steps TO this eud al once. You viii fin
J have not abused my trust"
Incpnsed as she was. Miss Idlewild'
head -dTOopel wl,h something lik
shame al these words. Never In be
life bad Matthew spoken to her lk
this. Never before had she felt abasl
ed and frightened Is bis presence.
swift sense Of his fidelity and her ow
lngratitude rushed over her.
Matthew" she faltered. and sh
took a step forward. but he turne
away.