El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-12


The young girl paused at the door.
Then she frowned impatienuy and
turned the knob. AS the door opened
she found herself in a 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.
us 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
stood in the doorway.
I'll beg pardon" he cried as he
stepped forward. 81 thought it was my
somewhat tactiturn Office boy. Please
take a 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
eourteously 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.
I'VE are quite alone" said Tennis
Il have come" said Mary in a low
voice. ''to warn you against my IA
Their"
your fatherr'
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. Do
not give him the money. The scheme
is a visionary one. My father is a ro-
mancer."
She paused and moistened her lips.
should be warned. We felt that your
youth and y-your inexperience appeal
ed to us. Do not give my father the
money" She paused again. 'Of
course this warning will be held con
,fidential?''
Sacred said Tennis.
Mary arose to go.
"One moment" he added. ''May l
fafh han IL
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 perfect
to admit of doubt. He told us so many
particulars about-about you"
May 1 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 a
lot of money, that you were f1inging
it carelessly right and left and that
you would never miss the sum you had
promised him.
y
he meant?' added Tennis.
"Quite sure. Mr.. Henry Tennis, in
the Mohican building"
And your father looks upon me as
q lamb, eh?'
Il think l understand what you
mean. Yes. He said-I want you to
clearly appreciate the light in which he
regards you-that you were, to use his
own 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 L appreciate the
sacrifice you have made. Your warn
ing will not be wasted. L am sure l
shall profit by it in more ways than
one. Good day"
AS her graceful form disappeared in
the elevator cage Tennis turned back
into his office.
"Well. by Jover' he murmured. He