The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-05-17
Continued from last week.
CHAPTER XVII.
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morning. Phyllis had left town.
Hello he cried. "A moment more
and should have missed you. and then
you would not have learned IA piece of
news"
"News?"
yes. have made up my mind not
to go home till February"
What changed your plans so sudden
ly?" asked
my conscience"
I'm heavens name. what has your
conscience to do with your plans
well, you see. my conscience would
not permit me to meet such a remark
able woman rs Miss I.anlorS without
becoming better acquainted with her"
He swung his cane back and forth.
This is very sudden" said l. lightip"
a cigar. when did it happenY
What time did she come into your
Office the other day.
1t must have been after H."
Then it happened about 11:15."
Pembroke's eyes were dancing. do
you-er-thnk there are any others?'
Thousands" said |, only turn
ed the end of my cigar around to see if
the light had proved effective.
"Only whatY'
"Only she won't have them"
"Then there is really a chance"
''When woman is not married,
there is always Il chance" said | wise
ly. But let me tell you, cousin mine,
she has very high ideal. The man
who wins her must be little less than
a demigod and little more than n
man. Indeed her ideal is so high that
did not reach it by good foot
Pembroke looked surprised. She
ah-reiected'-
Il did not say that l had proposed to
her." said |.
IF you haven't, why haven't your
at is strange" AS his face assumed
an anxious tinge, | laughed My
dear relative. 90 ahead and win her,
if you can. You have my best wishes.
She is nothing to me. There was a
timc-ah. well, we all can look back
and say that. If it isn't one woman
it's another"
Sunshine came into PembrOke's face
again. Ideal or not ideal, am going
to make the effort"
\ Success to you patting his Shout
der. He was good to look at, and it
was my opinion that Phyllis might do
worse. We miss a good deal in this
world by being overparticular.
We were coming into Trafalgar. Mel
son stood high up in the yellow fog.
n ic
sometimes" unused Pembroke, gazing
up. "She is doing her best TO dull the
luster of the old gentleman. All, those
were days when they had men,"
1--WE have them STILL" said l. at is
not the men, but the opportunities
which are lacking"
perhaps that is So Yet, it is the
great man who makes them"
l was thinking of Hillars. 81 would
give a good deal for a regiment and a
bad moment for our side" There was
no mighty column in his memory,
scarcely a roll Of earth. "What do
you want to doY l asked. "Shall we
hail a cab and drive to the park?"
''Just as you say, if it is not interfer-
ing with your work"
Not at ALL
"Have q cigar" said Pembroke after
we had climbed into the cab and ar
ranged our long legs comfortably The
London cab is all very well for short
and thin person. These came to ME
directly from Key West"
''That is one Of the joys Of being
RICH" said |. Gold is Aladdin's lamp
l have to take my chances on getting
good tobacco in this country"
Talking about gold"- he began.
"Don't!' l entreated.
81 was about to say that / drew on
my bankers for 100000 this morning."
You intend to go in for a figure
abroad, then"
"Oh, no. | deposited the money in
another bank-in your name"
milne! Deposited 100000 in my
Manner" 1 gasped.
"Just So"
81 understood you to say, because
you thought me to be q gentleman, that
you weren't going to do anything like
this? Have l done something to change
your opinion|
"Of course not. And l never said
that / should not do it. You may or
may not use it-that is as you please.
But. so far as l am concerned, it will
stay there and accumulate interest till
the crack of doom. 1t isn't mine any
more. If / were not almost your broth
er, dare say you might justly take Of
Tense at the action. AS il is" COM
placently, "you will not only accept the
gift, but thank me for it."
"How old are your l asked.
Exactly %"
81 thought that you could not be old
er than that. Aren't you afraid to be
SO far away from homer
Pembroke lay back and laughed.
"You haven't thanked me yet"
81 must get a new tailor" said I.
"What, shall / pay tailor to make n
well dressed man out Of me, and then
become an object of charity? Do 1
look. then, like a man who is desper-
atelv I'm need of money!