Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-01-30
CHAPTER TX.

Have you quite made up your mind
to resign?"
Mr.. Kelly, the bank manager. puts
the question to the cashier, who has
asked for an interview. and has an
nounced his intention OF resigning his
post at the bank.
In answer to Mr.. Kelly's question,
Mr.. Grey lifts his eyes from the con-
temptation of the carpet.
Yes, sir, have made up my mind.
/ have never been the same since that
day. Every time the bank door opens
my heart beats. 1t has affected my
health, Mr.. Kelly-indeed it hast"
"In that case you had better CO."
says the manager. What do you
think of doing?'
Il have a brother in America: he
will get me work." Mr.. Grey says.
rather evasively. And, Mr.. Kelly,
never told you that / am a married
man. My wife was beneath me in po-
sition, and / kept it secret 1t Is
chiefly to please her l am going to
America"
well, hope you will get on" re-
plies Mr.. Kelly. "but you have good
berth here, and would be likely to get
| a raise"
Il know all that; but my wife is ex-
travagant: / give her all my salary.
| oh. you don't know what an anxiety
| 1t all ISL explains the cashier, glanc-
| ing round with his frightened gaze.
You don't look well, Mr.. Grey, and
l am sorry your marriage is an unhap-
| nv one. Perhaps you are wise to emf
CRATE, after all"
| The interview is ended. and MT
Grey goes back to his work, crushed
depressed looking figure. He is nery-
Gus and starting at every sound. He
| has never been the same since the at
tack made on him at the time of the
robbery; the shock left him perfect
wreck.
carriage rolls down the street and
passes the bank. Mr.. Grey sees II
driving by as he looks over the wire
blind of the bank window. 1t is tho
carriage from the Court, with two mer
on the box in faded claret livery. ant
in 1t are seated Mrs. Saville and he
son. en- route for London, to meet Bar
bara on her return from Tasmania
The Court is to be half shut up. ant
the few servants remaining in charg
are to- be left on board wages, for it i
not Mrs. Savilles intention to return
until the marriage between Barbar
and Sebastian has taken place.
Three days later Barbara hersel
stands before her aunt, with blazin
blue eyes looking out from the white
ness of her face. She has landed onl
this morning, and Sebastian met hel
and brought her straight to the hote
where his mother is staying.
Mrs. Saville, with heartless callous
ness. has told her niece of the ban
robbery, and the crime and punish
ment of George Bouverie.
Anger and pity swell the girls heal
TO bursting. George in prison! Word
seem to choke her. She cannot speal
hut stands with her hands locked t.
r gether, staring at her aunt.
: Sebastian regards her critically.
I my dear Barbara. Bouverie was a
ways a bad lot" he says calmly. ITO
: erably good looking, l grant you, b'
J. quite unprincipled. He was bound
| come to grief"
/, Barbara turns slowly.
, "You are not speaking the trut
7 and you know it," she cries, with SUI
den passion. IF had only known,
> l had only known!"-her eyes wit
/, and full of main
= Mrs. Saville, in her sable draperie
sweeps across the room.
my dear child, try and be thankf
that you have escaped without havir
D. your name mentioned with such
;, man. Not soul knows of any foe
u ish nonsense between you.
II ut was no nonsense!" Barbara sa,
l. firmly. 81 was engaged to Geor
& Bouverie when I left home. am e
y gagged to him still"
= There is pride and determination
the young face.
" Mrs. Saville gives short laugh.
r. "You will have plenty of time, de'
to test your constancy and his. Fl