Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
sloyd, with a shake of his head.

Sloyd, with a shake of his head.
How does one become a principal
then? I'll walk your way bit. Har-
ry lit a cigar; Sloyd became more
erect. and amended the position of
his hat. He hoped that good many
people would recognize Harry. Yet
social pride did not interfere with bus.
mess wariness. e
Are you in earnest, Mr.. Tristram?
It's safe thing"
20, no, it isn't, or you wouldn't be
hunting for 100000 on the pavement
of Berkely cquare.'
"I'll trust you" Sloyd declared, Har.
ry nodded thanks, inwardly amused
at the obvious effort which attended
the concession. IF you don't come in
you'll not give it away" Again Har
ry nodded. ITS a big chance, but we
haven't got the money to take it, and
unless We can take it we shall have
to sell our rights. It's an option on
land l secured. it, but it's out, In a
week. Before then we must table
$4,000. And $4,000 cleans us out.
"Whatll happen if you don't?"
81 must sell the option rather than
forfeit it you know. I've an offeE FOL
it, but a starvation one
who FROM" III,
After a moments scrutiny Sloyd
whispered mamie of immense signifi
canoe in such1a connection. liver
Il should likeato hear some S:l1ore
about this. It's worth something,
expect, if liver wants it. Shall T &C
with you to your office" He hailed
a passing cab jt"I've got the n1ehey.'
he said, land want to use it. You
show me that this is a good thing
and in it goes"
An hour passed in the office OF
Sloyd, Sloyd 6 Guresey. Harry Iris
tram came out whistling. He looked
very pleased; his step was alert; he
had found something to do, he had
made a beginning-good or bad:' He
found an added, perhaps boyish
pleasure in the fact that the affair
was for the present to be a dead Sc
cret. He was against liver, too in a
certain sense, and that was another
spice; not from any illwill hut be-
cause it would please him especially
to show liver that he could hold his
own. 1t occurred to him that in case
of success he would enjoy going and
telling Old Lady Evenswood about it
He felt, as he said to himself, very
jolly, careless and Jolly, more so than
he remembered feeling for many
months back, He went to the theatel
that night, to the pit (where hetWould
no be known, and enjoyed himself
immensely
And Lady Eyenswood had made ur
her mind that she would findt way
of seeing Mr.. Disney soon and throw
out a cautious feeler Everything
would have to be done very carefully
especially if the marriage with the
cousin were to be made feature OF
the case. But her resolve, though
not altered, was hampered by curl
GUS feeling to which her talk with
Harry had given rise. There was now
not only the very grave question
whether Robert Disney-to say moth
ing of somebody else-would enter
tain the, idea. There was another, {
much less obvious one-whether Har
ry himself would welcome it for him
| However, when Southend next called
on her, she professed her readiness
to attack or at least to reconnoitel
the task from which he and Joh1
Fulcombe and the rest had shrunk.
Only" she said, Elf 1 were you
should find out tolerably early-a.
soon as we know that there's any
chance at allzzwhat Mr.. Tristram
himself thinks about it.
There's only one thing he coult
think" exclaimed Southend.
20, very well" smiled Lady Evens
| wood.
A long life had taught her that only
facts convince, and that they Otter
fail.