Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-12-18
An Interrupted Revenge 9 9 9
By JOHN oAsToN
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 w ing man who came in then with MT. Campbell?"
 The person to whom the question was addressed glanced across the re- ception hall and replisd:
 Robert Gordon. He is the fellow about whom the newspapers are say ing so much-the lobbyist from New York who has succeeded in getting the Consolidated Telephone ordinances through the council. Handsome. isn't he?"
 Remarkably SO. still, on closer view his expression is not entirely pleasant, and I should say that he bears marks of dissipation-not gross ly, but there is something that sug- gests wine, women and song st unholy hours-or am I mistaken? h that pallor natural?"
 A woman standing near bent keen glance at the man as his name was mentioned. and the slightest sugges- tion of 8 flush appeared on her cheeks. It was the first time she had laid eyes on him since the night she had tilted him for Frederick Markham. That was 1s years ago. They were both young about 1sAand had been sweethearts from childhood. He was still in col lege, & brilliant boy and career pre- dicted for him. But the career was a long ways of and Gordon had little other than expectations.
 Frederick Markham was rich and well-connected and ten years her senior. He offered her all the things so dear to the girl just budding into so- ciety. and she had accepted him and thrown Gordon over. She had not an- ticipated such a scene, however, as fol lowed when she told him that she was to marry Markham. He accused her bitterly of heartlessness and of delib- erately leading him on for the sake of amusement. He swore that she had ruined his life and for the wreck that would follow she was responsible by every law of God and of man. He told her that he would never again believe in the sincerity of a human creature. He would live, he declared, solely to gratify his senses, and he wished her much joy in the sale she had made of herself. It was the speech of hot headed, high-spirited, disappointed boy. It all came up before her this night many years later with startling vividness as she looked at him across the reception hall.
 And it had eventuated much as he had predicted. He had finished his col lege course and studied law, while plunging into extreme dissipations. His great natural abilities had carried him through and he had settled in New York, where, instead of devoting him. self to his profession, he had used his brilliant qualities to forward all sorts of questionable schemes. He had be- come a very successful lobbyist.
 He had never visited the home city since his interview with the woman until this time, when he had come to sforce through the city council the most audacious and notorious measure that had ever been attempted in the city.
  pered that he had secured 6 small for tune for his work.
 She was surprised at the great change in the man, and still more sur prised at the unchanged resemblance to the ingenious, enthusiastic youth she had known. He looked scarcely older. excepting for the prematurely gray hair. although the face had lost its roundness and the cheeks were white with pallor.
 While all this flashed through her mind Robert Gordon and MT. Campbell were surrounded by a merry party of ladies and gentlemen, to whom the former was being presented. When Mrs. Markham glanced toward the party, Gordon was being presented to cious girl of IS. The mother noted the look of startled recognition in his eyes (the girl was perfect prototype of her mother at the same age), and noted also the slight flush in his pale cheek. The mask of indifference had vanished d into an animated conversation with the girl. An expression of anxiety came into the face of Mrs. Markham and the shadow of a great apprehen- sion crossed her heart. Then she strengthened herself haughtily and muttered to herself:
 What an idea. I must be going into second childhood"
 During the entire evening Gordon monopolized Miss Markham's atten- ton, and at the close handed her to the carriage-all to the considerable discomtiture of her mother.
 Robert Gordon did not return at once to New York as he had announced pre- viously. The weeks faded in to months and still he occupied the handsomest suite at the Royal and hung over the dainty hand of the young heiress of the Markham fortune. Mrs. Markham fretted and stewed. but her expostula- tions fell on unheeding ears. The girl felt the strong attraction toward the man of the world ever felt by daughters toward the men who have been the unsuccessful suitors for their mothers hands; and as for Mark ham, he was charmed by the dominant of the New Yorker.
 The mothers approximations were not unfounded, however, and one day the father awoke to the situation and there was a most serious talk between Clare's parents. It was fully evident that the girl was madly in love with the brilliant lobbyist, and when the matter was talked over Frederick Markham saw at once that it was not a proper match for the dau9htsr. Then there was c ssrious