West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-10-31


read In Plney's well known scrawi.
Dad won't let me como 10 YOU now,
dear, but Ill try 10 slip out late to-
night" Why should she want 20 GOMEZ ?
She had said nothing about coming
now, and why should her father pr,,-
vent herG CiSsy crushed the note be-
tween her fingers and faced the boy.
What are YOU staring nt, idiot?"
The boy grinned Historically. n little
frightened at Cissy's straightencd
hrows and swapping eyes.
"Get away. There's no answer
The boy ran OF. and Cissy returned
to the drawing room. Then Il occurred
To her that the servant had not answer
cd the bell. She rang again furiousIy.
Ihcre was no response. She called
down tho basement staircase and heard
only the echo OF her voice In the depths.
How still the house was. Were they all
Susan, Norah. the cook, the China.
man and the gardener? She ran down
into the kitchen. The back door was
open. the fires were burning, dishes
were upon the table. but tho kitchen
was empty. Upon the floor lay damn
copy OF the extra" She picked Il up
quickly. Four black headlines stared
acr In the face" Enormous Defalca-
ion.' "Montagu Trixlt Abscondcdw
S10OOOO Mlssingr "Run on the
8ankw
She threw the paper through the
open door ns she would have hurled
oack the accusation from living lips:
hen In rcvulsion OF feeling lest any
one should flnd her there she ran up
stairs ana locked herself In her own
:oom
So that was what IL all mennt-all.
from the laugh OF the Secamp girls TO
the turning away Of the townspeople as
she went by! Her father was n thief
who had stolen money from the bank
ana run away, leaving her alone TO
bear IT, No! II was all lie, IA wicked,
Jealous lie, foolish lie. for how could
he steal money from his own bank?
Cissy knew very little OF her father
Perhaps that was why she believed In
him. She knew still less OF business.
hut she knew what he had done. She
had often heard them say Il, perhaps
the very ones who now called him
names. He who had made Canada City
what IL was! He whom Windibrook
said only today had like Moses, touch
ed the rocks OF the canada with his
magic wand of finance, and streams OF
public credit and prosperity had gush-
ed from IL! She would never sneak TO
them again. She would shut herself up
mere dismiss nll the servants but the
Chinnman and wait until her father re-
turned.
There were n knock ana the entreat-
Ing voice OF Norah. the cook, outside
the door Clssy unlocked II and flung
II open Indignantly.
'Ah! It's ycrself, miss. and | never
knew ye'd KEN back till met that gos-
soon OF hotel waiter In the street"
said the painting servant. Sure IL was
only an hour ago while | was at me
woorck In the kitchen, and Jim rushes
I'm and scz: For tho love OF God, If
iver yc want To see blessed clint OF
the money ye put In the masther's bank
Off wild ye now and draw IL out. for
there's run on the bank""
"lt was m Infamous llew said Cissy
fierccly.
Sure, miss. how was TO know?
And If the masthcr has gone away It's
ownly takln me money from the other
divlls down thare that's drawin Il out
and dividln II bctwlxt and between
them"
Cissy had very vague idea OF what
run on the bank" meant, but No
rains logic seemed to satisfy her femi-
nine reason. She softened little.
"Mr. Windlbrook is I'm the parlor,
miss. and jintleman on the veranda,"
contDpcd Norah, encouraged
Cissy started "I'll come down." she
said briefly.
Mr.. Wlndibrook was waiting beside
tbe piano. with his soft hat I'm one hand
and large white handkerchief I'm the
other. He had confidently expected TO
lind Clssy In tears and was ready with
boisterous condolement, but was lit.
tlc taken aback as the young girl en-.
tered with pale face, Strengthened
brows and eyes that shonc with audas
cious rebellion. However. IL was too
late 20 change his attitude. "Ah, myj
young friend" he said little awk-
wardly, tive must not give way TO our,
emotions, but try to recognize I'm our,
trials the benefits Of great lesson.
But" he added, hurriedIy, seeing her,
stand stlIl silent but erect before him,
II see that you dor He paused,i
coughed slightly, cast glance at the
veranda-where CIssy now for the first
time observed man standing In an
obviously assumed attitude OF negli-
gent abstractlon-m toward the
back room and IN lower voice said
"a word with you In private"
Without replying Cissy followed him.
'If." said Mr.. WlndibrOok, with
slclly smile. you are questioned re.
gording your fathers affairs. you may
remember his peculiar and utterly un.
solicited gift Of certain sum toward
new organ. 10 which alluded today.
You can say that he always expressed
great liberallty toward the church. and
n was no surprise TO yOA"
Cissy only stared al him with danger
Ous eyes
Mrs. WindibroOk." continued the
reverend gentleman In his highest,
hcarilest voice. albeit n little hurried,
Nh NEIT \ nm ES----Tl