The Irish standard., 1902-08-02
After posting the letter he waited.


He was beginning to realize how
hard it would be to face the future
without Miss Betty.
One day Guy, while bending me.
chanically over his ledger, heard a
voice in the outer office. He dropped
his pen, startled, and his heart
leaped into his throat.
rs this the Office of the Jarvis
Loan and Investment company?" in
quired the voice.
''It is madam" returned the OBJ.
sequious senior partner. 81 am Mr..
Jarvis"
els there Mr.. Herbert connected
with your frm?"
Connected with the firm! Guy
shivered and pressed one hand to his
throbbing temples.
"Tlere is no such person connect
ed With our firm, madame" returned
Mr.. Jarvis. "\Ve have an assistant
bookleeper in our employ whose
name is Herbert"
Miss Betty there! Guy would have
given worlds to effect an escape. He
could not even get his coat for that
was in the closet beyond the private
office.
~ would like to see him moment,
please" said Miss Betty, after a
pause.
"IIerbcrt!" called Jarvis in the
arrogant tone that is part and par
eel of the moncy-lcnder. "This way,
! llerhert!"
Guy was wearing clothes which he
had discarded in his better days. He
was in his shirt-sleevcs and had alb
scntly picked up the pen with his
ink-stained fingers and placed it be-
hind his ear. In passing the office
mirror he halted for a peep at his
t,lmbled hair and careless appear
nncc.
Herbert, I say!" came from JAR
Wis, impaticntly.
The next moment Guy was in the
| senior partners private room.
| "What is it, MIR. .Jarvis?" he asked.
IA lady to see you" was the short
answer.
The young man turned to Miss
Betty. ratricinn she was from the
toe of her tlantily shod foot to the
feather that crowned her hat.
She gave a start and an amazed
look oversprcad her face. Guy
bowed. What did those blue eyes
hold besides surprise? Pity? lie
would have none of that. In an in
stant he became ridiculousiy
naughty.
"At last" murmnred Miss BETTY
Fastening toward him. cat last the
lost is found!" She extended a
gloved hand which he accepted in a
perf,,nctory way. "Why did you fold
your tent and steal away in such
nomadic fashion, Mr.. Hcrbcrt?" she
asked.
81 did not know that any one
would care" he said. lamcly.
you did not care anyway, that is
certain. | am Il very persistent per-
son, however, as you must know by
this time. found that Mr.. Petit
bone had heard from you and I have
come to see you on very important
business. l am staying with my
friend, Mr.. James Mortimer. Will
You come to see me there, this even
ing"
81 shall be most happy" ...
She gave him quick, penetrating
glance and then turned hastily with
little bow and left the Office.
"Who is that lady, Herbert?" in
qured Jarvis.
"Nliss Elizabeth Vlandngham," re-
piled Guy.
what! Wilbur vlandingham's
daughter?"
Eyes. sir"
"a fine girl and she will come into
property one of these days that
will foot up six figures"
These words echoed and reechoet1
through Guys brain for the remain.
der of the afternoon. He felt
Inundated. In the midst of his
brave thoughts, the son of Mr.. Mont.
fort Herbert had been discovered as
he was-abject, fortuneless, a waite,
upon the grace of the arrogant Jar
Wis. What could any fine girl with Il
fortune that footed up six figures dc
but pity him? Perhaps ask him tc
Mr.. Mortimer's to offer few hun.
dred as q salve for his poverty
Guys cheeks were in a flame
When he had prepared himself that
evening for his call at the Mortimer
home-one of the finest homes il
Jnmestown-hc had no cause to bt
ashamed of his appearance. The sor
of Montfort Herbert, even in his
palmiest days, had never looked bet
ter.
Once in the drawing-room ant
Miss Betty came to him quickly. Sh.
was clad in dress of some light
diaphanous material and her Titinl
hair was II golden glory under TIN,
soft light. lie wanted to get dowr
on his knees and ask her not to pit,
him, not to offer him money, not tt
tender any mistaken kindness which
at her hands, could only abase hin
i'll his own estimation. She seatct
herself close to him, so close that HI
could look into her blue eyes ant
note the faintcst lights and shadow
that played there. A woman's eye
do all the mischief here below. The
invite or they flash disdain, revea
nothing of the heart or everything
nre angelically kind or cruelty indif
ferent. A little idle chat and the1
Miss Betty inquired:
"You came to jamestown dircctl,
after leaving Concord in such pre-
cipitate manner, did you, Mr.. Her
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