Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-12-05
The Long Corridor
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/ WNW old Richard Dumble, the NIL
llonaire brewer. fell In love
with Henrietta Schouler, he knew that
his father would oppose their marriage.
He was n sophomore at Harvard, and
Henrietta was studying music with
Madame Frisonne In Boston. Mrs.
Sears, the girls chaperone and aunt.
had warned the youth that the attach
ment must be broken. Not that or
Mrs. Schouler object, for you are a
nice boy. Edwin; but your father would
rather see you dead than allied to the
Sehoulers by marriage. Why?' | cant
tell you-go and ask your father"
So Edwin. hurrledly packing a bag,
rushed to his parents big New York
office, blurted out the story of his love
for the pretty music student, and de-
manded the reason for the anticipated
opposition. There was a quarter of an
hour of storming.-an ineoherent dam
nation by the old man of everything
connected with the Sehoulers, and a
sweeping characterization of the family
that brought the young man to his feet
almost screaming with rage-before an
/ explanation was offered.
Then old Dumble said tersely:
"Old Schouler was my secretary
once. Your mother was his sister; he
trotted her around to me when he
found out that wanted a wife, and
married her Before your mothers
death Sehouler married his second
cousin, a woman of no family, an ad-
venturess, who has been trying to get
a hold on me ever since. This daughter
has been shipped from $ >, to Bos-
ton to study this fol-de-r9l + fench sing
ing. and-mark my words, boy-and to
take you In! You've been taken In,
too, easily enough
But" the old mans voice was raised
In anger, you must not see that crea-
ture again.
"Creature!' cried young Dumble,
starting up from his chair, "Sir. you
must not say that again! Henrietta
Schouler Is the dearest, pest girl on
earth, and" Edwin controlled him
self with an effort
There Is no use wasting words be
tween us" said the father, speaking
quietly now. Il can never consent to
your marriage with that girl cannot
consent to have you see her again. Mrs
Sears agrees with me. Now, will you
give me your word as a gentleman-as
/ f, tt.tr To hat
back to Cambridgel'
mo" replied the son, Il love Hen
rietta better than my own life. shall
marry her, whatever you say or do"
Then, for time the two stood face to
face The father turned from his gaze
and began to pace the thickly carpeted
door of his big office, and presently the
son was measuring the opposite limit
of the room. And so, for half an hour.
At last the old brewer stopped to face
his son and say:
Il am quite determined that this mar
/ rlage shall not take place. You would
do well not to try to force it. | am pre-
pared to go to any extent to prevent it.
Now, go back to Cambridge with this
thought before you always: | shall
thwart every attempt you make to see
the girl and will make it absolutely
impossible for you to marry her.
hope you will recover from this mad
ness"
The old mans tones We're so even, so
controlled, that the boy suspected dis
position to yield. He began to plead,
saying that the girl was worthy, beau
tiful-everything desirable. But the
thunder cloud began to gather, and the
incoherent pleading was stopped by "A
fierce oath.
"Go now, my son. before we quarrel
| further" said the old man quietly,
Young Edwin went back to Cam
bridge, leaving his father to an hour of
fierce anger. then a night of active
planning. When the rumble of the
milk carts In the deserted streets an
nounced the morning, the old man
went home and to bed with smile of
confidence.
ut Will be unusual, and little hard
to manage but 1t won't hurt them!'
he muttered before going to sleep
Mrs. Sears. co-plotter with Mrs.
Schouler, was entirely satisfied with
! the result of Edwin's visit to his faith
err the youth came back to her with IA
pitlful pleading to be allowed to see
Henrietta. But she had to deny him,
she said Her plan was to force an
elopement, and the boy must be goa0ed
to a very frenzy Of desire. She pri-
yately determined to allow their next
attempted meeting, which was due
within two days. But when that time
arrived she was thunderstruck to find
that another plotter had entered the
game; that Henrietta bad been, in some
,lnexplicable way. spirited away from
her house. half an hour before the
young man made his backyard entry
To q deserted first-tioor parlor.
Az the youth opened the Sears front