The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-14

quired Jarvis.
Miss Elizabeth Vlandingham," re-
piled Guy.
"What! Wilbur vlandingham's
daughter?"
Eyes. sir"
"a fine girl and she will come into
a property n of these days that
will foot up six figures"
These words echoed and reechoed
through Guys brain for the remain
der of the afternoon. lie 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 waiter
upon the grace of the arrogant JAR
Wis. What could any fine girl with a
fortune that footed up six figures do
but pity him? Perhaps ask him to
Mr.. Mortimer's to offer a few hun
bred as a 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 in
UNREASONABLE had no cause to be
ashamed of his appearance. The son
of Montfort Herbert, even in his
palmiest days, had never looked bet
ter.
Once in the drawing-room and
Miss Betty came to him quickly. She
was clad in a dress of some light,
diaphanous material and her Titan
hair was a golden glory under the
soft light. He wanted to get down
on his knees and ask her not to pity
him, not to offer him money, not to
tender any mistaken kindness which,
at her hands, could only abase him
in his wv estimation. She seated
herself close to him, so close that he
could look into her blue eyes and
note the faintest lights and shadows
that played there. A woman's eyes
do all the mischief here below. They
invite or they flash disdain, reveal
nothing of the heart or everything,
+ angelically kind or cruelty indif-
ferent. A little idle chat and then
Miss Betty inquired:
you came to jamestown directly
after leaving Concord in such a pre-
cipitate manner, did you, Mr.. Her.
bert?"
Directly" he answered.
"And united your fortunes with
those of the Jarvis Loan g. Invest.
ment company"
81 went to work for them,' he
said, bluntly, for he had no desire to
take refuge behind high sounding
phrases. cat one time l was my IA
theirs private secretary and kept his
books. 1t is a good thing for a young
man to know a trade"
1T is, indeed" She spoke care
lessly as though not very deeply i'm
pressed.
"Have you heard anything of Col.
Keever?" Guy inquired, forcing him
self to sudden interest in a topic far
from his thoughts.
"Nothing is known about the
Colonel except that, after collecting
the price Of his treachery, he fed to
the west"
II felt all along" said Guy chat
he was a man who could not be
trusted"
"Mr. HERBERT" she continued,
earnestly, 81 came here to find you
and to assure you that 1 knew moth
ing of the transaction that lost Con.
cord the county seat. If I could undo
the wrong, if the election might be
recalled and held over again, believe
me, Concord would hold it's own.
Neither 1 nor my father knew any
thing of that despicable affair until
late Tuesday night"
81 was sure of it," returned Guy.
"Why were you sure of it?" she
asked, looking at him steadily. Had
l not told you that it was a case of
diamond cut diamond? Did you not
see me actively concerned in the
stealing of your courthouse? Why
should you think well of me after
that?"
"But for you, Miss Vlandingham,"
he replied, gratefully, "that contest
would have been a sanguinary one.
L had no influences; you threw the
NClSll VI JouIS, ilGo Ulc scales ana,
by a diplomacy as rare as it was
skillful, warded off the violence that
seemed bound to come. The loss of
n life would not have paid for
q dozen county seats"
There was a strange something in
the blue eyes as they bent upo him,
and why could he not read their
mystery?
81 am glad you think that" she
said, simply. 81 was afraid you had
gained a wrong impression. Mr..
Pinchbeck paid those 20 Jamestown
men and took Harmony lots for the
amount. My father has also paid for
the courthouse"
This was the nearest she had vet
come to striking the blow he feared.
at is all very well for the pay
ment of the jamestown men to come
out of Harmony" observed Guy,
"but 1 shall pay for the courthouse
myself"
She saw that he was determined.
you may do so some time" she
answered. 81 don't think you should,
but I shall not attempt to set my
judgment against your own"
He thanked her for that. Saving