Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-05-01

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crolx'a company, was asked several
times 10 dinner, and was encouraged 70
find other and sundry occasions for
calling.
On one Of these occasions ] found
Miss I.acrolx alone. After sons casual
remarks began 70 work toward my
purpose. by alludlng 70 Steinhardt'a
business In London.
''Tt will be serious thing for him,
said f--"wont Il2--ii he should be 30
unsuccessful In his defence - your
father VAST"
''Iie will not be unsuccessful a. poor
father wss, answered she, with sad
shake OF her beautiful head; "MT.
SteInhaFdt IL not scrupulous as father
was; he tells ialsehoodn with rude SIM
plicity, like his great chancellor, and
80 people think him 10 be all honest
truth. lie will succeed In his case, I
think--f have heard him talk Il 10
Frank--and he will come back more
despot than ever. Poor iatherl" She
leaned back. and looked sadly out over
the valley. from which rose the smoke
and sound Of lie daily toll, iatigucd
and forced, thought, on that warm
summer afternoon,
II have thought a geat deal" said
I. seizing the opportunity her exclama-
tion afforded, "of that strange dream
you told me OF.
'Yes." said che, turning with sud-
den interest.
"Do you still dream itf" asked.
"Yes, | do; but not often now"
"lt IL q very strange thing. Docs
the dream come At any particular hour
Of the nighti"
"It does" said she; "and that. l
dareHay, makes me think more OF II.
II always comes two or three hours
after have gone TO bed. dream H..
and then become wide awake; and after
have lain awake little always hear
the hall clock strike two--my room Ia
over the hall"
"And the FIRST night yon had the
dream-do you think II came then
ahout the same hour?"
eyes, said she, "I think 90. But,
and she leaned forward. eager and pale,
"why do you ask me these questionsi
Have you found out something from
your friends In London, perhaps? YOU
had heard nothing when last asked
. you, | know. Tell me--have you heard
something now?"
"No, am sorry to say, ! have not
Still do not despair, | have hope
may learn something soon"
"oh, what9" che eagerly demanded
''I think" said I, "you had better
not ask me; II may only end In disap
pointment, and this matter already
preys upon you too much"
''You are very kind 10 me, said she
My pulse beat tumultnously, and
was ON the point OF saying something
rash concerning my devo Ion, whom sh'
added, almost as II she knew what
was thinking Of, "But can think oI
nothing else much--I can be interesteC
in nothing else. 1t Is very foolish o
me. but / cannot help 1t. Mr.. Stein
hardt sometimes is rather rude to m,
about Ii; he wants me TO marrl
|, Frank" said she, simply; "but l d,
! not wish to marry Frank, and Franl
: does not wish TO marry me. I do no
wish to think Of marrying at all JUS
! yet.
~ suppose" said I, piQued, and ieal
/ GUS, too, dare say, "Mr. Steinhard
: : wants you TO marry his son that h
! may keep your fathers money, whicl
!. You will inherit. in his business" ("
az do not think. !" said she with
smile, "that there Is much now Of poo
: fathers money; Mr.. Steinhardt reckon
, off il that 10000 pounds which, h
! ! says, father lost without any cause"
"But does Mr.. Birley, your othe
guardian, agree to that iraud?--fo
fraud it is."
81 do not know" said she listlessly
"But think dear Mr.. Birley Is some
how In Mr.. Steinhardt's power; thin
. he fears TO say much"
J. Mr.. Steinhardt returned from Londo
q resplendent with success and self satiI
: faction. He had won his case. II
! had been able TO lead the court to bt
/. lieve that he had found out for himsel
y the chemical process for which th
I plaintiffs had taken out 4 patent, wit
;. this difference, that he had employed
y wet method, whereas they used dry
y or vice versa; l do not remember whic
+ 1t was. The plaintiffs we're going (
I carry their case to higher court, bu
u he did not care for that. He calle
ls together his friends and his neighboI
e to rejoice with him, of whom wa
q one; for since he got the better of m
g over the lecture affair he had been a
q amicably disposed as before. The dir
y ner was very sumptuous affair, an
Is Mr.. Stsinhardt thought himself SO muc
70 master Of the situation that, | thinl
y he INDUCED rather more freely in win
e than was his habit. In the drawin
n room after dinner his eye was tn
y brightest and his talk the loudest an
n most voluble. He watched his so
b paying gallant little attentions to
's strange young lady, while Miss Lacroi
r was surrounded by the beaus of tn
= neighborhood, and he called him,
% audible asides, ''Fool l"-- "Idiot!"-
n "Blockheadl' At length he becam
le SO impatient that, shouting Frank,
y want you'll" he strobe out OF the room
+ Frank at once arose and followed hi
y in evident alarm.
% After some time he returned, lookir
?. pale and agitated. He came up to m
" i sat talking with Mr.. Birley), and
my great surprise said;
Is "Mr. Unwin, the governor wants
to speak to you in the dining room"