Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-04-03

which | would have taken up WIN
Colonel Talbot II he had ever given me
a chance. but his manner toward me
during the last week or so has been
such as TO make 1t impossible for me to
address him on any subject. ! don't
blame him. | am sure that II | had
such a precious object to guard !
should be a Cerberus too"
He took a card from his pocket and
wrote some names upon 1t Here Is a
bank." said he. land q firm OF attor-
neys and a well known business house.
all. OF them located In the city where !
live. Now II the colonel wishes TO
make Inquiry. OF any OF these he win
find OH. | think. all that he needs to
know about me. asa sonrlnelaw."
Mrs. Blake picked the card up doubt
fully and placed 1t In the bag that: hung
at her side. She stood a good deal In
awe OF her brother.
When the young people were alone a
few minutes later. Josephine said. 81
heard where you were last evening"
Grandin shook his head sadly. What
a small place . big hotel is" he said.
Are you anxious to make yourself
still O unpopular with my father?"
II wanted to see what sort of a step
mother.in-iaw | was likely to have,
that was all"
"Whai do you think of herr"
II agree with you. She won't do at
all. Something must be- BY love.
where is that paperY Let me have 1t
for awhile. will your | have an idea"
He took the paper and ven off In
search OF the widow. whom he present
~ found sitting alone. She liked at
tentions from young men. and Grandin
was a delightful talker.
A second letter from "A. G. W."
which arrived a day or two later con.
yeyed to the colonel some information
about Mr.. Grandin thai caused him to
| open wide his eyes and. whistle softly
/ to himself. The colonel was not exact.
ly a worshiper of wealth, but he found
It easy to respect a "a who was worth
several times as much money as he
was, and lie started out Immediately to
apologize and make amends. In his
search he am upon the widow, bon-
neted and cloaked and accompanied by
her maid.
"Goodby," she cried airily. 81 am
off,"
"Off" exclaimed the colonel In as
constituent. He had seen but little Of
her during the last few days, but had
supposed that was due to accident.
Yes; to che Pizarro and then back
east" she said. Thank you and your
dear daughter and sister for being so
kind to me- Her manner was patroniz-
ing, not to say contemptuous. and the
colonel, who had grown accustomed
to her soft. con1dlng ways. was too as
founded to do anything except stare
at her as she vanished down the cor
ridOr.
Mr.. Grandin would listen to no apollo
gies or explanations, but grasped the
colonel's hand and shook 1t warmly.
THAT newspaper story" said the
colonel, was a fake. | did not lose
anything in the Blue Elephant"
"You didn't" cried Mr.. Grandin.
And he laughed,
mo" said the colonel. And he ex-
planned how and why he had secured
Its publication. At this Mr.. Grandin
laughed a good deal more.
you see" said the colonel. II have
always had a horror of a marriage In
my family with any kind of a mer-
cenary element In it. If such a mar
rage could be avoided by a little ruse
like that, | thought l would be justified
in resorting to it. Don't you agree
with me?"
Mr.. Grandin laughed again, but he
said that he entirely agreed with the
colonel. He had heard of the widows
departure a little while before. and he
knew that that danger was passed.
He reserved his part of the confession,
however, until some other occasion
when it might be needed.-Argonaut.