Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-19
CHAPTER v.


instances that morning he caught him
self just in time to prevent the utter
ance of some sharp rejoinder to her
pleasant, motherly queries. Twice she
was compelled to repeat questions. his
mind being so far away that he heard
nothing save words that another won.
an had uttered, say, twenty-four hours
before. His eyes were red, and there
was heavy droop to the lids. His
tones were drawing and his voice
strangely without warmth. His face
was white and tired.
You are not we'll, Grenfall," his
mother said, peering anxiously into his
eyes. 1.-THE trip has done you up. Now.
you must take a good, long rest and re-
cover from your vacation"
He smiled grimly.
"A man never needs rest SO much
as lie does at the end of his vacation.
Ell, mother? Well, work will be rest
full. shall go to the Office this morn.
Ing aud do three days work before
night. That will prove to you that
am perfectly well.''
True to his intention, he went to the
Office early, virtuously inclined to work.
His uncle greeted him warmly and a
long conference over business affairs
followed. To Lorry's annoyance and
discontinue he found himself frequent.
ly inattentive. Several important cases
were pending. and IN day or two they
were to go into court with damage
suit Of more than ordinary cense-
quence. Lorry senior could not re-
press his qualification over the return
Of his clever, active nephew at such an
opportune time. He had felt himself
unable to handle the case alone. The en-
durance Of a young and vigorous mind
was required for the coming battle IN
chancery.
They lunched together, the elder ca
ger and confidential, the other respect
full and -nbsentminded. In the after
noon the junior went over the case and
renewed search for authorities and
opinions, fully determined to be con.
slant in spite Of his inclination to be
fckle. Late in the day he petulantly
threw aside the books, CURLY Informed
I his astonished uncle that lie was moi
feeling we'll, and left the office. Until
dinner time lie played billiards afro
seiously at his club; at dinner his moth
er sharply reproyed him for fragrant
inattentions; after dinner he smoked
and wondered despondently. Tomor-
row she was to sail! II he could but
see her once more!
At T:30 his mother found him. in the
( library searching diligently through
the volume of the encyclopedia that
contained the G's. When she asked
what he was looking for, he laughed
-idiotically and in confusion informed
her that he was trying to find the name
of the most important city in Indiana.
She was glancing at the books In the
case when she was startled by hearing
him utter an exclamation and then
leap to his feet. ~
a"Half past q, can make TT,
a..Wlat is the matter. Gren, deaF?.
...ohH he CALCULATED, bringing himself
PIP with a start. Il forgot yes
mother, I'll just have time to catch the
train, you know, VIII you kindly have
Mary clean up this muss Of books and
90 forth? I'm OF, you see. to New
York-for a day only, mother-hacA
tomorrow! Important business-just
remembered 1t, you know-ahem! Good
by, mother! Goodbye He had kissed
her and was in the hall before she fair
" understood what he was talking
about. Then she ran after him, gain
ing the hallway in time to see him pas.
through the street door, his hat on thu
side of his head, his oyercoat futterinl
furiously as he showed his arms Int
the sleeves. The door slammed, ani
be was off to New York,
The train was ready to pull out wheI
he reached the station, and 1t was onl,
by a hard run that he caught the las
platform, painting, but happy. Jus
| twenty-four hours before she had LET
| Washington. and 1t was right here tina
she had smiled and said she woult
expect him to come to Edelweiss. II,
had had no time to secure berth II
the sleeper, but was fortunately abl
to get one after taking the train. Gren
fall went to sleep feeling both disap
pointed and Disguised disappointe,
because of his submission to sentiment
Disguised because of the man who oc
cupied the next section. A man VIII
is in love and In doubt has no patienc
with the prosaic wretch who can slee]
80 audiDly.
| After a hasty breakfast in New Yor
he telephoned to the steamship com
pany's pier and asked the time OF sal
ing for the Kaiser Wilhelm. On beln
Informed that the ship was to cast OF
at her usual hour, he straightway cal
ed cab and was soon bowling alon
toward the busy waterway. Directl
he sat bolt upright. rigid and startle
to find himself more awakened to til
realization of his absurd action. sAgai
1t entered Ills infatuated head that b
was performing the yerlest schoolbo
/ trick in rushing to q steamship pier 1
the hope Of catching a final and at bes
unsatisfactory glimpse Of a young W.
man who had appealed to his sensitiy
admiration. A loyesick boy could
excused for such a display Of imbeci
lily, but mana man. Of the world
Never!
.srhe idea Of chasing down to til
waters edge to see that girl is enoug
to make you ashamed Of yourself fo
life, Grenfall Lorry," he apostrophizet
IT'S worse than any lovesick fot
ever dreamed Of doing. am blusl
Ing, I'll be bound. The idiocy, til