The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-16
CHAPTER V.

VT Lorry slept That night. he was
not aware of il. All night long he
tossed and thought. Her face was
everywhere. Her voice filed his
ear with music never ceasing. but ii
was not the lulling music that invites
d~rowsiness. He heard the clock strike
the hours from / to S. when he arose.
thoroughly Disguised with himself. lie
worshiped his mother. but in several
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 wom-
an had uttered. say. twenty-four hours
before. His eyes were red. and there
was a heavy droop TO the lids. His
tones were drawing and his voice
strangely without warmth. His face
was white ard tired.
You are not we'll. Grenfall." his
mother said. peering anxiously into his
eyes. 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 a rest so much
as he does at the end of his vacation,
eh. MOTHER Well. work will be rest
full. | shall go to the office this morn
ing and do three days work before
night. That Will prove to you that ]
am perfectly we'll"
True TO his intention. he went to the
office early. v%irtuOusly inclined to work.
His uncle greeted him warmly and 4
long conference over business affairs
followed To Lorry's annoyance and
discontinue he found himself frequent
ly i~nattentive. Several important cases
were pending. and in a day or two they
were to go into court with a damage
suit Of more than ordinary conse-
quence. Lorry senior could not re-
press his qualification over the return
Of his clever, active nephew AT such IN
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 en-
ger AID confidential. the other respect.
ful and-absentminded. In the after
noon the junior went over the case and
renewed search for authorities and
opinions, fully determined TO be coli
slant In spite of his inclination TO be
tickle. Late in the day he petulantly
threw aside the books. CURLY Informed
his astonished uncle that he was not
feeling we'll. and left the office. Unti
dinner time he played billiards afro
ciously at his club: at dinner his moth
er sharply reproved him for fragrant
inattentions; after dinner he smoked
and wondered despondently. Tomor-
row she was 70 sail! If he could but
see her ono more!
AT 100 his mother found him in the
library searching diligently through
the volume of the encyclopedia thai
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 CHANGING at the books in the
case when she was startled by hearing
him utter an exclamation and then
leap to his feet.
Half past T. l can make it,
What is the matter. Gren. dear?'
"Oh!' he calculated. bringing himself
np with "a start Il forgot-er-yes.
mother, III just have time to catch the
train. you know. VIII you kindly have
Mary clean up this muss of books and
SO forth! I'm off, you see, to New
York-for a day only. mother-back
tomorrow. Important business--just
remembered ii. you ~know-ahem! Good
by, mother. Goodby!" He had kissed
her and was in the hall before she fair
ly understood what he was talking
about. Then abe ran after him. gain
ing the hallway In time TO see him pass
through the street door. his hat on the
side of his head. his overcoat hutterlng
f~uriously as he showed his arms into
the sleeves. The doc slammed. and
he was off to New York.
The train was ready to pull out when
he reached the station. and it was only
by a hard run hat he caught the last
platform. painting, but happy. Just
twenty-four hours before she had left
Washington. and il was right here that
she had smiled and said she would
expect him { o come TO Edelweiss. lie
had had no time to secure a berth i'll
the sleepeH but was fortunately able
10 get one after taking the train. Gren-