Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-12-15
HAPPIER XIII.

Throughout the days following Thu
return 10 town of Naeirus Galhlnith.
all his energies We're expended in striv-
ing TO penetrate the mystery which
surrounded David IDumbartol's den,ll.
Hours Of his time We're spent IN consul.
tations with Gepree Ccris and tbs
counsel INSTRUCTED By him: while Va
lerius had several interviews with
MackWorth. VINO listened TO his puggea.
liens without revealing his oWa ideas
Regarding the man ho suspected or tho
motive ho believed TO hGys caused tho
cr.,,li.
AMI no dag R.as ellnNed IL pass g'ish,
oGt Olive Humiliation seei,s Eai' fniiaiii.
"stose sympathy ii tiia hDur If ;teea
! MA welcome iu her, Whpse efforts 80
give hs. hope AN! bring i,eE cheer lAs
gratefully appreciated. And that no
now maze no reference. as he had often
done in racen. tines. to the affection
ne felt for her. or dwelt on all tina! might
nave been had she long years ago ac-
ccptea his love, She felt more CRATE
fnl still.
He WAS to her Il friend. her next of
kin, and nothing more; and as such
she Willingly accepted the services he
placed at her disposal, the companions
ship he gave he.
or one feeling uppermcst In his mind
she was continually conscious. Though
no words OF his revealed ii. his an,ag-
onisin and lepugEance To Geoige i,us-
10; k We're evident to her from The OK
preston Of her COUSINS face, and the
tone OF his voice when the publishers
maine WIS mentioned. an attitude on
he pat oil Nalerils which caused her
nluo Gncas!nesS and regret believing
ii rose simply from his Jealousy for
which she assured herself there WAS 40
cause.
II was e;albraitl's habit to avoid pos
teek Wien POSSIBLE; bat II happened
oGe afternoon, when HE former WAS
spending the afternoon with his cousin.
That the publisher had called Nalerius,
who was too we'll bred tn show dis
courtesy toward a guest OF his hostess
and his kinsWo.l;ti. rose ARA greeted
Rcstcc< formally and with an air OF
restraint Of which Olive was painfuliv
conscious. and of which the publisher
MAS iiSeHiSe aware.
The san had already SET. ard looking
from the uncuItainefl windows facing
westward. and through thu tangled
branches of Il tree. low CLEANS of red
light couil be seen barred BY black.
Within. The cheerful GLOW: of hreiight
frightened The room. 1T the lower end
OF which a lamp already burned. throw
ing rs SOFT light upon the yellow walls
With their ola eng awnings and modern
eto hinss
Olive Dumbarton sat in !, deep chair
beside the fire. hei black dress con-
Tasting The pallor of her face. her Thin
hands With their long. sensitive fingers.
lying lisllessiy in her lap: her large.
gray blue eyes fixed absently on the
lire Wien not raised in question to
those with whom she conversea. Nc.-
ohict,. seated at Il little table apart.
made tea for their visitors
George Bos;ock Was narrating the
literary GOSSIP to his hostess. for. know
ing the interest she always felt In hc,
fe.low- workers, he strove By this means
to Danish for IL while the dark ana
troubled thoughts that foreve. faced
her.
And mothers last book has already
gone into four e,itions?" Veronica
said
Yes" the publisher answered briefly.
What Success" remarked the girl
proudly Il knew it WAS the best She
had w!itten."
And the press agrees with YOU"
George Bostock replied
The press L, usually despised by
authors isn't ii Olive?" said Vnlerius.
Yes answered Bostock: when ii
disparaEes them"
ffort;oueJ htaxt Ny.,