Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-06-04

+ wa. Of medium height and stocky build.
/ With features OF aristocratic mold, bu,
! weakened and pulled as from habitual
excesses. He had recently attaines
+ the notoriety OF an unconditional ex-
I pulsion from Yale. His name hal
/ figured in New York prints In an escs.
7 pade with foreign actress. but the
/ story was denied and suppressed be.
Z fore IL reached the usual climax
Commencement days we're past. Ons
June morning Jessie Garden arriyeI
in bingham. and was met by Mr. and
Mrs. Bishop in the old family car.
riaee. Arthur Morris also ehanced 10
be at the station. AS Jessie Garden
ran forward and affeetionately greeted
her relatives. Arthur Morris gazed az
her with a scrutiny too close to be
condoned as "a weIl-bred stare" She
wore a gray travelling dress. and look.
ed SO charming that one might b.
pardoned for an almost rude admIra-
tion.
Cad. but she's beauty" he ex.
claimed. as Jessie stepped into the car
riage. Thank God there's at least
one good-lookirg girl in the nelghbor
hocd, Who the devil is she? Stranger
| suppose. James" he said In a low
Folee. addressing his tiger. get in and
be ready 10 take the horses II tell
you"
Yes. sir, replied the boy solemnly
raising gloyed hand to his hat Tn
der a strong curb the horses followed
the Bishop vehicle.
Delighted to return to the country
Jessie Garden little suspected that her
arrival had so aroused the blase blood
Of the banker milllouaire's son. It
was a long drive. but at last Arthur
Morris saw the carriage turn into the
Bishop yard. lie drove leisurely pas
the place till he reEained the main
road.
On the old bridge spanning the
creek he met a young man In a light
road wagon. Morris halted hts team
and slsnaled the driver sith a wa,s
Of his hand.
I say, who lives In the big house -
the south, on this side Of the road?'
Mr. Bishop lives there-Mr Thom
as Bishop. replied John Burt.
Thanks" said Arthur Morris with
short bow. ANY daughters7 I'm
a new conner In this locality he ex
planned with a smile meant to be con
hdlrg.
MI Bishop has nc daughter" saia
John. proud to give Information on +
subject so dear TO him, The young
lady in their carriage was probably
Miss Garden. She spends the sum
mer seasons with them. She's ex-
pecteA to-day from Boston,"
Garden? Carden7" repeated Nor.
ris, as II the matter were merely o.
passing moment. L fancy I've heard
OF her people"
Her father Is Boston banker"
"Ah. yes: know. Lovely old place
that OF the Bishops isn't IT, Fine
old gables. and an air Of age-Pilgrim
Fathers. and all that sort OF thing
don't you know. Think I'll try to In.
duce the governor TO buy H. Lovely
day, Delighted 10 have met you. NJ.
Mr.. Brown. Git up. you brute" ard
the tandem was lashed past JOIN
Burt.
Tha; evening after dinner Arthur
Morris found his father In the ll-
hrary. For some time both smoked
in silence.
Il say. governor" said Arthur. as II
the thought had suddenly occurred to
him. do you know any Gardens IN
Boston,"
II know Marshall Garden. the bank.
er." growled the millionaire What
about him?"
"oh. nothing much" rejolned tho
son carelessiy. What's he worth -
Hes worth more than he'll be
again." said Randolph Morris grimly.
Hes in L. & o. stock up to his neck.
II you knew as much about stocks as
you do about trousers. that would
mean something to you-but IT doesu /.
Garden is supposed to be worth half a
million. When he gets through with
l.. & o. some one else will have The
money and he'll have experience What
| do you want to know about Garden,
Has he daughter" The old nan
looked sharply az Arthur Morris.
Ito be continued)