Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-02
CHAPTER Xxx.
General Garden 10 Puzzled

htF- are the papers. papa de1S.
And here are cigars and matches.
found your glasses on the writing
desk. You are careless M ever. papa
dear. Isn't II nice To have some one
who knows Just What you wish and
where to ind it?''
1T Is. Jessie. my pet!" And Gen.
crai Garden placed his arm around his
daughters waist. drew her fair fnco
down To his and kisscd her fondiy.
= shall not let you read all tho
evening. papa. because have no many
things to tell you." said Jcasic.
smoothing back III, Scant gray locks.
They were in the coxy drawing
rom Of Mr. Bishops New York real.
d,nec.
1T Is remarkable how easily = now
concern can establish itself In Wall
Street" said General Garden. layia.
aside his paper and slowly wipins bis
s'asscs. Jcssic raised her eyes with
dutiili interest. lit was not no In th.
old conservative days. II then took
years TO establish standing and credit
Nos an unknown man can come cut
fsum the w-s, and have the sit.st
ample. take this man Blake. who has
established the fTm OF Blak. & Gem.
paEy. lie sudicniy appeared hero
iFoIa San Francisco and conducted a
campaign which EaCp, tao old csiab.
lishcd houses OF their feet. His
pruntz we're estimated at millions.
since then Wc have heard of nothing
bat the dainEs uf James Blake. Hero
is an article continued General Css.
den. picking up paper. which gives
IN account of a conference. between
US npstsrt and the Secretary OF ho
Treasury Of the unit"d States. They
sAy Blake is only ;vchiy.sCscn years
oil. Jessie. my dear. u IL . srSat
thing to bc barn fortunate. You vsra
not wise. darling. in your selection o!
a father" General Garden smiled
sadly.
"i'v. the best and dearest father In
the world" exclaimed Jessie. placing
her hand In his "tIut I'm not going to
let him read the papers any more this
evening. Let's forge, all aboet iss
old stocks and the wonderful Mr.
blake, aud talk uf those We knos.
Para. dear. I vish 10 ask you a quks'
ton
What is It. my ?c,1 They say that
children must not ask questions"
Has anything been heard Of John
Burtr III thought perhaps Mr. Nor.
ris would know as soon as any one"
General Gardens lips ugh,cnei.
lie pulled ncTyously at his beard, and
the military isoustache bristlcd az.
gTessiveiy.
Answer me. papa! I have . rieht
TO know this
There was a Fash in the tender
eyes and a warning curve in the prc,-
ty lips. The crimson left her cheek
and she looked siankIy into her
fathers face. There Is in Innocence
the bravery Of truth and the calm
modcs,y Of virtue. General Garden
was disarmed.
Nothing has been heard from Mr..
Burt so far as can learn. jessie" he
said. Possibly his grandfather may
have news. am reasonably sure Mr..
Morris has none. Let us talk OF some.
thing else. Jessie
The door opened and Mrs. Bishop
entered.
Here Is your evening mail, Mar
SHALL" she said. handing her brother
a number of letters. And here Ia a
letter for you. Jessie"
Jessie opened and read a note from
Arthur Morris. 1t congratulated her
on a safe return from abroad. and
closed BY asking permission TO call
on the FIRST evening which would suit
her convenience. The letter lay idly
in her hand. and her thoughts were
far away when the general uttered
aa exclamation.
"a most astounding coincidencei
Really. this is quite remarkablei"
What has happened. papa7"
Ito be continued.D
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