Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-06
CHAPTER V.
SENTIMENTAL EXCHANGE.

everywhere. Her voice filled hi
ear with music never ceaS4hg. but i
was not the lulling music that invite
drowsiness He heard the clock strik,
the hours from to S. when he arose
thoroughly disgusted with himself. III,
worshiped his mother. but in scvcra
instances that morning he caught him
self just in time to prevent the utter
aHce of some sharp reioinder to hel
pleasant, motherly queries. Twice she
was compelled to repeat questions. his
mind being 50 far away that he heard
nothing save words that another WON
an had uttered. say. twentyfour hours
before. His eyes We're 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 well. Grenfall." his
mother said. peering anxiously into his
eyes. THE trip has done you up. Now,
l,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 and do three days work before
night That will prove to you that l
am perfectly WE'LL
True to his intention. he went to the
Office early, yirtuonsly 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
We're pending, and in day or two they
were to go into court with damage
suit OF more than ordinary conse-
quence. Lorry senior could not re-
press his qualification over the return
OF his clever. active nephew Mt such nm
unable to handle the case alone. The en-
durance of II young and vigorous mind
was required for the coming battle in
chancery.
They lunched together. the elder ca
ger and confidential. the other respect
LUZ al tllc iIlcI-
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
tickle Late in the day he petulantly
threw aside the books, CURLY informed
his astonished uncle that he was not
feeling well, and left the office Until
dinner time he played billiards afro
ciously at his club; at dinner his moth
err sharply reproved 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 100 his mother found him in the
library searching diligently through
the volume OF tie encyclopedia that
contained the G's. When she asked
what he was looking for. he laughed
idiotically and in confusion Informed
Der that he was trying to find the name
of the most important city in Indiana.
She was glnncing at the books in the
case when she was startled by hearing
him utter an exclamation and then
leap to his feet.
Half past &! can make it,"
"What is the matter, Gren. dear?"
"Oh.' he calculated, bringing himself
up with start. II forgot-er-yes,
mother, I'll just have time to catch the
train, you know. Will you kindly have
Mary clean up this muss Of books and
so forth? I'm off. you see. to New
York-for day only, mother-back
tomorrow Important business-just
remembered it. you know-nbem! Good
by, mother. Goodbye" He had kissed
her and was in the hall before she fair
ly understood what he was talking
about Then she 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 overcont tluttering
furiously us he showed his arms into
the sleeves. The door slammed, and
lie waS off to New York.
The train was ready to pull out when
he reached the station. and it was only
by n hard run that he caught the last :
platform, painting, but happy Just
hours before she had left
aud 1t was right here that
she had smiled and said she would
expect hinf to come to Edelweiss. He
had had no time to secure a berth in
the sleeper. but was fortunately able
to get one after taking the train. Gren-
fall went to sleep feeling both disap-
pointed and Disguised = disappointed
because of his submission to sentiment,
Disguised because of the man who oc-
cupied the next section. A man who
is in love and in doubt has no patience
with the prosaic wretch who can sleep
SO audibly.
After hasty breakfast in New York
he telephoned to the steamship COM
pany's pier and asked the time of sail
Ing for the Kaiser Wilhelm. On being
Informed that the ship was to cast off
ut her usual hour, he straightway call
ed cab and was soon bowling along
toward the busy waterway. Directly
he sat bolt upright, rigid and startled
10 find himself more awakened to the
realization of his absurd action. Again
t entered his infatuated head that he
was performing the veriest schoolboy
rick In rushing to steamship pier III
The hope of catching IL final and at best
glimpse Of II young wo-
nan who had appealed to his sensitive
A lovesick boy could be I
excused for such q display of ilnbecil- G