New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19


"Good-by?" she repeated $50 soon? Must
it
He stopped her with swift savage gesture.
'Helga | can't stand it any lOngerl would give
you the last drop of my blood, gladly, willingly,
if it would help you. But to be here as am, to
see you every day, it is more than l can endure.
must get away. There is one other thing: L know
something of what Harris Haynes did for you.
He spoke more gently, looking with w1sttul re-
spect at the grave Nov that he has gone, you
must not let that make any difference in your
opportunities. You must go on as you were: your
music, your studies.
The girl made little gesture of refusal.
eyes" said Everard steadfastly. THAT is
what he would have wished. 1 know that you
haven't the money to do this Dick having a
gift of silence, had said nothing of Haynes be-
quest q have than | | know l
can't give it to you outright. But l give it to
Mr. Johnston. Or, if you can't take it from me,
you could from my family. 1t wouldn't mean
anything: it wouldn't bind you to the slightest
thing Oh, Helga, dear. let me do that much for
you'll
''Only one man can have the right to do that"
she said hardly above whisper.
"He is gone" said Everard, not comprehendinG.
81 cannot fill his place except this one, poor way
mo" she said From her bosom she drew out
a note and handed it to him.
From mother! he cried. "To you'll
As they walked he read it. 1t the letter of
a worldly but kind-natured and essentially sound
hearted woman, appeal for deePly-loved son.
THAT'S Dicks work, said the young fOndly.
''Isn't he a wonder? And it too late!" he
added bitterly.
eff only knew what was right" said the girl
eff only petit Pere was here to tell mel"
"Do you mean that you didn't care for him that
way?' cried Everard. "Helga, do you that
had my chance? Is there still"
They had come around the corner of the piazza
and there sat Dick Cotton tipped back on two legs
of his chair He quickly and made for the
door. He1ga called him back and spoke brokenly:
you must write to your mother. | cannot yet
Oh, if l only dared be happy?' she walled Il
know how strongly petit Pfre felt against him.
against your family. l could not"
'Helga," said Dick, catching her hands in his
Listen little girl, little sister. Haynes made me
of his trustees for you. Do you know why?
Because he trusted me. VIII you trust too?"
Hega's tear-stained eyes looked into his. "Who
would not? she said.
He left this charge in my honor: Use your
influence to guard her against marrying under
circumstances that you would not approve for the
woman you loved best in the world With that
charge upon l solennly tell you that you may
come to us as with Harris Haynes bessngr'
He put her hand in Everards and disappeared
through the door. The next instant Miss Dolly
Ravenden heap of indignant fluff, was frowning
at him from the wall against which she had stag
gered.
"What way to I'M" she cried. ''You
bear You-you unframed locomotive! Is any,
thing chasing your"
Impulse wild and unreckoning upleaped in the
heart of Dick Cotton then and there Without a
struggle he gave way to it.
Swinging her UP in his powerful arms, he set
her upon her feet and bending, kissed her most
emphatically upon the lips. Then he went up
stairs in two bounds, saying at the first bound:
Good Lord Now l have ruined myself"
And at the second: 1t was her own fault"