The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-02-24

meet now. lie can't forget an injury
Did you ever see him?"
''Oh, yes" said George. Hes been
up our way often"
"Oh, of course; I'd forgotten. They
say he's not been having exactly
smooth sailing w at barley either, but
it locks 4 little like he's making more
headway now"
"IIow is that?' asked Buckley, his
blood running cold, his heart sinking.
why. the reception. you know. That
looks little like she's giving in, don't
you think? But may be dead wrong.
She may want TO make that friend OF
Phers, that Miss Cosby, have a good
time. and the general run of girls
would consider it sheer madness to
lose a chance like that. Why, it's to
| be the chief event of the reunion. Well,
he's. welcome TO his glory; it won't
last long; he will never get in again"
'You think not2" said George tense
ly. -
"Ne; he'll never be able to pay the
expense of another campaign. He ruin
ed what little law practice he had
when he went into politics, and now
he's bankrupt"
"a bankrupt" George exclaimed.
why, L thought he had unlimited
means"
I'm pigs valise," laughed Stone.
Il am intimate with the cashier Of a
certain bank in this town and bad
it straight that Telfare's got up the last
bit of collateral he can raise for money
he can't repay Why, he Lad to beg
the bank for little raise to give this
reception. Do you know, l suspected
he was trying to marry for money.
May | ask if this Miss Cranston is an
.heiress?"
aaShe's nm only clfild," said Buckley,
reluctant. to. continue the conversation
further, 'and her father is fairly well
off''{ n, -e@ te.-r ,
:. "Pcrhapss' said, eStone, "he's really
daft about herr c.><
THAT must be 1T" George replied;
and he. closed the conversation by 60
ing to work. | ''@'
by ,pightfalF his task was finished
and he could have. caught train for
barley. but. he felt strange half
morbid dissemination to lnavp, He re-
paiSed to his hotel, changed his cloth
ing and went down to the crowded |
dining room, but the very Eayety on
every hand lr1ftated Linn He had no I
appetite f3rWbattWas before him. All
around him. ut private tables. were gay !
parties Of. young reopleI III. evening
dress. The mIfSic.ff fine. orchestra
came in, from. tlIe TQtnnda. The air was
F.. a LITTLE s;WargAth ,cane to his colo.
heart ,aNers tie thought, that Lydia
CranstOn cared for HIM but. it was
sweptraway by fhe-icy fear that. de-
Spite hefAi&gSrj fe1sl:nA she was even
then striving piffiOsop to put him
pul Of her lffe.41'Tliat Striving had be
gun with tic, aeceptdffce4o of the t'ecep7
ton in her honor. The next step Would |
be the formal announcement of her. en-
gagenient to the governor. and then
she'WouldE begin 10 look upon Texture
as her future husband. George stlfled
/ groan and rose and left the roem.I
The thought was like the pangs of
leath.. He, went out into the streets
md walked on and on, going he cared
iot whittier. trying to kill the despair
within him. Dark thoughts pursued
lim, but he threw them aside He was
soldier fighting Black adversely, and !; !
le would fight-feht to the end. He {
lad been walking half an hour when
lie came to the spacious grounds of the {
)unleigh home. 4 carriage stood at .
he door 1t was waiting for her-her! |
n Il short while she would emerge !
Iressed for the reception. Could lac I
lot wait there on the street and see t
er? No, fer it was closed carriage, a
nd she would be shut off from his
lew. But could he not, without be- .
lg seen, get nearer the door through d
'hich she would have to pass? The
roun1s were unlighted and there Y
zero many clusters ana hedges OF
The gate Of the drive was
pea. lLe stole in ana found a rustic
1At behind a hedge Of rosebushes,
here he could remain unseen. He
al rot long to wait. Mrs Dunleigh
nd Mrs. Cranston came out and then n
-iss Cosby and Lydia. The two girls
ansed for moment under the great
Singins lamp that hung from the
9iling of the veranla. Buckley he'll
IS breath as he looked upon her. He g
ld never seen her in complete even f,
g dress before, and her rare beauty ST
as revelation to him. She seemed u
} be at once the girl lie Knew ana D.
lored and yet another who was quite I A
stranger to him. 81
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