The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-22


better. He makes a decent living with
his pictures" As he spoke he crossed
the porch and stood at her side, with
bis hand resting affectionately on her
shoulder
II guess there's larger justice IN
the world than we conceive" said
Oakley.
But not to know, to so on biindly
doing something that is really very
dreadful and never to know"
She turned to Oakley.
Il am afraid 1 rather agree with
your father. lie seems happy enough.
and he is doing work for which there
Is n demand"
Would you be content to live here
with no greater opportunity than he
haso"
oakley laughed and shook his head.
NO, but that's not the same I'll
pull the HucKleberry up and make 1t
pay and then go in for something
bigger"
And If you can't make it pay?'
Il won't bother with II. then"
But if you were to remain?"
Oakley gave her an incredulous
smile.
THAT couldn't be possible. have
done all sorts Of things but stick in
what found to be undesirable berths.
but of course business is not at all the
same"
but isn't it? Look at Mr.. Ryder.
He says that lie Is buried here in the
pine woods. with no hope Of ever get
ting back into the world, and am sure
he is able. and journalism is certainly
a business. like anything else"
Oakley made no response to this. He
didn't propose to criticise Ryder; but,
all the same. he doubted his ability.
'Grifi's frightfully lazy" remarked
the doctor. lie prefers to settle down
to an eifortleSs sort IT an existence
rather than make II struggle"
Don't you think Mr. Ryder extreme
~ clever, Mr.. Oakley
II know him SO slightly, Miss Elm
ory, but no doubt lie is
Mrs. Emory appeared in the door
way, placid and smiling.
Constance, you and Mr.. Oakley
come on III; dinners ready
nil bo
told himself sayagely that he would
never go to the Eniorys' again. The
experience had been most unsatisfac
tory In spite of Constance's evident
disposition toward tolerance where he
was concerned, she eXasperated him.
Her unconscious condescenslon was a
bitter memory OF which he could not
rid himself. Certainly women must be
petty, small souled creatures II she
was at all representative Of her sex.
Yet in spite of his determination to
avoid Constance, even at the risk OF
seeming rude. he found it required
greater strength of will than he pos
sessed to keep away from the Emorys.
He realized in the course of the next
few weeks that new stage in his de-
velopment had been reached. Inspired
by what he felt was false but beau.
tiful confidence in himself he called Of.
ten, and az time Wore on the frequency
OF these calls steadily increased. All
this willie he thought about Miss EN-.
DRY great deal and was sorry for her
or admired her, according to his mood.
In Constance's attitude toward him
there was a certain flckleness that be
resented. Sometimes she was friendly
and companionable. and then again
she seemed 10 revive all her lingering
4 prejudiees and was utterly Indifferent
to him, and her Indifference was the
most complete thing of its kind he had
/ ever encountered.
! Naturally Dan and Ryder met very
frequently. and when they met they
\ clashed. 1t was not especially pleas
ant, OF course, but Ryder was persist
ent and Oakley was logged. Once hi
started in pursuit Of an object he never
gave up or owned that he was beaten
In some form he had accomplished ev
erything he set out to do, and II the re
suits had not always been Just what ht
had anticipated he had at least had thu
satisfaction of bringing circumstance.
under his control. He endured thu
editors sarcasms and occasionally re
tallated with a vengeance SO heavy al
+ ve Griff quiyering with the smar
h ,mory found it difficult t
mainta the peace between them, bu
she admired Dams mode of warfare
II was so conclusive. and he showet
mch grim strength In his ability h
,ok out for himself
! But Dan felt that he must suffer b.
any comparison with the editor. HI
had no genius for trihes. but rather {
| ponderous capacity. He had WORKED
hard with the sing "rmination t
! win success He practica
mans contempt, born satishet
Il ~ance, for all useless III }. and {,
/ the useless things were thos,
chose value 1t was impossible to reck
| on In dollars and cents
He had beea vel! content with him
self. and now he 1elt that somehow b,