Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-17

roughly around her, thinking her to be
Nancy, and have kissed her. Some
reparation Is due her. On Monday
shall pack up quietly and return to
the west"
"Annesley beggared? What in heav-
ems name does this mean?" l was
COMPOUNDED.
d. Some day, Chuck. when you have
entered the family properly as my Sis
ter's husband, perhaps may confide
in you. At present the secret isn't
mine. Let it suffice that through Pc
culiar circumstances, the father of the
girl love Is ruined. I am not doing
this for any theatrical play. gratitude
and all that rot,'-with half smile.
II admire and respect Col. Annesley;
love his daughter, hopelessly enough.
have never been of much use 20 any
one. Other persons troubles never
worried me to any extent; / was hap
py-go-lucky, careless and thoughtlcss.
True, | never passed a beggar without
dropping a coin into his cup. But
often this act was the result of good
dinner and a special vintage. The
$20,0 will keep the colonels home,
the house his child was born in and
her mother before her. I am doing
this crazy thing, as you call 1t, because
1t is going to make me rather happy.
I shall disappear Monday. They may
or they may not suspect who has come
to their aid They may even trace the
thing to you; but you will be honor
bound to reveal nothing. When you
, have taken up the note. mail 1t to
Annesley. You will find Count Kar-
, lofts name on 1t"
"Karloff?" I was in utter darkness.
eyes. Annesley borrowed $40 1000 OF
him on a three months note. Both
men are we'll known at the Union bank.
Karloff having a temporary large de-
post there, and Annesley always hav-
ing done his banking at the same
place. Karloff. for reasons which can
not tell you, did not turn in the note
till this morning. You will take 1t up
, this afternoon"
"Annesley, whom I believed to be
millionaire. penniless: Karloff one OF
his creditors? Bob. I do not think that
you are treating me fairly. I can't go
into this thing blind"
"If you will not do it under these
conditions. shall have to find some
one who will"-resolutely.
7 looked at the checks and then at
him. Twenty-three thousand
dollars! 1t was more than l ever be-
fore held in my hand at one time. And
he was giving 1t away as carelessly as
| I should have given away dime. Then
the bigness of the act. the absolute dis
interestedness Of it. came to me sud-
denly. -
bob. you are the finest lover in
all the world And If Miss Annesley
ever knows who you are, she isn't a
woman If she does not fall immediate
| Nv In love with you" I slapped him
on the shoulder. I was something OF
/ a lover myself. and could understand.
"She will never know. I don't want
her to know. That is why / am going
away. want to do good deed. and
/ be left in the dark to enjoy 1t. That
is all After doing this. could never
look her in the eyes as Robert War
burton. shall dine with the folks on
Sunday. I shall confess all only to
Nancy, who has always been the only
confidante I have ever had among the
women"
| There was a pause. l could bring
no words to my lips. Finally I STAN
mered out: Nancy knows. I told her
everything last night broke my word
with you, Bob, but could not hs.I IL
/ She was CRYING again ter wha, she
thip IS to be your heartlessness.
hao TO tell her"
T"What did she ,ay?''-rising abrupt
ly.
4"She laughed. and / do not know
when / have seeL Aer look so happy