The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
CHAPTER IV.-Continued.


Harley would have laughed-thes,
things always seemed TO him childish
or flippant rather than wicked-if it haC
rot been for the photograph. That wa.
TOO real: it was exactly like Sylvia Nor.
gan. and it implied connivance between
The newspaper and somebody else. II
Idaho it might have one look, but here
n Chicago it would have another. and
II New York it would have stiH another
and Yet worse. She ought to see the true
aspect OF these things. To Harley. reared
with the Old-fashiOned Southern ideals
from which he never departed, IL was
all inexpressibIy distasteful-he did not
stop 10 ask himself why he should be
more concerned about the picture OF Miss
Morgan than those OF many other women
whom he saw in the newspapers-and his
feeling was not improved by the entrance
OF Churchill and his sneering comment.
a good picture OF her. said Churchill
These Western girls Ike such things
OF course she sent it 20 the newspaper
office"
J do not know anything of the kind
nor do YOU. ] think" replied Harley. with
tSperity. Nor am ] aware that the
West Is any fonder than the East Of no
tOriety"
Have IS any way you wish" said
Churchill, SuperciiiOuSly. But I fail 10
sec why YOU should disturb yourself 50
much over the matter"
HIS tone was so annoying that Harley
felt ike striking him, but instead ignor-
ed him. and Churchill strOlled carelesslv
on, hunminS Il tune as he had seen in
soleut people on the stage 90 in such
moments.
Harley thrust the newspaper into his
pocket, and went into one OF the ladies'
parlOrs, where he saw Miss Morgan sit
ting by window and looking out At the
nasty life Of Chicago. She did not hear
his approach until he was very near. and
then. starting at the sound of his foot
steps she looked up, and her checks
flushed
IT should ba q happy day for you"
said Harley, and I suppose that you are
enjoying the triumph
Why should I nOtZ-' she replied. 7
nave q share in it."
so You have, and the press has
recognized it
What 60 YOU mean2"
i was just looking at a very good
picture of YOU said Harley, and he
spread the paper before her, hoping that
she would express surprise and distaste.
But she showed neither.
oh, I've seen that already" she said.
quite coolly. Don't sou think it a good
VicuTeg'
p have 20 fault to find with the like
less. replied Harley, with some mean
ing in his tone.
Then what fault have you to fnd2"
Harley was embarrassed. and hesitated.
seeking for the right wOrds-what did il
matter TO him if she failed 10 show the
reserve that he thought part of a gentle
wOnans nature.
You infer more than I meant" he
said, at last. Il merely felt surprise that
they should have obtained a photograph
SO quickly"
The slightly deepened flush in her
checks remained and she surveyed him
with the same cool air Of defiance.
They would have had picture. any
how. something made ND: was Il got
better, then, 10 furnish them q real one
than 10 have burlesque published?"
It's hardly usual" said Harley, more
embarrassed than ever But really.
Miss Morgan, ] have no right to speak
Of it IN any connection
No, but you were intending 10 DO so.
it was in your eye when l looked ND and
saw you coming toward me-"
Her voice had grown chilly, and her
gaze was fixed on Harley The Western
girl certainly had dignity and reserve
when she wished them, but he did not
believe that she chose the right mo-
Inents to display these admirable quail
ties
I did not know that I had such
speaking countenance," said Harlef
And even if so. you must not forgst
that you might read il wrong
Il do not think So she saia, stiH
chilly, and, glancing up at the clock, she
added: 1T Is almost twelve and I prom
Used Aunt Anna 10 be with her half
hour ago"
At the door she paused, turned back,
and a flashing smile Illuminated her face
Ter moment.
on. AIr Harley" she said. don't you
wish some newspaper would print your
pcture2T
Then she was gone. leaving him flushed
and iTritated. He was angry. bOtn at
her ana himself; at himself because he
had expected TO rebuke her. 10 show
her Indirectly and in a delicate way
where she was wrong. and he had never
even got as far as the attack II vas
he who had been put upon the defense,
when he had not expected TO be I'm such
- state, and his self-satisfaction suffer
ed But he told himself that she was
crude Western girl. and that e was moth
ing to MIN if she forced herself into the
pubic gaze in a bold and theatrical man
ner.
4 little later all left for Milwaukee,
where Mr.. GTayson was TO make another
great speech in the evening, and Harley
Hgain refrained from joining the group
that soon gathered around Miss Morgan.
and Mrs. Grayson. also. who, being in n
very happy mood, made a loan Of her
presence as a chaperon, she said, although
being a young woman still. II gave her
pleasure 10 hear them speak Of her hus-
bands brilliant triumph the night before,
and 10 enjoy the atmosphere Of success
that enveloped the car.
The run from Chicago 10 Milwaukee is
short. but Harley, despite his pique-he
was young aad naturally Of Il cheerful
tenperament-might have joined tnem be
fore their arrival If his attention had not
been attracted by another group, that body
Of portly, middle-aged men, heavy with
wealth and responsibility. who had silent
y cast a dark shadow upon the meeting
at Chicago. They were men of power,
men whose brief words went far, and they
held in their hands strings that controlled
many and vast interests when they pulled
them. and their hands were always on
the strings. They We're not ike the great.
voluble public; they worked. By choice and
by opportunity. I'm silence and the dark.
and their kind has existed in every rich
country from BabylOnia 10 the United
States Of America They were the great
financial magnstes of Jimmy Crayson'S
party. and nothing that he might do could
escape their notice and consideration. It
was more than likely that in the course