Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-01-09
THE
SPENDERS|
A Tale of the Third Generation |
BY HARRY LEON WILSON
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Copyright. by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER XVIu.-CoxrtsuEp.


Milbrey gasped. Shepler. who COM
manded markets 10 rise and they rose
or to fall and they fell-Shepler beg
ging, entreating a child of hist Despite
ths soul-sickening tragedy of it, the
situation was not without its element
OF sublimity.
She will consider; she will reflect?"
You're guessing now. and you're az
keen at that as l. Avice is not only
amazingly self-willed, as you intimated
a moment since, but she is intensely
aecretive. When she left me | could
get nothing from her whatever She
was wretchedly sullen and taciturn."
But why should she hesitate? Shep-
ier-Rulon Shepler! My God, is the
girl crazy? The very idea of hesita-
ton is preposterous!"
IL can't divine her. You know she
has acted perversely in the past.
used TO think she might have some
affair of which we knew nothing
something silly and romantic. But if
she had any such thing I'm sure it
was ended, and she'd have jumped at
this chance year ago. You know
yourself she was ready to marry young
Bines, and was really disappointed
when he didn't propose"
But this is too serious He tin
Killed. the little silver bell
Find out if Miss Ayice will be down
to breakfast.
Yes, sir"
eff she's not coming down / shall go
up" declared Mr.. Milbrey when the
man had gone.
she's stubborn cautioned his wife
Cad! don't I know it?''
Jarvis returned.
Miss Avice won't be down. sir. and
I'm to fetch her up a pot OF coffee,
sir"
Take it at once. and tell her shall
be up to see her presently" Jarvis
vanished.
81 think | see way to put pressure
on her. that is IL the morning hash t
already brought her back to her
senses"
Al four o'clock that afternoon. Avice
Milbrey's ring brought Mrs. van
Geist's butler 20 the door
"Sandon. is Aunt CorneIia at home?'
Eyes, Miss Milbrey. she's confined 10
her room h'account h'of cold. miss. So
THANK heaven!"
"Yes, miss-ceTtanly! will you 90
h'up TO here"
And Mutterchen dear. it was a reg
ular bombshell." she concluded after
she mad huttered some of the Noyem-
Der freshness into Mrs. Van Geists
room, and breathlessly related the
facts.
you demented creature! should
say It must have been"
NOW. don't iecture!"
But Shepler is one OF the richest
men Ia New York"
Dad already suspects az much
and he's kind, he's a big hearted
chap a man of the world generous
"a"
"A woman fancier, Fidelia Old
Aksr calls him"
Ny dear. II be fancies you"
There. you old conservative I've
heard All his good points. aud my duty
has been written before me in letters
Of FIRE Dad devoted three hours TO
writing it this morning. 80 don't.
please. say over any Of the moral
naxima I'm likely to have heard"
Bot why are you unwilling"
Because because I'm wild. I fancy
just because / don't like the idea OF
MARI ing that man. He's such a big.
funny round head. and positively no
nerk-bis head Just rolls around on
his big pilowy shoulders and then
be gets irue right at once. tapers right
OF 10 point with those tiny feet"
'i- isn't easy TO have everything"
at wouldn't be easy 20 have him,
B'her'
Mrs Van Gcist fixed her niece with
sudden look OF suspicion
iIas has that man anything 10 do
ia our refAsaI7"