Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
THE SQUAW MAN
NOVEL JULIE FAvERsHAM
Copyright 1906 by Bro)

fast diminishing rights He was not In the
least deceived by Henry's Vaccinations but
wilfully allowed himself to seem blind to
certain matters. He wished to be able to
keep his hand at the lever, and argued with
| his brother that the end justified the
means.
Lady Elizabeth IN a recent interview had
assured him that the coming marriage
would be the turning point in Henry's
| career. Nevertheless. he feared her tudg-
ment. Something in Henrys attitude to-
| day had made him more apprehensive: it
| had been impossible to pin him down to a
| serious consideration of his affairs PetrIe
| determined TO venture final effort, by en-
rolling his brothers services to strengthen
! his admonitions.
Lord Kerhill." he said my brother
is also most anxious to see you regarding
some stocks you asked his advice about"
He touched bell; clerk answered from
an adjoining room.
ASK Mr.. Malcolm Petrie to come to us
Say that the Earl of Kerhill is here"
Henry chafed under the calm firmness OF
his solicitor. He had come in answer to an
imperative note. and the discussion of his
complicated affairs was extremely dis
agreeable He was in no mood to continue
1t further. He moved to the door as NAL
colin Petrie entered; smaller counter
part of his brother, and a silent member
of the firm. he took the same personal in
terest IN the Kerhill affairs that his
brother did As he started to speak he was
stopped by Henry.
1t Ilo USE can wait no longer. A
most important engagement demands my
leaving at once. Advise me by letter-it
will reach me tomorrow" And before
either of the men could urge upon him the
necessity of being allowed to advise him on
! certain negotiations. he had reached the
outer door OF the chambers. mounted the
few steps leading to the court, and was
in the square, where his cab was waiting
He cursed the dreariness of the day as the
rain splashed him. For moment he hest
tated. They had detained him far too
long, these croaking fogies in their stuffy
office. His hand fumbled in his pocket,
where lay letter with a message not to
be disregarded. On its arrival at his club
early in the afternoon the note to Diana
had been dispatched.
The fury of haste that had made him so
eager to escape from his business inter-
view now deserted him. The rain
drenched him in warm torrents. The
driver on the box was a running stream,
| and from the horse came clouds of heavy
steam.
| Then the momentary irresolution passed
| as he gave his orders to the impressive cab
man. He leaned back in his cab, tearing
! INTO shreds the mauve letter with its gold
| last time, by God" The hansomA started
| with jerk. 1t ratified down an alley To
| Henry the damp, dismal court looked
| more than ever like graveyard. He was
| the Strand.
| That night at the opera a new singer was
| TO make her debut in Carmen" In Paris
| and America this sloe-eyed Italian had made
| the sensation of the half century In her
| creation of the gypsy wanton. The briIlian ~
| throng in Covent Garden was alive with
| anticipation. The royalties We're exnectad.
indeed, the queen herself had especially
| commanded this reception for the gifted
| woman. whom she had honored as her
| guest on the Riviera, where this singing
| Rachel had entranced her with the folk
songs and lullabes of her beloved country.
| All that the London season could as
semble of wit, beauty and distinction was
! gathered in the opera house. The tiers of
boxes were filling unusually early. Near
| the stage sat the prime minister, a man of
! strong artistic perceptions and a writer of
extraordinary talent. His face with the
| marked cleft in the square chin, looked
less dreamy than usual tonight, and the
| large, pale-bue eyes, amusedly SURVEYED
| the house. He seemed to have slipped off
the yoke of tangled politics as he turned to
his secretary, who was pointing out to him
the celebrities in the stalls.
There is the delightful American whom
met last week at Lord Blight's." AS he