The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-08

iuen. NuI ne WaF DIS servant now NuN
as devoted to his interests as II they
were his own which, in way. they
were. For eighteen yegrs he had stood
at The latters right hand. saiishcd 10
lock no further bat. for the last ihrec.
his glapces had strayed a foot or two
beyond ais master and taken in his
masters wife
The fe Sings which this man had for
Mrs Fairbrother were peculiar She
was a mere adjunct 20 her great lord.
but she was a very gorgeous one, AMI,
while lie could not ih,aeiue himseif do
ing anything 70 thwnrt him whose
bread he ate and 10 whose rise he had
himself contributed, vet II he could re-
main true to him without lniuing her
he would account himself happy The
day came when he bad to decide be-
tween them. and. against all chances
against his own preconceiyed notion OF
what he would do under these circum-
stances. he chose 10 consider her
This day came when, IN the midst Of
growing complaceney and an intense
Interest in some new scheme which
demanded all his powers Abner Fair
brother learned from the papers that
Mr.. Grey of English parliamentary
fame had arrived in New York on an
indefinite visit AS no cause was as
signed FOR the visit beyond a natural
desire on the part OF this eminent
statesman to see this great country,
Mr Fairbrothers fears reached a sud
den climax, ana he saw himself ruined
and forever disgrnoed il the diamond
now so uuhapply out OF his hands
should fall under tie eyes OF its owner,
whose seeming quiet under ITS loss had
not for a moment deceived him Wait
Ing only long enough to make sure that
the distinguished foreigner was likely
TO accept social attentions aud 80 In rel
probability would be brought in con
tact with Mrs. Fairbrother he sent her
" his devoted servant peremptoiy
message in which he demanded back
his diamond and, upon her refusing 20
heed this. followed It up by another IN
which he expressly stated that " she
took IL out OF the safe deposit IN which
he had been told she was wise enough
90 Keep it or wore It 50 much rs once
during the next three months, she
would pay for her presumption with
her life.
This was no idle threat, though she
chose TO regard II as such, laughing in
the old servants face aud declaring
that she would run the risk if the no,
tion seized her But the notion dld not
seem TO seize her at once. and her hus-
band was beginning to take heart
when he heard OF the great bah about
TO be given by the Rumsdells and re-
allied that IL she were gclug 70 b
tempted 60 we.r the diamond at all
would be at this brilliant function 81
en- In honor OF the one man he had
most cause TO fear in the whole world
Sears. seeing the emotion he was un
der watched him closely They had
both been on the point Of starting foi
New Mexico to visit ii mite in which
Mr. Farluothcr was interested, aud he
waited WITH inCuaceiyahle anxiety Z,
see " his master would change his
plans II was while he was in this
condition Of mind that he was seen {,
shake his fist at Mrs. Fairbrother',
passing figure, menace naturally IN
terpreted as directed against hei, bu
which, IL We know the man, was rath
er the expression OF his anger agalns
the husband who could rebske anC
threaten so beautiful creature Mean
while Mr. Fairbrother's preparation
went on, ana three weeks before tn
ball they started Mr. Fairbrother has
business in Chicago and business
Denver Il was two weeks aud NOR
before he reached Ia Juniu Scar
/ counted the days At IA Junta the.
had long conversation. on rather, Nh
! Fairbfother talked and Sears listened
/ The sum Of what he said was this
/ He had made up his mind 20 have bac
his diamond He was going 70 NeN
/ York 70 get IT, lie was going alone
and as be wished no one 10 know tina
1 he had gone or that his plans had bee
| in any way interrupted, the other wa
! TO continue on 10 III Moro and. passin
/ himself of as Falrbrother, hire a rooi
/ at the hotel and shut himself up In
/ for ten days on any plea his ingenuit
might suggest If at the end Of th;
/ time Falrbroiher should rejoin hin
we'll and good They would 80 on 4
gethcr 20 Santa Fe but II for an
reason the former should delay bis r.
turn, then Sears was TO exercise b
own judgment as 10 the length Of tin
be should retain his borrowed persona
ity; also as TO the advisabillty Of pus
ing ON to the mine and entering q
the work there, as had been nlanns
between them.
Sears knew what all this meant i
understood what was IN his master
mind as well as II he had been take
into his fun confidence and open
accepted his part of the business vii
seeming aiacrily. even tc the point
supplying Fsirhyoiber With suitah
references rs 10 the ability Of oi
james Welieood 20 an walters pla'
az fashionable functions II was n
the first be had given him Seventies
years before he had written the sam
minus the last phrase. That was wh'
be Was the master and fnirhrOtber q
man But he did not mean 90 pa
the part laid oet for him. f6r al d