The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Upon my word he said. there's
tremendous length of frontage. Ty the
way. has Sir John been to sec you yeti
He told me he was coming to ask for
your support. Did ic CALI
But Crunden gave no answer. Ia
was not listening.
~ say" said Bowling. raising his
eyes from the plan. What Is II, Mr.
lCrunden?'
and took his hands out of his pockets.
What are You looking at Have
you seen a ghost2'
No." said crunden, Il heard the
sound OF a ghosts voice"
MY daughter--in there. Her voice
Iremindcd me-of somebody clse's.
4 What were you saying?''
only asking If Sir John had been
here. yeti"
No"
..weii. he intends 10, ana Mr.. bowl
ling began to fold up his papers. Look
ihere--I'l leave thcse with you. You
can keep them IL you like. I've got
another copy. Griggs in fact, sent mo
4 two copies-out OF compliment"
4 Thanks; but I've seen all want
with regard to Sir John" said Mr..
bowling, taking up his hat and uin-
hrella. YOU understand. I'm heart
land soul with Sir John. But If the
worst comes to the worst. md the land
| is to be built over
you'd like to have finger in tho
Ipie"
well. j should said Mr. Bowling.
laughing Good by. Very sorry Miss
Crundcn's still poorly. But you can't
do better than DIR. Blake, Hope he'll
soon bring her up to the mark. Good
/ by"
Mr. Crunden walked about the room
TIN the parlor door opened again, and
DR.. Blake reappcared.
.'WeIl?p
DR.. Blake carefully closed The door
4 before he spoke.
! Mr. crunden. you tell me you are
4 anxious. i think you are right TO be
anxious. Il. Miss crunden is far
from we'll.
..What is st? Not-rot consumption
what they Gala declinc?"
"Oh, good gracious, no. Oh. my dear
sir. nothing-nothing OF the kind"
! What is it, them" and Mr.. Crunden
sat down by the bureau and wiped his
forehead with his bandana hlndker-
lchief.
Dr.. Blake shrugged his shoulders
land opened his hands.
Observation-Disclosures. a little run
down shall we say? This hot weather
5tof my patients. But j have no wish
4 to alarm YOU. only thought it right
to say that. in my Opinion. your daugh-
tier does need care and attention
Then let her have care--all the att
ltention YOU can give her."
Ny dear sir, think you may trust
4 me not to overdo 1t, Will not come
more often than. 1 think necessary
Il No. said old CrHnden.i hastily rising
4, ,trt
like that. i mean, If 1 said anything
i wrong in etiquette, I'm sorry. wasn't
\ thinking what ] said. But ask you
,inow to come us often as ever you like. :
4 .'Oh, my dear sir and DR.. Blake
shrugged his shoulders. But his tone
i was quite bland He could relish such
very plain talk better now that there
was no third person present.
i Come every day,'asaid Mr.. Crunden,
,lescorting the doctor to the outer door,
4|"lf you Judge by the signs it's neces-
Esary. (. -. Good-by SIR" And then
The called after the doctor: Come twice
la day--and IsSwon't grudge it,
CHAPTER TX.
Il When fellow-citlzens. after the town
4 fashion, told Mr. Crunden he was very
warm" they We're much nearer the
mark. than was usual with them while
stpayiiig similar compliments. Msssrs.
!! HOLLAND and Bowling had, one might
Indeed say, scored bull's-eyes when they
! said that Crundell was rich without
Eshow; his money solid and yet liquid.
4 safely put by, yet easy to get. at.
II Old Crunden loved his garnered
| hoard; not asa miser, for love or
the hoard itself, but because it rep
A PRESENTED his life's work There was
d honest pride IN. the thought of9it. He
WAS a builder by instnctgand by habit
u and he might think of his fortune as
4 the unseen monument that he had
j slowly built up. All his toll had
gone to the buildipg OF. at. Money,
4. too Is power. Here all his energy WAS
:, |sstored--his 1ife's energy converted into
4Ianother form 1t was latent energy
: now, but at any moment he could re-
|5lense Is t. and say: "This is the power
! that lay in me, Dick Crnnden."
4 (Tobe Continued To-NIorrow.)