Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-03
ush Of confidence he turned to his

leader.
II believe rye found remedy for
my nerves. he said III believe Pm
going to be new man" He laughed
with a touch of excitement.
Fraide pressed his fingers kindly.
ssThat is right" he said. "That is right.
| I called at Grosvenor square this morn
ing, but Eve told me your illness Of the
other day was not serious. She was
very busy this morning. She could
only spare me a quarter Of an hour,
| She is indefatigable over the social side
of your prospects, Chilcote. You owe
her large debt A popular wife
means great deal to a politician
The steady eyes of his companion dis
turbed Chilcote.
He drew away his hand
"Eve is unique he said vaguely.
Fraide smiled. ''rhat is right" he
| said again. admiration is too largely
/ excluded from modern marriages"
And with a courteous excuse he re-
Joined his friends.
It was dinner time before Chilcote
could desert the house, but the moment
departure was possible he hurried to
1
/ Grosvenor square.
AS he entered the house the hall
was empty He swore irritably under
his breath and pressed the nearest
bell. Since his momentary exaltation
in Fraide's presence his spirits had
/ steadily fallen until now they hung at
the lowest ebb.
AS he waited in unconcealed impa-
thence for an answer to his summons
he caught sight of his man Allsopp at
| the head of the stairs.
"Come herer' he called, pleased to
i find some one upon whom to vent his
| irritation HAS that wire come for
met"
mo, sir. / inquired five minutes
back
Enquire again"
Eyes, SIR Allsopp disappeared.
! A second later after his disappear
ance the bell of the hall door whizzed
loudly.
Chilcote started All sudden sounds,
like all strong lights, affected him. He
half moved to the door, then stopped
himself with a short exclamation. At
the same instant Allsopp reappeared.
Chilcote turned on him excitedly.
What the DEVILS the meaning of
this?' he said "a battery Of servants
in the house and nobody to open the
hall door,
Allsopp looked embarrassed Crap
ham is coming directly, sir. He only
left the hall to ask Jeffries"-
/ Chilcote turned. s'Confound Crap
hamr' he exclaimed. go and open
the door yourself"
Allsopp hesitated, his dignity strug-
Cling with his obedience. AS he wait
ed the bell sounded again.
ssDid you hear me?, Chilcote said
Eyes, sir Allsopp crossed the hall.
As the door was opened Chilcote
passed his handkerchief from one
hand to the other in the tension of
hope and fear, then as the sound of
his own name in the shril tones of a
telegraph boy reached his ears he let
the handkerchief drop to the ground.
Allsopp took the yellow envelope and
carried it to his master.
"a telegram, SIR he said. "And the
boy wishes to know if there is an an
swer'' Picking up Chilcote's handker-
chief, he turned aside with elaborate
dignity.
Chilcote's hands We're so unsteady
that he could scarcely insert his fin
ger under the flap of the envelope.
Tearing off a corner, he wrenched the
covering apart and smoothed out the
flimsy pink paper.
The message was very simple, con-
sisting of but seven words:
Shall expect you at II tonight.
LoDER.
He read it two or three times, then
he looked up. mo answer" he said
mechanically, and to his own ears the
relief in his voice sounded harsh and
unnatural
Exactly as the clocks chimed II
Chilcote mounted the stairs to Loder's
rooms. But this time there was more
of haste than of uncertainty in his
steps, and, reaching the landing, he
crossed it in a couple of strides and
knocked feverishly on the door.
1t opened at once, and Loder stood
before him.
| The occasion was peculiar. For a
moment neither spoke; each involun-
tarily looked at the other with new
eyes and under changed conditions
Each had assumed fresh standpoint
In the others thought. The passing
establishment. the half impersonal Gu
riosity that had previously tinged their
relationship. was cast aside. never to
be reassumed. In each the other saw
himself and something more.
i AS usual, Loder was the first to re-
cover himself.
81 was expecting YOU" he said.
won't you come in?'
The words were almost the same as
his word Of the night before but his
voice had a different ring, Just as his
face when he drew back into the