The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

all that he did to you and Jack I'm sur
pTised.
.'Oh. don't be alarmed Trux was just
as much at home in the Street, when /
saw him. as I used TO be in the saddle
lie smiled. Accent on the used to be.
you know.
him?"
"Oh, about a week or so ago"
''Then It's time YOU should be hearing
from him. isat it?"
"Oh. that will be an right. I'm sure.
Why old Trux is the best fellow at that
sort Of thing in the world. Some one told
me the other day that he was the coming
King OF Finance in New York. Imagine
him debating to the financial powers Of
the world imagine"
4 horse could be heard gallOping up TO
the door as he spoke, and a tremendous
hammeTing was heard on the panels
Aunty June ran 10 lej in the traveller. ana
in "a moment more Jack Fanshawe burst
into the room. As he saw Ryder sitting
up ia bed. 'he threw up lis hands In de
light
''Well. we'll, Ryder; Tm so glad TO see
you we'll again. You had q close call
such close shave that we thought that
the hounds would never have the pleasure
Of having you on their trail again. Let me
congra tulate you on your recovery.
| Then he subsided into a quieter tone,
for his sister had laid her hands on his
/ lips Jack" she said, Jack, you are
really too boisterous"
well. Dot. I am bringing you the mall,
/ and here is telegram. Think your
/ charge is strong enough to stand ft?'
Here. give IL 10 me; I'll read it 10 him,
said his sister taking the yellow enVei-
/ ope from his hand. IF It isn't good news
! I refuse TO let nay patient hear it.
/ But when she had read the message her
/ face lighted with pleasure. Here il Is.
/ It's beautiful news"
sold your steel for you at close Of a
/ l0-pOint rise. Reserved some profit foI
covering short Mail you check for ten
/ thousand tonight TRGSCOFT.
IF ] was faint before. I'm fainter now,
said Ryder. laughing. "Oh Aunty June
bring Mr Fanshdwe one Of the doctors
/ prescriptions
''Then is no doubt" said Miss Fan
Shave. that You were born under q
lucky star. Alr Ryder Now we shall
have 20 christen the farm with another
name Wen call IL Prosperity Grance-
Yes that sounds poetic" broke in hel
brother Prosperity its hail henceforti
be" And he gripped his happy partner
/ warmly by the hand And now I mus
go, he said. turning toward the door. II
a moment more ne had disappeared.
Yes it was, indeed prosperity Tor Ry'
der. Not perhaps by his own eXeriion
bat by the fortunate chance Of fate. aideC
by the cool hand OF Trusc0tt No Longer
peHniless, no longer the neglected remit
! tance man. he could now look the WOrl,
I in thef ace. and hold his head as nigh a.
any one in Nirginia-the home Of gentle
folk. He could pay the mortgage upoE
his farm, continue In his partnership Will
Fanshawe. and could look 10 a future O
peace and prosperity The old days 81
necessity no longer lowered about him
The old days Of genteel shabbiness wert
no longer eXtant. No more broken china
mo- more pewter spoons. q new ginghau
dress for Auuty June-aud for the hoses
"a bran mash an around twice "a week, in
stead Of once every two months.
i is well known 90 an physicians tina
happiness is tile best aid 10 speedy con
valescence Il was not long before Ryde
was again on his feet, and save for
curious faiutness that beset him az un
reasonable moments. DE was as well au'
strong as ever. His step was more elias
tic than before. His eye was brighter
and If possible be was more irrepressi
bic than in the past
! Virginia never looked more beautiful
than now For the first time since hi
coming 90 America Ryder appreciates
the love which he really bore this ferti
land The langourous air the gently un
dulating fields. the mountain brooks. Ga
quiet the peace, of the Southern aunos
phere had gripped his cold, Englis
blood with its irresistible charm. TIL
rowing blood of the adventurous Englis
had always been So affected In Virginia, Z
century and a half before the first reck
less English invader had been so charme
by this same hazy air that he had lolie
away "a fun month On Chesapeake Bay, in
| stead of continuing his course for furthe
adventure and glory for tine fatheriand
And eventually he had settled there, AM
had given to the new country its ella
. Of blue-eyed. faxcn-bJired men and wo
. men, Who had helped develop the re
/ sources Of this fertile land. II was no
strange then that the younger son O
the Earl Of Raveustake should iikewis
come within the spell of the New World
And as Ryder ruminated upon his FOR
! mer desire to return % his native sol
he became more and more certain tnat hi
: apparent regard for the countryWoma
t who had spent tie hunting season Wit
them had no certain depth. The NOR
he thought upon the matter, the more b
began TO congratulate himself that event
had turned out as they had. Except "a
wounded vanity I'M the contemplation @
[ the winning of the ladys hand by an
t other. there was little Of regret in tn
wCy in which he viewed the past events
Fortunate and prosperous. he viewed III
coming years with complaceuey-
And now something occurred whic
/ changed the ctErent of his thought n
was riding along with Jack Fanshaw
one day. when the latter looked up sue
e denly and laughed
a well, MIR Money bags, old boy" d
said. somewhat bashfully. I've &c
| something that I want 10 tell you. for
think. now that events have turned OF
as they have. that YOU should know !
Do you know who really helped out III
. hrm when We We're first hard hit?''
why, you did, of course, Ryder II
! piled, evincing some surprise.
3 NO, sir. It Was not l. It was
> woman
a woman, What woman was such
good sport as all thate'
MY sister
what, Dorothy?
e Yes, good warm-hearted, little Dot"
e Ryder colored slightly. and whistled.
4 Ny, my he said, at length. Il mex
Z ef redliLed ttlat we lao Sucu q DdCket-
: And he rode the rest of the distance HON
, in silence. For the first time ia his lii
he realized that his best friend in I'll
world was in Warrington, and for I'll
= second time I'm his lie he began
c think. Always generous and warm-hear
. ed himself he appreciated this show {
. womanly devotion more than anothe
would do. and he felt new interest e
ward his partners sister that he ha
never before possessed. And the long'
e he thought upon the matter, the more
D appreciated this action of hers. Ryds
e was always apprcciative.