The Morris County chronicle., 1907-11-12

! this. No, love haSn't come into her
heart yet, and you are too much a
high-minded gentleman to try and
rouse it; but, she could love well;
and look here, have saved up and
invested nearly five thousand pounds
III make it five full-that would
be nice lift to whatever business
you are in. You see how trust you.
/ don't care if you have struggle;
Elsie is no foolish, extravagant doll. :"
pray hear me- interrupted Glynn
with difficulty; so charming crea-
ture as your daughter wants no make
be treasure in herself to any man
of taste and feeling. But l do not
wish or intend to marry for consid-
| erable time to come," he continued,
with increasing firmness, quite deter
| mined not to yield to the suggestion
of another what he denied to the pas
sionate craving of his own heart. "As
you say, we are men of the world,
and can discuss such question cool
| ly and fairly without, on my part,
the smallest infringement of the
warm respect and regard / feel for
Miss Lambert. There are circum-
| stances-reasons on which it is un-
necessary to dilate-which forbid my
entertaining your flattering and at
tractive proposition"
Suppose l guess what they are;"
said Lambert, eagerly rolling up
cigarette, and scattering his shreds of
tobacco as he did SO. You're a bit
of swell, calculate; you are
among desperate set of respectable
city bosses. Hear me now; I'm not
thin skinned. l know I'm not the
sort that would go down with them,
and you know was a queer lot once.
Well, If you take my Elsie, I'll go
right away; I'll never ask to trouble
you or her. What matter what be-
comes of me if she is safe?-oh, God!
safe with an honorable, kind man,
who would give her peaceful home.
Ay, Elsie, I love you well enough
never to see your sweet face If
could earn peace and security for
you'll"
"And do you think she would love
husband who could part her from
such a father as you are::" asked
Glynn, deeply touched.
But she should never know"
eagerly; I'D just go away on busi-
ness, and stay away, and she'd for
get; she would always have a kind
thought for me, but the new love
would fill her heart; and IL you tried
to win her she'd love you, am sure
she would! Now, can't it be, Glynn?
cant it?"
No. 1t is with deepest reluctance
I say it. If can in any way serve
you or her, command me; but unfor-
tunately for myself this cannot be-"
There was a short expressive 81
lence; then Lambert said, in an al
tered tone: Anyhow, there is no
harm done; am sure you've some
good reason, and we'll not be the
worse friends because we can be
nothing nearer"
Certainly not; and for my part 1
have higher esteem for you than I
ever had before; / trust, however,
uneasiness about your daughter. If
her little fortune is secured, these
are too prosaic times for daring and
villainous lovers, murderous conspir-
ators, or other dramatic dangers"
"Ay, civilization is just deep
enough to hide the devils that work
underneath it. I had one or two
things to tell son-in-law that, may
be, had better keep to myself now"
Il sincerely hope that you will. not
look on me as the less warm a friend
because I cannot unfortunately fall
in with your views; you do not wish
me to absent myself"
Far from it," interrupted Lam
| bert. BE true to me-be true to
her; maybe by and by you'll have
good wife that might befriend my
girl; she has no one in the world be-
longing to her but myself, and l be-
| gin to fear l am broken reed"
My marriage is remote contin-
gency," said Glynn. Were you in
London, could introduce Miss Lam
| bert to somewhat peculiar but kind
hearted woman, connection of mine,
who would most probably be inter
ested in her-I was going to say
charmed with her, only it is hard to
answer for the impression one wom-
an may make upon another"
Everything is hard" remarked
Lambert moodily, as if to himself.
well, let us forget this fruitless
palaver, and be as we were. I am
quite sure you are ready to do me
good turn if you can-if-Ah! 1
hear Elsie singing. Come along, let
us forget our troubles for bit over
game of baccarat'
But Glynn did not attend to his
cards, his head was in wbirl. He
was infinitely touched by the uncon-
sciousness OF tie songstress, who re-
ceived them with the soft composure
peculiar to her, which had in it so
much womanly dignity How little
she dreamed that the man who
thrilled at her touch, who drank in
the tones of her voice greedily, had
refused to share his life with her
had rejected the chance of winning
her, for Glynn acknowledged there
was a icon" as well as "pro" in
the case. He had survived the age at
which men think they have but to
ask and they must receive.
"Oh, Mr.. Glynn,' said Elsie. sud