Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-12-18


Eyes. with FIVE votes to spare,- an.
svered the senator.
That's not enough" insisted Ryder.
There must be at least twenty. Let
there be no plumbers. Roberts. The
man Is a menace to all the big COM
mcrcial interests This thing must 60
through"
The door opened, and Jefferson up
reared. On seeing the senator talking
with his father. he hesitated on the
threshold.
come In, Jer." said his father
pleasantly. You expected to see Sen
ator Roberts. didn't your
Yes, sir. How do you do, senator"
said the young man. advancing into
the room.
Il got your letter, my boy, and here
| am" said the senator smiling ana
bly, Il suppose we can guess what
the business is. ehY
THAT he's going to marry Kate. OF
course" chimed In Ryder senior.
JEFF, my lad, I'm glad you are be-
ginning to see my way Of looking at
things. You're doing more to please
me lately, and l appreciate 1t. You
stayed at home when 1 asked you to.
and now you've made up your mind
regarding this marriage"
Jefferson let his father finish hts
speech, and then he said calmly:
IL think there must he some misap-
prehension as to the reason for my
summoning Senator Roberts to New
York. 1t had nothing to do with my
marrying Miss Roberts, but to prevent
her marriage with some one else"
What" exclaimed Ryder senior.
Marriage with some one elseT
echoed the senator. He thought he
had not heard Alright. yet at the same
time he had grave misgivings. What
do you mean, sirT'
Taking from his pocket q copy Of the
letter he had picked up on the stair-
case, Jefferson held 1t out to the girls
father
Your daughter Is preparing to run
away with my fathers secretary. To
morrow would have been too late.
uul II W ! yOu AACuu
this"
The senator took the letter and as he
read his face grew ashen and his hand
trembled violently. At one blow all
his ambitious projects for bis daugh
ter had been swept away. The incOn-
siderate act OF silly. thoughtless girl
had spoiled the carefully laid plans Of
lifetime. The only consolation which
remained was that the calamity might
have been still more serious. This
timely warning had saved his family
from perhaps IN even greater scandal.
He passed the letter in silence to Ry-
der senior.
The flnancier was q man Of few
words when the situation called for
prompt action. After he had read the
letter through there was an OminOus
silence. Then he rang a bell. The
butler appeared.
Tell Mr. Bagley l want him."
The man bowed and disappeared.
who the devil is this BagleyY' de-
manded the senator.
"English-blue blood-no money"
was Ryder's laconlc answer.
That's the only kind We seem to get
over here" growled the senator. I'VE
furnish the money; they furnish the
blood. Hang his blue blood! l don't
want any In mine" Turning to JET
fersOn, he said: Jefferson, whatever
the motives that actuated you. I can
only thank you for this warning. l
think 1t would have broken my heart
II my girl had gone away with that
scoundrel. OF course. under the cir
cumstances l must abandon all idea
Of your becoming my son-in-law. re-
lease you from all obligations You may
have felt yourself bound by
Jefferson bowed and remained silent.
Ryder senior eyed his son closely. an
amused expression lowering ON his
who had desired this match as Roberts,
and as long as the senator was willing
to withdraw he could make no objec-
Ton. He wondered what part, II airy,
bis son had played In bringing about
this sensational denOuement to u match
which had been SO distasteful to him,
and 1t gratiAed his paternal vanity to
think that Jefferson after all might be
smarter than he had given him credit
for.
At this juncture iIr. Bagley entered
the room. He was little taken aback
ON seeing the senator; but. like most
men of his class. his self concelt made
him confident Of his ability to handle
any emergency which might arise. and
he had no reason 10 suspect that this
hasty summons to the library had any
thing to do with his matrimonial plans.
Did you ask for me, sir?' he de-
manded, addressing his employer.
"Yes, Mr.. Bagley." replied Ryder,
fixing the secretary with IL look that
filed the latter with mIsgivings. What
steamers leave tomorrow for Eng
landy'
Tomorrow" echoed Mr.. Eagley.
II said tomorrow" repeated Ryder.
slightly raising his voice.
Let me see" stammered the secre-
tary. There Is the White Star, the
North German Lloyd. the Atlantic
Transport
"IIavc you any preference" inquired
the financier.
mo, sir. none at ALL
Then you'll go on board one Of the
ships tonight" said Ryder. "YOur
things will Ike packed and sent to you
before the steamer sails tomorrow"
The Hon. FitzrOy Bagley. third son
Of British peer. did not understand
even yet that he was discharged as
one dismisses housemaid caught kiss.
ing the policeman. He could not think
what Mr.. Ryder wanted him to go
abroad for unless 1t were on some mat
ter Of business. and 1t was decidedly
inconvenient for him to soil ut this
time.
But. SIR" no stammcred, I'm afraid
I'm afraid
YES" rejoined Ryder promptly. II
notice that-yOur hand Is shaking"
v,aou TINT