Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18

If he wanted 10 do right by me,
why did he not tell me of Jane's-mis-
fortunef" exclaimed the young man
bitterly
Because he really wanted you to
marry her. Anybody can see she is
without a flaw. That's the truth, Gray
don. Your father was wrong in his
desire to make capital of it i'll connec-
ton with Mrs. Gable. l told him SO. l
don't believe he knew just what he
was doing; he was SO used to success,
you see. Can't you go TO sleep, boy?
| You need to-"
God, no.
I'D advise YOU to go home and talk
| it over with your father
! Tomorrow will be time enough
after the newspapers are out. 1 can't
! bear to think of the disgrace. Har-
bert has been interviewed, they say.
He's told everything"
Talk to your father tonight, my
boy. There may be-may be warrants
! tomorrow
The young man dropped his head on
! his arm and burst into tears. Old
: broom pulled vigorously at his pipe,
his eyes shifting and uncomfortable.
/, Twice he attempted to speak and could
not. In both instances he arose and
poked the fire. At last the young
mans choking sobs grew less violent.
! broom cleared his throat with raucouS
emphasis, took his snaky gaze from 4
print On the wall representing Dawn
and spoke:
You wouldn't think it TO look at me
now, or any. other time for that mat
ter, but l loved a woman once-a long
time ago. She never knew it. didn' t
expect her to love me. How could l?
Don't cry, Graydon. You're not like
was. The girl you love loves you.
/ Cheer up. If l We're you I'd go ahead
and make her my wife. She's good
enough, I'll swear,'
''She says she can't marry me. Good
heavens. Elias. You don't know what
a blow il was to her. 1t almost killed
her And my own father, oh, it was
TERRIBLE
Elias Doom did not. tell him-noI
had he ever told any one but himself
that the woman he loved was the
boys mother. He loved her before and
: after she married James Bansemer
: He never had faltered in his love and
reverence for her.
Graydon waited in his rooms until
the old man returned with the morning
papers. AS broom placed them on the
table beside him he grinned cheer
fully.
Big headlines, Ell? But these arc
/ not circumstance to what they viii
. be. These articles deal only with the
great mystery concerning the birth OF
one of the most beautiful and popular
young women in Chicago Wait-wait
until the Bansemer smash comes to re
: enforce the story! Fine reading. eh:'
Don't, Elias, for heavens sake
i DON'T cried the young man. Have
: you no soft spot in your heart? l be
lleve you enjoy all this. Look. Loci
what it says about her. The Who'll,
shameful story of that scene las
night. There was a reporter Their,
when it happened.'
Together they read the papers. Thei
comments varied. The young maj
lions that We're going to the public
The old clerk chuekled and philoso
; phized.
Every one of these papers prophe
. sled other and more sensational de
, velOpments before the day was over
1t promised to be war to the knife be
tween David Gable. president of tn
Pacific, Lakes and Atlantic, and tn
man Bansemer. In each interview
with Cable he was quoted as sayin:
emphatically that the adoption of Jan
had been made with his knowledg
and consent. The supposed daughte
| was the only one to whom the staI
Ting revelations were surpri2e. Their
also was mention of the fact that tn
young woman had immediately broker
her engagement with James Banse
mer's son. There were pictures of til
leading characters in the drama.
Il can't stay in Chicago after al
, this" exclaimed Graydon, springing t
, his feet, his hands clinched in despair
ITO be pointed out and talked about
, To be pitied and scorned. To see tn
| IL
: anywhere, just so it is away from CHI
, cago."
broom forgot his desire to scott Hi
sardonic smile dwindled into lud
S crously pathetic look of dismay. II
: begged the young man to think twie
;. before he did anything foolish" II
e any event." he implored, 'lct me &c
1 you some breakfast, or at least a Gu
/ of coffee
e In the end he helped Graydon int
+ his coat and glided off down Well
n street with him. 1t was Z o'elocl
and every corner newsstand glowere
It back at them with black frowns a
$ they looked at the piles of papers
e Two rough looking men walking ahca
l. of them were discussing the sensation
e A saloon keeper shouted to them, ..
don't always happen over on de we.
h side, does it,
IL GraYdon went to the Office of Cleg,
f, Groli & Davidson early and arrange
u his affairs. SO thai. they. could be take