The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-02
H2r0 ohEo George Barr
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That's more than Mrs Cable knowls
she did not take the trouble TO in
| vestigate. It's too late now"
II don't believe you really know the
names OF her father and mother" said
Bansemer shrewdly. You are trying
% trick me into telling you what do
know"
There are portraits OF her ancestors
hanging in Fifth avenue" said broom
promptly. Here" and he picked up a
pencil. IN write the initials OF her
parents You DO the same, and well
see that they tally" He quickly
scratched four letters on a pad OF pa.
per. Bansemer hesitated and theB
slowly wrote the initials on the back
OF IN envelope Without a word they
exchanged the papers. After a moment
they both smiled in relief Neither had
been tricked The initials were idenu
cal.
Il imagine the ancestors hanging ID
Fifth avenue would be amazed II they
knew the story OF Jane" said broom
with a chuckle.
Il doubt n. broom. Ancestors have
stories. too, and they hide them
by the way. now that your son Is TO
marry her. I'd like to know just what
your game is"
Bansemer turned on him like a tiger
his steely eyes blazing.
Game? There is no game. Listen TO
me, broom. Wen settle this now. I'm
bad man. but I've tried to he q good
father. People have called me heart.
less. So be 1t. But love that boy OF
mine. What little heart have be-
longs to him. There can be no game
where he is concerned. Some day per-
haps he'll find out the kind of a man
I've been 10 others. but can always re-
member that l was fair and honest
with him. He'll despise my methods.
and he'll spurn my money, but he'll
have to love me. Jane Gable is not the
girl i would have chosen for him, but
she is good and true. and he loves
her"
For the first time In his life Elias
broom shrank beneath the eyes of his
master. He hated James Bansemer
from the bottom OF his wretched soul.
but he could not but feel ut this mo-
ment a touch of admiration.
Through all the years of their asso-
citation Elias broom had hated Ban
semer because he was qualified TO be
the master. because he was successful
and foreeful, because he had loved and
been loved, because they had been class
mates. but not equals. In the bitter
ness of his heart he had lain awake on
countless nights praying--but not to
his God-that the time would come
when he could stand ascendant over
this steely master. Only his unswerv-
ing loyalty TO duty once assumed
kept him from crushing Bansemer with
exposure years before. But broom
was not traitor. He remained stand
ing. lifting his eyes after n brief. shift
ing study of his bony hands
You have nothing 10 fear from me-
he said. Your boy Is the only being
in the world that I care for. He hates
me. Everybody hates me. But It
doesn't matter. asked what your
game was because we know James
father and mother. That's all. Mrs.
David Cable, presume. can be preyed
upon with safety"
Mrs. Cable has much to lose" sig
uincautig-
And how much to pay7 with Q
meaning look.
That is her affair, broom"
II wouldn't press her too hard" eau
toned broom. shes a woman"
Never fear. I'm going there for
dinner tonight. It's family affair.
BY the way. here's letter from a dis
tinguished political leader. lie sug.
gests that act on the city central COM
mittee TO- the coming year.
They heard some one at the outer
door at that moment. and broom Gid
cd forth from the inner room TO greet
the visitor. Ii was Eddie Deever
Say. Mr.. broom. do you suppose
Mr.. Bansemer would object II I sat
down for few minutes TO look over
his books on Famous Crimes In His.
tory Old Smith hasn't got EN-"
GO ahead" said broom. taking his
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