Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-18

Nor cHn make any naIloa raSy,oc,
"oo4u''c opo'o9U Claihurue nod
ded and threw away his cigar that he
might give his whole attention to what
Armitage might have to say.
"a man does not like to have his SIS
ter forming the acquaintance Of per.
sons who are not properly vouched for.
Except for Singleton you know moth
ing Of me, and Singleton knows very
little of me indeed"
Claiborne nodded. He felt the color
creeping into his cheeks consciously as
Armitage touched upon this matter.
Il speak to you as do because it IN
your, right to know who and what I
am, for am not on the King Edward
by accident, but BY intention. and am
going to Washington because your sis
ter lives there" .S>e3A E4a&E o &Cs4
Claiborne smiled in spite of himself.
But my dear sir. thisYis most ex-
traordinary! don't know that l care
to hear any more. BY listening
seem to be encouraging you to follow
al. It's altogether too unusual. It's
almost preposterous."
And Dick Claiborne frowned severe
". but Armitage 'still met hin eyes
TITS only decent for q man to give
his references when It's natural for
them to be required. I was educated
at Trinity college, Toronto. I spent a
rear ut the Harvard law school. And
am not a beggar utterly. / own a
ranch in Montana that actually pays
and a thousand acres Of the best wheat
land In Nebraska. At the Bronx Loan
and Trust company In New York !
have securities to q considerable
amount-I am perfectly willing that
any one who Is at all interested should
inquire Of the trust company officers
a. to my standing with them. II !
were asked to state my occupation,
should have to say that am a cattle
herder-what you call a cowboy. !
can make my living in the practice Of
the business almost anywhere from
New Aexico north to the Canadian
lima latter myself that am pretty
good ut It," and John Armitage smiled
aud took . cigarette from box on the
table and lighted it.
DICK Claiborne was greatly interested
In what Armitage had said. aud he
struggled between an inclination to en-.
courage further confidepce and a feel
ing that he should, for 'Shirley's sake.
make 1t clear to this young stranger
that 1t was Of no consequence to any
member of the Claiborne family who
he was or what might be the extent of
his lands or the unimpeachable char
acter OF his investments. But 1t was
not SO easy to turn aside fellow who
was SO big Of frame and apparently SO
sane and SO steady Of purpose as this
Armitage. And there was, too, the
further consideration that while Ar
mitage was volunteering gratuitous In
formation and assuming an interest In
his Affairs by the Claibornes that was
wholly unjustified. there was also the
| other side Of the matter: that his ex-
plantations proceeded from motives of
delicacy that were praiseworthy. Dick
was puzzled and piqued besides to find
that his resources as a big protecting
brother were SO soon exhausted. What
Armitage was asking was the right
to seek his sister Shirley's hand in
marriage. and the thing was absurd.
Moreover. who was John lArmitage?
The question startled Claiborne into
q realisation Of the fact that Armitage
had volunteered considerable informa.
tion without at all answering this Ques-
don. Dick Claiborne was O. human
being and curious. 49, > = -
Pardon me-" he asked, but are you
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