Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26

%IlP in my affair with Dorothy could
not doubt.
She had enough to burden her own heart. l did
not, therefore, confide to her my thoughts as to
the great responsibility attaching to so serious an
affair; nor my pride; nor my determination 10
make home for my wife, risking no chance Tor
dependence upon others. My love for Dorothy,
which seemed to have grown with each hour OF
that short day. seemed also to have intensified my
determination, and found my brain teeming with
plans all looking to the fufllment of my desire
Naturally the first thing l did the following
morning was to carry to my fathers friend, the
broker, the single thousand upon which all OF my
hopes were founded | realized that 1t was ven
ture but If it proved good, 1t might spell success
for in letters large enough for me to be content
to lay it aside for rainy day, and go to Dorothy
as had promised, whenever l had proved myself
capable of holding position remunerative enough
to make little home for her. Perhaps this little
venture might provide the little home. l didn't
know; but felt happy in the fact that the seed
had been planted. This, however, l did not tell
Dorothy. l did not wish to take any chances upon
a disappointment
nv intention that she should make that
the man she wanted Then too, 1t might be year,
two years, three years, before we could know.
Maybe more.
mo" | argued "this must be only a rainy day
propostion l must get ready to take care Of my
wife by the labor of my hands and brain. That
noint was irrevocably settled in my mind before I
went to the broker. If it turned out well, then 1t
was so much found unexpectedly
''Now don't you think about this little DEAL
said Mr. Moreton. Call in day or two, and Will
have ready for you the securities. Lock them up
in your safe deposit box; forget you've got them;
don't lose minutes sleep about them, and some
! day when you come in here I'll hand you an en-
yelope which think will make you glad"
thanked him for his interest in me, but he in
terrupted me-
Don't thank me- I've made too much money
executing your fathers orders for you to begrudge
me the chance to do you little favor like this
Drop in and see as you pass.
1t was certainly pleasing, to say the least to find
someone grateful for my fathers favors. did
drop in occasionally.
Since Col Vernon had patted me upon the shoul-
der as | was leaving on Sunday, as much as to
say, Good boy" and made point OF insisting
upon my calling to see him at his office, made 1t
convenient to call few days later. found him
at leisure or If not he made me think so, and re-
ceiyed me most cordially. 1 found him the same
hospitable genial gentleman in his Office as in his
house. He seemed interested in learning what l
was doing and somehow made it easy for me to
tell him. I was very glad of the opportunity, for
felt that he ought to know; and If he did not ap-
prove of the close intimacy which would naturally
exist between Dorothy and me, If the old relations
heretofore existing between the families should be
resumed why then he a man of the world and
would know how to accomplish his wishes; how to
put an end to It,
I realized as have before shown, my shortcom-
ings It would not be strange If he, practical
business man whose duty it was to safeguard his