New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-22

of Christopher Beaumont whose term had expired
When it all over and he had had his good hand
shaken until it ached he found himself he scarcely
knew how, alone with Beaumont in that mans in
ner1nost of private offices. The big millionaire
smiling family; but his eyes were searching serious
Sit down, Mr.. Smith, he said; but he himself
kept his feet. L haven't the reputation for
taking beating very easily. he began after pacing
the length of the room and back You have beaten
me, and you have done it by taking a personal ad-
vantage of me- When you asked my daughter to
come to this meeting, you knew that if my TeOrgan-
ization was to be put through she would leave it
with feeling than | was no better than pckpocket;
that could not forbid her without FORGETTING
her confidence in an almost equal degree.
4 don't say that you weren't justified in doing
what YOU did. | that in doing it you
haven't done service. You have convinced me
that I've had enough that it's time quit Not by
beating 1t isn't conviction of senile decay that
you have forced on me- The conviction is that in
this affair, you have understood my daughters
standards better than | have myself. don't admit
that they valid; not entirely, at any rate.
consider myself neither a TObber nor p1CkpOCket
| went into this game of highly speculative business
and played it by the rules found here. 1t isn't
game for fools, and the fool that goes into it, with
the idea that he get something for good deal less
than 1t worth, deserves Just what he does get.
couldn't make her that. | shouldn't want her to
see that And don't intend to ind myself again IN
the situation where another lay all his cards
before her and l can't She is call I've got in
the world that care about, Is that clear!
He barely waited for a reply; but pulled out his
watch, looked at it, snapped It, and thrust 1t back
into his pocket with the air OF man whose mind has
event in the days program. The manager took the
hint and got to his feet.
when are you going back to Horse Island, Mr.
Smith, Beaumont asked.
Tomorrow morning The Santiago sails then,
and fortnighty steamer service IS the best we get
at this time of year
Then I'm afraid shall have to say gOOdby Mr.
Smith and make YOUR excuses for you to ChriStabel
| shall be down town all the evening, and she IS
dining out But YOU must come to New York again
sometime and give a chance to-" he paused and
crr1Ilp lint with NJ o
hospitality you extended to us on Horse Island
BEAUMONT had scarcely made effort to con
- Cea his relief on hearing Smith S plan for 1m1ne-
date departure, that an actual engagement OF
ChristabelS for that evening made 1t seem quite a
natural thing that he should go away without having
seen her ~
As long ago as the period of his wifes death, Beau
mont had made a deliberate resolution concerning
his DAUGHTER When the question of the choice OF
husband for her should arise, the only consideration
he would entertain would be her own independent
personal happiness. He had particular wish that
She should marry wealth position; she had enough
of those very desirable things already to guarantee
her happiness 50 far as they could guarantee It
For himself of course, he would he glad the man
of her choice should prove to be one with strong
enough hands to control the great fortune that
must one dav come to them. But he was deter
mined against allowing even this reasonable wish
to influence his action when the time came -
This did very well in theory but when he dis
covered that the young Smith, who had been
holding him prisoner Horse Island. VINO was
threatening him with other and equally unuSual
Young man had an apparently good chance to WIN
Christabel too, he would have to be rather more
than human resist this last contingency Even
at that he was not prepared to veto omlth ato-
gether ...,.,4;.,,, - moot
ING between them until things had quoted down
little until the romantic glamour oil the IaSt TWO
weeks had lost at least the freshness OF ITS color
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