The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-09-09

we ure us wen prepared a. we can
expect to he. guess It means that
well have to get out of Chicago"
Curse him!' snarled Bansemer. IL
don't care a rap about myself. but It
Will be al up with Graydon II any.
thing-er-unpleasant should happen to
me-" said Bansemer. with wistful
glance at his glass. Then In subdued
tones he told Of the meeting with Har.
bert broom agreed that the situation
looked unpleasant, and all the more SO
In view Of what Eddie Deever had
mentioned In connection with the mar
shaPs office. He repeated the story as
1t had come from the babbllng young.
sters lips. utterly deceived by the
guileless emissary from the office down.
stairs.
What do you expect to do?" he ask.
ed. studying the tense face Of his en-
ployer.
I'm going to stand my ground"
said Bansemer, steadily drumming OH
the table with his stiff fingers. "They
cant prove anything, and the man who
makes charge against me will have
to substantiate 1t. I'll not run step"
Then" said broom coarsely, "you
must let Mrs. Cable alone She is your
danger signal. tell you. Mr.. Banse.
mer she'll fight IL you drive her into a
corner. She's not a true arlstocrat.
She comes of class that doesn't give
up."
bah! She's like the rest. : II Har-
bert doesn't get In his nasty work.
she'll give in like all the Others"
~ thought you said you'd do moth.
ing to mar the happiness Of Graydon."
sneered broom.
II don't intend to. you old fool. This
AFFAIR Ia between Mrs. Gable and me.
II she wins. I'll give up. But. under
stand me. I'm perfectly capable Of
- knowing just when I'm beaten"
II only know your financial valOr."
said Elias dryly.
That's all you're expected to know.
sir"
"Then we won't quarrel about It."
said the other. with his sweetest grin.
"Umph! Well. pleasantrles aside, we
must look ourselves over carefully be-
fore we see our New York friend. He
must not find us with unclean linen.
Elias, I'm worried, I'll confess, but I'm
not afraid. Is there anything that we
have bungledY'
II have always been afraid Of the
chorus girl business. don't like
chorus girls" Bansemer at another
time would have smiled.
It was past midnight when the two
left the stall and started In separate
ways for their north side homes. The
master felt more secure than when he
left the home Of David Gable earlier
in the night. Elias broom said Mt
parting:
81 don't like your attitude toward
Mrs. G. It's not very manly to make
war on n woman"
"My good Elias" said Bansemer.
complacently surveying himself In the
small mirror across the stall, "all men
make war on women one way or an
other"
He did not see Droom's ugly scowl
as he preceded that worthy through
the doorway.
uc ucAL kuOkuiuB DoubCuACE WutACu
down the Drive. 1t was bright, crisp
day. and the snow had been swept
from the sidewalks. He felt that q
visit from Harbert during the day was
not unlikely. and he wanted to be
fresh and clear headed. Halfway
down he met Jane Gable coming from
the home of a friend. He never had
seen her looking 80 beautiful. 80 full
of the Joy Of living. Her friendly
sparkling smile sent q momentary
pang of shame into his calloused heart
but 1t passed with the buoyant justifi
cation Of his decision to do nothing In
the end that might mar his sons hap
piness.
She was walking to town and as
sured him that she rejOlced in his dis
tinguished company. They discussed
the play and the supper party.
"Now that I'm engaged to Graydor
I'm positively beginning to grow sicl
of people," Miss Gable declared--and al
they all declare at that age and stage.
"Well, you'll soon recover" he smiled
Marriage Is the convalescence of a low
affair, you know"
"Oh, but most Of the men one meet!
are so hopelessly silly-tiresome." sh'
went on. ITS strange too Nearly
all of them have gone to college-Yal'
or Harvard"
my dear Jane, they are the unfortu
nate sons of the rich. You can't bam
them. All Yale and Harvard men ar,
not tresome. You should not forge
that large sprlnkling Of the youni
men you meet at the pink teas wer
sent to Yale or Harvard for the sol
purpose of becoming Yale and Harvar,
men; nothing more. Their mother
never expected them to be anythin,
else, The poor man sends his son t
be educated; the rich man usually doe
1t to get the boy away from home. 8
that he won't have to look at him al
the time. I'm happy to say that wa
quite poor when Graydon got his diplc
ma"
"Oh. Graydon isn't at all like tn
others He is a manw cried Jane, he
eyes dancing.