The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07

DD Dack. out turned the
nearest corner as if eager TO disappear
from sight as quickly as possible.
Closing the door of his smoking
room behind him, David Gable dropped
YEARLY into a chair without removing
his hat or coat. His blood was run
ming cold through his veins. his jaw
was set and his eyes had the appear
ance of one who has been daZed by a
blow. For many minutes he sat and
stared at the andirons in the ember lit
CRATE. From time TO time he swal-
lowed painfully and his jaw twitched.
Things began growing black and green
before his eyes. He started up, with
an oath.
He was consumed by the fires of
jealousy and suspicion. The doubt that
had found lodging in his mind SO re-
Gently now became a cruel certainty.
Into his grim heart sprang the rage of
the man who finds himself deceived,
despised, dishonored. He was seeing
with his own eyes, no doubt, just what
others had seen for months-had seen
and had pitied or scorned him as the
unfortunate dupe. With the thought
of 1t he actually ground his teeth; tears
of rage and modification sprang to his
eyes. He recalled his own feelings in
instances where shame had fallen upon
other men; he recalled his own easy
Indifference and the temptation to
laugh at the plight of the poor devils.
1t had never entered his mind that
some day he might be the object Of
like consideration in others more
or less fortunate, according to their
friends.
BY the time dinner was announced
he had succeeded in restoring himself
to a state of comparative calmness. He
did not dress for dinner, as was his
custom, nor did he stop to ask Frances
Cable If she were ready to go down.
He heard Jane playing the piano as
he descended. She nodded to him, but
did not stop, and he paused near the
fireplace to look at her strangely. Some
where back in his brain there was
struggling, unknown to him, the old
time thought that this child bore him
no likeness whatsoever. He only knew
he was crushing down the fear that
evil or Islander or pain might come to
her If he were rash, yet just. He was
wondering II he could face his wife
without betraying himself.
Jane played softly. lifelessIy. She.
on the other hand, was wondering
what Graydon would think or say If
she spoke to him of what she had
seen. She wondered if he would blame
her mother as she was beginning to
blame his father.
Mother won't be down to dinner"
she finally said.
as she ill? he asked after a mo-
ment.
she is lying down. Margaret will
take some tea up to her"
Father and daughter had but little
to say to each other during the meal.
Their efforts at conversation were per-
functory, commonplace, an unusual
state of affairs, of which neither took
notice
You look tired, father. Has it been
a hard day?''
"A rather trying one, Jane. We're
having some trouble with the biz
yards out west. Tying up everything
that we are rushing to the Philip
pines"
rs it settled that you are to be made
PRESIDENT
1T looks like it" There followed a
long silence. BY the way, have good
news for you. Mr.. Clegg told me today
that they are going to take Graydon
into the firm. Isn't 1t great? Really. it
is quite remarkable. You are not the
only person, 1t seems, who thinks lot
of that boy"
"A partner? Really? Oh. isn't it glo-
rious? l knew he eould-I told him
he'd be a partner before long" She
waited a moment and then added,
His father was here today for a cup
of tea" Gable caught the slightly al
tered tone and looked up. She was
trifiing with her fork. palpably preoc.
cupied.
"T'm-Tm sorry / missed him." said
he, watching her closely.
You like him very much, don't you
father"
Certainly, and I'm sure your moth
er does" The fork shook in her fingers
and then dropped upon the plate. She
looked up in confusion. Cables eyes
were bent upon her intently, and she
had never seen so queer a light in
them. Scarcely more than the fraction
of a second passed before he lowered
his gaze. but the mysterious telegra
ply of the mind had shot the message
OF comprehension from one to the
other. He saw with horror that the
girl at least suspected the true situa
ton A moment later he arose abrupt
~ and announced that he would rur
up to see her mother before settling
down TO some important work in his
den
'Graydon is coming over tonight
she said Wen be very quiet and Try
not to disturb you. Don't work too
hard, daddy dear"
Upstairs Frances Cable was battlinf
with herself in supreme despair. Con
fession was on her lips a dozen times
but courage failed her When SD.
heard his footsteps in the hallway shs
was ready to cry out .le truth TO hin
and end the suspense AS he opened
the door to enter the spirit of fairness
turned frail and fed before the appea
of procrastination. wait. wait, wait.
cried she powerful weakness in hel
heart. and it conquered. She could mo-