The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28

the private car Of the president OF the p
Pacific. Lakes and Atlantic. Mrs. Ca il
bla ioined her husband in the invita- a
ton. One of the sore spots in Gray s
don's conscience was healed by this S
exhibition of kindness. Moreover, Ca b
HE stated that his party would delay
denarture until GraydOn's papers were
nassed upon and he was free from req
tape restrictions. l
The Young man on landing sent tele- {
Grams TO his father and Elias Droomu
the latter having asked him to notTy
him ms soon as he reached San Fran
cisco. Graydon was not a little puz-
zled by the fact that the old clerk
seemed strangely at variance win MS
father in respect to the future IN
both kilograms he announced that ne
would start east as soon as possible
There was a letter from broom
awaiting him at headquarters. 1t was
brief. but it specifically urged him TO
accept the place proposed by ME-
Cleqg and reiterated his pressing COM
mand to the young man to stop LOT d
faw davs in Chicago. In broad Il
ENTHUSIASTICALLY uncouth sentences ne
assured him that while the city held
no grudge against him and that tne
Young men would welcome MN WIN
omen arms-his %groundless fears TO the
contrary-he would advise MIN 10
! choose New York. There was one
| rather sentimental allusion to "old
t Broadway" and another to "Greh-
5 Mitch" as he wrote 1t, In conclusion
he asked him to come to the ONCE
vhich was still in the u building
e adding that If he wished to avoid the
nawsnoner men he could find secluslon
e ot the old rooms in Wells street your
L father" he said, "has given up us
apartment and has taken lodgings,
doubt very much if he will be Willie
ct n share them with you, in view OF tht
er nosition he has assumed In regard u
to vour future. although he says you ma!
a always call upon him for pecuniary as
e. ~sistonce." A draft for $500 was III
closed with the letter.
IT. Gravdon was relieved to ind Una
er there would be no irksome delay a
tending his official discharge. Vine
III no walked out a free man" as Q
on called If n gentlemanly pension alto
Gu new locked arms with him ana hune :
We like f leech until the irritated soidl'
d. shook him off with less ~consideratlo
than vlgor.
He went directly to the Palace hott
~, where he knew the Gables were $40
~. ping. David Gable came down IN l
w. sponse to his card. The two men sho'
- hands, each eying the other inqulrlns
md for an instant.
"I want you to understand, Grayoc
ist. that l am your friend. Nothing mas
tered my esteem for you"
lor. "Thank you, Mr.. Gable. hardy
one pected it"
he az don't see why, my boy. But W.
With let all that pass MIS- C"O"
ters see you"
oBefore we go any farther want
wer make myself clear to you. still ut
You TO marry Jane. She says she can
ruin become my wife. You understand "
sir. I only want to tell you that
don? objections are not obJections 10
she is Jane, and l love her, Sir
as cause she is"
that 81 hope you can win her over vi
love don She seems determined, howe
be and she is unhappy. You can't biz
o do her. either. If there were base OF c
way. mon blood in her, it wouldn't III
t be much difference to her pride. But S
Fran made Of other material. She's ser
meet about it, and l am sensible enoug
want oct her point Of view. She woul
won't want TO marry you with the pros
; just Of an eternal shadow that neltne
YOU could get off of your mihus
l am sometimes wish that | knew VINO
It, her parents" ,
IN as "1t doesn't matter, so far as |
tc concerned"
90 know. my boy. Tou'll never
how it hurt me to find that ma
e said donohter. 1t hurts her worse a
zen as sandfold to learn that she has no
away. or | trust it may not happen
~ be YOU viii lose her as a wife.
'Tf l really thought couldnl
her sir. it would ruin my amplu
,aydon ufe. She loves me, I'm sure
her as ~By the way, Clegg tells me d
le, the offered you the New York ofhee,
"a n splendid chance for you Ao'
ana ~ take it. Of course" i,
pei :" al expect to talk It over WI
81 tne clegg when 1 get to Chicago"
~ ~ "Come up to our apartments
I'M ~ pardon me, Graydon, | want !
y YOU If you have sufficient MOI
az ~ carry you through? know u
.ues Of private is not great"
~ ana l arhank you. l have saved
a .si, N i all Of It. Ny father has SEM
sup draft for I'VE hundred. don't
, Mt. n,ar to use it, Of course
|. rahle "Your father?" asked Cable
: Grim quick, searching look.
aAnd then / did save somett
IN in his chicago, strange as it may seen
to con Bansemer, with a smile. u
few Of your s per cents. | trI
his road is all right"
- Lor -.i., ioft San Eranci