The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-11-11
JANE CABLE
BY
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON.
Author of Beverly of Graustark.'
Etc.
Copyright. 1906, by Dodd. Mead g.
Company.

INT q AuhlD III cue emu.
Il wouldn't be very proud of that af
fair If were you"
See here, broom, you're getting a
tri1e too familiar of late | don't like
it." said Bansemer sharply.
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Bansemer."
said broom. scraping his foot across the
floor and looking straight past his mas
ter's head. Its for the good of the
cause, that's all. 1t wouldn do on
Graydon's account for you to be driven
from Chicago at this time You see, he
thinks you are beyond reproach."
curse your impudence. broom!
won't be spoken to in that way" ex-
claimed Bansemer, white with sudden
rage and loathing.
Am | to expect my discharge, sir?"
asked broom rubbing his hands alb
jectly. but looking squarely into Ban
semer's eyes for the first time in their
acquaintance. Bansemer gared back
for an instant and then shrugged his
shoulders. with nervous laugh.
"We shan't quarrel, Elias" he said.
speaking of Graydon. he is to be mar
ried before long"
II trust he is to do we'll. sir. Gray
don is fine boy
''He is to marry David Cables daugh-
ter"
Indeed. | did not know that David
Gable had daughter
"You know whom | mean-Jane Ca
ble." He turned rather restlessly, con-
scious that Droom's eyes were follow
ing him to the windoe. He glanced
again at Mrs. Cables LJ,e ana waited.
Il suppose you are pleased" said
broom after long pause.
Certainly! Jane is splendid girl.
She's beautiful, accomplished and
well, she's thoroughbred" said Ban
semer steadily, turning to face the old
man.
1T is not necessary to remind you
that her parents are unknown" said
broom.
STILL" sail Bansemer, and he sat
down and leaned forward eagerly, "she
has good blood from both Sides"
"Yes-the so called best"
"You speak as If you know the
truth"
lulIA-yS S, i LII sure L KNOW. 1
have known for twenty years. Mr..
Bansemer. | had the same means as
you of finding out whose child she
was"
'That's more than Mrs. Gable knows"
"She did not take the trouble to in
vestigate. It's too late now"
II don't believe you really know the
names of her father and mother" said
Bansemer shrewdly. You are trying
to trick me into telling you what do
know"
"There are portraits of her ancestors
hanging in Fifth avenue" said broom
promptly. Here" and he picked up a
pencil. I'll write the initials of her
parents. You do the same. and we'll
see that they tally" He quickly
scratched four letters on a pad of pa-
per. Bansemer hesitated and then
slowly wrote the initials on the back
of an envelope. Without a word they
exchanged the papers. After a momen
they both smiled In relief. Neither hal
been tricked The initials were identi-
cal
II imagine the ancestors hanging in
Fifth avenue would be amazed if they
knew the story of Jane" said broom.
with Il chGvkle.
II doubt it., broom. Ancestors have
stories. too and they hide them"
"By the way, now that your son is to
marry her I'd like to know just what
your game Isl
Bansemer turned on him like tiger,
his steely eyes blazing.
"Game? There is no game. Listen to
me, Droom Well settle this now. I'm
bad man. but I've tried to be a good
father. People have called me heart
less. SO be it. But love that boy Of
mine. What little heart l have be-
longs to him. There can be no game
where he is concerned. Some day per-
haps he'll find out the kind of a man
I've been to others, but can always re-
member that | was fair and honest
with him. He'll despise my methods,
and he'll spurn my money, but he'll
have to love me. Jane Gable is not the
girl would have chosen for him, but
she is good and true. and he loves
her."
For the first time in his life Elias
broom shrank beneath the eyes of his
master He hated James Bansemer
from the bottom of his wretched soul,
but he could not but feel at this mo-
ment touch of admiration.
Through all the years of their asso-
citation Elias broom had hated Ban
semer because he was qualified to be
the master. because he was successful
and forcpfuI haeausn ha had loved and