Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-01-06

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am sahI TIE senator. - AligaS ala
biz Il sgpssae we caa guess What
TIE haa.Asss f. eAF
That he's going 10 marry Ksfr %
cuarse. ehlmed il Ryder senlar
JEFF. nv lad i'Sn glad you are bs-
ginning lo ss-s anyway % booking az
taIass. tgu'fv doing more 10 please
fAe lately. aai appreciate e leu
stared at hssgie when asked yoa 70.
anI u9w you've made % Jour IaIad
sr@artiln= thls marriage
jefferson tet hss father fatsh his
sf<weh. and them BE- sald calmly.
= rhsuk gAert MUST - some uEsap-
Tselsegsssuu as e. ths gsasoa for my
ss1ansoulus Senator Roberts 10 New
&ork II had i.Ughlus - 10 with ny
f.argy Inc Miss l.oiseFts. b1E - prevent
Eer tasFxlase with sesee ose else"
What exclaimed Ryder senior.
-Marrlas.c with some one e.scs"
sclo..l The senator lie thought be
Aad not heard Alright. -, NJ tae came
stse h Lad grave misslvinSs. What
siu you u-ran. slr*'
Takius from hss pocket cory Of the
better hr hal picked W on tie stair
taee. Jefferson held Il out Ia the sIgi's
tatAcr
Your daughter IS preparing TO run
away with my fathers secretary To
morrow would have becn too late.
That j. why summoned You Read
1hts.~
Tie senator took the letter and a. he
reaI his face grew ashen an1 lIts hand
trpmble,i violently. At "ae blow all
lis ambitious projects for bis daugA-
Ter had lzeen swept away The incon'
ss1evate act ~ = silly. ih1ueatless girl
bad spoiled The carefully laid plans OF
lifetime. The ouit consolation which
remained wus that tile calamity might
have bccn sji.l mote serious This
timely warning bad saved his family
from perhaps an even greater scandal
lie passed The letter In silence 10 Ky
ft,r senior
The nuGGclrr was man If few
words when lie situation called for
prompt action After lie had read the
letter through There WIS al omlhons
silence. Then lie rang bell The
butler appeared
Tell Nr. Ba-lry ! want him.
The man bowed AMI disappeared.
Who the devil IS this Basleyf' de
rnandcd the senator.
~Enslish-blue blopi-no money"
was Ryders laCuuic answer
That's tie only kind We seem II get
over here Ero"'ed The senator. We
furnish the money: they furnish the
lloud Hang his blue blood. ! don't
want ans IN mine. Turning to JEFF
fcrson he said. Jefferson. whatever
ffs motives that aciuated You. | can
only thank YOU Tor this warning
think Il would have broken my heart
Z nv girl had gone away with that
seaundrrl of course. under the cir
cumstauces | must abandon all idea
= YOUR becoming my son-In-iaw- re-
lease you from al obligations you may
have felt yourself bound by
jefferson bowed and remained silent
Ryder senior eyed his son closely, an
amused expression towering on MS
face After all Il was not 50 much he
who had desired this match as Roberts
It'd aS long - thc senator was WILING
10 withdraw he could make no ooJec'
.soa- lie wondered what part. II any
ms son had played IN bringing about
-hs seN~a''"h"l "eh"ue'A'"' ~ ! ma vi
ws'ich had been - disiasteiui 10 him
and II sF"'."',' MS i'"'e' ''''' 'i"''s ~
think that Jefferson after ma might U
smarter Than he had gwen han ervlI
for.
At this junciure Mr.. Baeley enters
The room, lie was Mite 'astA ao''e'
III se"'ng The senator ba'' nae NO,
4ren 81 his class h's Se't e'hs'1i hi'd
him confident OF his ability 10 hah+'
ANY emergency which might nf'S"' an
lie lad 10 reas3a 10 suspect tha' Il"
aasiy simmons to The library had an!
thing {: DO with h.> matrimonial plan
ibid you ask for me. sirE he u