The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-07
ESTABLISHED 1850.


ry you. have lost none of my good
looks, and you have admired me for
years. Break it off with the other
girl and promise you shall never re.
gret it."
"And if l do not break it Off"
Tomorrow 1 shall call few de-
mand notes of yours which I hold,
and if they are not paid Immediately
will seize the stock and bonds of your
new company which secure them"
Lawrence turned CHASTITY pale.
''You hold my demand notes ~ he
gasped.
iYes, or rather the Northrop Trust
Company hold them subject to my
instructions.
There followed brief silence, then
Lawrence rose.
The hand which buttoned his frock
coat trembled slightly, but his voice
afternoon.
Mrs. Heatherington smiled until
the door closed behind him then she
shrugged her shoulder. He will feel
differently about the matter when he
discovers what box he is in. !"
Lawrence went straight to Lucille.
He argued that Mrs. Heatherington
might try to spoil his chances with
the girl, and he felt that Miss Loril-
lard was sufficiently modern and knew
men we'll enough to understand the
situation If it was properly explained.
He went straight to the point and
was not disappointed in Lucille.
There was no need for protestations
on his part.
"You say she is no end wealthy,
and has caught you in some sort of a
fix with the banks" 7"
"She will have control of my COM
pany tomorrow unless l can arrange
another deal this evening, andit takes
some time and considerable diplomacy
to make loan of three millions. I"
who is she ?" Lucille inquired.
"a Mrs. Heatherington." The
girl jumped as if shot.
1.-The widow of that rich old vulga-
rian who used 10 do such astonishing
things to get himself talked about. :"
''The same"
Lucille laughed happily.
Then we are safe enough" she
announced.
"What do you mean?
Wait minute" Lucille left the
room and returned with packet OF
letters. Lawrence recognized the
hand writing Immediately.
"They were written to Jack, my
brother, you know. He had dcs-
perate affair with the lady before he
was married. She thought he would
introduce her to the right people, but
mamma and l refused to take her up.
When Jack met Emily and became
engaged he got rather frightened
about this woman. You see he had
written her all kings of foolish things,
lust as she had to nirn. lie thought
her capable of making a scadal, but
l suppose she never really cared for
Jack, and was just as anxious to keep
1t out of the newspapers as he was.
took charge of the correspondence
and was to try and get her letters
back so that we could burn them, but
as she remained abroad and kept quiet
nothing was ever done. Now we
will see how much she values these
little effusions. Think, rather than
read them in cold, hard print, she
will let your loans stand until you
can make other arrangements"
Three months later, when Law
renee Forsdythe had arranged with
syndicate to float his stock and bonds,
Mrs. Heatherington received little
packet of letters which she consigned
to the flames, and as she watched the
silly sentiments go up in smoke, she
smiled evilly.
II will get there yet, she muttered
and it is but fair to confess that she
was as good as her word, and two
years later entered the most exclusive
old Knickerbocker set by marriage
with one of its penniless sons.