Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

sure that |, with all or my dlsaDllIes' a" 'ne
man of your choice
"And your"
"I am to give you clear field I positively
refuse to hang around and witness my de1eae'
little incredulous smile wreathed her lips.
"And what have we gained?
"I have gained something-that l have longed
for very understanding that I will never for
get And your"
folding her kerchief on her knees.
After awhile l sad
Dorothy dear, am beginning to regret having
been such spendthrift in my youth"
"Regretting all of those good dollars you used
to throw away at college?
"No-oo-something better than dollars
what can 1t be?"
"Not SO useful perhaps but far better-ksses;
YOU gave me so many. First they were granted
by proxy. Nam Chloe giving me leave Then
you gave them at Nam Choe's insistence-
mo; hardly willingly If remember Alright and
then of your own free will and accord, running
to me with outstretched arms, putting up your
little mouth, and"
"You we're not slow to take advantage?"
Never Then there were some stolen which
you never fused about; and some gained honestly
in games-and-
and YOU never kept one for rainy day? I'M
proyident mani"
mo: suppose I thought they were like dollars
plenty more where those came from; and you"
st, too, prodigal, must nave tnougnt the
same thing I'm sorry"
"And now we are both bankrupt-until-"
"Until?"
"JJntil YOU find the man whom you really and
trulv love-whom you will marry, and l may
be bankrupt for the remainder of my life" She
looked up reproachfully.
.You surely do not begrudge me this one? Nor
should he" added sadly.
"Oh Percy, Percy" cried Dorothy mannestly
distressed, "how can your"
could not understand Dorothy Here I had
given her every chance-the best of it-and Kept
for myself next to no chance at ali-the very
worst of it-and she aggrteVed.
Our hour was spent. Thomas gave me
broad welcoming smile as ne swept ASIDE tne
portieres and announced dinner Col. ana Mrs
Fox who awaited us in the library, received me
with open arms-fguratively of course If had
been one of their own boys they could scarcely
have rejoiced more over the reunion, ana yet
the rejoicing was tempered with sadness, for my
father had been their friend of many years stand
ing, and they could not help but think of the
reverses which bore so heavily upon my mother
and myself
In little while the boys, rarely over prompt,
came in Rob claiming a seat beside me, In virtue
of the old friendship established In that adventure
with the policeman Dorothy at my left-chance,
l suppose, placed her on the side nearest my
heart Buoyant and joyous was the life of the
party There was no form, ceremony. Every
body seemed to be trying to make up to me
for something had lost, and appreciated greatly
the effort
In one of our serious moments / had an oppor-
tunity to ask Col Fox If he knew what had
become of a certain property IN which my fatner
had been greatly interested.
"The Consolidated Zinc and Lead Syndicate?
Yes, we were equally interested in the financing
of that deal If he could only have held on to
those securites-he did as long as he could,
am told-he might have we'll afforded to let every
thing else go.
"I have heard So"
"It a great pity. am sorry | was not
here at the time The development of Southwest
Missouri the lead and zinc mines of that region,
will prove in my opinion great source of
wealth in the near future as the early develop