The Washington times., 1908-12-26

Going wherer' they demanded in
| amazement.
| To New York to join my husband.
I He's-he's sent for me- she lied
| With the money she had boarded up
| dime by dime from the sale of butter
and eggs she set OUt-a strange, coUn-
| trined tigure-fOr the metropolis, R;.h
| her clumping shoes, her faded, rusty
gown. and her bonnet a dozen years
behind the style
But she had a determination which
was not 10 be baked, and despite he
! ignorance and inexperience. she found
/ heT way TO the financial section. and
| INTO the private office OF the man she
/ sought-found her way there, taxed him
/ with his sins, and then with the evil
aenee Of his perfidious dealing all about
| her' permitted him 10 impose upon her
! anew with his smooth and willy palaver
! yes Starr Spencer repeated to
Bailey with his tongue in his cheek.
| these Offices belong TO a company for
| which 1 am only a poorly paid en-
/ ploye- So poorly paid. in fact, that Il
/ was only with the greatest difficulty RI
was able to sc9ape up enough tc send
her back where she came from"
Then she has gone?' questioned
| Bailey increduIuusIy
Gone Ike a little lamb"
Bailey could only look mis- admira-
ton Gee. but you are the slick
proposItion"' he gasped.
Starr Spencer smiled compTaccn+Iv.
! Ihat wasn't all I Jid. Bailey. she
has given her consent TO a divorce"
Given her consent 20 a Gfvorre7'
This was almost too much for Mr..
Bailey to swallow.
The flnancier nodded.
Yes. she is going to commence rro-
Ceedings against me on the ground OF
desertion as soon as she gets back 70
South Dakota. The whole thing will
b. over, and 7 shall be a free man
by the end OF three months
Given her consent 10 divorce
again murmured Bailey, dazedIy. For
money!"
NO. for love"
For love-"
Yes. at the cost Of a hurried caress
or two" as he made a wry face. "a
few words Of endearment and some
crocodile tears.
You see" ne explained, Tlockingly. /
there is a wealthy widow ir the com
pany which hires me, who Is greatly
! SAl Aeh Will NV flAdEIllSs anu no NoAIA
be willing 10 back me with her entire
fortune II She thought there was any
chance OF ensnaring me into matri-
mony-
''Of course, care nothing about her
Ny heart is true TO Poll and all that
sort Of thing; but her money would be
most acceptable. Hence, my darling
wife and I have entered into con-
spIracy whereby We are 20 separate for
a season until the widow IS properly
mulcted, and then 20 be revved and live
together happy ever afterward-
How is that for a piece OF cOnvinc-
ing hctlonT' he grinned- she fell for
It without a whImper
And now" with a wave or the hand,
as though TO dismiss purely personal
AFFAIRS, what is the highly important
business that brought you down IN such
a hurry
Recalled 10 his own troubles, Bailey
gave a slight start and returned TO
HIS attitude Of petulant perturbation
What's my businessT' he snarled- I
why. simply that through your
blank-blanked careless1ess. the whole
mining scheme is IN the soup"
Ny carelessness?
What else can you call ii. when
NE find that this power OF attorn y you
got from Miss Burns amt worth the
paper It is written on? In your rush
20 get IL signed. you left out clause
which invalidates the whole thing. SO
although you need not have paid
cent, you have shoveled out I'VE thou
sand good dollars for a blank-blanked
IemonT'
who says the power OF attorney
isn't worth the paper it is written On''
demanded Spencer sharply.
Epstein & Blake. the lawyers FOR
that rich Mrs Dover I hrL on the
string. She bad promised to take 100000
worth Of the stock. but now she would
not touch It with a ten-foot pole"
The fnancier rasped out an oath, and. I
rising, paced the office with uneasy
steps.
He knew that nothing would scare
away prospective investors 50 quickly
as an objection Of this sort The rot
ten quality Of a scheme had never in
his experience prevented a shoal of
suckers from biting; but a legal flaw
or technIcality in its PRONUNCIATION
was damning. There were more thar
rich Mrs. Dover who would not now
touch Captain Northcote's Brazilian
eHleTpIlSes ana starr spencer needed
the money badly for his bigger deal.
Suddenly he paused, and turned to |
Bailey, his face clearing.
I'll tell you what Wen do" he cried. I
well get Miss Burns back to this
country and have the oversight reoti- /
fed II want her here any way, now
that Flossy is out OF my wayi"
SO it was that the cablegram request |
ing Helene's immediate return was 4
hurriedly dispatched, and Spencer, with /
Captain Northcote, went uptown in /
high feather to take luncheon at Mar (
tins.
Neither of them observed shabby /
little woman just across the way in l
Madison Square Park. who, seated 4
upon a bench, was regaling herself with
a less elaborate repast Of crackers and /
cheese
II Jest can't bear to go back" she
muttered. pulling indecisively at the
fingers Of her worn gloves THEY'D !
all be liftin' up their eyebrows at me
an askin' spiteful questions Sides.
although what Pete said sounded ayv-
ful likely, I can't help but mistrustin' |