Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-05

Size nodded smiling termination of
their duet and moved toward the door.
Then on impulse she turned. ques-
ton on her lips-ieft unuttered through
instinct. 1t had to do with the identity
of the pretty woman who had SO di-
rectly saluted him in the park-a per-
fectly friendly. simple and natural
question. Yet it remained unuttered
She turned again to the doorway 4
maid stood there holding note on a
salver.
For Captain Selwyn. please" MUIR
INJURED the maid.
Miss Enroll passed out
Selwyn took the note and broke the
seal:
NY Dear seiwyn-I'm in a beastiy fix
an L. o u. due tonight and pas de quot.
/ Obviously don't want Neergard TO know.
! being associated. as ! am. with him in
! business. AS for Austin. he's a peppery
old boy. bless his heart. and I'm not very
secure in his good graces al present
Fact IS. got into rather stiff game
last night. and it's matter of honor.
| So can you help 10 tide ii over? I'll
square it on the LIST of the month. Yours
sincerely. GERALD ERROLL.
p. S.-rve meant TO look you up for
.
have free.
! Below this was penciled the amount
| due and Selwyn's face grew very seri-
| GUS
| The letter he wrote in return ran:
! Dear Geraid-Check inclosed to your or
! der. BY the way. can't you lunch with
me at the Lenox club some day this
week? Write. wire or telephone when.
Yours. SELWYN.
| When he had sent the note away by
the messenger he walked back to the
bay window, hands in his pockets. a
| worried expression in his gray eyes.
| This sort of thing must not be repeat
! ed. The boy must halt in his tracks
| and face sharply the other way Be-
] sides. his own income was limited
much too limited to admit of many
! more loans of that sort.
He ought to see Gerald at once. but
somehow he could not in decercy APP
pear personally on the heels of his
I loan. 4 certain interval must clapse
between the loan and the lecture. In
fact. he didn't see very well how he
| could admonish and instruct until tho
! loan had been canceled-that is. until
| the first of the new year.
Pacing the floor, disturbed. uncertain
as to the course he should pursue, he
looked up presently TO see Miss Enroll
descending the stairs fresh and sweet
in her radiant p,umage As she caught
his eye she waved n silvery chinchilla
muff at him-a marching salute-and
passed on. calling back to him. Don't
forget Gerald
40" he said, 81 won't forget Ger
aid" He stood moment at the win
dow watching the brougham below.
where Nina awaited Miss Enroll. Then
abruptly he turned back into the room
and picked up the telephone receiver,
muttering. This is no time to mince
matters for the sake of appearances"
And he called up Gerald at the offices
of Neergard & Co.
rs it you. Gerald;'' he asked pleas
antly. ITS all right about that mat
ter. I've sent you Il note by your mes
senger. But I want to talk to you
about another understanding con-
corning myself. I want to ask your
advice. in way. Can you be at the
| Lenox by 6? You have an enga cement
at 8? oh. that's all right. won't
keep yoH It's understood. then-the
Lenox at g. Goodbye
There was the usual early evening
influx of men at the Lenox who drop
ped in for a glance at the ticker or for
cocktail or game of billiards or a
bit of gossip before going home to
dress.
Selwyn sauntered over to the basket,
inspected yard or two of tape, then
strolled toward the window, nodding
to Bradley Harmon and Saudon Craig
As he turned his face to the window
and his back to the room Harmon came
e up rather effusively. offering an I'M
B usually thin, fat hand and further
hospitality. pleasantly declined by Sell
J. wyn.
b Horrible thing, cocktail" observed
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