The Washington times., 1909-07-07

! feasting and luxury to find himself
starving In a howell.
The trouble between me and
Gladys?' he starnmered-
Yes. I came home tonight to md
her in a nitiable state, crying as though
her heart would break. ans so weak that
she could hardly stand l tried TO queS-
tion her and find out what was the mat
ter, but all I could get was an incO-
heTent statement that the engagement
between you two was broken, and that
you personally were is no way 70 blame
Then" pursued the old man, deter
mined to get at the straight of 1t be-
fore / went TO ped, / started out TO
ind YOU, although l dida5 dare let her
know. She would never nave let ne
leave the house If she had guessed what
I was up to. l started out TO find you,
he concluded, "and a pretty chase I've
had of II, too. So, now. come to the
point without any delay. and let me
know what this rumpus is about.
Graham met without blanching the
fierce gaze the millionaire bent on him
from under his shaggy hrows
Il don't know what more there Is TO
say, Mr.. COrlett' he returned slowly,
/ Il guess she has told il all"
Told i all?" COrlett stamped his foot
when every word she had TO say was
that the engagement was broken, ana
that you were not to blame. Don't be
a fool, Graham. 1 want to know what
you had quarreled about.
There was no quarrel, sir. Gladys
simply informed me that she had found
herself mistaken IN believing that she
cared for me. and that she considered
the engagement had better come to an
The old mans face was frankly puz-
zled. But what led up To thiS?' he
demanded 'She didn't spring that on
You right off the reel, did she2 There
had been some previous cor VersatlOnE p
"Oh, yes I had been urging her to
marry me without further delay, and
f5uU what is the use Of going into ali
that Mr. COrlett? She very generously
says I am not TO blame; but as mat
ter of fact, I am l am TO blame In not
having recognized sooner THAI there was
! another man.
Another man?' Corlett was fairly
thunderstruck Who? what on,
by Jove!' with sudden recollection, Il
remember she did say something about
marrying Warwick; out ] took that FOR
simple hysteria. You don't mean to say
YOU believed it?
Il could hardly help believing, could
/ I, when she gave ME TO understand IN
unmistakable terns-nOt once, but sew
| Pr3i times-that such was her inten-
| ton"
But. man, it is fnconceivable, I'M
/ thtnkable Mary Warwick Why-Ah,
/ see it." with sudden enlightenment,
that sCOundrei has managed to work
/ Some devlish scheme upon Ter, TO force
/ her into some sort Of internal bargain.
/ The girl is simply sacTifiCing herself
| Sacrificing herself, l tell YOU" with
/ growing excitement
Mo- Robert stiffened his lips TO
! conceal his emotion. you are wrong.
She loves him"
| Loves himT' old man CorIett snap
+ ped his fingers IL emphatic ScOTn. "Pish!
/ Pifhe' Ny girl love that crawling
1 sneak Why, she loatheS the very
ground he walks on. And YOU" glanc-
/ sd 4 IaF
/ yourself be imposed on by any such
drivel as THAR
We'll, at any rate, that is what she
/ told me- began Robert; but the old
/ gentleman cut him short with another
! cCntemptuous snort
: What she told youL What she told
yOUi Don't you know better than to
! pay any attention to what a woman
/ says? It's their actions that tell the
/ real story. Now just consider mo-
/ ment, II you are capable Of consider
/ ing. If Gladys is IN love with War
/ wick, and eli obstacles TO their mar
/ rage are out of the way, don't you
+ think this would be a season Of re-
/ Joicing with her instead OF crying her
/ eyes out? what's the answer to ali this
! wailing and weeping? Why, simply
/ that she wants your'
You don't really think" cried
] Robert starting up vet still scarcely
! daring to hope.
Think? No. I don't think: I know.
know that you are the only man my
/ little girl ever had cared, or ever viii
( care two cents about; and that when
! she or anybody else tries to tell YOU
/ anytl -,g different, they are doing It for
I "A pun pose Gladys in love with War
J wick Humph! I am surprised at YOU
, Graham; I really am"
But what can I do" faltered the
/ lover ~She told me she never wanted
Z TO see me again, and that"
/ The old man, however, was in no
! mood TO stand for any questioning OF
/ bubbles.
J IN tell you what you are going to