Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-07-09

ooh, you will make your million in
year and return scandalously in
dependent It's in your American
blood" Frail white fingers tapped an
nrm of the chair as their owner stared
gravely into the fire. II confess I
envy you." he observed
1.-THE opportunity to make million
In a year?" chuckled Kirkwood.
mo. / envy you your romance.
You have youth, unconquerable youth,
and the world before you. l must CO."
He rose stif1ly. us though suddenly
made conscious Of his age. The old
eyes peered more than trifle visit
fully now into Kirkwood's. You will
not fail to call on me by cable, dear
boy. ii you need-anything? ask 1t
MS favor. I'm glad you wished to
see me before going ont of my life.
One learns to value the friendship of
youth. Philip. Goodby. and good luck
attend you"
Alone once MORE Kirkwood returned
to his window. The disappointment
he felt ut being robbed of his antici-
pated pleasure In Brentwicks CON-
pany at dinner colored his mood I'M
pleasantly. His musings merged into
vacuity, into n dull gray mist of hope
lessness comparable only to the dismal
skies then lowering over London town.
Brentwick was good. but Brentwick
was mistaken. There was really moth
ing for Kirkwood to do but to go
ahead. But one steamer trunk re-
| x,,ol
would leave before midnight. the
steamer with the morning tide. By
the morrow's noon he would be upon
the high seas, within ten days in New
York and among friends. and then
The problem Of that afterward per-
picked Kirkwood more than he cared
to own. Brentwick had opened his
eyes to the fact that he would be
, practically useless In San Francisco.
, He could not harbor the thought of
going bnck only to become charge
upon Vanderlip. No; he was resolved
that thenceforward he must rely upon
himself, carve out his own destiny
q But-would the art that he had cul
tivated with such assiduity yield hin
> q livelihood If sincerely practiced witt
that end in view? Would the menta
and physical equipment Of painter
heretofore dilettante. enable him t
9 become self supporting?
+ There came rapping at the door.
n The knob was turned by diminu
q tive figure in the livery of the Pies
!" pages.
n "Mr. Kirkwood?"
I Kirkwood nodded.
gentleman to see you, sir"
Kirkwood nodded again, smiling,
somewhat perplexed. Encouraged. tn
child advanced, proffering a silve
card tray at the end of an unnatural
rigid forearm. Kirkwood took til
card obviously between thumb an
forefnger and inspected it withor
prejudice.
".George B. Calendar" he reat
| ".George B. Calendarp But l kno'
| no such person. Sure there's no mi
1 take, young man?"
\ The close cropped, bullet shape
| British head was agitated in vigoror
! negation, and "Card for Mr.. Kirl
! wood!" was mumbled in dispassiona
accents appropriate to q recitation
Il rote.
Every well. But before you sho
him up ask this Mr.. Calendar If
I Is quite sure he wants to see Phil
| Kirkwood."
! "Yessir."
l The child marched out, punctilious
| closing the door, Kirkwood lamp,
4 down the tobacco in his pipe al
| pulled energetically, dismissing the
corruption to his reverie as matt
of no consequence-an obvious mista
to be rectified by two words with tt
4 Mr.. Calendar whom he did not kno
At the knock he had almost hop
4 1t might be Brentwick, returning wi
n changed mind about the bid to d.
ner.
He regretted Bventwick sincere
1t Theirs was curious sort of frier
life Ship extraordinarily close in view
the meagerness of others informant
about the other, to say nothing of
lat disparity between their ages. CO
ms corning the elder man Kirkwood KIN
ON little more than that they had met
lid shipboard, coming over" that Bre
wick had spent some years IN Am
ted lea; that he was an Englishman
lily. birth, cosmopolitan by habit by p
art fession gentleman employing Il
can term in its most uncompromisin
( British significance and by lnch
ton collector of ARTICLES OF vi
ted and bigotry," in pursuit of which
made frequent excursions to the col
aer nent from his residence IN qual
quiet street Of Old Brompton. 1t |
en- been during his not infrequent, but
,ou dinarily abbreviated. sojourns IN ~
ltn that their steamer acquaintance
cy. ripened into an affection almost Il
= on the one hand, almost paternal
ISL the other.
my There came rapping at tae doo'
The knob was turned; the door OF
ch' ed. Kirkwood, swinging on one
you beheld, hesitant upon the threshoie
lip. rather rotund figure of medium hell
W. clad in an expressionless gray lou
suit. with brown "bowler" hat I
our tentatively in one hand, an umbr
lDie weeping in the other. A voice. WI
rs' was unctuous and insinuative. ema
ed from the figure.
'ulo "Mr Kirkwood?"
I'M Kirkwood nodded. with some Ell
recalling the name, SO detached
lon- been his thoughts since the disapp
lted ance of the page.
re ayes, Mr.. Calendar"
,uF care you-ah-buSy Mr.. KirkWO(