Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-18
CHAPTER XI.

"Sorry to interrupt your sroonino, but I have business on hand now. Charley came up today; he says old Dcilnh shove signs of losing her memory; We must act and you must perfect your schemes, Ciink CT, whatever they are, for forcing her con- fession. She is our only hope for concl'. siye eyidence. Where are all the othcrsG v "The girls and Dudley arc all arrayin. themselves for the Tootle $ ball. an nearly ready Don't you like my haif' 6tanleyf"
 : "Beautiful You really will have a very pretty wife, Clnher'
 UJust wait - said Tom, ''tiil she is mine; shal take her to Paris, and sls shall have Felix gowns and crown jew els. ~- '-'"'H "And study, Stanley. I am going to be the greatest doctor.''
 "Do you still thirst for career, Eliza bethq''
 "Of course. have no idea of giving UP just because 1 am going to mary Tom; Ae is going to help me to be the greatest doctor. T must go and see if Thank and ,Theo are ready-they are the pokiest things. '' She went out, leaving the two men together,
 "Do you really mean 10 allow her to study for the profess on, Clinker eff she wauts to, l shall not risk my happiness by thwalting her dearest wish. I shall sec to it that the clinics l shall take her 10 will be of the highest order, and if her nerves can stand some of those European affairs, she can be doe tor: but she has promised to travel with me first, for two years, and it will go hard with me if I do not provide interests for her that win erase the idea from her mind.
 "You are sehemer, Clinker; l wish you success.
 ..Thauk YOU; mean to be success ful. .' sFal
 .sAs ! said, we musi secure old Del ilah. When csn you go down to A'ten- yille7'
 "Any tinle--tomorrow or Saturdays I think Saturday will be best as it will give me time to do some elaborate loaf sng There is nothing that disartn: sus picion so much as idlencss, Airing, and spending money, l have my plans made for some theatrical effects that will wilt the poor old creature s resolution. ''You talk coolly of flirting, for q man who has just secured the idol of hiS heart and the desire of his eyes "Busness is business, my dear sir, and tiie rights of the most adorable f ancee must remain in the background temporarily when our fetich of business demands our worship.
 "Yes, I an--have tried thar myself, and have suhiugatcd an absorbing pas sion to the demands of professional sue cess-in a particular case. v
 "Yes; I understand, old fellow. Busi- ness is an exaetng god, but has it's re. wards. There are the merry makers-and that reminds. that I have had no din. ,orv 2. she
 s"er h2d sas sound of revelry hy -' eppra d Dudley, as they came into Beautiful, but Dudley real f1cmest of them all. His i. lerness was giving away to development of manhood;
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 .'I suppose it is not given to ma ma to have two perfect wives, and Edna Ger tainly was as lovely in her way as Aileel is in hers How I shall thank God whel this Soule trial is over and l can set them happy! I think I can bear it bet ter then. Ah, mother, come with me t the dining-room and help me to refres my inner man; it craveth comestioles' Mrs Redfeld stood by his chair an ruffed his hair back with tender hand "Gett'ng gray, laddie. am rot youn any more when I see gray in my son hair.'' She stopped and kissed his head "You are worrying over the Soule mat ter, my boy. I am very anxious to see