The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-11-05

lawyer? Not II I know myself.
wouldn't trust q lawyer out of sight,"
oluntly. Kate shall marry a duke or
a prince, II I can and one suitable"
Darlington would have smiled had
the moment been less serious.
NO man car possibly appreciate
ner worth readily than I, SIR"
he replied. "or love her more dearly"
Lover" with a snort. "Twaddle
out of story-books!"
But you yourself love her"
I'm her father" Cavenaugh re.
turned complacently, adding a gesture
which had the effect of describing the
TACT that it was perfectly logical for
a father to love his daughter, but that
1t wasn't logical at all for any other
male biped to love her.
Il am sorry" said the disheartened
sutton. rising. Il suppose that after
this unpleasant interview"
"Oh, you're a decent Sort" interrupt
ed Cavenaugh generously; "and if you
are of a mind to behave yourself here
after, o will always find a chair at
my table. But my daughter is not for
you, sir, emphatically not. That is all,
SIR" and Cavenaugh picked up his
evening paper.
After such a rebuff, most young men
would have given up; but Darlington
never gave up till there was no posi-
bility of winning. Immediately after
the interview he went to the higher
court with his appeal.
Let us have PATIENCE" the girl
whispered. "Ill undertake to bring
him to reason"
But Darlington went home that
night without his love for the father
increasing any.
And SO the matter stood at the pres
ent time. The affair had gone Meth.
er forward o backward.
An, were he less honest, how easily
he could bring the old ~curmudgeon to
terms! There was that in his pocket
which would open the way to the altar
quickly enough. But Darlington was
manly and honest to the core, and to
him blackmail stood among the basest
OF crimes. Many times during the past
40 hours the tempter had whispered
In his a that here was a way out
of his difficulties: but the young man
had listened unmoved.
During the summer and autumn
months of the year the Cavenaughs
lived at their country place over in
New Jersey, and there Darlington
spent the week-ends. There were
horses to ride, golf and tennis, and a
Saturday night dance at the Country
club. TO be with the girl you love,
If you can't have her, is some
compensation. Cavenaugh never Joined
the fetes and sports of the summer.
colonists, but he offered no objections
the feminine members of his house.
hold for selecting Darlington as their
escort for the week-ends. Indeed. bv
now he began TO consider Darlington
as a harmless, sensible, well-groomed
young man, who relieved him of all
the painful duties to the frivolous. If
the colonists insisted on coupling his
daughters name with Carrington's. let
them do so; when the proper moment
he would di~sillusionize them.
For himself, he always had some good
Old crony down to while away the dull
sundays; and together they consum-
mated plans that gave the coup de
grace to many a noble business gal
This particular summer there
no dukes or princes floating
around unattached, and Ca%venaugh
agreed that it was a commendable
time to lay devices by which to am.
bush the winter money.
There were nights when Cavenaugh
did not sleep very well; but Of this.
more anon
CTO BE CONTINUED)