The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-25


that you will be willing to take up the
matter of the settlement the moment
his solicitor arrives"
Pike shook his head sadly.
"No, wouldn't do that, because 1
won't take up any settlements with
him or any one else"
"Have you after this any objection
to my alliance with Mr.. St. Aubyn?"
she inquired. her anger at white heat.
"It isn't an alliance with Mr.. st.
Aubyn you're after" he replied calm
~. you're after something there
amt anything to. If I'd let you buy
what you want you'd find it as empty
as the judgment day the morning
after. You think because I'm jay
country lawyer l don't understand.
Why, we've got the same thing at
home. There was little Annie Hoff-
| meyer. Her pa was carpenter and
into the Kokomo Ladies' Literary So
ciety, and her name didn't show up in
the society column four or five times
every Saturday morning so she gets
her pa to give her the money to marry
Artie Seymour, the minister's son, and
a regular minister's son he was! AL
most broke Annie's heart and her pas,
too, rbut he let her have her way and
went in debt and bought them house
on Main street That was two years
ago."
Pike paused momentarily.
"Annie's working at the deepo candy
stand now" he resumed, "and Artie's
working at the hotel BARN 'front.'
drinking up what's left Of old man
offmeyer's-settlemen
She flung away from him in tenn
per and then wheeled on him in a
fash.
"And you say you understand-you,
who couple the name Of tipping yo-
Rel with that of a ST.. Aubyn, whose
ancestors have fought on every field of
battle from Crecy and Xgincourt to the
Crimeap
"But you won't see much Of his an
cestorsw complained Pike.
"He bears their name," she an
swered.
THAT'S 1t, and it's the name you
want. Nobody'could. look at; you and
not know It wasn't himl It's the name!
And I'd let'you buy II If It would make
you happyZif yo9 dSdn't have to take
the people WITH 1T. Don't you see
they're counting, on NJ The earl-he's
counting on living on you" The In
dianian became excited. "Why, Terre
Haute pickposktt could see that! And
this old Eady Creech-she's counting
on it, and this Frenchwoman that's
with them-isn't she trying to land
your brother? The whole kit and boo
die of them are on the track of John
Simpsons money!"
IL gave Almeric my promise. 1t was
forever, and l shall keep it," she an
swered slowly, as If she had been i'm
pressed with his earnesmess. He look
ed at her quietly.
"Pm not going to let you," he re-
piled.
"Then I'll throw your interference to
consent"
do you think they'd let your Pike
asked quickly. For moment she
stood still, and then came the sound of
the guitars from over the wall. Pike
went on after q time.
| Sounds kind Of foreign and lone
some," he said. I'D rather hear some
thing that sounded more like home
Sweet Genevieve,' for instance. You
know 1t, don't your
II used to-" she answered, hanging
her head. Its old fashioned and com.
mon, isn't itr'
"That's why l like it, I guess" he
answered. II couldn't get you to sing
It for me before go home, could IT'
She looked at him thoughtfully for a
moment.
| I'm afraid not" she answered and
went quickly into the hotel, leaving
him looking after her curiously.
CHAPTER XIV.