The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-09-18
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s ~ there any possibility syou mean
Granger- Simpson ~ he asked, with
elaborate larcasm, but this war lost;
on Daniel. 81 u SIS n.
No, sir; Just plain simpso cran-l
gers their middle name. That's for
s old Jed Granger, CRANE father on their.
mother'sssids. want. 70 see semA both,
but It's the gill I'm really looking for"
win you be good enough to state
any possible reason why Miss Granger
Simpson should see you z" and Pike
started 81 genuine establishment u
"Reasonrs be reiterated. why. yes.
I'm her guardian 4. : B. ..< .-,E
The e6ectaof this simple statement
was terrifying Ethel reeled sdizxily
and was supported by Nine. de Cham.
pigny. The. saxl.rosa to his feet, and
Horace staggered back. Il
WHAT" he cried. 81 81 J,5
Yes, oil, = went on Pike Daniel
Voorhees, Pike, attorney at law, Koko-
mo, Ind. ss:. = 5ss5# 81 >s
Horace fel back from him Il horri-
fed amazement; :. :. !. ss.&
II shall ash her he began weakly
and mefacedly. III she win consent
to an interview.,' = s.s.>. =..z. Id /
Pike looked at him In amazement in
his turn. -.>>. ;,,- >: = !. & ss. 3 s.
( Interview he said. why, I want
to talk to herr
Hawcastle, with some of his nner
feelings aroused, picked up his sister
in-law with his eyes, much as q clever
hostess picks up her feminine guests at
dinner, and arose. turning to Ethel.
This shall make no difference to us,
my child, ;" he#said and, turning sharp
", took Lady Creech by the arm and
left the terrace. Pike looked at Hor-
ace pityingly. NJ n .~.s s.. I. Il
"Don't You understand he. said.
I'm her guardian .>=. -. ,+.
For a feet1ng instant Horace stared
at him and then. dropped his chin and
walked away. s,:.t. .>.:,,..>;s5. 5:,,@-
y shall never: hold up my head
again." he said.i &: . :, ~: = ,5. ..-.& =
The sudden horror Of the revelation
that Horace had drawn forth bore
down upon Ethelss mind with a crush:
ing weight. !
To. her artidcialized understanding
the disgrace was more than she could
ever hope Il. bear, and Horace's ex-
pressed thought that: he should never
be able to hold up his head again was
but vtvtdcatton; lot her own. ~. -.
Surely 1t would have been bad
enough, she told herself, II this fearful
thing had come upon them privately,
but to have it<appear in. the full light
Of day and 81 the: very hearing Of the
family Of the man she was about to
marry was to6cruel.~ 70. So r; :.
= And with AWKWARD groan she leaned
for moment against the terrace wall
where the count had 1eft. her when
the first astonis emit had passed and
she had time to realize what had &C. &
CURED, events that had seemed but
deeting 1mpre rose up before her
in all their vivid nakedness. Mnae. de
Ohamptgny had looked at her with
astute contempt, she was sure, and she
dimly remembered seeing the look Of
Mortified amusement upon the patrician
features OF the Earl OF Hawcastle. -. =
Then, with an awakened resentment
the fighting blood 7of the sturdy plebe-
ian Simpson stock, the stock that had
upheld its end In the battle against
oppression IN several wars, came back
to her with q rush, and she decided to
see this awful man and give him to
understand that be must 80 away at
once and never insult her again BY
his uncouth and vulgar presence. Such
business as had to be transacted could
be done through an intermediary.
With a, bracing Of her, spirit she
stepped forward resolutely and came
up close behind Pike as he. stood with
dropping jaw T. gazing in perplexity
after the retreating Horace. Ethel cast
z look Of loathlng upon the straight
back Of the guardian Of her peace and
ground her little boot heel. into the
stone tagging. She glanced up and
saw that the common German was
looking at Pike with grave sympathy
and even understanding, and instantly
she hated him for 1t. Then she saw
him take his cap from the obsequtous
Mariana and turn away. When he had
gone she said in 4 low voice. s. z;5 q.
y am Miss Granger Simpson"
ia \ ElsntG u s% Il ASK