Evening star., 1909-05-30

a point about being well received at the
clubs functions. For, unless I'm vastly
mistaken, you've about as much desire
for personal social welcome as hermit
thrush. 1 could see why you wanted to
stay in the Arareek, but why you want
ed to attend its"
You're barkin' UP the wrong tree,
growled Caleb. uncomfortably. AT least
you amt much more'n half right OF
course it's nice not to have Dey made
goin' to push my way into that bunch
for my own sake. too. You'll see a
whole lot Of things IL you look long
enough. Today was just fiea-bite to
what's coming before I'm done" Ill.,
Still bent on taking the kingdom Of
heaven by violence?
Not quite that, hear heavens got
only the best society. 1 amt after the
best-only the highest. So Granite'n do
as well. Care to tell me anything bout
the details of what happened after l left
the committee room?'
Everybody talked at once" replied
Caine. THE air fairly cracked with
blue sparks Of Indignation. ! never real
be called. 1t was a liberal education in
what not to say. Then, little by little,
the governors got out of breath and l
moved for a vote. Vroom amended my
motion by suggesting written ballot.
II might a-knowed It, croWed Conover
in high glee. NO one wanted the rest
to know he was votin' for me. Good
for Vroom, He comes nearer havin'
hooman INTEL gence than l thought"
Went ON game was oh It was %
rare study in physiognomy when Stan
dish announced the vote. Eleven to one
in favor Of retaining YOU"
"If there'd been two votes against me.
Blacarda could have been arrested for
repeatin'" ruminated COnover. Yes
that's Just how / figgered it would be-"
Il wasn't surprised at Vroom and
Featherstone and the others you SO pleas
anty threatened to blackmail: said
Caine "but / thought at least Standish
AMI Hawarden-
81 told you I'd helped Standish's bank
and that he'll want me again soon.' an
swered Caleb. His gratitood market is
strong on futurities."
"But Hawarden? You don't threaten
him. Yet he was muzzled after the very
first attack"
mo. / didn't threaten Hawarden to any
very great extent assented Conover; Il
just reminded him. auiet-like. that I'm
payin' his wife 5000 a season to help
Desiree in the society game. an that
maybe the news might leak out an the
supplies be cut off IL was fired.
Mrs Hawarden" CALCULATED Came
.are you in earnest?"
I'm not given to springin measly
jokes. ] wanted that the little girl should
have a show She's pretter an better
educated an cleverer'n any of the people
in the gold-shirt bunch. But l couidnt
get her into that crowd l read In a
noospaper about an English duchess that
made lot of coin by putin American
girls into the right surroundin's. an 1t
gave me an idee. There's slump In the
duchess market here at Granite. But the
towns crawlin' with old families that are
shy on cash An about the Oldest an
hardest up are the Hawardens. So 1 ar
ranged 1t with her. 1t was dead easy.
She acted shy OF the deal just at first,
but that was only her way. 1 s'pose:
young an pretty always reminds me OF
scarecrow left standin' in field after
all the crops been carted away
Does Miss Shevlin know about
she is? No. son, she don't know. an I'll
break the neck of the blackguard that
dares tell her You're the only one ex-
cept the Hawardens that's onto 1t"
breaking if the story gets out7 Don't be
afraid. old man. I'd break my own neck
sooner than to have Miss Shevlin's pleas
ure spoiled. I suppose she does get pleas
ure from being a protegee OF Mrs. Ha-
warden?"
Pleasure? She's tickled to death. It's
worth the money twice over to hear her
tell bout the places she goes. Say.
Caine. you know more about that game
than / do. Has she got any chance?"
ANY cndHce. eSiioSu SoiiiS' a. poA
plexity.
You know what mean. Her father
was kind Of common-like me. But De-
stree amt Even you said that once.
An / guess there's few who can spot
a streak OF mud color quicker'n YOU
can I've got her into a crowd where
her father and the rest Of her folks could
never have gone What ! want to know
is: Has she got any chance of stayin'
there always? or bein' took up perma-
nent by EN- and made one of 'em?'
1T depends entirely, l should say, on
whom she marries.
You mean if she marries some feler
who's high up In that set, she'll be made
to home there"
ITO no continual tomorroUl