New-York tribune., 1909-03-14

state that Mss " EurDu was quite ET---partQ
for his arrival By chance / was staining e1
the steps when he drove up. and It was perfectly
clear from the words they used that neither
was aware that the other was n Ma-1gg-i-
CPENSER leaned over toward the ir1-uasrer-
- Tell YOU what he said, I've hanged
NV mind about the trIp TO England ton. TOW
Get up that game with Bower / j stand the
racket myself unless YOU want % 60 halves
" Done should like u have an interest m It.
Not that | am p1nIng for Bower $ money. am Il
NAV h,. that he VIII WIN ours but / am keen On
giving HIM a sharp run. At Nice last January
not q soul IN the Casino would g Bancp T1en
he1peued "a big bank. They were afraid OF 1--,l-
While he was speaking. Duust0us ---ewd
ewes Gwelr m the Younger man u0rl1E-- lace.
He wondered what had caused this sudden -rer-
ing ot purpose. IL was certainly not the .-,-re-
rnent If heavy gambling for ~psnser 1l.- de-
clued the proposal 4S copllv as he now accepted
it Being a man Of the world. he thought he
could peer beneath the mask To- satisfy li-l--
self he harked back % the personal rH.'r-
-- BY the w4v. does anyone know ssh. Mss
Wvutou Is" he said " That -Cve-.-a-- gossip,
Mrs ElvIs1ur, VINO can v5J.-L Tor every name
in the Rel Book. saws she Is q lady journalist
That at 4nv rate. Is correct. SAL. che. wear.
In fact Miss Wvutou herself told III. -N.
" ToIIv fine girl. whatever she -- l' give
Bower his due. he has always been 81 person d
taste
I have reason % believe. sait ~Pen5er.
Tudt Miss " FiL1ilN t-t1---------- '-----
Bower - Of the slightest
His words were slow and clear Dunscon.
sure now that MS guess was fairly accurate
fastened 70 etf5ce an unpleasant rcnP---7i'n-
"Of course. I only meant that II Bower IS seen
talking % anv woman. II may be taken t1r
granted that she Is a pretty one. he eN planned
g But who for a drink PrrHap pS We shah meet
our expected opponent n the bar. Nr. openser-
Il have some letters 70 write. Flz> that game
for tomorrow or next dav, and I. be Nr l--nl-
Dunston and Holt paid the few S-,.-.rg> they
owed and went out
HARE did not move. He Ioo5ed 4oz51us Al
IL most annOved. 1t Is eNceedI-E-E rtdlcu-
louS how circumstances pass beyond t man
control occasionally. he protested tIl 4
right in assuming that until tins evening neither
Bower nor Dunstou was known u E'-, Ai-
SDenSer,'
Absolutely correct. vicar have never ye5
spoken % Bower. and You heard al that PiSSed
between DuuStou and myself
Then my harmless invitation U yr- % joll-
in game at cards has led directly to i-- -r-tnge
nent for play AZ Ibsurily hIgh figure
1t seems % me. Mr.. Hare. that Bowers
tracks and mine are destined % cross m more
ways than one III the near future. Si,i ~pei-'el
cOollv
But the vicar was not % oe switched away
from the new thought that w4S troubling MN
" | VIII not ask what YOU mean he 5..ii' ga
ing SteadfaStlv at the American. Ny clr-
concern Is the outcome o- my share III .---'
evenings pleasant amusement cannot H--l'1
nv ears u the fact that YOU have PldnteL -.e
loss or gam 1f some thousands Of pounds or --l1
turn Of "a card az baccIrlt-
'- II II Is giisagrcrd bic 10 YOU
" How can II bt otherwise am "a 1r'.-L
minded man and I see M harm whatevvr II
DI1vIng bridge for pennies. but / am more
14inrf than care to confess at the pr1Spg.- 1t
such . sequel % our friendly meeting -o----lr
If this thing happcu-.-if a small fortune Is U'r
or lost merely % grJtIty DuuStocS whl--i
assure YOU that shall never touch a card -1-ln
AS long AS I live
Then Spcnser laughed. That would Ne too
bad Mr. Hare" he yricd- Make Your ---nl
easy. The game Is off. Count oU me- -H- the
ten pence a hundred limit after dinner -1-aor-
row
Now, that Is quite good and S-ni a- y1n
DuuSton made ME very miserable oy ms --al
proposition OF course. both he and Bower are
rich men, men 20 whom q few thousand pounds
are of little Importance. or % ur .,T-ile'
they profess not 70 care whether they WIN 'I
lose, though their wealth Is not SqulH-srri 50
heedlcsSlv when IL Is wanted for some really ie-
serving object. But perhaps that Is un-l1Il,--
BILE Nv only wish Is % thank YOU from tAe
bottom Of nv heart for YOUR generous promise
' Is Bower Sp very rich. them Have YOU i-le-
him before,
He is a repyted millionaire. He n1ie q